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Romanians honor dead ahead of Orthodox Easter

On this day in the Orthodox Holy Week, known as Maundy Thursday, Romanians visit the graves of their loved ones, light fires and share food with community members in memory of the departed. Orthodox worshippers celebrate Easter on May 5. Previously on PhotoBlog:

The world is its bathtub: Giant rubber duckie continues international tour

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Midnight unions for gay couples as Colorado law takes effect

By Alexandra Tilsley, The Associated Press The first gay couple granted a civil union in Colorado said their vows before hundreds of people early Wednesday morning at a downtown Denver municipal building, where eager couples and members of the public gathered to celebrate the …

May Day protests kick off worldwide

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A farmer tends to his kids

Charlie Cole tends to one of his Cabrito goats on Broughgammon Farm near the town of Ballycastle in northern Ireland on Tuesday. Cole takes the kid goats, which are byproducts of the dairy industry, and farms them for their meat, which has become more popular after the recent ho …

Artists creates paintings with help of plane to celebrate Learjet's 50th anniversary

Artist Princess Tarinan von Anhalt throws paint into the flow of air coming from the engine of a Flexjet-owned Learjet 40 XR to create a painting on canvas at Signature Flight Support on April 30, in West Palm Beach, Fla. Von Anhalt, who is associated with the Jet Art Grou …

Rockette hopefuls try out for dream job

Women arrived for auditions at Radio City Music Hall on Tuesday to compete for a spot with the Rockettes in New York City. In order to be considered, dancers must be at least 18 years old, measure at a height between 5 feet 6 inches and 5 feet 10 1/2 inches without their heel …

How Canada's top astronaut sees the world

Canada's new printed-polymer $5 bill has received the country's highest sendoff, altitude-wise, from International Space Station commander Chris Hadfield. Tuesday's currency-unveiling ceremony in space was just the latest in a series of achievements that have drawn atte …

Townspeople toss food to migrants heading toward US-Mexico border

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Tires fly at Georgian army drill

Georgian soldiers take part in a military exercise called Arrow 013 at the military base of Vaziani, outside Tbilisi, Georgia, on Tuesday. Previous military drills on PhotoBlog:

I smell a rat: New York City dogs hunt hated rodents

By Jennifer Peltz of The Associated Press NEW YORK — Bodies tense and noses twitching, the dogs sniff the fertile hunting ground before them: a lower Manhattan alley, grimy, dim and perfect for rats. With a terse command — "Now!" — the chase is on. Known wi …

Reunion, remembrance at the Holocaust Memorial Museum in DC

Elderly survivors of the Holocaust and the veterans who helped liberate them gathered in Washington, D.C. for what could be their last big reunion at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum. Former President Bill Clinton and Holocaust activist and writer Elie Wiesel were present, alo …

Two policemen shot as new Italian government sworn in

ROME (Reuters) - Enrico Letta was sworn in as Italy's new prime minister on Sunday and immediately faced an emergency after an unemployed man shot two police officers outside his office. The 49-year-old gunman, from the poor southern region of Calabria, told investigators he …

Protesters demand justice for victims of building collapse in Bangladesh

Panorama: Sandy-struck Breezy Point, then and now

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Spring flooding continues to cause problems from Texas to North Dakota

People walk on a narrow strip of land between a flooded Woodlawn Park, background, and the rising Red River, foreground, April 28, in Moorhead, N.D.

Two policemen shot as new Italy government sworn in

South Koreans evacuate the Kaesong joint industrial complex with all they can carry

Customs officers stand guard as a South Korean company vehicle carrying products made in the Kaesong Industrial Complex in North Korea, arrives Saturday, April 27, 2013, at the customs, immigration and quarantine office just south of the demilitarized zone separating North …

Trapped garment worker rescued from rubble of collapsed factory building after three days

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Anybody missing a giant head? College crew team found one floating in river

A huge foam and fiberglass head was discovered floating in New York's Hudson River by a college crew team earlier this week, and days later nobody knows where it came from. The head, which is at least 7 feet tall and 5 feet wide, was found Monday morning by the Marist College me …