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Egypt football riot
Police officers react as chaos erupts at a football stadium in Port Said city, Egypt.
Tough Guy challenge
A competitor in the Tough Guy Challenge endurance race in Telford, England. Every year thousands of people run the 8 mile assault course which involves freezing temperatures, fire and ice.
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A woman swallows a live snake as she performs on a small stage showcasing acts of magic and feats of unusual physical abilities at the temple fair in Ditan Park, also known as the Temple of Earth, in Beijing, China.
Julia Gillard dragged to safety
Security drag Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Opposition Leader Tony Abbott from a protest this afternoon.
Indian bus rampage
Nine dead and dozens injured as bus driver mows down pedestrians and rammed cars and food stalls.
Onlookers and rescue workers survey the trail of destruction.
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A view shows the Costa Concordia cruise ship that ran aground off the west coast of Italy, at Giglio island.
Costa Concordia cruise ship disaster
A view of one of the two leaks in the capsized Costa Concordia cruise ship after being holed by a rock off the west coast of Italy, at Giglio island.
Brangelina in the White House
Actress Angelina Jolie is seen in the Oval Office during a meeting with US President Barack Obama.
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A child looks at a candle flame during an event to pray for the reconstruction of areas devastated by the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami, in Iwanuma in Miyagi prefecture, Japan.
Titanic items to be sold
A scale model of the RMS Titanic on display at the Titanic Auction preview at the Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum in New York City.
Bullfighting festival Costa Rica
Hundreds of people took part in the annual bullfighting festival in San Jose.
Royal Christmas, 2011
The British monarchy celebrates Christmas, and visit the ailing Royal consort Prince Philip in hospital.
Prince Harry drives a car carrying Princess Eugenie and Princess Beatrice, followed by Prince William driving a car carrying Zara Phillips, as they arrive at Papworth Hospital to visit Prince Phillip.
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The race car of driver Will Power goes airborne during the IZOD IndyCar World Championship race at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas.
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Borges of Brazil's Santos does a back flip as he celebrates after scoring against Japan's Kashiwa Reysol during their FIFA Club World Cup semi-final soccer match in Toyota, central Japan.
Time People of the year 2011
A protester in Cairo, Egypt. "The Protester" has been named person of the year by Time Magazine.
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Participants run on the Nanpu bridge as they compete in the Shanghai international Marathon.
US professor is dumpster-diving urban Robin Hood
Jeff Ferrell, a professor of sociology at Texas Christian University, is pictured in his shop where he has organised thousands of useful but discarded items he has collected from dumpsters in Fort Worth, Texas. The TCU professor of sociology sifts through dumpsters and gives the vast majority of what he finds to the needy or to friends.
Protesters attack Tehran's British embassy
Police chase protesters as they enter the gate of the British embassy in Tehran. NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject to Iranian restrictions on leaving the office to report, film or take pictures in Tehran.
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Birds take to the air as a helicopter flies over the Swiss Parliament building transporting the annual Christmas tree for the Federal square in Bern, Switzerland.
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An aerial view shows vehicles with their headlights on converging on the Soyuz TMA-02M spacecraft carrying ISS crew members, U.S. astronaut Michael Fossum, Russian cosmonaut Sergey Volkov and Japanese astronaut Satoshi Furukawa, after the spacecraft landed near the town of Arkalyk in northern Kazakhstan.
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Rescuers take a break outside a coal mine after a gas leak accident in Shizong county, Yunnan province, China.
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Members of the Iranian Air Force (blue uniforms) attend a prayer ceremony on Eid al-Adha in Tehran. NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject to Iranian restrictions on their ability to film or take pictures in Tehran.
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Russian servicemen in historical uniforms take part in a military parade rehearsal in Moscow's Red Square.
Kate Middleton in Denmark
Left to right, Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, Kate Middleton, Duchess of Cambridge, Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark and Mary, Crown Princess of Denmark.
Muammar Gaddafi (Warning: Graphic image)
Muammar Gaddafi in Tripoli before making a speech in which he sought to defuse tensions after more than 10 days of anti-government protests in Libya, in this March this year.
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