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In Thursday's pictures, a Canadian soldier in Afghanistan maintains a sunny disposition, a New Zealander walks through a giant earthquake crack, a rainbow forms over a temple in Nepal and more.

In Wednesday’s pictures, a firefighter saves an owl in Spain, an Afghan boy loses his father to an improvised explosive device, an artist creates statues he hopes will form reefs in Mexico and more.

In Tuesday’s pictures, a woman takes a salt bath in Russia, Afghans tread on the U.S. flag, Greece’s Athena Nike temple gets back up and running and more.

This week in New York, Caroline Giuliani gets a day of community service for shoplifting, cars in Queens are torched, and the US Open serves up in Flushing.

In Friday's pictures, Hurricane Earl weakens around North Carolina, British Prime Minister David Cameron shows off his daughter, a new platform fire in the Gulf of Mexico and more.

In today's photos, a woman waits in Myanmar, a biker takes a tumble in Canada, tensions rise in Mozambique and more.

In today’s pictures, a player collapses at the U.S. Open, Fuld testifies on the Hill, a woman mourns an immigrant who was massacred in Mexico and more.

In Tuesday's pictures, an Indian farmer smiles for the camera, a couple represents Argentina in a tango competition, climbers straddle Hell’s Gate in Kenya and more.

In today's pictures, a reveler celebrates a carnival in London's Notting Hill, minks run wild in northern Greece, Indonesia's Mount Sinabung blows and more.

In today’s photos, German towns get flooded, a pig is rescued from debris and ash in the Philippines, an alphorn maker tests his wares in Switzerland and more.

This week in New York, construction begins on the Brooklyn Bridge, baby baboons in Brooklyn, and Long Island Rail Road commuters are stranded in Penn Station.

In Thursday's photos, devotees flock to a living goddess in Nepal, Thailand’s biggest woman ventures outside, a trapped whale shark dies in China and more.