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A young displaced girl carries a basket of laundry inside a United Nations compound which has become home to thousands of people displaced by the recent fighting in South Sudan.
A young displaced girl carries a basket of laundry inside a United Nations compound which has become home to thousands of people displaced by the recent fighting in South Sudan. AP
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A displaced woman makes tea for others inside a United Nations compound which has become home to thousands of people displaced by the recent fighting in South Sudan.
A displaced woman makes tea for others inside a United Nations compound which has become home to thousands of people displaced by the recent fighting in South Sudan. AP
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Honor guards fire AK-47 assault rifles in the air during Russian firearms designer Mikhail Kalashnikov's funeral.
Honor guards fire AK-47 assault rifles in the air during Russian firearms designer Mikhail Kalashnikov’s funeral. AP
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Russian punk band Pussy Riot members Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, right, and Maria Alekhina smile during their news conference in Moscow after the two were granted amnesty earlier this week.
Russian punk band Pussy Riot members Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, right, and Maria Alekhina smile during their news conference in Moscow after the two were granted amnesty earlier this week. AP
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A U.S. military wrecker carries away a vehicle that was destroyed in a suicide car bomb attack on the Jalalabad-Kabul road in Kabul. The U.S.-led coalition in Afghanistan says several service members were killed Friday when a suicide car bomber attacked their convoy.
A U.S. military wrecker carries away a vehicle that was destroyed in a suicide car bomb attack in Kabul. The U.S.-led coalition in Afghanistan says several service members were killed Friday when a suicide car bomber attacked their convoy. AP
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An African Union peacekeeper carries an elderly Cameroonian woman, too frail to walk, to a military vehicle shuttling citizens to the airport for an evacuation flight.
An African Union peacekeeper carries an elderly Cameroonian woman, too frail to walk, to a military vehicle shuttling citizens to the airport for an evacuation flight. AP
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A plainclothes police officer, left, detains one of the supporters of Egypt's ousted President Mohammed Morsi following their demonstration in Cairo.
A plainclothes police officer, left, detains one of the supporters of Egypt’s ousted President Mohammed Morsi following their demonstration in Cairo. AP
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A worker cleans shattered glass from broken windows at a damaged business center, at the scene of an explosion in Beirut killed at least five people.
A worker cleans shattered glass from broken windows at a damaged business center, at the scene of an explosion in Beirut killed at least five people. AP
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Supporters of Pakistan's slain leader Benazir Bhutto rally in Lahor on the sixth anniversary of her death.
Supporters of Pakistan’s slain leader Benazir Bhutto rally in Lahor on the sixth anniversary of her death. AP
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South Korean protesters burn an effigy of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe flag during a rally against Abe in front of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul.
South Korean protesters burn an effigy of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe flag during a rally against Abe in front of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul. AP
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Indian laborers keep themselves warm near a small bonfire in New Delhi after sub-zero temperatures hit the region.
Indian laborers keep themselves warm near a small bonfire in New Delhi after sub-zero temperatures hit the region. AP