Some of the most compelling photographs from RFE/RL's broadcast region and beyond. (39 PHOTOS)
Photos Of The Week #2
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Lip balm featuring U.S. President Barack Obama's likeness is seen at a shop in Washington as part of a vast array of merchandise being sold ahead of Obama's inauguration for a second term. (AFP/Brendan Smialowski)
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This image, taken by NASA's Mars rover "Curiosity" shows a patch of rock cleaned by the first use of the rover's Dust Removal Tool (DRT). The tool is a motorized, wire-bristle brush on the turret at the end of the rover's arm. Its first use was on the 150th Martian day, or sol, of the mission (Jan. 6, 2013). (AFP/NASA)
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Divers perform with Beluga whales inside a tank at the Harbin Polarland Aquarium on the sidelines of the 29th Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival in Harbin, China. (epa/Diego Azubel)
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A Greek presidential guard performs during a snowfall in Athens. (AFP/Aris Messinis)
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Sculptures called "Flossis" by German artist Rosalie seem to climb a building in Duesseldorf in western Germany. The installation consists of 29 sculptures. (AFP/Marius Becker)
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Visitors watch kites fly during the International Kite Festival on the lawns of Priyadarshani park in Mumbai, India. (AFP/Punit Paranjpe)
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The village of Baxisli in Azerbaijan's Xizi district
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An Orthodox priest blesses servicemen of the Interior Ministry's special unit during a service at a military base in the Belarusian capital, Minsk. (Reuters/Vasily Fedosenko)
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Boys ride on a scooter in the village of Xalanc in Azerbaijan's Xizi district.
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Oil rigs dot the landscape in Azerbaijan's Siyazan district.
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Clergy and believers watch fireworks during a Christmas service in the new Orthodox Church of the Nativity in Russia's Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk. Orthodox Christians celebrate Christmas according to the Julian calendar on January 7. (Reuters/Ilya Naymushin)
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Orthodox Christians celebrate Christmas on January 7 in the Montenegrin capital, Podgorica. (RFE/RL/Savo Prelevic)
