Photos Of The Week: February 6-12
![A U.S. Marine eats a scorpion as he participates in a jungle survival program in Thailand.](https://gdb.rferl.org/b3afcb12-8027-4704-b499-98a5d0a82c7b_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A U.S. Marine eats a scorpion as he participates in a jungle survival program in Thailand.
![A Kyrgyz hunter flies a golden eagle during a hunting festival in the village of Cholpon-Ata.](https://gdb.rferl.org/c7f44168-5d48-4521-aef5-2a087c462112_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A Kyrgyz hunter flies a golden eagle during a hunting festival in the village of Cholpon-Ata.
![The mother of a newborn casts her ballot for president at a maternity hospital in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv.](https://gdb.rferl.org/672342ba-ff42-49cc-835a-9b7fbd26f5c9_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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The mother of a newborn casts her ballot for president at a maternity hospital in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv.
![An elderly supporter of candidate Viktor Yanukovych celebrates the election results during a rally in Kyiv.](https://gdb.rferl.org/5f25420f-34f0-483c-bbcd-719cd51e3c40_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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An elderly supporter of candidate Viktor Yanukovych celebrates the election results during a rally in Kyiv.
![A Viktor Yanukovych supporter kisses his portrait during a rally in Kyiv.](https://gdb.rferl.org/6efcb8d9-f8f2-400c-8b03-1be3db71b4f3_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A Viktor Yanukovych supporter kisses his portrait during a rally in Kyiv.
![Iranian security forces deployed as part of celebrations marking the 31st anniversary of the Islamic Revolution. - Opposition leaders are reported to have come under attack and their supporters clashed with police during the rallies.](https://gdb.rferl.org/b7d6927e-f384-4e54-9bb1-10424ba095c4_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Iranian security forces deployed as part of celebrations marking the 31st anniversary of the Islamic Revolution. - Opposition leaders are reported to have come under attack and their supporters clashed with police during the rallies.
![Female students in Tehran wave national flags during a ceremony marking the anniversary of the Islamic Revolution.](https://gdb.rferl.org/33c3caf0-d8fb-4ee8-a1dd-0965f4fa64d7_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Female students in Tehran wave national flags during a ceremony marking the anniversary of the Islamic Revolution.
![Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad visits a laser technology exhibition in Tehran.](https://gdb.rferl.org/3a8d49fd-eeb4-418f-999c-687feac0029f_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad visits a laser technology exhibition in Tehran.
![The frozen Afghan capital, Kabul, as seen from a mountain overlooking the city.](https://gdb.rferl.org/459ec7a7-2942-4879-8a96-3e7f7c3e07ee_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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The frozen Afghan capital, Kabul, as seen from a mountain overlooking the city.
![A man carries flour distributed by the World Food Program on a snow-covered path in Kabul.](https://gdb.rferl.org/36c8a62d-5937-4955-8c5b-cfef38ed2db4_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A man carries flour distributed by the World Food Program on a snow-covered path in Kabul.
![Afghan soldiers search for bodies after avalanches killed at least 165 people near the Salang Pass in Parwan Province.](https://gdb.rferl.org/deaead21-b203-485f-818a-7d5ddb6433a1_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Afghan soldiers search for bodies after avalanches killed at least 165 people near the Salang Pass in Parwan Province.
![A man carries a poster as official campaigning begins for Iraq's March 7 general election.](https://gdb.rferl.org/e76365a0-c079-4912-8eb8-a34fa591f7b0_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A man carries a poster as official campaigning begins for Iraq's March 7 general election.
![U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton departs a New York hospital after visiting her ailing husband. - Former U.S. President Bill Clinton had an emergency operation to clear a blocked coronary artery.](https://gdb.rferl.org/abfe03da-64c1-4431-9012-d736ca201b6b_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton departs a New York hospital after visiting her ailing husband. - Former U.S. President Bill Clinton had an emergency operation to clear a blocked coronary artery.
![Former South African President Nelson Mandela marks the 20th anniversary of his release from prison.](https://gdb.rferl.org/975815af-f6a9-4499-94b2-c2a7df9191f4_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Former South African President Nelson Mandela marks the 20th anniversary of his release from prison.