Huskies look pretty pumped to be taking part in a training session at Feshiebridge, in Aviemore, Scotland. The Siberian Husky Club of Great Britain will hold its annual sled dog rally this weekend. PHOTO: REUTERS/David Moir
Top: Contestants rush to congratulate Miss New York Mallory Hytes Hagan, age 23, after she was crowned Miss America 2013 during the annual pageant in Las Vegas. PHOTO: REUTERS/Steve Marcus
Left: A woman walks near a merry-go-round at Rossio square in Lisbon. PHOTO: REUTERS/Rafael Marchante
Right: A woman peers out a window, her breath fogging the glass, on Giglio Island, Italy. PHOTO: REUTERS/Tony Gentile
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was hastily dispatched to the Mideast on Nov. 20 to help end a week of fighting between Israel and Hamas militants. While a potential cease-fire is in the works, many people continue to report via Twitter that explosions are ongoing.
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The littlest campaigners — Even with the country sharply divided, the charm of these budding patriots and partisans will surely cross party lines.
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Just like the candidates themselves, photographers can easily fall back on clichés — like the old candidate-waving-from-the-tarmac scenario, or the candidate reflected in sunglasses…
Photo of the day: Thousands upon thousands of Muslim pilgrims gather in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia. The annual Islamic pilgrimage, or Hajj, which officially begins on Oct. 25, draws three million visitors each year, making it the largest annual gathering of people in the world.
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Top: Rescuers attempt to stop a man from committing suicide on a bridge in Wuhan, Hubei province, China. The man climbed onto the top of a bridge in an attempt to jump into the Yangtze River. He was ultimately saved. PHOTO: REUTERS/Stringer
Left: A man smokes a cigarette. A goat stands on a pole. Apparently, it’s just a typical day at a temple at Khokana in Lalitpur, Nepal. PHOTO: REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar
Right: Expertly coordinated competitors high-five during the World Hickory Open Golf Championship in east Scotland.PHOTO: REUTERS/David Moir
Top: South Korean special army soldiers show off their martial arts skills at the Gyeryong military headquarters south of Seoul. PHOTO: AP Photo/Lee Jin-man
Left: An Indian devotee carries the head of the Hindu god Ganesh, the deity of prosperity, after immersing it in the Bay of Bengal during the 10-day Ganesh Chaturthi festival in the southern Indian city of Chennai. The dip in the sea symbolizes a ritual seeing-off of Ganesh’s journey home, taking with him the misfortunes of mankind. PHOTO: REUTERS/Babu
Right: Former President Bill Clinton kisses his wife, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, as he introduces her before her speech at the Clinton Global Initiative in New York on Sept. 24. PHOTO: REUTERS/Lucas Jackson
A man dressed as Elmo is arrested in New York’s Times Square after allegedly engaging in an aggressive verbal exchange with tourists. Water polo players warm up before a training session in a public swimming pool in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Two English children pay their respects to the 96 victims of the Hillsborough disaster that took place on April 15, 1989.
Check out this week’s best photojournalism
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Top: Deng Shuai, 14, holds a portrait of his father as he walks with a young boy after a burial ceremony on Sept. 10. The teenager’s father was one of at least 81 people killed after two earthquakes hit Yiliang, Yunnan province, an impoverished, mountainous region in southwestern China.
PHOTO: REUTERS/Jason Lee
Left: Britain’s Andy Murray appears to unleash a primal scream after defeating Serbia’s Novak Djokovic during the championship match at the 2012 US Open tennis tournament on Sept. 10. This is the Scot’s first grand slam title of his career.
PHOTO: AP Photo/Darron Cummings
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In some of the week’s most striking images, a dog stands on a water buffalo, Republicans play dress-up, and tourists flock to the site of a deadly maritime disaster…
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