Protests in New York and Moscow, heavy fighting in Libya, and the Rugby World Cup enters its knock-out stage.
Photos Of The Week -- October 8-14
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Paul McCartney and his new wife, Nancy Shevell, leave Marylebone registry office in central London following their wedding on October 9. (Photo by Leon Neal for AFP)
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New York police officers arrest a member of the Occupy Wall Street movement during a march through the financial district of the city on October 14. (Photo by Lucas Jackson for Reuters)
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Masooma, a 3-year-old Pashtun girl, sits on a wooden log at a timber yard in Quetta, Pakistan. (Photo by Naseer Ahmed for Reuters)
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Afghan children pose for a picture on a destroyed armored vehicle in Kabul. (Photo by Omar Sobhani for Reuters)
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A National Transitional Council (NTC) fighter runs to take cover from incoming sniper fire during a battle in the Libyan city of Sirte on October 14. (Photo by Mohamed Messara)
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NTC fighters ride on bicycles to get to the front line in the center of Sirte, Libya. (Photo by Saad Shalash for Reuters)
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Ousted lawmaker Simeen Barekzai on hunger strike in Kabul to demand her reinstatement. (Photo by Omar Sobhani for Reuters)
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A woman mourns beside the coffin of Mina Demian, a Coptic Christian who was killed during clashes with soldiers and riot police in Cairo, Egypt. (Photo by Mohamed Abd El-Ghany for Reuters)
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A boy looks at a plume of smoke rising from fuel trucks after they were attacked by unidentified gunmen on a highway near Shikarpur, Pakistan. (Photo by Nadeem Soomro for Reuters)
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A woman begs for money on Tverskaya Street in the center of Moscow, Russia. (Photo by Kirill Kudryavtsev for AFP)
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The silhouette of a pedestrian passing the main Admiralty building is reflected in a puddle in St. Petersburg, Russia, on October 12. (Photo by Alexander Demianchuk for Reuters)
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A woman wears a headband with a picture of Ali Abdullah Saleh during a rally in support of the Yemeni president in Sanaa on October 14. (Photo by Mohamed al-Sayaghi for Reuters)
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A man pours fuel before setting narcotics on fire in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, on October 12. (Photo by Parwiz for Reuters)
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Wales scrum-half Mike Phillips (left) scores a try in front of Ireland's right wing Tommy Bowe during a quarter-final match on October 8 at the Rugby World Cup in New Zealand. (Photo by Phillipe Lopez for AFP)
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French jockey Julien Lemme falls from his horse during the Czech Grand National steeplechase in Pardubice on October 9. (Photo by Joe Klamar for AFP)