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By Alissa Ambrose

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A Balinese man throws a burned coconut husk during the "Mesabatan Api" ritual a head of Nyepi Day in Gianyar, Bali, Indonesia, March 30, 2014.

Japan

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A man walks along the river boardwalk under cherry blossom trees in full bloom at Meguro River in Tokyo, Japan, April 1, 2014.

Vatican

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Britain's Queen Elizabeth waves to Pope Francis at the end of their meeting at the Vatican, April 3, 2014. 

Pennsylvania

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Philadelphia 76ers' Tony Wroten, left, and Charlotte Bobcats' Anthony Tolliver watch Wroten's shot go up during the second half of an NBA basketball game, April 2, 2014, in Philadelphia. 

China

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People walk in a street with their faces covered as sandstorm sweeps in Urumchi, Xinjiang Province of China, April 3, 2014.

Afghanistan

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Anja Niedringhaus/AP
An Afghan soldier, left, and a policeman peek through a window as they wait in line with others to get their registration card on the last day of voter registration for the upcoming presidential elections outside a school in Kabul, Afghanistan, April 1, 2014. 

AP photographer Anja Niedringhaus was killed in Afghanistan this week. 

Ecuador

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Dolores Ochoa/AP
A pigeon rests on a wild iguana in a tree inside Seminario Park in Guayaquil, Ecuador, April 3, 2014. 

Texas

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Tamir Kalifa/AP
Lucy Hamlin and her husband, Spc. Timothy Hamlin wait for permission to re-enter the Fort Hood military base, where they live, following a shooting on base, April 2, 2014, in Fort Hood, Texas.

Bahrain

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Hasan Jamali/AP
Bahraini anti-government protesters carrying stones challenge riot police firing tear gas and shotguns during clashes in Eker, Bahrain,  April 3, 2014. 

California

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Mark Wahlberg gets slimed at the 27th annual Kids' Choice Awards at the Galen Center in Los Angeles, March 29, 2014.

Spain

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A protestor is seen though a banner reading "No" as she marches during a protest against government's austerity measures in Madrid, Spain, April 3, 2014. 

Afghanistan

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Anja Niedringhaus/AP
An Afghan carpet seller holds up a framed carpet depicting Afghan President Hamid Karzai in his store in Kabul, Afghanistan, March 30, 2014.

AP photographer Anja Niedringhaus was killed in Afghanistan this week. 

England

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Alastair Grant/AP
Isla Roberts looks at photographers as a large blue Morpho butterfly lands on her face, as she and other children take part in a media call for a new exhibition on tropical butterflies in a temporary venue outside the Natural History Museum in London, March, 31, 2014. 

Gaza

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Adel Hana/AP
Palestinian female Hamas security officers demonstrate their skills during a graduation ceremony in the northern Gaza Strip, April 2, 2014. 

United Arab Emirates

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Kamran Jebreili/AP
Katharina Dietrich from Germany dressed up with horse designs attends the Dubai World Cup horse race at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, March 29, 2014. 

Israel

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Mahmoud Illean/AP
Israeli border policemen detain a Palestinian during a Land Day protest in Jerusalem, March 29, 2014. 

Iran

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Vahid Salemi/AP
Iranian Shiite women mourn in a ceremony marking the death anniversary of Fatima, the daughter of Islam's Prophet Muhammad, at a central square of Tehran, Iran, April 3, 2014. 

Peru

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Teodocio Perez, 71, covered with a thin layer of wet sand, looks out at the Pacific Ocean during his morning exercises on the Playa de Pescadores shore in Lima, Peru, April 2, 2014. 

Crimea

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Pavel Golovkin/AP
Employees of the Sevastopol State Oceanarium train dolphins, in Sevastopol, Crimea, March 30, 2014. 

Egypt

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Heba Khamis/AP
Supporters of Egypt's ousted President Mohammed Morsi raise the four-finger sign, a symbol of defiance associated with the supporters, during a trial in court in Alexandria, Egypt, March 29, 2014. A court in Egypt's second-largest city sentenced two Morsi supporters to death on Saturday for throwing two people off the roof of a building during violent protests after the Islamist president was ousted, according to Egypt's state news agency.

Arizona

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Matt York/AP
People on the Mexican side of the international border worship while Cardinal Sean O'Malley leads mass in Nogales, Ariz., April 1, 2014.

Chile

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Heavy machinery is used in the clearing of debris on the road leading to the town of Camarones, in Arica, Chile, April 3, 2014. The road was cut off due to the magnitude-8.2 quake that struck Chile's Northern coast on Tuesday. 

Texas

Lightning rips through the night sky April 3, 2014, behind a replica Eiffel Tower in Paris, Texas, as a severe thunderstorm moved through the southern part of Lamar County, bringing high winds, rain and hail.
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Lightning rips through the night sky, behind a replica Eiffel Tower in Paris, Texas, as a severe thunderstorm moved through the southern part of Lamar County, bringing high winds, rain and hail, April 3, 2014.
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