Madrid, Spain: A performer from Cirque Eloize during a preview of its new production RainPhotograph: Andrea Comas/ReutersWuhan, China: A family wait to board a trainPhotograph: China Photos/Getty ImagesWashington DC, US: A couple visit the Abraham Lincoln memorial after midnight on the 200th anniversary of his birthPhotograph: Jason Reed/Reuters
Semkar, Afghanistan: A US soldier walks in front of Afghan men during a house-to-house searchPhotograph: Oleg Popov/ReutersPhnom Penh, Cambodia: A boy outside his family's home in the Boeng Kak slum Photograph: Nicolas Asfouri/AFP/Getty ImagesBasra, Iraq: A dog and handler stand guard on the night convoy route from the main British base at Basra airport to KuwaitPhotograph: Matt Cardy/Getty ImagesSudimara, Indonesia: Commuters hang on to an overcrowded commuter train. A railway official said at least 26 people died falling from trains in 2008Photograph: Beawiharta/ReutersLake Hume, Australia: Trees that were once submerged are revealed by the drop in water levels caused by a decade of droughtPhotograph: Torsten Blackwood/AFP/Getty ImagesMontevideo, Uruguay: A pianist at the inauguration of an international tango festivalPhotograph: Ivan Franco/EPATel Aviv, Israel: Foreign minister and Kadima party leader Tzipi Livni is seen on a rotating billboard with Likud party leader Binyamin NetanyahuPhotograph: Tara Todras-Whitehill/APBucharest, Romania: A shepherd shows the teeth of his donkey during a protest against new hygiene legislationPhotograph: Bogdan Cristel/ReutersHong Kong, China: Contestants in a wife-carrying competition at a shopping mallPhotograph: Mike Clarke/AFP/Getty Images
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