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A newly born Asian Elephant calf lies in its enclosure at Chester Zoo in Chester, northern England. The calf, which is less than a day old, is the second elephant to be born at the zoo in 12 weeks. Phil Noble/Reuters
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An Ultra-orthodox Jewish man holds his ID card as he waits to vote in Bnei Brak, Israel, during legislative elections. Israelis began trickling into polling stations to cast their votes in a parliamentary election expected to return Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to office despite years of stalled peacemaking with the Palestinians and mounting economic troubles. Oded Balilty/AP
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Players of the Afghanistan cricket team practice during a training session in Lahore, Pakistan. Afghanistan cricket team has established a one-month long training camp in Lahore to tuneup for this March's ICC Intercontinental Cup and World Cricket League Championship matches against Scotland in the United Arab Emirates. /K.M. Chaudary/AP
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A worker adjusts a pipe at the Zarzaitine gas field in In Amenas, 1,600 km (994 miles) southeast of Algiers. Louafi Larbi/Reuters
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A man carries a crown of Peter II Karadjordjevic during a solemn ceremony after the remains of Yugoslavia's last king were flown back to Serbia in Belgrade, Serbia. The former king fled the Nazi occupation of Yugoslavia at the start of World War II and never returned, as Communists took over at the end of the war. He died in exile and was buried at a Serbian Orthodox monastery in Libertyville, Illinois — the only European monarch buried on US soil. Darko Vojinovic/AP
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Cars drive past parliamentary election campaign posters at a roundabout in central Amman. The Jordanian government has allocated 47,000 policemen and gendarmes for the parliamentary elections that will be held on Wednesday, according to the media center at the Directorate of General Security. Ali Jarekji/Reuters
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Chandani, 22, who works as a cab driver for a social enterprise which claims to provide safe and secure cab services for women driven by women, sits inside her car on a street in New Delhi January 13, 2013. Chandani said demand for their cabs has increased after a 23-year-old medical student was gang raped in New Delhi. "I am doing a very unconventional job for women. Given that I do night shifts, I carry pepper spray bottle and I'm trained in self-defence. Initially I faced a lot of problems but driving cabs at night has helped me to overcome my fears", said Chandani who has been working as a cab driver for the last four years. Photo released Jan. 22, 2013. Mansi Thapliyal/Reuters
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A Commuter bundles up against extreme cold conditions in Chicago. Temperatures in the area were hovering around zero with sub-zero wind chill reading hitting 10 below. Forecasters say waves of frigid Arctic air began moving over the region Saturday night Jan. 19, 2013. Temperatures are expected to rebound Wednesday Jan. 23, 2013. M. Spencer Green/AP
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Georgia Sen. David Lucas Sr., D-Macon, rear, looks on as Gov. Nathan Deal talks to reporters after presenting his budget plan to the House Appropriations Committee in Atlanta. Gov. Deal told Georgia lawmakers his legislative agenda will be less elaborate because a still-weak economy is curtailing state spending. David Goldman/AP
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Cossack cadets toss their rifles as they practice for an upcoming performance outside a cathedral in the southern Russian city of Novocherkassk. The cadets will perform as part of celebrations to mark the 130th anniversary of the founding of the Novocherkassk Cossack cadet corps. Vladimir Konstantinov/Reuters
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A performer dressed as a devil holds a stick spewing fireworks, during the traditional "Correfoc" (fire run) to mark the end of local festivities in Palma de Mallorca on the island of Mallorca January 21, 2013. Correfoc takes place during traditional fiestas in eastern Spain with people dancing in devil costumes lighting fireworks among crowds of spectators. Enrique Calvo/Reuters
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An Indian child dressed as Hindu god Shiva to seek alms reacts to the camera at Sangam, the confluence of the rivers Ganges and Yamuna during the Maha Kumbh festival in Allahabad, India. Millions of Hindu pilgrims are expected to attend the Maha Kumbh festival, which is one of the world's largest religious gatherings that lasts 55 days and falls every 12 years. Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP
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Traditional dolls are displayed at a shop ahead of Moulid al-Nabi, the birthday of Prophet Mohamed, in old Cairo, Egypt. For the first time this year, some of the bridal dolls traditionally sold to be given away during Moulid al-Nabi are veiled, reflecting conservative religious sentiment in Egypt under the Muslim Brotherhood. Amr Dalsh/Reuters
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A woman carries tablecloths on her head, which she shall sell to tourists, at the Alfama neighborhood in Lisbon. EU finance ministers and the Commission are confident Ireland and Portugal will be able to return to full market financing after their bailouts and will work in the coming months to facilitate that, the top EU economic affairs official said. Rafael Marchante/Reuters
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People on motorcycles flee after a strong earthquake hit in Aceh, Indonesia. A strong, shallow earthquake rocked parts of western Indonesia early Tuesday, killing a 9-year-old girl, panicking residents and ruining homes. Several other people were injured. Heri Juanda/AP
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Maksut Zhumayev (c), mountaineer and founder of the Kazakh Alpine Club, climbs during the opening of a rope park at Shimbulak Ski Resort in the Tien Shan mountains outside Almaty, Kazakhstan. The newly opened park is the world's highest rope park mounted on artificial supports, said its designers. Shamil Zhumatov/Reuters
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US President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama dance at the Inaugural Ball in Washington, January 21, 2013. Jonathan Ernst/Reuters
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Six years after 3-year-old Madeleine McCann went missing from her parents' hotel room in Portugal, British investigators say they have a new list of people they would like to question.
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Dasha Afanasieva, Reuters /
May 18, 2013
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