World News in Pictures

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Madrid, Spain: Women dance to mariachi music as people camp out in the Puerta del Sol



Benghazi, Libya: Children play near an abandoned tank in Revolution Square

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Jerusalem: Jewish settlers during an inauguration ceremony for new homes in the Maaleh Zeitim enclave



Jammu, India: A monkey escapes the summer heat in a water tub

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Bolshaya Yelena, Russia: A follower of Svetlana Frolova walks upstairs at her sanctuary. Cult leader Frotlova preaches that Vladimir Putin is the reincarnation of St Paul the Apostle



Amman, Jordan: Honour guards stand for the arrival of King Abdullah at an official celebration for the 65th anniversary of independence

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Chengdu, China: Kung fu practitioners perform at the entrance to Qingcheng Mountain



Kosice, Slovakia: A newborn baby rests listening to music on earphones in Saca hospital

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Shenyang, China: A migrant worker sits with his son on their bed as his wife uses a facial mask in the dormitory of a construction site

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Mawazine festival in pictures

This week, artists from Tunisia, Egypt, Syria, Algeria and the Ivory Coast have been performing at Mawazine festival in Rabat, Morocco. But despite inspiring performances from Kanye West, Femi Kuti and Dizu Plaatjies's Ibuyambo ensemble there were protests too ...

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Moroccan protesters at a demonstration held by the Moroccan Arab Spring Movement



Moroccan police chase demonstrators

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Revolutionary graffiti in Egypt























It is not uncommon that some of the most striking graffiti ends up being painted over. This one depicts ousted president Hosni Mubarak surrounded by his officials. Who sprayed it over remains an unanswered question.

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President Barack Obama (L) and first lady Michelle Obama react as the car carrying Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, arrives at Winfield House in London, May 25, 2011.



David Vanderhoofven (R) is comforted by Dan Regouby, as they stand where Vanderhoofven's home used to be, in Joplin, Missouri May 24, 2011. Vanderhoofven's 13-month-old son and wife were killed when a tornado hit the town on May 22, 2011.

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Children of migrant workers dance outside containers used as classrooms during an after-school program initiated by Compassion for Migrant Children (CMC) in Beijing, China May 25, 2011. According to their official website, CMC is a nonprofit organisation founded in early 2006 to help China's urban migrant children, primarily through offering social and educational programs



A boy displaced with his family by fighting in Misrata, Libya holds empty ammunition shells as he plays war games at a special needs school May 25, 2011

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An ethnic Hmong woman carries her son as she walks along a river near Sapa town in northern Lao Cai province, 350 km (217 miles) from Hanoi, Vietnam May 24, 2011.



A car lies half submerged in a swimming pool in the backyard of a home, which is destroyed by a tornado in Joplin, Missouri May 25, 2011.

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Anti-government protesters shout slogans during a rally to demand the ouster of Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh in Sanaa May 25, 2011.Saleh said on Wednesday Yemen would not become a failed state or be dragged into civil war despite fierce clashes in the capital with tribal gunmen who are trying to force him out of office.



A Roma boy walks through rubbish behind houses at the Lunik IV settlement unit in Kosice, east Slovakia May 25, 2011. Some 7,000 Roma inhabit the neighbourhood

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Ragnar Th. Sigurdsson—Arctic Images

Ragnar Th. Sigurdsson has spent years photographing Iceland’s volcanoes. His images of last year’s Eyjafjallajökull eruption were featured prominently in the pages of TIME. Sigurdsson spoke with TIME about his experiences documenting this year’s eruption of the Grimsvotn volcano from an aircraft.


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Dolomites Project 2010

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Last year’s eruption of Eyjafjallajökull.

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Sigurdsson’s photo of the Eyjafjallajökull eruption was named one of TIME’s Best Photographs of 2010.

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A Cuban Blue cat is pictured in Havana May 25, 2011. Cuban cat lovers believe there is a newly identified breed of short-hair cat they call the Cuban blue. Uriarte Rubio, president of the Cuban Association of Cat Enthusiasts, is spearheading the effort to identify the Cuban blue as a new breed and hopes it will one day take its place alongside the world's five other cat breeds known as "Blues"



Surfers return to the seas at Bronte beach as sea conditions return to normal following days of high tides, on May 27, 2011 in Sydney, Australia. Sea conditions were reported as clean with swells of 1-3 ft this morning after several days of high tides and strong winds, encouraging Sydney's surfers back to the water.

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Surfers paddle past icebergs covered in ash from the Grimsvotn volcano eruption, in the glacier lagoon at the base of Vatnajokull, Iceland, May 26. Iceland's Grimsvotn volcano is producing mostly steam rather than ash and should calm down within a few days, national police said on Thursday encouraging hopes there will be no further disruption to flights in northern Europe.

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Soldiers of the 3rd US Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) place grave decorating flags in Section 60, during the 'Flags In' ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia, USA, 26 May. The ceremony known as 'Flags In' is performed to commemorate and honor US military personnel ahead of the upcoming 30 May 2011 Memorial Day and has been conducted annually since 1948. During 'Flags In', the 3rd US Infantry Regiment will place an American flag at each of the more than 220,000 graves at Arlington National Cemetery. Section 60 is the final resting place for the majority of casualties at Arlington National Cemetery that died from Operation Iraqi Freedom in Iraq and Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan.

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Darryl Strickland walks through what is left of his garage that was blown 50 yards along US 72 near Elgin, Ala., May 26, 2011, by Wednesday night's severe weather that raced across northwest Alabama.

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A gallery assistant at the Saatchi Gallery observes a sculpture by artist Dirk Skreber entitled "Untitled (Crash 1)" on Thursday, May 26 in London, England. The sculpture features in the Saatchi Gallery's exhibition, "The Shape of Things to Come: New Sculpture" which showcases work from 20 international artists.

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Clothes are seen hanging in a closet inside a destroyed house in Joplin on Thursday, May 26, after it was destroyed when a massive tornado passed through the town. The town continues the process of recovering from the storm.

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Ferrari Formula One driver Fernando Alonso of Spain drives in the Ferrari pit during the second practice session of the Monaco F1 Grand Prix on Thursday, May 26.

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Supporters of Nepal's pro-monarch National Democratic Party take out a torch rally close to Nepal's Constitutional Assembly building in Katmandu, Nepal, Thursday, May 26.

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Kolo Toure handed six-month ban for failed drugs test




Manchester City defender Kolo Toure will miss the start of next season after being handed a six-month ban from all football for failing a drugs test.
The ban is back-dated to 2 March, when Toure's provisional suspension began.
He is free to play from 2 September, but will also be target-tested for a period of two years from 26 May.

"This has been a difficult period, and I am sad to have missed the team's triumph of securing Champions League football and the FA Cup," Toure said.

"But I am relieved that I will be able to return to football in September and thank the FA's commission for their understanding."

An independent regulatory commission, which could have issued anything from a warning to a two-year ban by way of punishment, reached the verdict after a hearing on Thursday.

Toure admitted the offence - his first - contrary to Regulation 3 of the FA Doping Regulations 2010-11. But the panel took into consideration the circumstances behind his use of water tablets belonging to his wife.

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Final suspect convicted of JFK airport plot in New York



A former leader of the Shia Muslim community in Trinidad has been convicted of taking part in a failed plot to blow up fuel tanks and pipelines at JFK airport in New York.

Kareem Ibrahim was convicted of five conspiracy counts in the plot, which officials say was meant to outdo 9/11.

Russell Defreitas and Abdul Kadir are serving life sentences after also being convicted for their roles.

Ibrahim, 65, also faces life in prison. His sentencing is due on 21 October.

Prosecutors said the men had wanted to kill thousands in New York and shake the US economy by blowing up fuel tanks and pipelines that run under a neighbourhood near the airport.

The scheme was uncovered when an informant recorded a discussion about the planned attack between Kadir and Defreitas, who began preparations for the attack in 2006.

Defreitas, a 68-year-old former cargo handler, and Kadir, a former member of Guyana's parliament, were convicted on conspiracy charges in August 2010.

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Angela Hoyt murder: Hunt for ex-boyfriend Martin Collett



A nationwide hunt has begun for a man wanted in connection with the murder of a woman in Hertfordshire.

The body of 34-year-old Red Cross worker Angela Hoyt was found at her house in Hatfield on Tuesday.

Police were called to the address in Glebeland following concerns raised by Ms Hoyt's family. She is thought to have died between 22 and 24 May.

Hertfordshire Police said Ms Hoyt's ex-boyfriend Martin Collett, 35, is wanted in connection with her murder.

Police believe Mr Collett has connections in a number of places including Southampton, Bristol and Stratford-upon-Avon, but could be anywhere in the country.

Det Ch Insp Mark Ross said: "Officers urgently want to trace Mr Collett but I would like to reassure members of the public that we do not believe he is a threat to anyone.



Angela Hoyt had been working for the Red Cross in Pakistan