Firemen fight a forest fire in Cernancelhe, Portugal. Blazing heat is hampering the efforts to battle the flames, devastating thousands of acres of bush and forest.
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Muslim women perform an evening prayer marking the first eve of the holy fasting month of Ramadan at Istiqlal Mosque in Jakarta, Indonesia.
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A Syrian honor guard carries the coffins of Syrian President Bashar Assad’s inner circle, who were killed on Wednesday by a bomb, during their their funeral procession in Damascus, Syria.
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A Bahraini anti-government protester runs from riot police in Jidhafs, Bahrain. Thousands of anti-government protesters in Bahrain have clashed with riot police firing tear gas during demonstrations against plans to make political marches illegal.
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A Syrian man walks on a damaged street after Syrian troops regained control of the district of Midan, in the southern part of Damascus.
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A woman digs for sand worms at the edge of the Atlantic Ocean in Saco, Maine. She planned to use the worms as bait for striped bass fishing.
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A pack of riders, with Bradley Wiggins of Britain wearing the overall leader’s yellow jersey, pass a field of sunflowers during the 18th stage of the Tour de France cycling race in France.
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A Palestinian reads from the Quran during the dawn prayer on the first day of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan at a mosque in the West Bank city of Jenin.
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Heightened police presence is seen at a movie theater in Times Square before a showing of “The Dark Knight Rises”. The NYPD will provide police coverage “as a precaution against copycats” following the shooting during a midnight screening of the film in Aurora, Colo.
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Indian wrestlers practice in a mud pit at the Sports Authority of India complex in Bhiwani, India.
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The Fontenelle Fire burning in Wyoming’s Bridger-Teton National Forest.
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A Bahraini Shiite Muslim protester tries to thrown back a tear gas cannister fired by riot police during clashes in the village of Musalla, west of Manama.
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Performers dance during a dress rehearsal of “A Chorus Line” in Sydney, Australia.
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