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Aleksander Chan · 06/29/14 11:07PM

Bullfighter Manuel Dias Gomes looks on as bull dies in Madrid, Spain, Sunday. While bullfighting has been banned in Catalonia and the Canary Islands, Spain's parliament bestowed the fights cultural heritage status last year, keeping the tradition alive. Image by Daniel Ochoa de Olza via AP.

Aleksander Chan · 06/26/14 10:52PM

An adult American wood stork lands on a branch in Townsend, Ga. U.S. Interior Secretary Sally Jewell announced Thursday that the bird, 30 years after being placed on the endangered species list, is no longer at risk of extinction. Image by Stephen B. Morton via AP.

Aleksander Chan · 06/25/14 11:10PM

A plane drops flame retardant to help extinguish the massive forest fire in Jerusalem, Israel. Hundreds were evacuated from their homes as the fire was contained Wednesday evening. Israeli police are still investigating the cause of the fire, but suspect arson. Image by Olivier Fitoussi via AP.

Aleksander Chan · 06/24/14 10:46PM

Two residents, dressed in dried banana leaves and their faces covered in mud, prepare to go door-to-door asking for candles as part of the Feast Day of St. John the Baptist in the northern Philippines. The annual tradition is performed in the village of Bibiclat, in the Nueva Ecija province, to pay homage to Saint John the Baptist, believed to have saved the lives of the people in the village years ago. Image by Bullit Marquez via AP.

Taylor Berman · 06/24/14 09:10AM

Queen Elizabeth II examines the Iron Throne Tuesday during a tour of the Game of Thrones set in Belfast. Image via Sky News.

Aleksander Chan · 06/23/14 11:20PM

Visitors don umbrella hats as they wait to enter the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, the host of Wimbledon, the oldest tennis tournament in the world. The first day of games saw an easy victory by Novak Djokovic and an upset by Russia's Maria Kirilenko over the United States' Sloane Stephens. Image via AP.

Andy Cush · 06/20/14 08:33AM

A man looks at piled up cars in Varna, Bulgaria after heavy rain and flooding in the city killed at least 10 people and left several more missing. Photo via Associated Press.

Taylor Berman · 06/19/14 08:25AM

A Muslim man waits outside a closed shop in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Muslims throughout the country's capital have shut down their stores to protest recent attacks by hard-line Buddhists. Photo by Eranga Jayawardena/Associated Press)

Taylor Berman · 06/16/14 12:43PM

Pakistani army troops ride in military vehicles after fighter jets attacked Taliban strongholds in North Waziristan, killing at least 27 militants. Several hours later, the insurgents fought back with a roadside bomb that killed at least six soldiers, according to the Pakistani army. [Photo via AP/Shakil Adil]

Taylor Berman · 06/11/14 06:52AM

A protestor kicks a policeman during a student demonstration in Santiago, Chile. Tens of thousands of students took to the streets on Tuesday to demand promised education reform from recently-elected President Michelle Bachelet. Image via Luis Hidalgo/Associated Press.

Sarah Hedgecock · 06/09/14 11:04AM

A young boy collects drinking water from a leaking pipeline in Jammu, India, on Monday. A heat wave has struck the northern plains of the country, with temperatures passing 113 degrees Fahrenheit in several places, leading to scarcity of water and frequent disruptions in power supply. Image via Channi Anand/AP.

Sarah Hedgecock · 06/05/14 12:52PM

Nepalese students hug trees during a mass tree hugging on World Environment Day on the outskirts of Katmandu, Nepal, on Thursday. More than 2,000 people gathered in the country's capital in a bid to set a world record for the largest-ever tree hug. Image via Niranjan Shrestha/AP.

Sarah Hedgecock · 06/04/14 02:40PM

Carlos Valentin reacts after learning that tickets for some of Brazil's World Cup soccer games are sold out, as he stands outside São Paulo's Ibirapuera Gym with other fans hoping to buy tickets on Wednesday. Tickets for the opener sold out as fans lined up in the cold to try to buy what was left for the other matches. Image via Nelson Antoine/AP.

Sarah Hedgecock · 06/03/14 03:01PM

Mark Deliz and his son Sebastion pause at a piano underneath the Brooklyn Bridge on Tuesday in New York City. The grand piano that mysteriously landed on the beach last week has become an impromptu tourist attraction. While it is badly damaged, people venture out daily to test the keys. Image via Spencer Platt/Getty.

Sarah Hedgecock · 06/03/14 10:15AM

Police try to stop a man throwing "ghost money" into Hong Kong's Chinese liaison office on Tuesday to mark the 25th anniversary of China's June 4 crackdown on Tiananmen Square. The banners read, "Stop one-party rule in China," "Memorial," and "Demand accountability for the massacre." Image via Kin Cheung/AP.

Sarah Hedgecock · 06/02/14 03:10PM

Close to midnight on Sunday, people celebrate the formation of India's 29th state, Telangana, in Hyderabad, India. The state was officially created Monday, marking the formal division of the southern state of Andhra Pradesh. Image via Mahesh Kumar A./AP.

Sarah Hedgecock · 06/02/14 09:59AM

A waiter and a man at a tavern in Jaen, Spain, watch TV coverage of King Juan Carlos of Spain's abdication on Monday. King Juan Carlos renounced the throne after 39 years and will be succeeded by his son, Prince Felipe. Image via Gonzalo Arroyo Moreno/Getty.

Sarah Hedgecock · 05/29/14 04:02PM

Nine-year-old Audrey Bruben, of South River, N.J., gets a look from Genny, a 4,000 pound hippopotamus, as Adventure Aquarium opens a hippopotamus exhibit on Thursday in Camden, N.J. Image via Mel Evans/AP.

Sarah Hedgecock · 05/29/14 01:05PM

Transgender actress and activist Laverne Cox, who was notoriously left off this year's Time 100 list, is featured on the cover of the June 9 issue. "This is for my trans siblings out there," she said, "and for anyone who has ever been told that who you know yourself to be at your core is not legitimate."

Sarah Hedgecock · 05/29/14 11:42AM

Supporters of Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah cheer during a campaign rally in Jaghuri district in Ghazni province, Afghanistan, on Thursday. The second round of the presidential election will take place on June 14. Image via Massoud Hossaini/AP.