Sample News Photographs

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Taking the Plunge

A man prepares to dip in the icy Ob River in Russia's Siberian city of Novosibirsk, with the air temperature at about minus 22 degrees Fahrenheit, during an Orthodox Epiphany celebration on Jan.19. Orthodox Christians believe the annual swim cleanses them of sin and protects their health.

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Surrounded by the Law
Protesters clash with police Jan. 20 near the courthouse in Amfissa, northwest of Athens, where two police officers are standing trial on homicide charges for the fatal shooting of a teenager in December 2008. The shooting sparked Greece's worst riots in decades.






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A mother's agony
Armante Cherisma cries in front of the body of her 15-year-old daughter, who was killed by a policeman responding to reports of lootings on a street in Port-au-Prince on Jan. 19.




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Military formation
Indian soldiers form a human pyramid on motorcycles during a rehearsal for the Republic Day parade in New Delhi on Jan. 18. India celebrates its Republic Day on Jan. 26.