Today in photos (Dec. 29)
View a gallery of photos from around the world on Thursday, Dec. 29, 2011.
Section:Gallery
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Marlies Schild, of Austria, speeds down the course as an Austrian flag waves in foreground, on her way to set the fastest time during the first run of an alpine ski, women's World Cup slalom, in Lienz, Austria, Thursday, Dec. 29, 2011.
Armando Trovati Associated Press
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Baby elephant Uli resist the weigh in at the Zoo in Wuppertal, Germany, Thursday, Dec. 29, 2011. Keepers of the Wuppertal Zoo have to count, measure and weigh the 4500 animals with 500 species yearly to see if they grow correctly and get enough food.
Frank Augstein Associated Press
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Keeper Matthias Schmitz measures a colubrid snake at the Zoo, Thursday, Dec. 29, 2011 in Wuppertal, Germany. Keepers of the Wuppertal Zoo have to count, measure and weigh the 4,500 animals with 500 species yearly to see if they grow correctly and get enough food.
Frank Augstein Associated Press
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Pakistani girl Pakistani Parveen Asallam, 7, looks on while standing at the entrance of her family's home in a slum in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, Dec. 29, 2011.
Muhammed Muheisen Associated Press
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People look at bodies lying on the ground after Turkey's air force attacked suspected Kurdish rebel targets across the border in Iraq, killing some tens of people, many of them believed to be smugglers mistaken for guerrillas, near the Turkish village of Ortasu in Sirnak, Turkey, Thursday, Dec. 29. 2011. The Turkish military confirmed the Wednesday night raids, but said its jets struck an area of northern Iraq that is frequently used by Kurdish rebels to enter Turkey, after drones detected a group approaching Turkey's border.
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A man walks his dog as winter storm clouds descend over the beach in Toronto on Thursday, Dec. 29, 2011.
Frank Gunn The Canadian Press