Best pictures of the week: May 15, 2015 - MSN.com

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Warrnambool, Australia
General view of horses at sunrise during a Warrnambool trackwork session at Lady Bay on May 6, 2015.





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Kashmir, India
An elderly Kashmiri Muslim woman kisses her son after his graduation ceremony on May 14, 2015. 341 newly trained CRPF recruits took an oath to serve India by working in the police force.





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Yasothon, Thailand
A young man jumps in the air and cheers as his rocket takes off at the Bun Bang Fai Rocket Festival on May 10.





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Soma, Turkey
A young woman sits by a grave as relatives and friends gather at a cemetery on May 13, 2015, to mark the first anniversary of the Soma mine disaster in which 301 workers were killed after an explosion in 2014. The miners were killed after inhaling gas and toxic smoke from the fire which was caused when an abandoned pile of coal left next to an electrical transformer caught fire.





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Nashville, Tennessee
Texas Rangers player Josh Hamilton signs an autograph on the back of a six-month-old baby before a baseball game against the Nashville Sounds on May 11.





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Pucon, Chile
The Villarrica Volcano is seen at night on May 10.





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Islamorada, Florida
Gabrielle Drenga, from Norwich, Conn., feeds a giant tarpon on Friday, May 8, 2015 at Robbie’s Marina, where visitors can see 50 to 100 of the fish swimming around the dock in clear water only a few feet deep.





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Shenzhen, China
The Artron Wall is seen during the 11th China (Shenzhen) International Cultural Industries Fair at the Artron Art Center on May 14, 2015. The wall houses over ten hundred thousand art books and is said to be the world's largest Artron Wall.





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Krasnoyarsk, Russia
A student of the Krasnoyarsk choreographic college prepares backstage before a dress rehearsal of a performance by graduates of the college at the State Theatre of Opera and Ballet on May 12, 2015.





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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
A crime scene investigator looks inside a car after an Amtrak passenger train crashed while traveling twice the allowed speed on May 12. It was the deadliest U.S. train accident in nearly six years.

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Prague, Czech Republic
Canada's Cody Eakin crashes in the net after scoring a goal during their Ice Hockey World Championship game on May 10.





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Madrid, Spain
Spanish bullfighter Juan del Alamo performs with a Pedraza de Yelte's ranch fighting bull on Tuesday, May 12, 2015.





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San Francisco, California
A couple who were just married poses for pictures on the steps inside the rotunda of City Hall as a protest against evictions takes place around them on Friday, May 8, 2015. Hundreds of protesters rallied at City Hall for a temporary halt to evictions in a popular neighborhood where workers in the booming technology sector are accused of pushing out long-time tenants.





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Paris, France
French President Francois Hollande pays his respects by the statue of former French General and President Charles de Gaulle on May 8, 2015, during a ceremony to mark 70 years since victory over Nazi Germany during World War II.





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Lhoksukon, Aceh
Rohingya and Bangladesh migrants rest inside a shelter on May 13, 2015. Boats carrying over 500 of Myanmar's Rohingya refugees have arrived in Indonesia, many requiring medical attention.





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Kashgar, China
People wearing masks pose for a photograph near a statue of late Chinese Chairman Mao Zedong, during a sandstorm on May 10.





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London, United Kingdom
With the Houses of Parliament and the Westminster Bridge in the background, a worker uses climbing rope to scale and repair a wall inside the Park Plaza Westminster Bridge Hotel May 9, 2015.





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Apacheta, Bolivia
Demonstrators run away from tear gas thrown by police officers during the second day of farmers' protests on May 12.





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Shuja'iyya, Gaza City
A Palestinian youth practices his Parkour skills over the ruins of houses on May 12. Witnesses said the houses were destroyed during a 50-day war last summer.





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Seoul, South Korea
A child prays during the 'Children Becoming Buddhist Monks' ceremony anticipating Buddha's birthday at a Chogye temple on May 11.

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Bujumbura, Burundi
A protester wears grass around his face to obscure his identity during a protest against President Pierre Nkurunziza's decision to run for a third term on May 11.





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Ceuta, Spain
In this May 8 photo, released recently by the Spanish Guardia Civil, a boy is seen via scanner curled up inside a suitcase at the border crossing. The father of the eight-year-old child has been arrested for smuggling his son into Europe.





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Lhoksukon, Indonesia
A Rohingya girl migrant stands beside the window at a shelter on May 12.





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Jisr al-Shughour, Syria
A rebel fighter from the Ahrar ash-Sham Islamic Movement carries his weapon as he moves past an injured fellow fighter during clashes with forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad on May 12.





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Madrid, Spain
Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria smashes his racket during his match against Rafael Nadal of Spain at the Madrid Open Tennis tournament on May 8.





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Kathmandu, Nepal
A Nepalese family sleeps sheltered by plastic sheets in an open space after an earthquake hit the region earlier in the day on Tuesday, May 12, 2015.





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London, United Kingdom
Darth Vader and Luke Skywalker wax figures are displayed during the launch of the Star Wars display at Madame Tussauds on May 12, 2015.





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Bujumbura, Burundi
Protesters attack a police officer accused of shooting a protester in the Buterere neighborhood on May 12, 2015. Protesters opposed to the president's decision to run for a third term chased, beat and stoned the woman, who was later handed back to police.





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Grozny, Russia
Chechen Interior Minister Ruslan Alkhanov greets participants of the military parade to mark the Victory Day on May 9, 2015.





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Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Brazil's Adriano de Souza competes in the 2015 Oi Rio Pro World Surf League competition at Barra da Tijuca beach on May 12.