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Models present creations by French designer Christian Lacroix as part of his Haute Couture Fall Winter 2013/2014 fashion collection for fashion house Elsa Schiaparelli in Paris July 1, 2013.
Belarusian women take part in the Rusalle festival (the holiday of mermaids) in the village of Sosny, about 200 km (124 miles) south of Minsk, June 30, 2013.
US President Barack Obama tours the cell block on Robben Island where Nelson Mandela was held captive near Cape Town, June 30, 2013.
Gay pride parade around the world
Opening ceremony of XXV Latvian Nationwide Song and Dance Festival
Members of the Italian aerobatic team Frecce Tricolori perform during the AirPower 13 air show at the Hinterstoisser air base in Zeltweg, Austria, June 28, 2013.
Singer-songwriter Carla Bruni-Sarkozy poses for a portrait to promote her new album "Little French Songs" in New York, June 25, 2013.
The Philippines and US Naval forces began joint military exercises codenamed Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) at the South China Sea on June 27 to enhance the capability of both sides through practical exercises and lectures.
Maria Gabriela Chavez, daughter of former Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, cries when the National Journalist Award is posthumously presented to her late father in Caracas.
A small NASA telescope was launched into orbit on Thursday on a mission to determine how the sun heats its atmosphere to millions of degrees.
Canada's Defence Minister Peter MacKay shakes hands with members of the flight crew during a ceremony marking the delivery of the first new CH-147F Chinook helicopter in Ottawa.
Portuguese trade unions staged a one-day general strike against relentless austerity which has deepened the worst economic slump since the 1970s.