Photos of the week
The G8 summit, hosted by UK Prime Minister David Cameron in Northern Ireland this week, is expected to discuss tax avoidance issues on its final day.
The group wrapped up a 6,500-mile 15-state tour to urge lawmakers to support legislation that provides a roadmap to citizenship for aspiring Americans.
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The Pollutant Standards Index (PSI) rose to the highest level on record reaching 400 at 11am. The haze is created by deliberate slash-and-burn forest fires started by companies in neighboring Sumatra.
See more: Smog from forest fires chokes Singapore
Worries over China's economic slowdown and the possible end to the U.S. Federal Reserve's stimulus sent global markets into a tailspin Thursday.
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Exploding shells set off a fire that triggered explosions at a military depot in southern Russia, injuring about 30 people and causing the evacuation of more than 6,000 from a nearby village, investigators and emergency workers said.
On Sunday, Morsi appointed 17 new governors, including seven members of the Brotherhood and one from an ex-militant group to rule the ancient city of Luxor. That appointment outraged Luxor residents, as the governor's group claimed responsibility for a 1997 massacre of dozens of tourists there.
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