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Day in photos: May 15, 2013

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Pope Francis frees a dove during his weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican. AP
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An Afghan National Police officer looks rather peaceful as he mans a checkpoint on the outskirts of Maidan Shahr. His force is providing security unaided by international troops now in most of Afghanistan. AP
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A member of the CodePink protest group sees a problem with Eric Holder as the Attorney General testifies at a House Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill. UPI
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Youngsters carry lanterns during part of a celebration of the Buddha’s upcoming birthday in Seoul, South Korea. The children joined a temple to experience monks’ life for three weeks (it’s called Little Buddha Camp). AP
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Agents take a group of illegal border jumpers into custody near Falfurrias, Texas. Brooks County has become an epicentre for illegal immigrant deaths in the state, where many succumbed to the punishing heat and rough terrain. Reuters
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An Indian Muslim Sufi devotee offers prayers at the shrine of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti during the Urs festival in Ajmer, India. Thousands travel to the shrine for the annual festival to mark the death of Sufi Muslim saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti. AP
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A Palestinian demonstrator heaves a flaming tire during clashes with Israeli soldiers outside the Ofer prison in Betunia, West Bank. AFP/Getty Images
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O.J. Simpson searches for an answer on the stand at a hearing in Clark County District Court, Las Vegas, where he’s trying to get his robbery and kidnapping sentence tossed on claims of faulty representation. Getty Images
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She’s still got it, obviously. Cindy Crawford poses on the red carpet before screening of ‘The Great Gatsby’ as the stars gather in France for the Cannes Film Festival. AFP/Getty Images
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A Bangladeshi fisherman crosses to the shore of the river Kornofuli in Chittagong on an his boat’s anchor line. The river is being kicked up by Cyclone Mahasen, which is expected to make landfall early Friday. AP
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Ezequiel Garay of SL Benfica leaps for a header over Chelsea’s Juan Mata during the Europa League final match in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Chelsea pulled out a last-second win with a goal by Branislav Ivanovic. EPA