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Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Construction workers ate lunch in front of a billboard at the site of new urban housing being built in Beijing

Construction workers ate lunch in front of a billboard at the site of new urban housing being built in Beijing

Diana Nicholson, the mother of Taraha Shenice Nicholson, was comforted at a Tarboro

Diana Nicholson, the mother of Taraha Shenice Nicholson, was comforted at a Tarboro

Eduardo Meraz, 25, swam as waves crashed in at a Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

Eduardo Meraz, 25, swam as waves crashed in at a Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

Elementary-school children, wearing fireproof hoods, crouched under their desks as part of a nation-wide earthquake drill in Tokyo

Elementary-school children, wearing fireproof hoods, crouched under their desks as part of a nation-wide earthquake drill in Tokyo 

Firefighters monitored a fire that burned near Glendale, Calif

Firefighters monitored a fire that burned near Glendale, Calif

Hindu men performed "Pind Daan" rituals for their ancestors' souls in the River Ganges in Allahabad

Hindu men performed “Pind Daan” rituals for their ancestors’ souls in the River Ganges in Allahabad

Kashmiris ran for cover as police used water cannons to disperse them during a protest in Srinagar

Kashmiris ran for cover as police used water cannons to disperse them during a protest in Srinagar

Kazakhstan's Maxim Rakov threw Henk Grol, of the Netherlands

Kazakhstan’s Maxim Rakov threw Henk Grol, of the Netherlands

Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department deputies and residents evacuated horses as a wildfire

Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department deputies and residents evacuated horses as a wildfire

Military and forensic experts inspected the body of a man who was killed outside a nightclub in the border city of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico

Military and forensic experts inspected the body of a man who was killed outside a nightclub in the border city of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico

Milwaukee Brewers' Craig Counsell landed on Pittsburgh Pirates' Ronny Cedeno while turning a double-play

Milwaukee Brewers’ Craig Counsell landed on Pittsburgh Pirates’ Ronny Cedeno while turning a double-play

Opposition candidate Abdullah Abdullah prayed during a gathering in Kabul, Afghanistan

Opposition candidate Abdullah Abdullah prayed during a gathering in Kabul, Afghanistan

People observed a moment of silence in the landslide-hit village of Hsiaolin

People observed a moment of silence in the landslide-hit village of Hsiaolin

A girl looked out from inside a car as she and her family left their house in preparation for the arrival of Hurricane Jimena

A girl looked out from inside a car as she and her family left their house in preparation for the arrival of Hurricane Jimena

A man voted at a Jena, Germany, primary school Sunday. Regional elections in the states of Saxony

A man voted at a Jena, Germany, primary school Sunday. Regional elections in the states of Saxony

A man, with a net covering his face from insects, slept on a Karachi, Pakistan

A man, with a net covering his face from insects, slept on a Karachi, Pakistan

A plastic sheet covered a statue of an angel to protect it from the rain during the religious Feast of St. Julian, patron of the town of St. Julian's, Malta

A plastic sheet covered a statue of an angel to protect it from the rain during the religious Feast of St. Julian, patron of the town of St. Julian’s, Malta

A police officer was reflected in a bullet-riddled car window belonging to Religious Affairs Minister Saeed Kazmi in Islamabad

A police officer was reflected in a bullet-riddled car window belonging to Religious Affairs Minister Saeed Kazmi in Islamabad

A woman cried at her father's portrait during a visit to the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum in Phnom Penh

A woman cried at her father’s portrait during a visit to the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum in Phnom Penh

A woman held a handbag depicting Diana, princess of Wales, in front of the gates of Kensington

A woman held a handbag depicting Diana, princess of Wales, in front of the gates of Kensington

A woman threw a ball at the Mudflat Olympic Games in Brunsbuttel, Germany

A woman threw a ball at the Mudflat Olympic Games in Brunsbuttel, Germany

A woman visited parliament in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday. Parliament signaled support for President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's choice for defense minister, Ahmad Vahidi

A woman visited parliament in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday. Parliament signaled support for President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s choice for defense minister, Ahmad Vahidi

An Army honor guard carried the ashes of Army Sgt. First Class Severin West Summers III

An Army honor guard carried the ashes of Army Sgt. First Class Severin West Summers III

An elderly Palestinian woman awaited the body of Mohammed Nayef

An elderly Palestinian woman awaited the body of Mohammed Nayef

An Iranian woman followed the debate over President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's proposed 21-member cabinet

An Iranian woman followed the debate over President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s proposed 21-member cabinet

Angelo Cammarata served beer at Cammarata's Cafe in Pittsburgh's West View section

Angelo Cammarata served beer at Cammarata’s Cafe in Pittsburgh’s West View section

Buddhist nuns chanted before a prayer session for Typhoon Morakot victims led by exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama in Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Buddhist nuns chanted before a prayer session for Typhoon Morakot victims led by exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama in Kaohsiung, Taiwan

A competitor slipped off a pole covered in grease during the religious Feast of St. Julian in St. Julian's

A competitor slipped off a pole covered in grease during the religious Feast of St. Julian in St. Julian’s

A competitor swam in the World Bog Snorkelling Championships in Llanwrtyd Wells, Wales

A competitor swam in the World Bog Snorkelling Championships in Llanwrtyd Wells, Wales

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A fruit vendor waited for customers during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in Dhaka, Bangladesh

A fruit vendor waited for customers during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in Dhaka, Bangladesh

A girl in a costume looked on during the procession of the Notting Hill Carnival Children's Day in London

A girl in a costume looked on during the procession of the Notting Hill Carnival Children’s Day in London

A ceremonial horseman smoked a cigarette next to a wall painted in Libya's national color green before a lavish private dance was thrown for African heads of state

A ceremonial horseman smoked a cigarette next to a wall painted in Libya’s national color green before a lavish private dance was thrown for African heads of state

Monday, October 19, 2009

Two men paddled past a bridge in New Orleans's Lower Ninth Ward

Two men paddled past a bridge in New Orleans’s Lower Ninth Ward

Zadie Smith took a break while cleaning her home at 1429 Egania St. in the Lower Ninth Ward. Ms. Smith

Zadie Smith took a break while cleaning her home at 1429 Egania St. in the Lower Ninth Ward. Ms. Smith

Reggie Singleton dumped a load of sheet rock in the street as he worked to gut his house in the Lower Ninth Ward

Reggie Singleton dumped a load of sheet rock in the street as he worked to gut his house in the Lower Ninth Ward

Today, the houses once surrounded by water sit high and dry, and traffic moves where cars once passed

Today, the houses once surrounded by water sit high and dry, and traffic moves where cars once passed

Canal Street, in the heart of New Orleans, was covered by several feet of water

Canal Street, in the heart of New Orleans, was covered by several feet of water

On Sept. 7, 2005, rescue workers watched residents paddle a boat down a flooded street in the city's Garden District

On Sept. 7, 2005, rescue workers watched residents paddle a boat down a flooded street in the city’s Garden District

By late August of this year, the house, like many in the Ninth Ward, had been demolished

By late August of this year, the house, like many in the Ninth Ward, had been demolished

Canal Street was clear of water and open for business

Canal Street was clear of water and open for business

By late August of this year, some houses in the neighborhood still stood, while others had been demolished

By late August of this year, some houses in the neighborhood still stood, while others had been demolished

Bridge was open for business

Bridge was open for business

Sunday, October 18, 2009

Madeline McEathron, 8, of Canastota, N.Y

Madeline McEathron, 8, of Canastota, N.Y

NASA has resolved a space shuttle valve problem

NASA has resolved a space shuttle valve problem

People searched job listings at the Hello Work Ikebukuro center in Tokyo

People searched job listings at the Hello Work Ikebukuro center in Tokyo

Women protested against violence in Bogota, Colombia

Women protested against violence in Bogota, Colombia

At a funeral in Ayacucho

At a funeral in Ayacucho

Children welcomed Caster Semenya home to the impoverished South African village of Ga-Masehlong

Children welcomed Caster Semenya home to the impoverished South African village of Ga-Masehlong

Competitors posed during the Mr. Israel bodybuilding contest in Haifa

Competitors posed during the Mr. Israel bodybuilding contest in Haifa