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Lee Joon-seok, captain of sunken ferry Sewol, arrives at a court in Gwangju June 10, 2014. Fifteen crew of a South Korean ferry that sank in April killing more than 300 people, mostly children, went on trial on Tuesday on charges ranging from negligence to homicide, with the shout going up of "murderer" as the captain entered the packed court. REUTERS/Korea Pool/Yonhap (SOUTH KOREA - Tags: DISASTER TRANSPORT CRIME LAW MARITIME TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) ATTENTION EDITORS - EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY AND WAS PROCESSED BY REUTERS TO ENHANCE QUALITY. AN UNPROCESSED VERSION WILL BE PROVIDED SEPARATELY. SOUTH KOREA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN SOUTH KOREA

Lee Joon-seok, captain of sunken ferry Sewol, arrives at a court in Gwangju, South Korea.

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YANTAI, CHINA - JUNE 09: (CHINA OUT) Giant panda 'Huaao' shakes hands with a breeder across the glass at Yantai Nanshan Park Zoo on June 9, 2014 in Yantai, Shandong Province of China. Giant pandas Huaao and Qingfeng have finished their 3-year sojourn in Yantai and will be sent back to Ya'an Bifeng Gorge Breeding Base of Sichuan on Tuesday. (Photo by ChinaFotoPress/ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images)

Giant panda Huaao shakes hands with a trainer in Yantai, China.

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ATTENTION EDITORS - REUTERS PICTURE HIGHLIGHT TRANSMITTED BY 1350 GMT ON JUNE 10, 2014 AS125R Paramilitary soldiers react as they ask members of the media to leave during their search in a neighbourhood, after a gunfire attack on a security academy run by the Airports Security Force (ASF) in Karachi. REUTERS/Athar Hussain REUTERS NEWS PICTURES HAS NOW MADE IT EASIER TO FIND THE BEST PHOTOS FROM THE MOST IMPORTANT STORIES AND TOP STANDALONES EACH DAY. Search for "TPX" in the IPTC Supplemental Category field or "IMAGES OF THE DAY" in the Caption field and you will find a selection of 80-100 of our daily Top Pictures. REUTERS NEWS PICTURES. TEMPLATE OUT

Paramilitary soldiers search a security academy in Karachi, Pakistan.

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A cleaning lady from the public sector shouts slogans during scuffles with police officers at the entrance of the Finance Ministry in Athens June 10, 2014. Greece needs to improve the efficiency of its public sector dramatically to meet fiscal targets and avoid new austerity measures, the International Monetary Fund said on Tuesday. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis (GREECE - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS CIVIL UNREST EMPLOYMENT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Public sector cleaning ladies protest outside the Finance Ministry in Athens, Greece.

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Reuven Rivlin, a former speaker of parliament touches the stones of the Western Wall, Judaism's holiest prayer site, in Jerusalem's Old City, after he was elected Israel's president June 10, 2014. Rivlin, a right-wing legislator opposed to the creation of a Palestinian state, was elected Israel's president on Tuesday and will replace the dovish Shimon Peres in the largely ceremonial post. REUTERS/Baz Ratner (JERUSALEM - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS RELIGION TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Israeli president-elect Reuven Rivlin touches the Western Wall in Jersualem's Old City.

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Parents wait behind police tape for students from Reynolds High School to arrive by bus in Troutdale, Oregon June 10, 2014. A shooting at the high school left one student and the gunman dead, the local police chief said. REUTERS/Steve Dipaola (UNITED STATES - Tags: CRIME LAW TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Parents wait behind police tape in Troutdale, Ore., following the shooting at Reynolds High School.

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Brandi Wilson, left, and her daughter, Trisha Wilson, 15, right, embrace Trish Hall, a mother waiting for her student, as students arrived at the Fred Meyer grocery store parking lot in Wood Village, Ore., after a shooting at Reynolds High School Tuesday, June 10, 2014, in nearby Troutdale. A gunman killed a student at the high school east of Portland Tuesday and the shooter is also dead, police said. (AP Photo/Troy Wayrynen)

A mother and daughter reunite in Wood Village, Ore., following the Reynolds High School shooting.

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Unfinished public toilets are seen outside of the Dunas Arena soccer stadium in Natal, June 10, 2014. Natal will host its first of four scheduled matches of the 2014 World Cup on June 13. REUTERS/Carlos Barria (BRAZIL - Tags: SOCCER SPORT WORLD CUP)

Unfinished public toilets sit outside the Dunas Arena in Natal, Brazil, ahead of the World Cup.

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People walk over a sidewalk drawing of Hillary Clinton outside the signing of her new book "Hard Choices" in New York June 10, 2014. The book, Clinton's fifth with publisher Simon and Schuster, will give the former secretary of state a chance to shape the debate about her record in the Obama administration, and reintroduce herself to voters as she tours the country. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS ENTERTAINMENT)

People stroll over a sidewalk drawing of Hillary Clinton in New York City.

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U.S. President Barack Obama (R) and Vice President Joseph Biden (2nd L) welcome veterans before signing the House Resolution 1726, to award a Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment, in the South Court Auditorium at the White House in Washington, June 10, 2014. REUTERS/Larry Downing (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS MILITARY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

President Obama and Vice President Biden greet veterans at the White House.

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A student is detained by riot police during a demonstration against the government demanding for changes in the state education system in Santiago June 10, 2014. Chilean students have been protesting against, what they say, profiteering in the state education system. REUTERS/Eliseo Fernandez (CHILE - Tags: CIVIL UNREST EDUCATION TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Riot police detain a student protester in Santiago, Chile.

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Pallbearers carry the casket of one of three Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers who were killed last week during a regimental funeral in Moncton, New Brunswick, June 10, 2014. Justin Bourque, 24, was charged with murder on Friday in the slayings of the three Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers, Constables Fabrice Georges Gevaudan, 45; David Joseph Ross, 32, and Douglas James Larche, 40, during a shooting spree in the eastern Canadian city of Moncton. The shooting spree was one of the worst of its kind in Canada, where gun laws are stricter than in the United States and deadly attacks on police are rare. REUTERS/Mark Blinch (CANADA - Tags: CRIME LAW OBITUARY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

A funeral is held in Moncton, New Brunswick, for a Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer killed last week.

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Circus artists in feline costumes take part in a protest against the prohibition of use of animals in circuses in downtown Mexico City June 10, 2014. Mexico City's legislative assembly on Monday prohibited the use of animals in circuses, joining other states in the Latin American country that recently prevented this type of show. The amendment to the Law on the Public Conduct of Entertainment, approved by an overwhelming majority in the legislative assembly, gives circuses one year to replace their acts where animals appear in. REUTERS/Bernardo Montoya (MEXICO - Tags: ANIMALS CIVIL UNREST SOCIETY)

Circus artists protest against banning animals from circus performances in Mexico City.

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Iraqi families fleeing violence in the northern Nineveh province gather at a Kurdish checkpoint in Aski kalak, 40 kms West of Arbil, in the autonomous Kurdistan region, on June 10, 2014. Suspected jihadists seized Iraq's entire northern province of Nineveh and its capital Mosul, the country's second-largest city, in a major blow to authorities, who appear incapable of stopping militant advances. AFP PHOTO/SAFIN HAMED (Photo credit should read SAFIN HAMED/AFP/Getty Images)

Families gather at a checkpoint in Aski kalak, Iraq, following violence in Nineveh.

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LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 10: British Artist Anthony Gormley poses for a photograph in front of a new piece of work entitled 'Room' on June 10, 2014 in London, England. Mr Gormleys latest new work comprises of a crouching figure on the facade of the new Beaumont Hotel in Mayfair, the interior of which doubles as a hotel suit. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

Artist Anthony Gormley poses in front of his inhabitable sculpture at The Beaumont in London.

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A baby wolf is pictured on June 10, 2014 in a zoo in Eberswalde, Germany. AFP PHOTO / DPA/ PATRICK PLEUL /GERMANY OUT (Photo credit should read PATRICK PLEUL/AFP/Getty Images)

A baby wolf is shy at a zoo in Eberswalde, Germany.

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WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 10: Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee member Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) questions Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Richard Cordray in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill June 10, 2014 in Washington, DC. Cordray was delivering the CFPB semi-annual report. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Sen. Elizabeth Warren

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Palestinian militants from Mujahideen Brigades, a small military group in Gaza, participate in a training session in Gaza City, Tuesday, June 10, 2014. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa)

Palestinian militants train in Gaza City, Gaza Strip.

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President Barack Obama, accompanied by Vice President Joe Biden, and others, speaks before signing H.R. 3080, the Water Resources Reform, Tuesday, June 10, 2014, in the South Court Auditorium in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

President Obama speaks before signing the Water Resources Reform and Development Act.

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Homes are surrounded by floodwater in the Cateura neighborhood, seen from Lamabare Hill in Asuncion, Paraguay, Tuesday, June 10, 2014. Thousands of people living along the Paraguay River have been affected by flooding after the river overflowed its banks. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)

Homes are surrounded by floodwaters in Cateura, Asuncion, Paraguay.

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Pavel Gubarev, self-proclaimed people's governor, left, and a pro-Russian fighter stand in Donetsk, eastern Ukraine, Tuesday, June 10, 2014. Ukraine's new president on Tuesday ordered security officials to create a corridor for safe passage for civilians in eastern regions rocked by a pro-Russian insurgency, as he began to form his government team by tapping a media mogul as chief of staff. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

Self-proclaimed people's governor Pavel Gubarev and a pro-Russian fighter are in Donetsk, Ukraine.

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It looks like a scene from 'Noah' but this lion, tiger and grizzly bear are really swimming together. Not cohabiters in the wild this formidable trio have been raised together as cubs - making them as close as family. "These three have been playing together all their lives, so they've forgotten their differences," said Doc Antle who runs the Myrtle Beach Safari and wildlife preserve in South Carolina. Antle coordinates wildlife conservation projects all over the world via RareSpeciesFund.org. He says allowing the animals to swim in his specially constructed pool keeps them healthy, agile and stimulated. "It's great exercise for them and it helps keep them cool in the summer," he said. Pictured: Nahma the 1.5-year-old, 300lb white tiger swims with Bam Bam the 1.5-year-old, 200lb grizzly bear and Maximus the 1-year-old, 200lb lion – with highly-trained staff at the Myrtle Beach Safari Park in S.C, USA. Ref: SPL778524 100614 Picture by: Splash News Splash News and Pictures Los Angeles: 310-821-2666 New York: 212-619-2666 London: 870-934-2666 photodesk@splashnews.com

A bear swims with a trainer in Myrtle Beach, SC.

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NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 10: Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton meets with people during a book signing for her new book, "Hard Choices" at a Barnes & Noble on June 10, 2014 in New York City. Clinton has published the book in what many believe is the beginning of another bid for the presidency. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

Hillary Clinton greets fans at a book signing in New York.

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A show attendee tries Sony's Project Morpheus virtual reality headset at the Electronic Entertainment Expo on Tuesday, June 10, 2014, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

An E3 attendee tries out Sony's Morpheus headset.