Editor’s choice: Photos from around the world

Here is a look at some of the best photography from around the world this week.

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July 7, 2012

Women walk by ballot booths during the National Assembly election at a polling station in Tripoli, Libya. Libyans lined up to vote in their first free national election in 60 years on Saturday, a poll designed to shake off the legacy of Moammar Gaddafi but which risks being hijacked by violence. Libyans will choose a 200-member assembly which will elect a prime minister and cabinet before laying the ground for full parliamentary elections next year under a new constitution.

Zohra Bensemra / Reuters

July 7, 2012

People walk in a muddy street after flooding in the Black Sea resort of Gelendzhik, Russia. Torrential rains dropped nearly a foot of water in the Black Sea region, unleashing intense flooding that killed over a hundred people and forced many to scramble out of their beds for refuge in trees and on roofs, officials said Saturday.

Ignat Kozlov / AP

July 6, 2012

Brides speak to their grooms during a mass wedding ceremony in Amman, Jordan.

Ali Jarekji / Reuters

July 6, 2012

A Tibetan schoolgirl prepares to perform at a cultural show in Kathmandu, Nepal. Festivities are held to mark the 77th birthday of the Dalai Lama, the Tibetan spiritual leader who has been in exile since a failed revolt against Chinese rule in 1959.

Niranjan Shrestha / AP

July 6, 2012

A woman wearing a nylon mask creates a circle in the sand on a beach in Qingdao, China. The mask, invented by a woman about seven years ago, is used to block the sun's rays.

Aly Song / Reuters

July 6, 2012

An Israeli wearing a military helmet and vest is sprayed with water during a club event at Rabin Square in Tel Aviv to mark the start of the summer vacation season.

Ariel Schalit / AP

July 6, 2012

Members of the Young Rising Stars Women Football Club of Rawalpindi warm up prior to a friendly match with the Eagle Women Football Club of Islamabad, Pakistan. The Young Rising Stars team won, 5-1.

Muhammed Muheisen / AP

July 5, 2012

A boy jumps down from a junked vehicle in Kabul, Afghanistan.

Ahmad Jamshid / AP

July 5, 2012

A man drives children to school on a flooded road during a monsoon in Jammu, India.

Channi Anand / AP

July 5, 2012

An election worker displays a ballot during a vote recount at a district office of the Federal Electoral Institute in Monterrey, Mexico. Allegations of fraud accompanied the victory of Enrique Pena Nieto of the Institutional Revolutionary Party in Mexico's presidential election.

Daniel Becerril / Reuters

July 5, 2012

A bird flies past the Tian Tan Buddha at Po Lin Monastery on Hong Kong's Lantau Island.

Bobby Yip / Reuters

July 3, 2012

Belarusian army soldiers march in central Minsk during a military parade to mark the nation’s Independence Day.

Victor Drachev / AFP/Getty Images

July 3, 2012

Afghan police and bystanders stand by after a gas explosion at a shopping complex in Kabul. Two people were killed and 28 injured in the accident, police said.

Adek Berry / AFP/Getty Images

July 3, 2012

Christine Lagarde, director of the International Monetary Fund, speaks at a Washington news conference. The IMF warned that the United States could slip back into recession if automatic tax increases and spending cuts take effect next year.

Haraz N. Ghanbari / AP

July 1, 2012

Protesters take to the streets of Hong Kong to mark the 15th anniversary of Chinese rule only hours after Chinese President Hu Jintao completed a three-day visit to the southern Chinese territory.

Alex Ogle / AFP/Getty Images

July 1, 2012

A protester waves a Hong Kong colonial flag during a pro-democracy demonstration in the territory.

Wally Santana / AP

July 1, 2012

Protesters in Hong Kong burn a picture of Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying, depicted in devilish caricature, and call for him to step down. Leung assumed office on Sunday.

Vincent Yu / AP

July 1, 2012

Pro-democracy demonstrators gather in downtown Hong Kong during the 15th anniversary of the territory's handover to China.

Carlos Barria / Reuters

July 1, 2012

An Egyptian protester lights a flare outside the presidential palace in Cairo during a demonstration to demand the release of political prisoners arrested by the military over the past 18 months.

Amr Abdallah Dalsh / Reuters

July 2, 2012

A boat carries flood-relief supplies in Assam state, India. Floods from monsoon rains in northeastern India had killed dozens of people, with more than 2,000 villages inundated as rivers overflowed their banks, an official said.

Anupam Nath / AP

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Image made from video of tornado touching down near Oklahoma City. (KWTV/KOTV/AP)

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BALTIMORE, MD May 18: Mike Califano (L) and Anthony Forgione horse around in the infield during the 138th running of the Preakness Stakes on May 18, 2013 in Baltimore, MD (Photo by Jonathan Newton / The Washington Post)

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ANNAPOLIS, MD - MAY 20: The Herndon Monument Climb is the traditional culmination of plebe year at the United States Naval Academy. The plebes climb to the top of the lard-covered 21 foot high monument and remove the 'dixie cup' hat at the top replacing it with an upperclassman's hat. After completing this, the freshmen are called 'fourth class midshipmen.' This class completed the task in 1 hour 32 minutes and 43 seconds. The hat was placed by Patrick Lien from Orlando. (Photo by Sarah L. Voisin/The Washington Post)

The Herndon Climb

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A man walks on sulphur and mineral salt formations near Dallol in the Danakil Depression, northern Ethiopia April 22, 2013. The Danakil Depression in Ethiopia is one of the hottest and harshest environments on earth, with an average annual temperature of 94 degrees Fahrenheit (34.4 Celsius). For centuries, merchants have travelled there with caravans of camels to collect salt from the surface of the vast desert basin. The mineral is extracted and shaped into slabs, then loaded onto the animals before being transported back across the desert so that it can be sold around the country. Picture taken April 22, 2013. REUTERS/Siegfried Modola (ETHIOPIA - Tags: BUSINESS SOCIETY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

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Ethiopia’s salt trail

For centuries, merchants have traveled to Ethiopia’s Danakil Depression with caravans of camels to collect salt from the surface of the vast desert basin. The mineral is extracted...

FILE - In this undated publicity file photo, members of the Doors, from left, John Densmore, Robbie Krieger, Ray Manzarek and Jim Morrison, pose for a portrait. Manzarek, the keyboardist who was a founding member of The Doors, has died at 74. Publicist Heidi Robinson-Fitzgerald says in a news release that Manzarek died Monday, May 20, 2013, at the RoMed Clinic in Rosenheim, Germany, surrounded by his family. (AP Photo, File)

Ray Manzarek, founding member of the Doors, dies at 74

Manzarek co-founded the Doors after meeting then-poet Jim Morrison in California. The band went on to become one of the most successful rock-and-roll...

MANASSAS, VA - MAY 07: Daniel Tabarez, 1, top, helps his daughter, Maxx Tabarez, 1, walks as Milenka St. Clair, top right, a family support worker with Northern Virginia Family Service visits the family's home on Tuesday May 07, 2013 in Manassas, VA. Daniel and his family are part of the Healthy Families program. (Photo by Matt McClain/ The Washington Post)

At-home visits may be the new pre-preschool

In an effort to close the achievement gap, new programs get to kids early. Here are some of the people Milenka St. Clair, a family support worker...

LAS VEGAS, NV - MAY 19: Singer Taylor Swift accepts the award for 'Top Billboard 200 Album' onstage during the 2013 Billboard Music Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 19, 2013 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

The 2013 Billboard Music Awards red carpet and ceremony

Stars float down the red carpet in Las Vegas to make their way into a performance-filled awards ceremony featuring artists such as Prince, Justin...

LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 20: Joanna Lumley poses during a photocall at the Chelsea Flower Show on May 20, 2013 in London, England. The Chelsea Flower Show run by the RHS celebrates its 100th birthday this year. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

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