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A plainclothes policeman inspects the scene of an explosion near the house of Egypt's interior minister at Cairo's Nasr City district September 5, 2013.
The carcass of a juvenile whale shark, known locally as a "butanding", floats in the water at the coastline of Tanza, Cavite, southwest of Manila, September 5, 2013.
An activist shouts slogans next to riot police standing guard as teachers from Mexico's southern states belonging to the dissident teacher's union CNTE march during a protest against educational reforms, near Mexico's Interior Ministry building in Mexico City September 4, 2013.
A New York auction house is showing off what it calls the world's greatest white diamond on the block - a 118-carat stone from Africa the size of a small egg.
Dustin Bockman is pictured with his record setting alligator, weighing 727 pounds (330 kg) and measuring 13 feet (3.96 m), captured in Vicksburg, Mississippi on September 1, 2013 and released to Reuters on September 3, 2013.
The guided-missile destroyer USS Barry (DDG 52), (front) pulls into formation with the French Marine Nationale anti-submarine frigate Jean de Vienne (D 643) during Exercise Proud Manta 2013 (POMA 13) in this February 26, 2013 handout photo provided by the US Navy.
A Free Syrian Army fighter aims his weapon as he takes a defensive position in the old city of Aleppo, Sept 3, 2013.
To step onto the Moscow metro is to step back in time and immerse yourself in a museum rich in architecture and history.
A diver swims amid 12,000 rubber ducks during the third duck race on the inner Alster in Hamburg, Germany, September 1, 2013.
Jian Yang, a Singaporean man, has collected more than 6,000 Barbie dolls at his home.
Members of the Corps Band of Versailles of France perform during the International Military Music Festival "Spasskaya Tower" at Moscow's Red Square on Sept 1, 2013.
Protesters confront police standing behind shields during a protest against the government of President Enrique Pena Nieto before the opening a new year of legislative session as well as the sending off of the first government annual report by Pena Nieto, in Mexico City, September 1, 2013.