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Saturday, October 17, 2009

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Lightning shot through a cloud south of Tyler, Texas, as thunderstorms developed across eastern Texas

Lightning shot through a cloud south of Tyler, Texas, as thunderstorms developed across eastern Texas

New York City EMS employee Carlos Jimenez

New York City EMS employee Carlos Jimenez

Soldiers trained at a beach on the Xisha Islands of China

Soldiers trained at a beach on the Xisha Islands of China

Tottenham Hotspur and Doncaster Rovers players ran onto the field as a rainbow formed overhead before a soccer match at Keepmoat Stadium

Tottenham Hotspur and Doncaster Rovers players ran onto the field as a rainbow formed overhead before a soccer match at Keepmoat Stadium

Trish Lesher, center, of Pennsylvania, and her children, Michelle and Tom, cheered Spc. Joe Lesher

Trish Lesher, center, of Pennsylvania, and her children, Michelle and Tom, cheered Spc. Joe Lesher

Women walked along a railway track on their way home from a day's work in the fields on the outskirts of Allahabad

Women walked along a railway track on their way home from a day’s work in the fields on the outskirts of Allahabad

A woman used an umbrella to shade herself from the sun as she walked next to a red wall surrounding the Forbidden City

A woman used an umbrella to shade herself from the sun as she walked next to a red wall surrounding the Forbidden City

Homeless Brazilian children played inside an abandoned water tank in the former

Homeless Brazilian children played inside an abandoned water tank in the former

John MacAleese consoled a fellow mourner as a hearse containing his son Paul's

John MacAleese consoled a fellow mourner as a hearse containing his son Paul’s

A water-dropping helicopter filled its bucket in Lake Marathon, near Athens

A water-dropping helicopter filled its bucket in Lake Marathon, near Athens

A Palestinian woman and child grieved at the funeral of brothers Nael and Mansour Al-Batneji in Rafah, Gaza Strip

A Palestinian woman and child grieved at the funeral of brothers Nael and Mansour Al-Batneji in Rafah, Gaza Strip

A man slept while others prayed at a mosque during Ramadan in Lahore

A man slept while others prayed at a mosque during Ramadan in Lahore

A painting depicting Jesus Christ hung from a tree at a location where authorities say methamphetamine was produced in Ensenada

A painting depicting Jesus Christ hung from a tree at a location where authorities say methamphetamine was produced in Ensenada

A fire burned in the Lake San Antonio area of Monterey County, Calif

A fire burned in the Lake San Antonio area of Monterey County, Calif

Friday, October 16, 2009

People carried their belongings through a flooded boulevard in Banikanto Toli village in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal

People carried their belongings through a flooded boulevard in Banikanto Toli village in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal

A pickup truck carrying tobacco bales arrived at an auction in the central Malawi district of Kasungu

A pickup truck carrying tobacco bales arrived at an auction in the central Malawi district of Kasungu

A Greek Orthodox pilgrim put candles down Tuesday after finishing a procession to bring an icon of the Virgin Mary

A Greek Orthodox pilgrim put candles down Tuesday after finishing a procession to bring an icon of the Virgin Mary

Over many years, water slowly has worn away the sandstone to form the curves in Antelope Canyon

Over many years, water slowly has worn away the sandstone to form the curves in Antelope Canyon

A burned tortoise lay by a dirt track near Marathon Lake, north of Athens

A burned tortoise lay by a dirt track near Marathon Lake, north of Athens

A welder worked behind mesh covering the construction of a new building in the financial district of Beijing

A welder worked behind mesh covering the construction of a new building in the financial district of Beijing

An employee at a turkey farm inspected turkeys in Calera, Chile

An employee at a turkey farm inspected turkeys in Calera, Chile

A woman carried her child past a house on fire in the Capao Redondo slum on the outskirts of Sao Paulo, Brazil

A woman carried her child past a house on fire in the Capao Redondo slum on the outskirts of Sao Paulo, Brazil

A Palestinian youth said a final farewell to a man killed by Israeli fire in the town of Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip

A Palestinian youth said a final farewell to a man killed by Israeli fire in the town of Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip

A Muslim man prayed during at a mosque in Malaga, southern Spain

A Muslim man prayed during at a mosque in Malaga, southern Spain

A flock of geese grazed on a hillside in Shrewsbury, England

A flock of geese grazed on a hillside in Shrewsbury, England

People helped a man onto a trolley after he was injured during a firefight between Islamist rebels and government forces in Mogadishu, Somalia

People helped a man onto a trolley after he was injured during a firefight between Islamist rebels and government forces in Mogadishu, Somalia

A young man prepared decorations on an Oktoberfest tent in Munich

A young man prepared decorations on an Oktoberfest tent in Munich

A U.S. soldier wounded by sniper fire was evacuated by his comrades in the village of Bargematal, Nuristan province, Afghanistan.jpg

 

Shreveport Regional Arts Council near downtown Shreveport, La., was completely destroyed

Shreveport Regional Arts Council near downtown Shreveport, La., was completely destroyed

Pakistani army headquarters


Six soldiers and four gunmen have been killed in an attack on Pakistan's army HQ outside the capital Islamabad, the military says.

Gunmen wearing military uniforms and wielding assault rifles and grenades attacked Pakistan's army headquarters

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