A law enforcement officer fires tear gas in the direction where bottles were thrown from crowds Monday, August 18, in Ferguson, Missouri. The St. Louis suburb has been in turmoil since Darren Wilson, a white police officer, fatally shot Michael Brown, an unarmed black teenager, on August 9. Some protesters and law enforcement officers have clashed in the streets, leading to injuries and arrests.
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After speaking with U.S. President Barack Obama by phone, John and Diane Foley talk to reporters outside their home in Rochester, New Hampshire, on Wednesday, August 20. Their son, freelance reporter James Foley, was beheaded by ISIS militants in a video posted the day before. "We have never been prouder of our son Jim," Diane Foley said. "He gave his life trying to expose the world to the suffering of the Syrian people."
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People in Jakarta, Indonesia, struggle to climb greased poles during a competition for prizes Sunday, August 17. It was part of Indonesia's Independence Day celebrations.
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Children and their teachers hide in a bomb shelter at an orphanage in Makiyivka, Ukraine, on Tuesday, August 19. For months, Ukrainian government forces have been battling pro-Russian rebels near Ukraine's eastern border with Russia. The fighting has left more than 2,000 people dead since mid-April, according to estimates from United Nations officials.
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A worker moves a portrait of former Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping at an exhibition in Deng's hometown of Guangyuan, China, on Monday, August 18. The exhibition celebrated the 110th anniversary of the late leader's birth.
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U.S. Sen. John McCain, left, dances on stage with actor and musician Jamie Foxx, center, at the Apollo in the Hamptons benefit Saturday, August 16, in East Hampton, New York.
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An Ebola Task Force soldier beats a local resident while enforcing a quarantine in the West Point slum of Monrovia, Liberia, on Wednesday, August 20. The Ebola virus has killed more than 1,350 people in West Africa since March, according to the World Health Organization.
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Ibrahim Fambulle, sick and weak, tries to stand as a corpse lies nearby in an Ebola ward in Monrovia, Liberia, on Friday, August 15. Health officials say the current outbreak in West Africa is the deadliest ever.
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Nazem Kadri, a professional hockey player with the NHL's Toronto Maple Leafs, has water dumped on him as he and the mascot of the NBA's Toronto Raptors participate in the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge on Wednesday, August 20. Many celebrities have joined in the viral Internet campaign to raise money and awareness for Lou Gehrig's disease, which is also called amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS.
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A tornado is seen approaching the coastal city of Genoa, Italy, on Tuesday, August 19. At right, in the background, is the wreckage of the Costa Concordia cruise ship, which was towed recently to Genoa so it could be scrapped.
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Kurdish Peshmerga forces drive a vehicle near the Iraqi town of Makhmur, south of Irbil, after ISIS militants withdrew on Monday, August 18. ISIS has taken over large swaths of northern and western Iraq as it seeks to create an Islamic caliphate that stretches from Syria to Iraq.
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Newborn panda triplets are seen inside an incubator at the Chimelong Safari Park in Guangzhou, China, on Sunday, August 17. According to local media, this is the fourth set of panda triplets born with the help of artificial insemination procedures in China.
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A Palestinian bride who lost her home in the fighting between Hamas and Israel sits on a couch during her wedding ceremony at a school in Rafah, Gaza, on Sunday, August 17.
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Workers clean the south face of Big Ben, the famous landmark at London's Palace of Westminster, on Tuesday, August 19.
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Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men and boys cover their bodies with mineral-rich mud on the shores of the Dead Sea during their vacation Sunday, August 17, at a beach in the West Bank.
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Sharon Kestner, left, enjoys the sounds of Elvis Presley during a candlelight vigil held Friday, August 15, outside the gates of Graceland, Presley's estate in Memphis, Tennessee. People gathered there in remembrance of Presley's death 37 years ago.
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This aerial view shows the damage caused by a landslide after heavy rains hit the city of Hiroshima, Japan, on Wednesday, August 20. At least 39 people were killed, and authorities fear the number could be much higher because the landslides hit a crowded residential area.
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A SWAT team member wearing a bomb suit takes part in an anti-terror drill in Seoul, South Korea, on Monday, August 18.
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Former Egyptian President Mohamed Morsy sits inside a cage during his trial in Cairo on Monday, August 18. Morsy has faced a variety of charges since he was removed from office in a coup last year.
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A boy holds up a weapon as he attends an anti-government gathering held by followers of the Shiite Houthi group in Arhab, Yemen, on Sunday, August 17. The Houthis, who control much of the northern Saada province bordering Saudi Arabia, are trying to consolidate their power as the country moves toward a federal system that gives more power to regional authorities.
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A yellow ribbon, donated by one of the relatives of the Sewol ferry disaster, is seen on Pope Francis' mantle as he meets the media Monday, August 18, after his tour of South Korea. It was the first papal visit to South Korea since Pope John Paul II went there 25 years ago.
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A Ukrainian soldier gestures as he talks with children Monday, August 18, in Popasna, a Ukrainian city recently held by pro-Russian rebels.
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A child is vaccinated for polio on the outskirts of Jalalabad, Afghanistan, on Monday, August 18.
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Ebola survivor Dr. Kent Brantly leaves Emory University Hospital after being released from treatment in Atlanta on Thursday, August 21. Brantly was one of two American missionaries brought to Emory for treatment of the deadly virus.
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A man rows a makeshift raft as he and a pig travel through a flooded village in Lishui, China, on Wednesday, August 20.
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A supporter of Pakistani politician Imran Khan runs to catch an overloaded rickshaw as he and others join an anti-government rally in Gujrat, Pakistan, on Friday, August 15.
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Members of the Field Marshal Montgomery Pipe Band react to winning the annual World Pipe Band Championships in Glasgow, Scotland, on Saturday, August 16.
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In this photo provided by the state-run Korean Central News Agency on Thursday, August 21, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visits an animal breeding station run by the army in Pyongyang, North Korea's capital.
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People gather Saturday, August 16, at a mine in Marikana, South Africa, where 34 striking workers were fatally shot by police two years ago. Police said they acted in self-defense against a mob of miners armed with clubs and machetes.
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A woman walks under the 101 Freeway in Los Angeles on Friday, August 15.
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Texas Gov. Rick Perry leaves the booking area at the Travis County Courthouse in Austin, Texas, on Tuesday, August 19. He was charged with two felony counts related to his handling of a local political controversy. Perry and his team of lawyers are framing the indictment as a political attack. "I'm going to enter this courthouse with my head held high knowing that the actions I took were not only lawful and legal but right," Perry told reporters.
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A worker repaints the top of a Stalin-era skyscraper in Moscow on Wednesday, August 20. The giant star had been painted in yellow and blue, Ukraine's national colors, by unknown people. A Ukrainian flag was also hung from the star.
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Diego Aguilar, the uncle of slain college student Christian Aguilar, hugs Christian's younger brother, Alex, in a Gainesville, Florida, courtroom Friday, August 15, after Pedro Bravo was found guilty of murdering Aguilar in 2012.
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During the Janmashtami Festival, which celebrates the birth of Hindu god Lord Krishna, devotees in Mumbai, India, pray before forming a human pyramid to reach and break an earthen pot suspended high above the ground on Monday, August 18.
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Missiles from Israel's Iron Dome defense system are fired to intercept rockets launched from Gaza before a five-day ceasefire was due to expire on Tuesday, August 19. See last week in 29 photos