Oscar Pistorius cries in a Pretoria, South Africa, courtroom on Thursday, September 11, as Judge Thokozile Masipa delivers part of her verdict in <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2014%2F03%2F03%2Fafrica%2Fgallery%2Fpistorius-2014-trial%2Findex.html">Pistorius' murder trial.</a> Pistorius, the first double-amputee runner to compete in the Olympics, was cleared of premeditated murder in the killing of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, but he was found guilty of culpable homicide on Friday, September 12.
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Oscar Pistorius cries in a Pretoria, South Africa, courtroom on Thursday, September 11, as Judge Thokozile Masipa delivers part of her verdict in Pistorius' murder trial. Pistorius, the first double-amputee runner to compete in the Olympics, was cleared of premeditated murder in the killing of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, but he was found guilty of culpable homicide on Friday, September 12.
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A woman places flowers along the edge of the North Pool at the World Trade Center site in New York on Thursday, September 11. This year marks the <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2014%2F09%2F11%2Fus%2Fgallery%2F9-11-memorial-2014%2Findex.html">13th anniversary</a> of the September 11 terrorist attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people in New York, Washington and western Pennsylvania.
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A woman places flowers along the edge of the North Pool at the World Trade Center site in New York on Thursday, September 11. This year marks the 13th anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people in New York, Washington and western Pennsylvania.
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A surfer is dwarfed by a crashing wave on the Northern Beaches of Sydney on Friday, September 5.
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A surfer is dwarfed by a crashing wave on the Northern Beaches of Sydney on Friday, September 5.
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Former U.S. Presidents Bill Clinton, left, and George W. Bush laugh on stage Monday, September 8, during an event at the Newseum in Washington. The event was for a new leadership program they were launching, <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2014%2F09%2F08%2Fpolitics%2Fclinton-bush-friendship%2F">but they also joked with and about each other,</a> told stories about their relationship and even offered commentary about the number of selfies each is asked to take.
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Former U.S. Presidents Bill Clinton, left, and George W. Bush laugh on stage Monday, September 8, during an event at the Newseum in Washington. The event was for a new leadership program they were launching, but they also joked with and about each other, told stories about their relationship and even offered commentary about the number of selfies each is asked to take.
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Medical workers in Monrovia, Liberia, carry James Dorbor, an 8-year-old suspected of having the Ebola virus, into a treatment facility on Friday, September 5. Health officials say <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2014%2F04%2F04%2Fworld%2Fgallery%2Febola-in-west-africa%2Findex.html">the current Ebola outbreak in West Africa</a> is the deadliest ever. More than 4,200 cases have been reported since December, with more than 2,200 of them ending in fatalities, according to the World Health Organization.
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Medical workers in Monrovia, Liberia, carry James Dorbor, an 8-year-old suspected of having the Ebola virus, into a treatment facility on Friday, September 5. Health officials say the current Ebola outbreak in West Africa is the deadliest ever. More than 4,200 cases have been reported since December, with more than 2,200 of them ending in fatalities, according to the World Health Organization.
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People wearing flamenco outfits are seen during a pilgrimage in Alajar, Spain, on Monday, September 8. Every year, pilgrims converge at the Arias Montano crag to pay homage to the Reina de Los Angeles.
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People wearing flamenco outfits are seen during a pilgrimage in Alajar, Spain, on Monday, September 8. Every year, pilgrims converge at the Arias Montano crag to pay homage to the Reina de Los Angeles.
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Russian cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev looks out of the capsule of the Soyuz TMA-12M spacecraft after landing near the city of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, on Thursday, September 11. Artemyev and two others returned to Earth after working at the International Space Station for half a year.
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Russian cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev looks out of the capsule of the Soyuz TMA-12M spacecraft after landing near the city of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, on Thursday, September 11. Artemyev and two others returned to Earth after working at the International Space Station for half a year.
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Pop star Justin Bieber strips down to his underwear during the "Fashion Rocks" event Tuesday, September 9, in New York. Bieber seemed unfazed by those who booed <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2014%2F09%2F10%2Fshowbiz%2Fcelebrity-news-gossip%2Fjustin-bieber-strips-fashion-rocks%2Findex.html">his appearance at the show,</a> turning to model Lara Stone and telling her that he doesn't "feel comfortable unless I'm in my Calvins." He later said on his Instagram that the strip show wasn't planned.
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Pop star Justin Bieber strips down to his underwear during the "Fashion Rocks" event Tuesday, September 9, in New York. Bieber seemed unfazed by those who booed his appearance at the show, turning to model Lara Stone and telling her that he doesn't "feel comfortable unless I'm in my Calvins." He later said on his Instagram that the strip show wasn't planned.
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A wildfire burns next to Half Dome in California's Yosemite National Park on Sunday, September 7. Because of the fire, <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2014%2F09%2F10%2Fus%2Fyosemite-national-park-wildfire%2F">the park had to close the famous rock formation.</a> The rest of the park remained open.
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A wildfire burns next to Half Dome in California's Yosemite National Park on Sunday, September 7. Because of the fire, the park had to close the famous rock formation. The rest of the park remained open.
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A member of Iraq's security forces helps comrades who were wounded in an attack at a military post Sunday, September 7, in Iraq's Anbar province. The governor of Anbar province, Ahmed al-Dulaimi, was also hurt in the attack.
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A member of Iraq's security forces helps comrades who were wounded in an attack at a military post Sunday, September 7, in Iraq's Anbar province. The governor of Anbar province, Ahmed al-Dulaimi, was also hurt in the attack.
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A bungee jumper leaps from a platform 207 meters (679 feet) in the air Friday, September 5, at the AJ Hackett Skypark in Sochi, Russia.
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A bungee jumper leaps from a platform 207 meters (679 feet) in the air Friday, September 5, at the AJ Hackett Skypark in Sochi, Russia.
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The Rev. Linda Hunsaker presides over the wedding of 91-year-old Vivian Boyack, left, and 90-year-old Alice "Nonie" Dubes on Saturday, September 6, in Davenport, Iowa. The two women were married more than seven decades after beginning their relationship.
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The Rev. Linda Hunsaker presides over the wedding of 91-year-old Vivian Boyack, left, and 90-year-old Alice "Nonie" Dubes on Saturday, September 6, in Davenport, Iowa. The two women were married more than seven decades after beginning their relationship.
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Moon jellyfish swim in Warnemunde, a Baltic Sea resort in Rostock, Germany, on Monday, September 8. The jellyfish pose no danger to humans.
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Moon jellyfish swim in Warnemunde, a Baltic Sea resort in Rostock, Germany, on Monday, September 8. The jellyfish pose no danger to humans.
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A relative of a passenger aboard Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 cries Monday, September 8, as she gathers with others to pray at the Yonghegong Lama Temple in Beijing. The plane, carrying 239 people, disappeared six months ago.
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A relative of a passenger aboard Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 cries Monday, September 8, as she gathers with others to pray at the Yonghegong Lama Temple in Beijing. The plane, carrying 239 people, disappeared six months ago.
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Cars are stuck in floodwaters on Interstate 10 in Phoenix on Monday, September 8. Record-setting rains slammed the southwestern United States on Monday, <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2014%2F09%2F08%2Fus%2Farizona-flooding%2Findex.html">turning roadways into rivers</a> as flash floods washed away cars.
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Cars are stuck in floodwaters on Interstate 10 in Phoenix on Monday, September 8. Record-setting rains slammed the southwestern United States on Monday, turning roadways into rivers as flash floods washed away cars.
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A group of investigators gather under a light at a crime scene Tuesday, September 9, in Camden, Alabama. Timothy Jones Jr., 32, faces five murder counts in South Carolina after his five children, ages 1 to 8, <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2014%2F09%2F11%2Fjustice%2Ffive-children-found-dead%2Findex.html">were found dead in Alabama.</a>
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A group of investigators gather under a light at a crime scene Tuesday, September 9, in Camden, Alabama. Timothy Jones Jr., 32, faces five murder counts in South Carolina after his five children, ages 1 to 8, were found dead in Alabama.
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A protester in Thessaloniki, Greece, argues with a police officer during a rally against austerity measures Saturday, September 6. That same day, Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras announced cuts to unpopular taxes that were introduced at the height of the country's debt crisis.
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A protester in Thessaloniki, Greece, argues with a police officer during a rally against austerity measures Saturday, September 6. That same day, Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras announced cuts to unpopular taxes that were introduced at the height of the country's debt crisis.
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People work together to climb over a wall during a "Tough Mudder" obstacle race Saturday, September 6, in Arnsberg, Germany.
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People work together to climb over a wall during a "Tough Mudder" obstacle race Saturday, September 6, in Arnsberg, Germany.
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Darren Sanders, the senior director of security for the NFL's Baltimore Ravens, removes signs posted in front of the team's headquarters Monday, September 8, in Owings Mills, Maryland. The signs showed support for former Ravens running back Ray Rice, whose contract was terminated by the team after surveillance video showed him punching his then-fiancee and current wife, Janay, in February. Rice was also suspended indefinitely by the NFL. <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2014%2F09%2F10%2Fus%2Fgallery%2Fsports-suspensions%2Findex.html">See more of the biggest suspensions in sports</a>
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Darren Sanders, the senior director of security for the NFL's Baltimore Ravens, removes signs posted in front of the team's headquarters Monday, September 8, in Owings Mills, Maryland. The signs showed support for former Ravens running back Ray Rice, whose contract was terminated by the team after surveillance video showed him punching his then-fiancee and current wife, Janay, in February. Rice was also suspended indefinitely by the NFL. See more of the biggest suspensions in sports
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Emma Sulkowicz, a senior at Columbia University in New York, carries a mattress on campus Friday, September 5. Sulkowicz has said she is committed to carrying the mattress everywhere she goes until the university expels the student she says raped her during her sophomore year. The protest is also doubling as her senior thesis project.
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Emma Sulkowicz, a senior at Columbia University in New York, carries a mattress on campus Friday, September 5. Sulkowicz has said she is committed to carrying the mattress everywhere she goes until the university expels the student she says raped her during her sophomore year. The protest is also doubling as her senior thesis project.
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A demonstrator is detained by riot policemen Sunday, September 7, during a protest marking the 1973 military coup in Santiago, Chile.
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A demonstrator is detained by riot policemen Sunday, September 7, during a protest marking the 1973 military coup in Santiago, Chile.
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Jaromir Joo, director of the Jo-Joo Circus, is seen behind two snakes as he tries to set a record Tuesday, September 9, at St. James Square in Brno, Czech Republic. Three boa constrictors and two pythons, weighing more than 1,100 pounds combined, were placed on Joo.
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Jaromir Joo, director of the Jo-Joo Circus, is seen behind two snakes as he tries to set a record Tuesday, September 9, at St. James Square in Brno, Czech Republic. Three boa constrictors and two pythons, weighing more than 1,100 pounds combined, were placed on Joo.
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A woman is airlifted from the roof of a five-story hotel in Srinagar, India, on Tuesday, September 9. More than 400 people have been killed in <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2014%2F09%2F05%2Fasia%2Fgallery%2Fmonsoon-flooding%2Findex.html">flooding caused by intense monsoon rains</a> across northern India and Pakistan. Thousands have been stranded.
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A woman is airlifted from the roof of a five-story hotel in Srinagar, India, on Tuesday, September 9. More than 400 people have been killed in flooding caused by intense monsoon rains across northern India and Pakistan. Thousands have been stranded.
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Models wait to rehearse Saturday, September 6, before a Prabal Gurung show at New York Fashion Week. <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2014%2F09%2F04%2Fliving%2Fgallery%2Fnyfw-runway-spring-2015%2Findex.html">See some of the collections on the runway</a>
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Models wait to rehearse Saturday, September 6, before a Prabal Gurung show at New York Fashion Week. See some of the collections on the runway
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A stuntman performs Wednesday, September 10, in Kyrgyzstan during the first-ever World Nomad Games. Teams from the host country competed in various competitions against teams from Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Mongolia and Tajikistan.
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A stuntman performs Wednesday, September 10, in Kyrgyzstan during the first-ever World Nomad Games. Teams from the host country competed in various competitions against teams from Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Mongolia and Tajikistan.
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Children play in the murky waters of an open drainage being repaired by workers in Manila, Philippines, on Monday, September 8.
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Children play in the murky waters of an open drainage being repaired by workers in Manila, Philippines, on Monday, September 8.
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A 12-year-old boy sits outside a window of his 11th-floor apartment as his relatives try to ask him to come back inside in Yibin, China, on Monday, September 8. The boy was afraid of being punished by his mother for not finishing his homework, according to the <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.globaltimes.cn%2Fcontent%2F880633.shtml" target="_blank" target="_blank">Global Times.</a> After a two-hour standoff, police and family members persuaded him to come inside.
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A 12-year-old boy sits outside a window of his 11th-floor apartment as his relatives try to ask him to come back inside in Yibin, China, on Monday, September 8. The boy was afraid of being punished by his mother for not finishing his homework, according to the Global Times. After a two-hour standoff, police and family members persuaded him to come inside.
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Rapper Kanye West performs in Perth, Australia, during a stop on his "Yeezus Tour" on Friday, September 5.
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Rapper Kanye West performs in Perth, Australia, during a stop on his "Yeezus Tour" on Friday, September 5.
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The teeth of Misha, a brown bear, are examined Friday, September 5, at a zoo in Poznan, Poland. It was the bear's first-ever dental treatment.
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The teeth of Misha, a brown bear, are examined Friday, September 5, at a zoo in Poznan, Poland. It was the bear's first-ever dental treatment.
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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry reads on a flight en route to Iraq on Wednesday, September 10. Kerry traveled to the Mideast to discuss ways to bolster the stability of the new Iraqi government and <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2014%2F06%2F13%2Fworld%2Fgallery%2Firaq-under-siege%2Findex.html">combat the ISIS militant group.</a>
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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry reads on a flight en route to Iraq on Wednesday, September 10. Kerry traveled to the Mideast to discuss ways to bolster the stability of the new Iraqi government and combat the ISIS militant group.
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Apple CEO Tim Cook introduces new products during an <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2014%2F09%2F09%2Ftech%2Fgallery%2Fapple-unveils%2Findex.html">Apple special event</a> Tuesday, September 9, in Cupertino, California. Apple unveiled two new iPhones, a smartwatch and a mobile payments platform.
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Apple CEO Tim Cook introduces new products during an Apple special event Tuesday, September 9, in Cupertino, California. Apple unveiled two new iPhones, a smartwatch and a mobile payments platform.
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A child touches the belly of an artist whose body is painted in the likeness of a tiger to perform the annual "Pulikali," or Tiger Dance, in Thrissur, India, on Wednesday, September 10. The colorful folk art revolves around the theme of tiger hunting and is performed to entertain people during Onam, an annual harvest festival.
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A child touches the belly of an artist whose body is painted in the likeness of a tiger to perform the annual "Pulikali," or Tiger Dance, in Thrissur, India, on Wednesday, September 10. The colorful folk art revolves around the theme of tiger hunting and is performed to entertain people during Onam, an annual harvest festival.
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Martin Tata sits on his horse Primavera as he performs a demonstration of "Indian taming" Tuesday, September 9, at a ranch in Canuelas, Argentina. Tata says the techniques he uses to tame horses avoid unnecessary violence and help build a more harmonious relationship between humans and horses.
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Martin Tata sits on his horse Primavera as he performs a demonstration of "Indian taming" Tuesday, September 9, at a ranch in Canuelas, Argentina. Tata says the techniques he uses to tame horses avoid unnecessary violence and help build a more harmonious relationship between humans and horses.
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A Bryde's whale and seagulls feast on anchovies together in the Gulf of Thailand on Tuesday, September 9.
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A Bryde's whale and seagulls feast on anchovies together in the Gulf of Thailand on Tuesday, September 9.
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People wearing "Star Wars" costumes make their way through a metro station after a Balloon's Day Parade in Brussels, Belgium, on Saturday, September 6.
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People wearing "Star Wars" costumes make their way through a metro station after a Balloon's Day Parade in Brussels, Belgium, on Saturday, September 6.
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Min Woo Seol grooms the tail of his mini poodle before they compete at a dog show in Hangzhou, China, on Sunday, September 7.
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Min Woo Seol grooms the tail of his mini poodle before they compete at a dog show in Hangzhou, China, on Sunday, September 7.
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U.S. President Barack Obama visits Stonehenge after leaving the NATO summit in Newport, Wales, on Friday, September 5.
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U.S. President Barack Obama visits Stonehenge after leaving the NATO summit in Newport, Wales, on Friday, September 5.
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A 5-month-old Afghan girl rests in a makeshift cradle inside a tent on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan, on Monday, September 8.
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A 5-month-old Afghan girl rests in a makeshift cradle inside a tent on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan, on Monday, September 8.
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A woman reads on her cell phone next to sculptures by artist Rosanna Li Wei-han outside a railway station in Hong Kong on Saturday, September 6.
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A woman reads on her cell phone next to sculptures by artist Rosanna Li Wei-han outside a railway station in Hong Kong on Saturday, September 6.
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Pro-Russian rebels stand near a monument Monday, September 8, during a ceremony to honor those who defended Donetsk, Ukraine, from Nazi forces during World War II.
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Pro-Russian rebels stand near a monument Monday, September 8, during a ceremony to honor those who defended Donetsk, Ukraine, from Nazi forces during World War II.
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Abortion rights activists hold signs inside the Missouri Capitol in Jefferson City, Missouri, on Wednesday, September 10. Missouri lawmakers overrode a veto by Gov. Jay Nixon and passed legislation that would require a 72-hour waiting period for abortions, one of the longest mandatory delays in the nation.
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Abortion rights activists hold signs inside the Missouri Capitol in Jefferson City, Missouri, on Wednesday, September 10. Missouri lawmakers overrode a veto by Gov. Jay Nixon and passed legislation that would require a 72-hour waiting period for abortions, one of the longest mandatory delays in the nation.
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During a workshop in Allahabad, India, on Friday, September 5, artisans from the Indian state of Kolkata prepare idols of Hindu gods and goddesses for the upcoming Durga Puja festival.
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During a workshop in Allahabad, India, on Friday, September 5, artisans from the Indian state of Kolkata prepare idols of Hindu gods and goddesses for the upcoming Durga Puja festival.
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People in Madrid watch a perigee moon, also known as a "supermoon," as it rises in the sky Tuesday, September 9. The phenomenon occurs when the moon becomes full on the same day as its perigee -- the point in the moon's orbit when it is closest to Earth. <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2014%2F09%2F05%2Fworld%2Fgallery%2Fweek-in-photos-0905%2Findex.html">See last week in 30 photos</a>
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People in Madrid watch a perigee moon, also known as a "supermoon," as it rises in the sky Tuesday, September 9. The phenomenon occurs when the moon becomes full on the same day as its perigee -- the point in the moon's orbit when it is closest to Earth. See last week in 30 photos
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