Men in Aleppo, Syria, pull a boy out of rubble Sunday, April 6, after what activists say was a bombing carried out by forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
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Farmers work in the fields of Wuzhuan Town, China, on Monday, April 7.
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Britain's Prince George looks at other babies during an event Wednesday, April 9, at the Government House in Wellington, New Zealand. His parents, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, are on a three-week tour of New Zealand and Australia.
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Children pray at a Catholic church in Kigali, Rwanda, on Sunday, April 6. Twenty years ago this month, mass killings began in Rwanda. An estimated 800,000 civilians, mostly from the Tutsi ethnic group, were murdered over a period of about 100 days.
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Hillary Clinton ducks after a woman hurls a shoe at her during a speech in Las Vegas on Thursday, April 10. The Secret Service took the woman into custody.
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A woman enjoys a ride with her son at an amusement park in Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan, on Friday, April 4.
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An artist dressed as the Hindu goddess Kali participates in a procession to celebrate the Ram Navami festival Tuesday, April 8, in Allahabad, India.
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Lawmakers scuffle during a parliament session in Kiev, Ukraine, on Tuesday, April 8. The fight broke out when Petr Simonenko, the leader of the Communist Party, began to say lawmakers should listen to the demands of eastern Ukraine. He defended demonstrators who have seized local government buildings, saying they are not doing anything different from what the current interim government has done. He also accused "nationalists" of starting the crisis in eastern Ukraine.
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Planetary nebula Abell 33 appears ring-like in this image taken using the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope and released on Wednesday, April 9. The blue bubble was created when an aging star shed its outer layers and a star in the foreground happened to align with it to create a "diamond engagement ring" effect.
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A police officer in New York City is comforted Wednesday, April 9, after a ceremony in honor of Officer Dennis Guerra. Guerra died Wednesday after he and his partner were injured responding to a fire.
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An art installation featuring a large-scale portrait of a child reportedly orphaned by a drone strike was unveiled this week in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa area of northwest Pakistan. The project is meant to be seen from above by drone operators and aims to raise awareness about civilian casualties. The collaborative effort was inspired by French artist JR's "Inside Out" movement.
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Miles Scott, dressed as Batkid, throws the ceremonial first pitch at the San Francisco Giants' home opener on Tuesday, April 8. Miles, a 5-year-old who has been fighting leukemia since he was a baby, made headlines in November when, through the Make-A-Wish Foundation, he became Batman for a day and got to "save" the city.
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Parents and students embrace near Franklin Regional High School, where authorities say 21 people were injured in a stabbing spree Wednesday, April 9, in Murrysville, Pennsylvania. A 16-year-old student, Alex Hribal, has been charged with four counts of attempted homicide and 21 counts of aggravated assault.
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Cherry trees and the Thomas Jefferson Memorial are seen in Washington as the sun rises on Thursday, April 10.
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Members of a Christian militia patrol outside the village of Zawa in the Central African Republic on Tuesday, April 8. The Central African Republic, a former French colony, was plunged into chaos last year after a coalition of mostly Muslim rebels ousted President Francois Bozize. They have since been forced out of power, but Christian and Muslim militias continue to fight for control.
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Finn Stallings, the young son of professional golfer Scott Stallings, putts on a green during the Masters' Par 3 contest, held Wednesday, April 9, in Augusta, Georgia.
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A man looks at a tipped-over Smart car Monday, April 7, in San Francisco. Police said four Smart cars were flipped over in an apparent early morning vandalism spree.
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Lale, a polar bear cub, explores her outdoor enclosure for the first time at Zoo am Meer on Tuesday, April 8, in Bremerhaven, Germany.
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Oscar Pistorius becomes emotional during his murder trial Monday, April 7, in Pretoria, South Africa. The track star, accused of intentionally killing his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, took the witness stand in his own defense.
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A woman casts her vote in Muzaffarnagar, India, on Thursday, April 10. India's general election is being held in stages over five weeks. Voters will elect 543 members to the lower house of parliament, which will then select the country's next prime minister. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is stepping aside after a decade in charge.
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A area of land takes on the appearance of a patchwork quilt in Lisse, Netherlands, on Wednesday, April 9. The tulip season began in March and lasts until August.
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A woman cries in Beijing during a candlelight vigil held Tuesday, April 8, for those aboard Malaysia Airlines Flight 370. Authorities are combing the southern Indian Ocean in search of Flight 370, which disappeared March 8.
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Pro-Russian activists clash with police at the regional administration building in Donetsk, Ukraine, on Sunday, April 6. Protesters seized state buildings in several east Ukrainian cities, prompting accusations from Kiev that Moscow is trying to "dismember" the country.
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Soldiers stand next to graffiti in Complexo da Mare, one of the largest favela complexes in Rio de Janeiro, on Saturday, April 5. The Brazilian government has deployed federal forces to violence-plagued slums ahead of the FIFA World Cup, which starts in June.
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Women in Vadodara, India, hold copper pots and coconuts over their heads on Wednesday, April 9, to give a traditional welcome to Narendra Modi, a candidate running for prime minister.
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Beekeeper She Ping tries to cover his body with bees Wednesday, April 9, in Chongqing, China.
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Irish President Michael D. Higgins inspects a guard of honor at Windsor Castle, west of London, on Tuesday, April 8. Higgins is the first Irish head of state to make a state visit to the United Kingdom. See last week in 33 photos