Today in photos (Nov. 17)
View a gallery of photos from around the world on Thursday, Nov. 17, 2011.
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U.S. President Barack Obama urges Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard to speak to Australian troops and U.S. Marines at Royal Australian Air Force Base in Darwin, Australia, Thursday, Nov. 17, 2011.
Charles Dharapak Associated Press
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Participants in their underwear break a world record for the most number of people, 57, to fit into an over-sized pair of underpants measuring 5 meters by 1.5 meters in the Canary Wharf district of London, Thursday, Nov. 17, 2011. Thursday marks Guinness World Records Day in which the organization estimates some 20,000 people around the world will attempt to break a wide range of records to showcase their country.
Matt Dunham Associated Press
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A Thai supporter wears a dual face headgear to amplify his cheer during a Southeast Asian (SEA) Games Group A soccer match between Thailand and Singapore at Gelora Bung Karno stadium in Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, Nov. 17, 2011.
Tatan Syuflana Associated Press
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Egyptian riot police block a street after violent clashes between Muslims and Copts in the Shubra neighborhood of Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, Nov. 17, 2011. Attackers threw objects at a Coptic Christian march in Cairo, injuring 10 people, witnesses said.
Khalil Hamra Associated Press
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Egyptian riot police take their positions after stone throwing clashes between Muslims and Copts in Shubra neighborhood in Cairo, Egypt Thursday, Nov. 17, 2011. Attackers have thrown rocks and broken glass at a Coptic Christian march in Cairo, injuring 10 people, witnesses said.
Khalil Hamra Associated Press
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Police officers arrest a demonstrators affiliated with the Occupy Wall Street movement, Thursday, Nov. 17, 2011 in New York. Two days after the encampment that sparked the global Occupy protest movement was cleared by authorities, demonstrators marched through New York's financial district and promised a national day of action with mass gatherings in other cities.
Mary Altaffer Associated Press
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A couple talk near an exhibit at the Body Worlds Exhibition at the War Museum in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Nov. 17, 2011. The showcase is the installment of anatomical exhibitions by German scientist Gunther von Hagens.
Lee Jin-Man Associated Press