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  May 10 - 17
Waiting for the monsoon rains in India, a squirrel’s flying leap in North Carolina, a young boy’s close shave at a Buddha camp in South Korea, bidding  adieu in France and more.
  May 3 - 10
A pianist performs a high-wire act in Brazil,  a tornado demolishes  buildings near Tokyo, a Marilyn Monroe sculpture is disassembled in Chicago, a farmer harvests wheat in India and more.




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Image: A rebel fighter celebrates as his comrades fire a rocket barrage toward the positions of troops loyal to Libyan ruler Muammar Gaddafi
  The Year in Pictures: 2011
See the best pictures from last year.

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  Behind the scenes: The Week in Pictures
Learn how The Week in Pictures started, see highlights from its first decade, and find out how we pick the pictures.

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