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Bavarian farmers, followed by their cows, walk along a road in Oberstaufen, south of Munich. At the end of the summer season, farmers move their herds down from the Alps to the valley into winter pastures. Michaela Rehle/Reuters
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Riot police take position as protesters pull down a concrete wall built in front of the Israeli embassy in Cairo. Amr Abdallah Dalsh/Reuters
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A Nepalese child sits near a giant mask of Bhairav during the Indra Jatra Festival in Hanuman Dhoka, in Katmandu, Nepal. Indra is considered the Hindu god of rain and the week long festival marks the end of the rainy season. Binod Joshi/AP
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School children walk back home through a flooded street after heavy monsoon rains in New Delhi, India. Saurabh Das/AP
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Thousands of Egyptian protesters pray at Tahrir Square, the focal point of the Egyptian uprising, in Cairo, Egypt during a protest labeled Correcting the Path where thousands gathered demanding a clear road map to democracy and an end to military trials for civilians. Amr Nabil/AP
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US Coast Guard Academy Second Class Cadet Colleen Patton, of New York, plays the bagpipes at the academy in New London, Conn., in remembrance of the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Patton played Amazing Grace at 9:03 a.m., the same time American Airlines Flight 175 struck the South Tower of the World Trade Center. US Coast Guard/AP
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The Duke and Duchess of Devonshire view the sculpture Lion 2 by Ji Yong-Ho in the gardens of their home Chatsworth House in central England. The work is part of the Beyond Limits exhibition of modern and contemporary sculpture displayed in the gardens. Darren Staples/Reuters
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US first lady Michelle Obama hits a tennis ball as she takes part in a 'Let's Move' tennis clinic at the US Open to promote physical activity for kids, in New York. Mike Segar/Reuters
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Children walk under the triumphal gate while celebrating 20 years of independence in Skopje, Macedonia. Ognen Teofilovski/Reuters
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German soldier part of the NATO peacekeeping mission in Kosovo stands behind soldiers participating in NATO change of command ceremony in the capital Pristina. Visar Kryeziu/AP
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President Barack Obama greets supporters after delivering remarks at the Robins Center Arena at the University of Richmond, in Richmond, Va. Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP
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North Korean women's soldiers takes part in a military parade in Pyongyang's central square marking the 63rd anniversary of the state's founding. Kyodo/Reuters
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A heavily armed Port Authority police officer stand guard next to the North Pool at the World Trade Center memorial site in New York. Just days before the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, US counter-terrorism officials are chasing a credible but unconfirmed al-Qaida threat to use a car bomb on bridges or tunnels in New York City or Washington. Mary Altaffer/AP
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A displaced woman with children carries her belongings as she walks past a deserted street in Howlwadaag district in Somalia's capital Mogadishu. Feisal Omar/Reuters
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A cleric arrives at the University of Tehran to attend Friday prayers. Morteza Nikoubazl/Reuters
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An idol of elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesha is lifted on a crane for immersion into the Hussain Sagar Lake in Hyderabad, India. Mahesh Kumar A./AP
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A stranded passenger sleeps in the baggage claim area at San Diego's Lindbergh Field after a blackout. A power outage is affecting millions of people across southern California, Arizona and Mexico. Denis Poroy/AP
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The presence of an Al Qaeda-linked group among Syria's rebels and past US prosecutions of those who've supported groups it deems terrorists has slowed the flow of food and medical aid to Syria.
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Tom A. Peter, Correspondent /
May 16, 2013
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Members of Abu Sayeed’s grassroots aid group were en route to the Turkish border to pick up a shipment of food when the leader of Jabhat al-Nusra announced that his group was loyal to Al Qaeda.