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Images from around the world Here’s a look at some of the week’s most compelling photographs of people, places and events from various countries.
March 23, 2013
Indian farmers check the quality of fish during a fair in Bhoru, India. Hundreds of farmers from Punjab state visited the city to attend the fair to learn about fish farming.
Narinder Nanu
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AFP/Getty Images
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March 23, 2013
Silvio Berlusconi, leader of the center-right People of Freedom party, delivers a speech in the Piazza del Popolo in Rome. Berlusconi led a protest against austerity measures and the justice system in Rome.
Tiziana Fabi
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AFP/Getty Images
March 23, 2013
A Vatican press office photo shows Benedict XVI, left, who resigned as pope last month, and Pope Francis speaking during a visit in Castel Gandolfo outside of Rome. Soon after becoming pope, Francis said he would visit Benedict, not allowing his predecessor to remain “hidden from the world” as he had intended.
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AP
March 23, 2013
A car drives past a snow-covered mile marker in Derbyshire, England. Heavy snowfall hit parts of central and northern England, Scotland and Ireland, bringing freezing weather and travel disruption in its wake.
Lindsey Parnaby
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AFP/Getty Images
March 23, 2013
Thai villagers hang cages as they gather for a bird-singing contest in Narathiwat, Thailand.
Madaree Tohlala
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AFP/Getty Images
March 23, 2013
A darkened Kremlin in Moscow participates in Earth Hour. Cities around the world turned off their lights for 60 minutes during Earth Hour, which was organized by the World Wildlife Fund as a statement about climate change.
Sergei Ilnitsky
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European Pressphoto Agency
March 22, 2013
President Obama pauses after laying a wreath at the Hall of Remembrance during his visit to the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial in Jerusalem. “In our lives we have choices, to succumb to our worst instincts or to summon the better angels of our nature,” the president said. “We have a choice to acquiesce to evil or make real our solemn vow — never again.”
Jason Reed
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Reuters
March 22, 2013
Black smoke clings to a hilltop as supporters and opponents of Egypt’s powerful Muslim Brotherhood clash near the Islamist group’s headquarters in Cairo. Protesters ransacked three offices nationwide as anger over allegations of beatings and power grabbing boiled over.
Khalil Hamra
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AP
March 22, 2013
A Bahraini girl holds her nation’s flag during an anti-government rally in solidarity with jailed human rights activist Nabeel Rajab in the village of Bilad Al Qadeem, a suburb of Bahrain’s capital of Manama. The International Federation for Human Rights says about 80 people have been killed in Bahrain since violence broke out in February 2011, when thousands of protesters camped out in Manama’s Pearl Square, taking their cue from the Arab Spring uprisings.
Mohammed Al-Shaikh
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AFP/Getty Images
March 22, 2013
In Brazil, an indigenous man stands inside an abandoned Indian museum in Rio de Janeiro. A Brazilian federal court ruled that indigenous people who have been occupying the building since 2006 have to leave because the area is next to the Maracana stadium, which will be the site of the final match of the 2014 World Cup and the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2016 Summer Olympics. Authorities say the compound must go because the area around the stadium is being transformed into a shopping and sports entertainment hub.
Felipe Dana
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AP
March 21, 2013
Residents sit on a railway track watching buildings burn around a mosque in riot-plagued Meiktila in central Burma. At least 10 people have been reported killed in riots in central Burma, prompting international concern.
Soe Than Win
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AFP/Getty Images
March 21, 2013
A Palestinian protester launches fireworks at Israeli border police during clashes in the West Bank city of Hebron.
Abed al Hashlamoun
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European Pressphoto Agency
March 21, 2013
Palestinian protesters set fire to a tire during clashes with Israeli police in Hebron.
Abed al Hashlamoun
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European Pressphoto Agency
March 21, 2013
Hindu devotees participate in Lathmaar Holi celebrations in the village of Barsana, near Mathura, India. The tradition of playing with colors on Holi has roots in the legend of Radha and the Hindu god Krishna. It is believed that young Krishna was jealous of Radha's fair complexion. His mother teasingly suggested that he paint Radha's face any color he wanted.
Daniel Berehulak
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Getty Images
March 21, 2013
A boy looks on as Hindu devotees play with color during Lathmaar Holi celebrations in Barsana, India, following the legend of Radha and the Hindu god Krishna.
Daniel Berehulak
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Getty Images
March 20, 2013
A man dives into a mud puddle in order to receive healings and miracles at the community Espinazo del Diablo (Devil's Backbone) in Nuevo Leon, Mexico. The tradition of this place, dating back to 1921, is attributed to Nino Fidencio, a curandero, healer and clairvoyant during the Mexican Revolution era whose fame still lingers on to this day.
Miguel Sierra
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European Pressphoto Agency
March 20, 2013
People visit the Military Museum with photos of late President Hugo Chavez exhibited near his tomb in Caracas, Venezuela.
Ariana Cubillos
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AP
March 20, 2013
President Barack Obama, second left, Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, second right, and Israel' President Shimon Peres, left, walk during a welcoming ceremony upon Obama's arrival at Ben Gurion airport near Tel Aviv. Obama is declaring common cause with Israel, highlighting the bonds between the United States and its Mideast ally. He says he has made Israel the first stop of the first trip of his second term to restate his commitment to Israel's security.
Ariel Schalit
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AP
March 20, 2013
An Afghan Army soldier secures the hill overlooking the Kart-e Sakhi mosque in Kabul. Thousands of Afghans will celebrate on Thursday, March 21, the Iranian New Year Nowruz, marking the first day of spring and the beginning of the year on the Iranian calendar.
Ahmad Jamshid
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AP
March 19, 2013
Protesters dressed as George Osborne, Britain’s chancellor of the exchequer, congregate in Parliament Square in central London. They were campaigning on behalf of Enough Food for Everyone IF, an effort to end global hunger.
Stefan Wermuth
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Reuters
March 19, 2013
Pope Francis acknowledges the crowd gathered at his inauguration Mass in St. Peter’s Square.
Gregorio Borgia
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AP
March 19, 2013
A Buddhist woman feeds pigeons near the Boudhanath Stupa in Kathmandu, Nepal. The stupa, a dome-shaped shrine, is an important pilgrimage site for Buddhists.
Niranjan Shrestha
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AP
March 19, 2013
Afghan boys study at a makeshift school in the village of Budyali in Nangahar province in Afghanistan. Providing education to Afghan boys and girls became a priority after the collapse of the Taliban, who refused to educate girls.
Anja Niedringhaus
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AP
March 18, 2013
A Bangladeshi boy looks inside a car vandalized by activists of the Bangladesh National Party during a strike in the country’s capital, Dhaka. Opposition activists detonated several homemade bombs and torched at least one bus during the strike, which was aimed at securing the release of 154 opposition leaders and activists detained this month. No injuries were reported in the blasts.
A.M. Ahad
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AP
March 17, 2013
A Syrian woman carries her child outside their makeshift house at a refugee camp along the Turkish border in the village of Atme, in the northwestern province of Idlib. The conflict has killed at least 70,000 people and forced more than 1 million Syrians to seek refuge abroad. Millions more have been internally displaced.
Bulent Kilic
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AFP/Getty Images
March 17, 2013
In Dublin, a woman keeps her eyes out for the St. Patrick’s Day parade that was winding through the city center.
Julien Behal
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AP
March 17, 2013
Ponies travel down the parade route in Limerick, Ireland, during St. Patrick’s Day.
Peter Morrison
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AP
March 17, 2013
Pedestrians take a once-in-a-lifetime stroll through a new subway tunnel that was built in Amsterdam. The connection between the Damrak and Rokin, two major streets in the Dutch city, has been opened to the public before the new north-south transit line starts up.
Robin Van Lonkhuijsen
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European Pressphoto Agency
March 17, 2013
In Bulgaria, a boy spins a ring of fire during rituals in celebration of Sirni Zagovezni in the village of Lozen, near Sofia, the capital. The faithful believe they can chase away evil spirits with fire rituals on Sirni Zagovezni, which occurs the Sunday before Great Lent, a fasting period for Eastern Christians.
Stoyan Nenov
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Reuters
March 17, 2013
People try to control a fire after activists of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party set fire to a bus in Dhaka. Activists set fire to at least eight vehicles and vandalized more than 35 others in Bangladesh’s capital city ahead of the two-day opposition-called nationwide shutdown, local media reported.
Andrew Biraj
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Reuters
March 17, 2013
A bonfire billows smoke during rituals associated with Sirni Zagovezni in the village of Lozen, Bulgaria. The faithful believe they can chase away evil spirits with fire rituals on Sirni Zagovezni, which occurs the Sunday before Great Lent, a fasting period for Eastern Christians.
Stoyan Nenov
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Reuters
March 17, 2013
A pair of cats waits to be fed near a worshiper inside the al-Hussein mosque in Cairo.
Oliver Weiken
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European Pressphoto Agency
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