Images from This Week Around the World
Iranian firefighters work on a burned Russian-made Iranian passenger plane after its crash landing at Mashhad airport, northeastern Iran, Sunday, Jan. 24, 2010. The Tupolev passenger plane carrying 157 passengers and 13 crew crash landed in northeastern Iran on Sunday injuring at least 46 people, state television reported.
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South Yemen separatist protesters, painted with their flag's colours, demonstrate outside Downing Street in London , Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2010 . U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived in London for a hurriedly convened meeting Wednesday with delegates from the Middle East, Russia and Europe over the risk posed by Yemen following the botched Detroit bombing.
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Presidential military policemen stand in guard at the Tiburcio Carias Andino stadium prior to a rally to celebrate the inauguration of the country's new President, Porfirio Lobo, in Tegucigalpa, Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2009.
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A model presents a creation by Italian fashion designers Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pier Paolo Piccioli as part of their Haute Couture Spring Summer 2010 collection for fashion house Valentino in Paris, Wednesday Jan. 27, 2010.
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A man pauses in a downtown street in earthquake-torn Port-au-Prince, Monday, Jan. 25, 2010.
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A jogger runs in the park of Augustusburg Castle in Bruehl, Germany, Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2010.
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U.S. Army soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division carry an injured man into a traditional Haitian "tap tap" bus in Port-au-Prince, Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2010. According to witnesses at the scene the man, along with two others, were shot by Haitian police while allegedly looting in a downtown building in the aftermath of the Jan. 12 earthquake.
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Border Security Force soldiers stand alert mounted on camels during the Beating the Retreat rehearsals at Rajpath, in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2010. Beating the Retreat, which will be marked on Jan. 29, marks the end of republic day celebrations.
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"Leo," a seven-year-old male South American Sea Lion, performs during a training at the Hakkeijima Sea Paradise aquarium-amusement park complex in Yokohama, southwest of Tokyo, Japan, Sunday, Jan. 24, 2010.
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Apple CEO Steve Jobs shows off the new iPad during an Apple event in San Francisco, Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2010.
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People walk past illuminated buildings that house India's main government offices, during Republic Day in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2010. India celebrates its Republic Day on Jan. 26 every year, but this year security measures were notched up following intelligence reports of a possible terrorist attack by Islamic militants.
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Pakistanis gather around a roadside food vendor on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan, Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2010.
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A Haitian walks past a burning corpse in the street in the aftermath of the massive Jan. 12 earthquake in Port-au-Prince, Monday, Jan. 25, 2010. Some Haitians have been burning bodies to eliminate the stench.
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In this image released by Hope for Haiti Now, actor Leonardo Dicaprio works the phone bank at the "Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief", on Friday, Jan. 22, 2010 in Los Angeles.
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The Soufriere Hills volcano erupts in the Caribbean island of Montserrat, Saturday, Jan. 23, 2010.
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A 23-year-old man is rescued by a French search and rescue team after being trapped in the rubble of a fruit and vegetable shop for 11 days after the massive earthquake in Port-au-Prince, Saturday, Jan. 23, 2010.
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In this image released by Hope for Haiti Now, Dave Matthews, left, and Neil Young perform at "Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief", on Friday, Jan. 22, 2010 in Los Angeles.
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In this image released by Hope For Haiti Now, Wyclef Jean performs at "Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief", on Friday, Jan. 22, 2010 in New York.
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A family watches from a desert ridge as a Gulf Air passenger jet leads France's famous display team, Patrouille de France, Friday, Jan. 22, 2010, during the Bahrain International Air Show in Sakhir, Bahrain. Hundreds of people scattered on rocky desert cliffs watched the show.
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Ducks dive searching for food in a pond in capital Minsk, Belarus, Monday, Jan. 25, 2010. The temperatures in Belarus reached around -18 Celsius ( - 1 degrees Fahrenheit).
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Joe Legotte, from San Diego, relaxes in a chair in the surf during a winter storm, Thursday, Jan. 21, 2010 in San Diego. A series of massive rain storms are hitting much of California and the West causing black-outs, flooding and auto accidents as well as snow in the mountain areas.
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People watch a traditional cock fight during the Jonbeel fair in Jagiroad, about 70 kilometers (43 miles) east of Gauhati, India, Friday, Jan. 22, 2010. During the fair, tribal people from the hills exchange goods with people from the plains in the old barter system of transaction.
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People make their way on a flooded street of the Jardim Romano neighborhood, in Sao Paulo, Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2010. Today is the thirty-fifth day that heavy rains hit the metropolitan area of the city causing heavy damage and at least 62 deaths in Sao Paulo state attributed to the rains, according to civil defense authorities.
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Katy Hughes,10, jumps off of a sand berm during sunset in San Diego on Saturday, Jan. 23, 2010. After a series of four powerful Pacific storms hit much of California last week, sunshine returned to Southern California on Saturday.
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