Marcus Cirillo, 5, attends the funeral procession for his father, Cpl. Nathan Cirillo, in Hamilton, Ontario, on Tuesday, October 28. The Canadian army reservist was fatally shot while standing guard at the National War Memorial in Ottawa. Police say the gunman, Michael Zehaf-Bibeau, was "driven by ideological and political motives" when he opened fire at the war memorial and nearby Parliament Hill. He was shot and killed by security.
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People who came to Wallops Island, Virginia, to watch the launch of a NASA-contracted rocket walk away after the unmanned spacecraft, owned by Orbital Sciences Corp., exploded on Tuesday, October 28. The cargo module was carrying 5,000 pounds of supplies and experiments meant for the International Space Station. No one was injured in the explosion, and the cause is under investigation.
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A Dallas Cowboys cheerleader wears zombie makeup during halftime of an NFL game Monday, October 27.
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Kaci Hickox leaves her home in Fort Kent, Maine, to take a bike ride with her boyfriend on Thursday, October 30. Hickox, a nurse, recently returned to the United States from West Africa, where she treated Ebola victims. State authorities want her to avoid public places for 21 days — the virus' incubation period. But Hickox, who has twice tested negative for Ebola, has said she will defy efforts to keep her quarantined at home.
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Dust rises as camels arrive for the annual cattle fair in Pushkar, India, on Tuesday, October 28.
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U.S. Marines sit on board a helicopter at an air base in Afghanistan on Monday, October 27. A fleet of planes and helicopters airlifted the last U.S. and British forces from a key base in southern Afghanistan, one day after the international coalition closed the massive facility and handed it over to the Afghan military.
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A woman cries at a Johannesburg church Tuesday, October 28, as she prays for Senzo Meyiwa, the captain of South Africa's soccer team who authorities say was shot and killed by intruders during a botched robbery attempt.
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A man jumps over a burning couch in San Francisco's Mission District after the San Francisco Giants beat the Kansas City Royals to win the World Series on Wednesday, October 29.
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Students grieve during a gathering Sunday, October 26, at Marysville-Pilchuck High School in Marysville, Washington. Law enforcement officials say Jaylen Fryberg, a popular freshman at the school, shot five fellow students before committing suicide on Friday, October 24.
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An explosion is seen in Kobani, Syria, after an apparent airstrike Monday, October 27. ISIS militants and Syrian Kurdish fighters have been battling for control of the city near the Turkish border, and the United States and several Arab nations have been bombing ISIS targets to take out the militant group's ability to command, train and resupply its fighters.
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U.S. President Barack Obama gives a thumbs-up in Milwaukee as he campaigns for gubernatorial candidate Mary Burke on Tuesday, October 28.
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Staff members with the Russian Geographical Society carry the body of a preserved baby mammoth before putting it on display Tuesday, October 28, in Moscow. The 39,000-year-old baby mammoth is named Yuka for the Yukagir coastline where she was found. Yuka was found four years ago in the Siberian permafrost, and scientists call her the best-preserved mammoth in the history of paleontology.
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A van burns in Jerusalem during clashes between Palestinians and Israeli security forces on Thursday, October 30. Tension has been building following the drive-by shooting of Rabbi Yehuda Glick, a controversial activist. Israeli police shot and killed a suspect in Glick's shooting, and it closed the Temple Mount holy site "to prevent disturbances." Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas called the Temple Mount shutdown a "declaration of war." The Temple Mount is the holiest site in Judaism and the third-holiest site in Islam.
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London Mayor Boris Johnson punches a pad Tuesday, October 28, during a visit to the Fight for Peace Academy in the UK capital. Fight for Peace uses boxing and martial arts, combined with education and personal development, to help at-risk youth realize their potential.
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Quinn Bradlee, son of former Washington Post Executive Editor Ben Bradlee, rests his head on his father's casket during memorial services at the Washington National Cathedral on Wednesday, October 29. Ben Bradlee, who guided the newspaper through the era of the Pentagon Papers and Watergate and was immortalized on screen in "All the President's Men," died on October 21. He was 93.
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Lava from the Kilauea volcano pours past a boundary fence in Pahoa, Hawaii, on Tuesday, October 28. The flow has recently picked up speed, prompting emergency officials to close part of the main road through town and tell residents to be prepared to evacuate.
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A tidal bore wave hits tourists in Hangzhou, China, on Monday, October 27.
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Apple CEO Tim Cook, right, chats with News Corp. Chairman Rupert Murdoch at a conference in Laguna Beach, California, on Monday, October 27. In a column he recently wrote for Bloomberg Businessweek, Cook acknowledged that he was gay. Cook said he has long been open about his sexual orientation, but he just hadn't discussed it publicly.
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At a school gym in Semyonovka, Ukraine, a woman casts a ballot in the country's parliamentary election on Sunday, October 26.
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Floodwaters threaten homes in Voss, Norway, on Wednesday, October 29.
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A Chinese soldier in Beijing adjusts the hat of an honor guard member as they prepare to welcome Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai on Tuesday, October 28.
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A protester poses in front of a burning car outside of Burkina Faso's parliament building Thursday, October 30, in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. There have been violent clashes in the capital as protesters demonstrate against the high cost of living and a proposal to amend the constitution so President Blaise Compaore can run for another term. The Burkinabe government announced October 30 that it is dropping the proposed amendment, and Compaore appealed for calm via Twitter.
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Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff drinks mate, an herbal tea, and shows an electronic voting receipt that confirms she voted in the presidential runoff Sunday, October 26. Rousseff held off challenger Aecio Neves to win re-election.
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Young Buddhist monks hold candles during the Yi Peng festival Saturday, October 25, in Chiang Mai, Thailand.
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Ash clouds from the Mount Sinabung volcano are seen behind a photographer as he runs Saturday, October 25, on Indonesia's Sumatra Island. Mount Sinaburg began erupting last year.
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A Sikh warrior yawns Friday, October 24, during a religious procession to mark the Bandi Chhor Divas festival in Amritsar, India.
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Afghan security forces drag a gunman's body after he was killed in a clash with police Tuesday, October 28, in Herat, Afghanistan. A police chief said gunmen had attacked a checkpoint in Herat one day earlier, killing two police officers.
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Zheng Feng, an amateur climber, takes wedding pictures with his bride on a cliff in Jinhua, China, on Sunday, October 26.
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People walk along a beach in Tijuana, Mexico, on Wednesday, October 29. The metal bars in the foreground mark Tijuana's border with the United States.
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A Free Syrian Army fighter aims his gun through the wall of a damaged building in Aleppo, Syria, on Sunday, October 26. 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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Veterinarians clean the teeth of Tango, an 11-year-old male jaguar, as he undergoes a full medical examination at the Buenos Aires Zoo on Monday, October 27.
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A man walks past a billboard display in Beijing on Wednesday, October 29.
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A mother of a soldier who was kidnapped by ISIS militants and the al-Nusra Front is carried by firefighters Thursday, October 30, after she tried to burn herself with fuel in Beirut, Lebanon.
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People in Budapest, Hungary, hold up their cell phones Sunday, October 26, as they protest a new tax on Internet data transfers. See last week in 37 photos
