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The Week in Pictures

  Yankees fans, a festival of lights, and toddler bowling are among the best news and feature photos from around the globe.

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Rise and fall of the Berlin Wall

  An archival look at an iconic barrier.

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  Massacre leaves 13 dead, stuns Fort Hood

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Afghanistan
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A Georgian man cries near the body of his relative after a bombardment in Gori
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U.S., world, and environment
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Deadly flooding in El Salvador

  Three days of heavy rains in El Salvador touched off floods and slides that have killed at least 91 people.

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Image: Thousands of gay and lesbian activists converge on the White House and Capitol demanding civil rights protections
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Entertainment photos

Celebrity, music, movie, TV and fashion
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Celebrity sightings

Ginnifer Goodwin gets serious at the “Single Man” screening, Beyonce wows Berlin at MTV awards, Claire Danes is a BAFTA beauty and more.

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Image: Actress Kristin Chenoweth kisses her Emmy award.
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Sports photos

Big matchups, sports stars and history
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Baseball playoffs: Day 15

Check out all the best action from the MLB playoffs.

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Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers sm
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Mardy Gilyard, Robert McClain
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PGA Championship - Final Round
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US golfer Tom Watson chips onto the 18th
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Washington Capitals v New York Islanders
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Stanley Cup Finals - Pittsburgh Penguins v Detroit Red Wings - Game Seven
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Minnesota Twins v Kansas City Royals
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Stanley Cup Finals - Detroit Red Wings v Pittsburgh Penguins - Game Four
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Travel photos

U.S. and worldwide destinations
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The Big Apple

Long referred to as the center of American business, New York is a melting pot of cultures and landscapes. Take a visual tour of some of the Big Apple’s most famous attractions.

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Las Vegas Strip Exteriors
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Revellers from Salgueiro samba school dance during the second night of the Carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro's Sambadrome
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Athens, Greece
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Obama Family To Spend Summer Vacation On Martha's Vineyard
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Technology and science photos

Space, technology, gadgets and science
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Month in Space

Catch a blast from the sun, a clash between galaxies and other outer-space highlights from October.

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Unlikely friends

A pig and a tiger, a monkey and a rabbit, a duck and a dog – these best buddy pairs make some very odd couples.

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Image: Tuffy, sports a mohawk while competing in the fifth annual Times Square Dog Day Masquerade, in New York
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Image: Spanish matador Antonio Ferrera reacts after killing a fighting bull during a bullfight at the Plaza de Toros at the San Fermin festival in Pamplona.
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Image: A cat during the Pets Fashion Week Russia in Moscow
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Image: Soldiers celebrate their return from Iraq.
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