A woman flees as a riot police officer beats her with a baton Tuesday, May 20, in Nairobi, Kenya. Hundreds of Nairobi University students took to the streets and faced riot police as they protested against a proposed increase in school fees.
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A woman flees as a riot police officer beats her with a baton Tuesday, May 20, in Nairobi, Kenya. Hundreds of Nairobi University students took to the streets and faced riot police as they protested against a proposed increase in school fees.
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Two jets from the Swiss Patrol, an aerobatic team in the Swiss Air Force, fly close together during the Berlin Air Show on Tuesday, May 20. The air show continues through Sunday, May 25.
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Two jets from the Swiss Patrol, an aerobatic team in the Swiss Air Force, fly close together during the Berlin Air Show on Tuesday, May 20. The air show continues through Sunday, May 25.
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In this photo released by the White House, U.S. President Barack Obama slides across a counter to pose with staff members at a Shake Shack restaurant in Washington on Friday, May 16. Vice President Joe Biden, lower right, also did the same.
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In this photo released by the White House, U.S. President Barack Obama slides across a counter to pose with staff members at a Shake Shack restaurant in Washington on Friday, May 16. Vice President Joe Biden, lower right, also did the same.
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A suicidal man, bottom, fights off a police officer trying to prevent him from jumping off the sixth floor of a building in Chengdu, China, on Wednesday, May 21. The man eventually was talked down by a woman he had recently broken up with, a police spokesman said.
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A suicidal man, bottom, fights off a police officer trying to prevent him from jumping off the sixth floor of a building in Chengdu, China, on Wednesday, May 21. The man eventually was talked down by a woman he had recently broken up with, a police spokesman said.
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A supercell thunderstorm is seen above Sidney, Nebraska, on Monday, May 19. A supercell can produce severe winds and powerful tornadoes. It can also produce damaging hail, flash floods and unusually frequent lightning.
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A supercell thunderstorm is seen above Sidney, Nebraska, on Monday, May 19. A supercell can produce severe winds and powerful tornadoes. It can also produce damaging hail, flash floods and unusually frequent lightning.
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French dancer Brahim Zaibat leaps on the red carpet Monday, May 19, as he attends the premiere of the movie "Foxcatcher" at the Cannes Film Festival. This is the 67th year of the international film festival, which runs until Sunday, May 25, in southern France. <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2014%2F05%2F14%2Fshowbiz%2Fgallery%2Fcannes-red-carpet%2Findex.html">See more shots from the red carpet</a>
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French dancer Brahim Zaibat leaps on the red carpet Monday, May 19, as he attends the premiere of the movie "Foxcatcher" at the Cannes Film Festival. This is the 67th year of the international film festival, which runs until Sunday, May 25, in southern France. See more shots from the red carpet
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A paddleboarder watches two helicopters grab water from the Pacific Ocean to fight wildfires near Camp Pendleton, California, on Friday, May 16. Wildfires <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2014%2F05%2F13%2Fus%2Fgallery%2Fcalifornia-wildfire%2Findex.html">devoured more than 20,000 acres</a> in San Diego County after a high-pressure system brought unseasonable heat and gusty winds to the parched state.
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A paddleboarder watches two helicopters grab water from the Pacific Ocean to fight wildfires near Camp Pendleton, California, on Friday, May 16. Wildfires devoured more than 20,000 acres in San Diego County after a high-pressure system brought unseasonable heat and gusty winds to the parched state.
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Sergio Diaz, chief of the Riverside Police Department in Riverside, California, presents a flag to Regina Crain, the widow of slain police officer Michael Crain, during a memorial ceremony Monday, May 19. Michael Crain was among those killed by former Los Angeles police officer Christopher Dorner in February 2013, authorities said. At left providing comfort to Regina Crain is nephew Tyler Camonte.
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Sergio Diaz, chief of the Riverside Police Department in Riverside, California, presents a flag to Regina Crain, the widow of slain police officer Michael Crain, during a memorial ceremony Monday, May 19. Michael Crain was among those killed by former Los Angeles police officer Christopher Dorner in February 2013, authorities said. At left providing comfort to Regina Crain is nephew Tyler Camonte.
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A Montagu's Harrier carries a lizard at a meadow near Mallnow, Germany, on Tuesday, May 20.
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A Montagu's Harrier carries a lizard at a meadow near Mallnow, Germany, on Tuesday, May 20.
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A Ukrainian coal miner smiles after finishing his shift at a mine outside Donetsk, Ukraine, on Tuesday, May 20.
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A Ukrainian coal miner smiles after finishing his shift at a mine outside Donetsk, Ukraine, on Tuesday, May 20.
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Serbian soldiers rescue a boy from a flooded house in the town of Obrenovac on Saturday, May 17. Heavy rainfall in Serbia and neighboring Bosnia-Herzegovina has resulted in <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2014%2F05%2F16%2Feurope%2Fgallery%2Fbalkans-flooding%2Findex.html">the worst flooding since records began 120 years ago</a>, meteorologists say.
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Serbian soldiers rescue a boy from a flooded house in the town of Obrenovac on Saturday, May 17. Heavy rainfall in Serbia and neighboring Bosnia-Herzegovina has resulted in the worst flooding since records began 120 years ago, meteorologists say.
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A boy rides his bicycle along a street in Manaus, Brazil, on Saturday, May 17. The street is decorated for the upcoming World Cup soccer tournament, which will be held in 12 Brazilian cities, including Manaus, starting next month.
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A boy rides his bicycle along a street in Manaus, Brazil, on Saturday, May 17. The street is decorated for the upcoming World Cup soccer tournament, which will be held in 12 Brazilian cities, including Manaus, starting next month.
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India's next prime minister, Narendra Modi, greets supporters at his mother's home in Gandhinagar, India, on Friday, May 16. Modi is the leader of the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party, or BJP. After a <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2014%2F04%2F07%2Fworld%2Fgallery%2Findia-elections-2014%2Findex.html">five-week election</a>, the BJP swept the ruling Indian National Congress from power.
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India's next prime minister, Narendra Modi, greets supporters at his mother's home in Gandhinagar, India, on Friday, May 16. Modi is the leader of the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party, or BJP. After a five-week election, the BJP swept the ruling Indian National Congress from power.
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A couple of same-sex couples -- Eliza Callard and Emily Gavin, left, and Christopher Whibley and Bill Good, right -- complete their paperwork for marriage licenses at Philadelphia City Hall on Wednesday, May 21. A day earlier, a federal judge struck down Pennsylvania's ban on same-sex marriage, declaring it unconstitutional.
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A couple of same-sex couples -- Eliza Callard and Emily Gavin, left, and Christopher Whibley and Bill Good, right -- complete their paperwork for marriage licenses at Philadelphia City Hall on Wednesday, May 21. A day earlier, a federal judge struck down Pennsylvania's ban on same-sex marriage, declaring it unconstitutional.
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Spanish matador Saul Jimenez Fortes is gored by a bull Tuesday, May 20, during the <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2014%2F05%2F22%2Feurope%2Fgallery%2Fsan-isidro-bullfighting%2Findex.html">San Isidro bullfighting festival</a> in Madrid. For the first time in 35 years, the festival was suspended after Jimenez and two other matadors were injured.
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Spanish matador Saul Jimenez Fortes is gored by a bull Tuesday, May 20, during the San Isidro bullfighting festival in Madrid. For the first time in 35 years, the festival was suspended after Jimenez and two other matadors were injured.
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A staff member at James Stevenson Flags holds a Union Flag on Tuesday, May 20, in Glasgow, Scotland. A referendum on whether Scotland <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2014%2F03%2F18%2Fworld%2Feurope%2Fscotland-independence-referendum-explainer%2Findex.html">should be an independent country</a> will take place in September.
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A staff member at James Stevenson Flags holds a Union Flag on Tuesday, May 20, in Glasgow, Scotland. A referendum on whether Scotland should be an independent country will take place in September.
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A man wearing a pink wig poses for a photo during the annual gay pride parade in Brussels, Belgium, on Saturday, May 17.
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A man wearing a pink wig poses for a photo during the annual gay pride parade in Brussels, Belgium, on Saturday, May 17.
Geert Vanden Wijngaert/AP
Suthep Thaugsuban, leader of anti-government protesters in Thailand, reacts as a supporter hugs him during a march in Bangkok on Monday, May 19. Thailand's army announced Thursday, May 22, that it had <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2014%2F05%2F22%2Fworld%2Fasia%2Fthailand-martial-law%2Findex.html">taken control of the country in a coup</a>. The move came after rival factions were unable to come up with a suitable agreement to govern, the military chief said in a national address.
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Suthep Thaugsuban, leader of anti-government protesters in Thailand, reacts as a supporter hugs him during a march in Bangkok on Monday, May 19. Thailand's army announced Thursday, May 22, that it had taken control of the country in a coup. The move came after rival factions were unable to come up with a suitable agreement to govern, the military chief said in a national address.
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A girl lies on a large fossilized femur of a dinosaur Sunday, May 18, at the Egidio Feruglio Museum in Trelew, Argentina. Titanosaurs, the dinosaurs unveiled by the museum, might be the largest to ever grace the Earth. <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2014%2F05%2F17%2Fworld%2Fgallery%2Fargentina-dinosaur%2Findex.html">The discoveries</a> were made in Chubut, a remote province of Argentina about 800 miles south of Buenos Aires.
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A girl lies on a large fossilized femur of a dinosaur Sunday, May 18, at the Egidio Feruglio Museum in Trelew, Argentina. Titanosaurs, the dinosaurs unveiled by the museum, might be the largest to ever grace the Earth. The discoveries were made in Chubut, a remote province of Argentina about 800 miles south of Buenos Aires.
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Two dogs play with a ball Thursday, May 22, at a lake in Berlin.
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Two dogs play with a ball Thursday, May 22, at a lake in Berlin.
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As an act of self-torture, a Muslim man has an iron bar hammered into his cheek during a religious procession in Ahmadabad, India, on Saturday, May 17.
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As an act of self-torture, a Muslim man has an iron bar hammered into his cheek during a religious procession in Ahmadabad, India, on Saturday, May 17.
Ajit Solanki/AP
A man smokes as he waits with his painted buffalo Sunday, May 18, in China's Yunnan province. First prize in the buffalo-painting contest was worth 100,000 yuan (about $16,000).
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A man smokes as he waits with his painted buffalo Sunday, May 18, in China's Yunnan province. First prize in the buffalo-painting contest was worth 100,000 yuan (about $16,000).
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Researcher Adrian Lister looks at Lyuba, a baby woolly mammoth considered to the most complete example of the species ever found, at the Natural History Museum in London on Monday, May 19. Lyuba, which means "love" in Russian, was found frozen in clay and mud in Siberia in 2007. She is estimated to have died about 42,000 years ago.
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Researcher Adrian Lister looks at Lyuba, a baby woolly mammoth considered to the most complete example of the species ever found, at the Natural History Museum in London on Monday, May 19. Lyuba, which means "love" in Russian, was found frozen in clay and mud in Siberia in 2007. She is estimated to have died about 42,000 years ago.
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A pigeon bathes in a fountain Tuesday, May 20, at Koenigsplatz in Kassel, Germany.
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A pigeon bathes in a fountain Tuesday, May 20, at Koenigsplatz in Kassel, Germany.
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A rainbow is seen over Interstate 74 on Friday, May 16, after a semi-trailer truck collided with a bridge support near Hillsboro, Indiana. The driver of the truck, 42-year-old Dale C. Johnstone Jr., was killed, state police said.
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A rainbow is seen over Interstate 74 on Friday, May 16, after a semi-trailer truck collided with a bridge support near Hillsboro, Indiana. The driver of the truck, 42-year-old Dale C. Johnstone Jr., was killed, state police said.
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Beachgoers in Wassenaar, Netherlands, watch the detonation of a 500-pound British bomb on Monday, May 19. The World War II-era bomb was found earlier this month at a building site in nearby Leiden.
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Beachgoers in Wassenaar, Netherlands, watch the detonation of a 500-pound British bomb on Monday, May 19. The World War II-era bomb was found earlier this month at a building site in nearby Leiden.
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Freshmen from the U.S. Naval Academy make a human wall on Monday, May 19, to climb the Herndon Monument in Annapolis, Maryland. It's an annual tradition for the "plebes" to climb the monument, which is covered in lard, to retrieve the Plebian Sailor's hat on top and replace it with an officer's hat.
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Freshmen from the U.S. Naval Academy make a human wall on Monday, May 19, to climb the Herndon Monument in Annapolis, Maryland. It's an annual tradition for the "plebes" to climb the monument, which is covered in lard, to retrieve the Plebian Sailor's hat on top and replace it with an officer's hat.
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Police in Seoul, South Korea, detain a protester during a march Saturday, May 17, for victims of <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2014%2F04%2F15%2Fasia%2Fgallery%2Fsouth-korea-sinking-ship%2Findex.html">the sunken ferry Sewol</a>. The Sewol sank en route to the resort island of Jeju on April 16, leaving more than 304 people dead or missing.
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Police in Seoul, South Korea, detain a protester during a march Saturday, May 17, for victims of the sunken ferry Sewol. The Sewol sank en route to the resort island of Jeju on April 16, leaving more than 304 people dead or missing.
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Relatives mourn near the body of Indian Army soldier Mushtaq Ahmad Mir during his funeral procession in Qazipura, India, on Tuesday, May 20. He was killed and three others were wounded when militants fired upon them.
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Relatives mourn near the body of Indian Army soldier Mushtaq Ahmad Mir during his funeral procession in Qazipura, India, on Tuesday, May 20. He was killed and three others were wounded when militants fired upon them.
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A Palestinian protester runs from tear gas that was fired by Israeli troops Friday, May 16, during clashes near Israel's Ofer Prison in the West Bank.
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A Palestinian protester runs from tear gas that was fired by Israeli troops Friday, May 16, during clashes near Israel's Ofer Prison in the West Bank.
MOHAMAD TOROKMAN/Reuters/Landov
This picture, taken from security camera video, shows a knife-wielding attacker going on a rampage at a primary school in Macheng, China, on Tuesday, May 20. Eight students were injured in the attack, according to the <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.scmp.com%2Fnews%2Fchina%2Farticle%2F1516758%2Fchildren-attacked-knifeman-hubei-school" target="_blank" target="_blank">South China Morning Post</a>.
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This picture, taken from security camera video, shows a knife-wielding attacker going on a rampage at a primary school in Macheng, China, on Tuesday, May 20. Eight students were injured in the attack, according to the South China Morning Post.
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Two laborers haul barrels on a wooden cart Tuesday, May 20, in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
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Two laborers haul barrels on a wooden cart Tuesday, May 20, in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
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World champion swimmer Christian Sprenger of Australia swims on the rooftop pool of the Marina Bay Sands hotel in Singapore on Tuesday, May 20. Sprenger was holding a swimming clinic for special-needs children as he promoted the Singapore Swim Stars festival in September.
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World champion swimmer Christian Sprenger of Australia swims on the rooftop pool of the Marina Bay Sands hotel in Singapore on Tuesday, May 20. Sprenger was holding a swimming clinic for special-needs children as he promoted the Singapore Swim Stars festival in September.
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A dead fin whale is seen next to a cliff in the Point Loma area of San Diego on Tuesday, May 20. The 50-foot whale washed up the day before. The cause of death is unknown.
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A dead fin whale is seen next to a cliff in the Point Loma area of San Diego on Tuesday, May 20. The 50-foot whale washed up the day before. The cause of death is unknown.
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A man dressed as an orangutan sits next to members of the press during media day at the Chelsea Flower Show in London on Monday, May 19.
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A man dressed as an orangutan sits next to members of the press during media day at the Chelsea Flower Show in London on Monday, May 19.
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First responders bow their heads in prayer on Tuesday, May 20, during the remembrance ceremony for those killed by last year's <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2014%2F05%2F20%2Fus%2Fgallery%2Fmoore-oklahoma-then-now%2Findex.html">tornado in Moore, Oklahoma</a>. The tornado killed 24 people and caused an estimated $2 billion in property damage. <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2014%2F05%2F16%2Fworld%2Fgallery%2Fweek-in-photos-0516%2Findex.html">See last week in 37 photos</a>
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First responders bow their heads in prayer on Tuesday, May 20, during the remembrance ceremony for those killed by last year's tornado in Moore, Oklahoma. The tornado killed 24 people and caused an estimated $2 billion in property damage. See last week in 37 photos
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