The ‘multimedia monk,’ Cambodian human rights defender Loun Sovath, snaps a shot on his tablet at a ceremony in Geneva during which he was honored for his activism.
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The warm weather (and the waves) in northern Spain remain strong enough to keep this guy on his board at Zurriola beach in San Sebastian.
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Mitt Romney grabs an impromptu lunch (and shells out extra for the guacamole) with Ohio Sen. Rob Portman at a Chipotle in Denver.
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Federal police guard the senate building in Mexico City amid protests against labor reform by civilian workers just outside.
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One of the rare red panda twins (named Yin and Yang) born in June at Whipsnade Zoo in Bedfordshire, England, takes its first peek outside.
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A worker uses a lint roller to tidy up the backdrop for the first presidential debate, to be held Wednesday night at the University of Denver.
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Riot police in Manama, Bahrain, block a street left soaked by water cannons. Protestors angered by the death of a 23-year-old man killed in police custody clashed with the cops following his funeral procession.
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Supporters pass out flyers for the campaign of Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez. He’s seeking re-election in an October 7 vote.
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An Afghan boy rides along the outskirts of Herat, the country’s third largest city.
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A model snags the spotlight on the runway for Valentino’s spring-summer show in Paris.
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Swimmers dive in at the start of the women’s 50-meter freestyle, won by Sweden’s Therese Alshamar, at the Swimming World Cup, in Dubai.
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