Today in photos (July 26)
View a gallery of photos from around the world on Tuesday, July 26, 2011.
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An Afghan police officer, right, stops a car for searching at a temporary checkpoint in Jalalabad, Nangarhar province east of Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, July 26, 2011. Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai has told his country's soldiers and police that they face a difficult year ahead as they take on more security responsibilities, but he wants them to push ahead so that Afghanistan can eventually defend itself.
Rahmat Gul Associated Press
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Greek Presidential guards taking part in the changing of the guard ceremony, pass protesting taxi drivers during a demonstration in central Athens, Tuesday, July 26, 2011. Striking taxi drivers from across Greece gathered in Athens Tuesday to protest new licensing rules as part of the government's austerity measures.
Petros Giannakouris Associated Press
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A security guard sits under an umbrella in Monsoon rain at India Gate, a landmark monument, in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, July 26, 2011.
Manish Swarup Associated Press
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The arm of Mihag Gedi Farah, a seven-month-old child with a weight of 3.4kg, is held by his motherl in a field hospital of the International Rescue Committee, IRC, in the town of Dadaab, Kenya, Tuesday, July 26, 2011. The U.N. will airlift emergency rations this week to parts of drought-ravaged Somalia that militants banned it from more than two years ago, in a crisis intervention to keep hungry refugees from dying along what an official calls the "roads of death." Tens of thousands already have trekked to neighboring Kenya and Ethiopia, hoping to get aid in refugee camps.
Schalk Zuydam Associated Press
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A woman is seen in front of wall decorated with flowers in memory of the victims of Friday's bomb attack and shooting rampage in Oslo, Norway, Tuesday, July 26, 2011. The defense lawyer for Anders Behring Breivik said Tuesday his client's case suggests he is insane, adding that someone has to take the job of defending him but that he will not take instructions from his client. Geir Lippestad told reporters that the suspect in the bombing on the capital and the brutal attack on a youth camp that killed at least 76 people is not aware of the death toll or of the public's response to the massacre that has rocked the country.
Emilio Morenatti Associated Press
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A family drops red roses from their boat into the sea close to Utoya island, near Oslo, Norway, Tuesday, July 26, 2011, where gunman Anders Behring Breivik killed at least 76 people. The defense lawyer for Anders Behring Breivik said Tuesday his client's case suggests he is insane, adding that someone has to take the job of defending him but that he will not take instructions from his client. Geir Lippestad told reporters that the suspect in the bombing on the capital and the brutal attack on a youth camp that killed at least 76 people is not aware of the death toll or of the public's response to the massacre that has rocked the country.
Ferdinand Ostrop Associated Press
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Geir Lippestad, center, the defense lawyer for Anders Behring Breivik, talks with reporters following a press conference in Oslo, Norway, Tuesday, July 26, 2011. Lippestad said Tuesday his client's case suggests he is insane, adding that someone has to take the job of defending him but that he will not take instructions from his client. Lippestad also told reporters that the suspect in the bombing on the capital and the brutal attack on a youth camp that killed at least 76 people is not aware of the death toll or of the public's response to the massacre that has rocked the country.
Emilio Morenatti Associated Press
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A South Korean dairy farmer pours milk over his head as others burn a traditional coffin, symbolizing South Korean government and milk processing company during a rally demanding increase of milk price near the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, July 26, 2011. Thousands of dairy farmers opposed South Korean government signing FTA, free trade agreement, with various countries including the European Union and the U.S.
Ahn Young-Joon Associated Press
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A South Korean dairy farmer shouts slogans after pouring milk over his head during a rally demanding increase of milk price near the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, July 26, 2011. Thousands of dairy farmers opposed South Korean government signing FTA, free trade agreement, with various countries including the European Union and the U.S.
Ahn Young-Joon Associated Press
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South Korean soldiers execute salute of guns for a commander of combined U.S.-South Korea forces, U.S. Army Gen. James D. Thurman during the welcoming honor guard ceremony at Defense Ministry in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, July 26, 2011.
Lee Jin-Man Associated Press