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APTOPIX India Republic Day
Camels rehearse for the closing ceremony of Republic Day, India’s independence day, in New Delhi on Monday. AP/Manish Swarup
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APTOPIX India Republic Day
Raisina Hill, home to India’s most important government buildings, is illuminated for Republic Day in New Delhi. AP/Tsering Topgyal
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India Celebrates 65th Republic Day
Indo-Tibetan Border Police march in the 65th Republic Day parade on Sunday in New Delhi. Getty Images/Hindustan Times
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Anti Government Protests Turn Violent In Phnom Penh
An officer hits a protester as demonstrators try to re-take their base at Freedom Park on Sunday in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Getty Images/Omar Havana
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Tough Guy Challenge
An armored man forges his way through Tough Guy, “the toughest race in the world,” in Staffordshire, England, on Sunday. Getty Images
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APTOPIX Britain Tough Guy Endurance Race
A competitor takes on the Tough Guy challenge. AP/Jon Super
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Competitors Take Part in an Overnight Winter Mountain Marathon
Runners in the Marmot Dark Mountains marathon illuminate the landscape with their headlamps on Sunday in Glossop, England. Getty Images/Oli Scarff
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Indonesia Color Run
Participants cheer, dance and toss colored powder into the air during The Color Run in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Sunday. AP/Dita Alangkara
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APTOPIX Central African Republic
Children swim in a river near Bobangui, Central African Republic, an area controlled by Christian militias, on Sunday. AP/Jerome Delay
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Cairo
Egyptians gather at Tahrir Square in Cairo on Saturday, marking the third anniversary of the Egyptian revolution. Getty Images/Anadolu Agency
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APTOPIX Ukraine Protest
An Orthodox Christian priest prays in front of riot police near a landscape of frozen-over barricades in Kiev, Ukraine, on Saturday. AP/Efrem Lukatsky
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Ukraine Protest
Protesters stand behind their fiery barricade in Kiev, Ukraine. AP/Sergei Grits
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138 Couples Marry At Nirankari Sant Samagam Of Maharashtra
138 couples tie the knot in a mass marriage organized by Sant Nirankari Mission on Monday in Mumbai, India. Getty Images/Hindustan Times
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Demonstrators Protest Across Brazil Against The World Cup
Protesters destroy a police car in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Saturday during demonstrations against their country’s hosting of the 2014 World Cup. Getty Images/Victor Moriyama
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Demonstrators Protest Across Brazil Against The World Cup
A car burns during protests against the 2014 World Cup in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Getty Images/Victor Moriyama
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South Koreans In HanBok Dive In Aquarium Celebrating Upcoming Lunar New Year In Seoul
Children swim with fish inside an aquarium to celebrate the upcoming Lunar New Year in Seoul, South Korea, on Sunday. Getty Images
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Russia Leningrad Siege
A little boy puts down a flower at the Piskaryovskoye Memorial Cemetery on Sunday, marking the 70th anniversary of the World War II battle that lifted the Siege of Leningrad in Saint Petersburg, Russia. AP/Dmitry Lovetsky