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A Mexican airforce video shows unidentified flying objects in the skies over Campeche
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A Mexican airforce video shows unidentified flying objects in the skies over Campeche.
Supporters of India's Congress Party
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Supporters of India's Congress Party celebrate election success in Calcutta.
A South Korean protestor chants slogans
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A South Korean protester chants slogans at a Seoul protest against US treatment of prisoners in Iraq.
Clearing rubble at the scene in west Glasgow
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A firefighter at the site of a factory explosion in Glasgow, Scotland, which claimed at least seven lives.
East Timorese police officers
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East Timorese police officers line up behind a display of weapons in Dili.
The world largest faceted sapphire, known as The Blue Giant of the Orient
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The world largest faceted sapphire, known as The Blue Giant of the Orient, is prepared for auction in Switzerland.
Protest in Ilave, Peru
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Riot police and Aymara Indian women in Peru watch a protest at the arrest of six people for the killing of a provincial mayor.
Smarty Jones
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Kentucky Derby winner Smarty Jones gets a well deserved bath from his groomsman in Baltimore, USA.
Greek swimmer Aristeidis Grigoriadis
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A Greek swimmer competes at the European Championships in Madrid.
Ostrich puppets
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Some unusual crowd members watch the stars arrive on the red carpet at the annual film festival in Cannes.




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