Week in photos (Aug. 19-23)
View a gallery of photos from the week of Aug. 19, 2013.
Section:Gallery
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South Korean citizens take shelter from a mock gas attack during a South Korea-U.S. joint military exercise, "Ulchi Focus Lense," at a subway station in Seoul, South Korea,Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2013. North Korea on Tuesday criticized the military drills with milder-than-usual language that's seen as a sign of its interest in keeping up diplomacy.
Ahn Young-Joon Associated Press
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People in costumes parade in the street during the annual Badagry festival in Lagos, Nigeria, Tuesday, Aug . 20, 2012. This year festival is in honor of Marcus Garvey, a proponent of "Back to Africa" movement in the United States. which organizers say its aimed at bridging the gap between Africans in diaspora and Africa officials said.
Sunday Alamba Associated Press
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Medical marijuana patients wear paper bags over their heads during a protest against alleged state government security breaches, in Denver, Wednesday Aug. 21, 2013. Protesters asked Colorado health authorities to completely dismantle the state's 107,000-person marijuana patient registry because of what they call breaches of private medical information.
Brennan Linsley Associated Press
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PAOK's Miroslav Stoch is celebrated in the crowd after scoring during the Champions League Qualification first leg soccer match between FC Schalke 04 and PAOK Saloniki in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2013.
Martin Meissner Associated Press
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Evacuees pitch their temporary shelter at an evacuation center after fleeing their homes following the flooding at Calumpit township, Bulcan province, north of Manila, Philippines Thursday, Aug. 22, 2013. Torrential rains brought the Philippine capital to a standstill Monday, submerging areas in waist-deep floodwaters and making streets impassable to vehicles, while thousands of people in northern regions fled to emergency shelters. Officials reported more than a million people were affected by the flooding in at least five provinces aside from the Philippine capital.
Bullit Marquez Associated Press
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A participant smiles in a Gay Pride rally in Katmandu, Nepal, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2013. About 1,000 people, including gays, lesbians, transvestites and their supporters hold the rally that has now become an annual festival for sexual minorities to celebrate and to demand rights for their community. Organizers said the rally was an opportunity for the sexual minorities to come out in the open and also to educate the public.
Niranjan Shrestha Associated Press
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Wolodja, a young male polar bear plays in its enclosure at the animal park in Berlin-Friedrichsfelde, Germany, Friday, Aug. 23, 2013. The two-year-old male bear was born on Nov. 27, 2011 in Moscow and arrived in Berlin on Aug. 9, 2013. In Berlin, Wolodja is meant to be a mate for female polar bear Tonja.
Susanne Petersohn Dpa
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Cambodian villagers play volleyball at Sre Ampel village, Kandal province, some 33 kilometers (20 miles) east of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Friday, Aug. 23, 2013.
Heng Sinith Associated Press