Ballots cast against Scottish independence are stacked on a table as votes are counted in Edinburgh, Scotland, on Friday, September 19. A majority of voters -- 55% to 45% -- <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2014%2F09%2F18%2Feurope%2Fgallery%2Fscotland-independence-vote%2Findex.html">rejected the possibility</a> of Scotland breaking away from the United Kingdom and becoming an independent nation.
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Ballots cast against Scottish independence are stacked on a table as votes are counted in Edinburgh, Scotland, on Friday, September 19. A majority of voters -- 55% to 45% -- rejected the possibility of Scotland breaking away from the United Kingdom and becoming an independent nation.
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A Kurdish Peshmerga fighter launches mortar shells toward ISIS militants in Zumar, Iraq, on Monday, September 15. ISIS <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2014%2F06%2F13%2Fworld%2Fgallery%2Firaq-under-siege%2Findex.html">has taken over large swaths of northern and western Iraq</a> as it seeks to create an Islamic caliphate that stretches from Syria to Iraq.
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A Kurdish Peshmerga fighter launches mortar shells toward ISIS militants in Zumar, Iraq, on Monday, September 15. ISIS has taken over large swaths of northern and western Iraq as it seeks to create an Islamic caliphate that stretches from Syria to Iraq.
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Tourists sit in a stairwell of a Los Cabos, Mexico, resort after the resort's designated shelter was damaged by <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2014%2F09%2F15%2Famericas%2Fgallery%2Fhurricane-odile%2Findex.html">Hurricane Odile</a> on Monday, September 15.
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Tourists sit in a stairwell of a Los Cabos, Mexico, resort after the resort's designated shelter was damaged by Hurricane Odile on Monday, September 15.
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Young women enjoy an amusement ride Saturday, September 13, at the Knabenschiessen fair in Zurich, Switzerland.
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Young women enjoy an amusement ride Saturday, September 13, at the Knabenschiessen fair in Zurich, Switzerland.
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A wildfire approaches the shore of California's Bass Lake on Sunday, September 14. California Gov. Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency in two counties where <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2014%2F09%2F18%2Fus%2Fgallery%2Fcalifornia-oregon-wildfires%2Findex.html">wildfires</a> have torched tens of thousands of acres, destroying some homes and threatening others.
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A wildfire approaches the shore of California's Bass Lake on Sunday, September 14. California Gov. Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency in two counties where wildfires have torched tens of thousands of acres, destroying some homes and threatening others.
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Free Syrian Army fighters rest inside a damaged room in Aleppo, Syria, on Tuesday, September 16, during what activists said were clashes with forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. The United Nations estimates more than 190,000 people have been killed in Syria since an uprising in March 2011 <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2014%2F02%2F10%2Fmiddleeast%2Fgallery%2Fsyria-unrest-2014%2Findex.html">spiraled into civil war.</a>
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Free Syrian Army fighters rest inside a damaged room in Aleppo, Syria, on Tuesday, September 16, during what activists said were clashes with forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. The United Nations estimates more than 190,000 people have been killed in Syria since an uprising in March 2011 spiraled into civil war.
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A doctor in Zhumadian, China, performs surgery Monday, September 15, on a man who had part of an aluminum-alloy fence pierce his body during a car accident. The man survived after the piece of fence was surgically removed.
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A doctor in Zhumadian, China, performs surgery Monday, September 15, on a man who had part of an aluminum-alloy fence pierce his body during a car accident. The man survived after the piece of fence was surgically removed.
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A child looks for metal scraps among cables that were sitting on a barge Tuesday, September 16, in Manila, Philippines.
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A child looks for metal scraps among cables that were sitting on a barge Tuesday, September 16, in Manila, Philippines.
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U.S. President Barack Obama touches the hair of Blake Diego while visiting a first-grade class Wednesday, September 17, at MacDill Air Force Base in Florida. The children also got a chance to touch Obama's hair.
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U.S. President Barack Obama touches the hair of Blake Diego while visiting a first-grade class Wednesday, September 17, at MacDill Air Force Base in Florida. The children also got a chance to touch Obama's hair.
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Foreign troops give first aid to victims at the site of a <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2014%2F09%2F16%2Fworld%2Fasia%2Fafghanistan-violence%2Findex.html">suicide car bombing</a> in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Tuesday, September 16. Three members of NATO's International Security Assistance Force were killed in the attack, the coalition said. At least 13 Afghan civilians were also wounded.
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Foreign troops give first aid to victims at the site of a suicide car bombing in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Tuesday, September 16. Three members of NATO's International Security Assistance Force were killed in the attack, the coalition said. At least 13 Afghan civilians were also wounded.
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An aerial picture taken on Sunday, September 14, shows lava flowing out of the Bardarbunga volcano in southeast Iceland. <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2013%2F11%2F20%2Fworld%2Fgallery%2Frecently-active-volcanos%2Findex.html">See photos of Bardarbunga and other recently active volcanoes</a>
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An aerial picture taken on Sunday, September 14, shows lava flowing out of the Bardarbunga volcano in southeast Iceland. See photos of Bardarbunga and other recently active volcanoes
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A flood victim's body lies on a bench after it was found in Srinagar, India, on Friday, September 12. Hundreds of 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 flood victim's body lies on a bench after it was found in Srinagar, India, on Friday, September 12. Hundreds of people have been killed in flooding caused by intense monsoon rains across northern India and Pakistan. Thousands have been stranded.
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An honor guard folds a flag near the casket of Bryon K. Dickson during <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2014%2F09%2F18%2Fus%2Fgallery%2Fpennsylvania-trooper-mourned%2Findex.html">Dickson's funeral service</a> Thursday, September 18, in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Dickson was one of two Pennsylvania state troopers shot last week while they were leaving their police barracks. The other trooper, Alex T. Douglass, was severely wounded.
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An honor guard folds a flag near the casket of Bryon K. Dickson during Dickson's funeral service Thursday, September 18, in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Dickson was one of two Pennsylvania state troopers shot last week while they were leaving their police barracks. The other trooper, Alex T. Douglass, was severely wounded.
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Troops in Mexico City hold colored cards Tuesday, September 16, during a military parade celebrating the country's Independence Day.
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Troops in Mexico City hold colored cards Tuesday, September 16, during a military parade celebrating the country's Independence Day.
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Matthew Todd Miller, a U.S. citizen, sits on the dock at North Korea's Supreme Court during his trial Sunday, September 14, in Pyongyang, North Korea. Miller <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2014%2F09%2F14%2Fworld%2Fasia%2Fnorth-korea-matthew-miller-case%2Findex.html">was convicted</a> of committing "acts hostile" to North Korea and sentenced to six years of hard labor, North Korean state-run media reported. The U.S. State Department demanded that North Korea release Miller and fellow American prisoner Kenneth Bae.
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Matthew Todd Miller, a U.S. citizen, sits on the dock at North Korea's Supreme Court during his trial Sunday, September 14, in Pyongyang, North Korea. Miller was convicted of committing "acts hostile" to North Korea and sentenced to six years of hard labor, North Korean state-run media reported. The U.S. State Department demanded that North Korea release Miller and fellow American prisoner Kenneth Bae.
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A man in Wuhan, China, is rescued Friday, September 12, after the construction site he was working at caved in. He was stuck in mud for more than five hours.
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A man in Wuhan, China, is rescued Friday, September 12, after the construction site he was working at caved in. He was stuck in mud for more than five hours.
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Models wait backstage Friday, September 12, before presenting a collection by Francis Montesinos during Madrid Fashion Week.
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Models wait backstage Friday, September 12, before presenting a collection by Francis Montesinos during Madrid Fashion Week.
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Christopher D'Agostino, who was with 25-year-old Megan Doto when she was shot, speaks with members of the media Monday, September 15, in Philadelphia. Police said a stray bullet killed Doto, who was eight months pregnant. Her child died as well.
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Christopher D'Agostino, who was with 25-year-old Megan Doto when she was shot, speaks with members of the media Monday, September 15, in Philadelphia. Police said a stray bullet killed Doto, who was eight months pregnant. Her child died as well.
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A person walks at the Redipuglia Military Sacrarium, a military memorial in Redipuglia, Italy, on Friday, September 12. Pope Francis visited the site the next day to mark the 100th anniversary of World War I.
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A person walks at the Redipuglia Military Sacrarium, a military memorial in Redipuglia, Italy, on Friday, September 12. Pope Francis visited the site the next day to mark the 100th anniversary of World War I.
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Fans of Emma Watson try to catch a glimpse of the actress Wednesday, September 17, as a security guard stands near a door at the Parliament building in Montevideo, Uruguay. As part of her role as a goodwill ambassador for U.N. Women, Watson was visiting Uruguay to help women's groups push for more elected female senators and deputies.
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Fans of Emma Watson try to catch a glimpse of the actress Wednesday, September 17, as a security guard stands near a door at the Parliament building in Montevideo, Uruguay. As part of her role as a goodwill ambassador for U.N. Women, Watson was visiting Uruguay to help women's groups push for more elected female senators and deputies.
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An extreme athlete hangs between rocks Friday, September 12, during the International Highline Meeting, which brought together many highline enthusiasts in the northern Italian Alps.
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An extreme athlete hangs between rocks Friday, September 12, during the International Highline Meeting, which brought together many highline enthusiasts in the northern Italian Alps.
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Police in Bucharest, Romania, watch a Roma man carry belongings into the street while more than 100 people were evicted from their homes on Monday, September 15. Up to 25 Roma families were evicted from buildings that were illegally taken by the state and later returned to their owners following lengthy legal procedures. The Roma, some of whom were legal tenants while the buildings were under state control, protested that they have not been compensated for their loss. They also say the temporary shelters they were offered involve women and children living separate from men.
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Police in Bucharest, Romania, watch a Roma man carry belongings into the street while more than 100 people were evicted from their homes on Monday, September 15. Up to 25 Roma families were evicted from buildings that were illegally taken by the state and later returned to their owners following lengthy legal procedures. The Roma, some of whom were legal tenants while the buildings were under state control, protested that they have not been compensated for their loss. They also say the temporary shelters they were offered involve women and children living separate from men.
Vadim Ghirda/AP
Evidence tape and a "condemned" sign hang over the door of a Blackstone, Massachusetts, home on Friday, September 12. The bodies of <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2014%2F09%2F13%2Fjustice%2Fmassachusetts-dead-infants%2Findex.html">three dead infants were found in the home,</a> which was so squalid that police officers had to search it in hazmat suits.
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Evidence tape and a "condemned" sign hang over the door of a Blackstone, Massachusetts, home on Friday, September 12. The bodies of three dead infants were found in the home, which was so squalid that police officers had to search it in hazmat suits.
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A Japan Airlines plane flies near burnt houses in Manila, Philippines, on Tuesday, September 16, after a fire gutted homes and left 750 residents homeless.
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A Japan Airlines plane flies near burnt houses in Manila, Philippines, on Tuesday, September 16, after a fire gutted homes and left 750 residents homeless.
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A pedestrian walks through a medieval arcade near the Old Town Square in Prague, Czech Republic, on Tuesday, September 16.
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A pedestrian walks through a medieval arcade near the Old Town Square in Prague, Czech Republic, on Tuesday, September 16.
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Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks Sunday, September 14, at the Harkin Steak Fry in Indianola, Iowa. The annual fundraiser, started by U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin, has turned into <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2014%2F09%2F12%2Fpolitics%2Fharkin-steak-fry-clinton%2Findex.html">the most important political event in Iowa</a> and a must-stop for Democrats thinking about a run for the presidency.
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Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks Sunday, September 14, at the Harkin Steak Fry in Indianola, Iowa. The annual fundraiser, started by U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin, has turned into the most important political event in Iowa and a must-stop for Democrats thinking about a run for the presidency.
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A woman speaks with firefighters in front of an apartment building that was damaged after shelling in Donetsk, Ukraine, on Wednesday, September 17. <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2014%2F08%2F07%2Feurope%2Fgallery%2Fukraine-crisis%2Findex.html">Fighting between Ukrainian troops and pro-Russian rebels in the country</a> has left more than 3,000 people dead since mid-April, according to the United Nations.
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A woman speaks with firefighters in front of an apartment building that was damaged after shelling in Donetsk, Ukraine, on Wednesday, September 17. Fighting between Ukrainian troops and pro-Russian rebels in the country has left more than 3,000 people dead since mid-April, according to the United Nations.
Darko Vojinovic/AP
Robin Anderson holds up her granddaughter, Kinlee, while Kinlee searches for her father Tuesday, September 16, in Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota. More than 140 soldiers from the Minnesota National Guard were returning home after a nine-month deployment to Afghanistan.
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Robin Anderson holds up her granddaughter, Kinlee, while Kinlee searches for her father Tuesday, September 16, in Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota. More than 140 soldiers from the Minnesota National Guard were returning home after a nine-month deployment to Afghanistan.
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University students in Santiago, Chile, cling to a fence at the Education Ministry building while protesting a financial crisis at their school on Friday, September 12.
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University students in Santiago, Chile, cling to a fence at the Education Ministry building while protesting a financial crisis at their school on Friday, September 12.
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Israeli soldiers detain a Palestinian man Friday, September 12, during clashes at a protest against the Jewish settlement of Ofra, in the West Bank village of Silwad.
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Israeli soldiers detain a Palestinian man Friday, September 12, during clashes at a protest against the Jewish settlement of Ofra, in the West Bank village of Silwad.
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Ebola survivor Dr. Kent Brantly waits to testify before members of Congress on Tuesday, September 16, in Washington. Brantly urged lawmakers to provide extra funds to fight <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2014%2F04%2F04%2Fworld%2Fgallery%2Febola-in-west-africa%2Findex.html">the Ebola outbreak in West Africa,</a> which is the deadliest Ebola outbreak in history. Earlier in the day, Brantly met with President Obama. <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2014%2F09%2F12%2Fworld%2Fgallery%2Fweek-in-photos-0912%2Findex.html">See last week in 43 photos</a>
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Ebola survivor Dr. Kent Brantly waits to testify before members of Congress on Tuesday, September 16, in Washington. Brantly urged lawmakers to provide extra funds to fight the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, which is the deadliest Ebola outbreak in history. Earlier in the day, Brantly met with President Obama. See last week in 43 photos
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