Tomahawk missiles fired by the USS Philippine Sea fly above the Persian Gulf in this image released by the U.S. Navy on Tuesday, September 23. The United States and several Arab nations have started bombing ISIS targets in Syria to take out the militant group's ability to command, train and resupply its fighters.
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Festivalgoers enjoy an amusement ride Saturday, September 20, on the opening day of Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany. Millions of beer drinkers from around the world will be attending the event, which runs through October 5.
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The SpaceX Dragon approaches the International Space Station on Tuesday, September 23. The commercial cargo craft brought a 3-D printer into space for the first time, and astronauts will use the printer to try to produce parts cheaply and on demand. This is the Dragon's fourth cargo flight to the space station, including its test flight on May 2012.
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Medics at a field hospital in Douma, Syria, attend to a man who was injured in what activists said were two airstrikes carried out by forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. The United Nations estimates more than 190,000 people have been killed in Syria since an uprising in March 2011 spiraled into civil war.
Badra Mamet/Reuters/Landov
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Wreckage caused by Hurricane Odile is piled up at the airport in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, on Sunday, September 21. Odile left behind a mess as it worked its way across the Baja California peninsula.
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Singers Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga pose on a balcony in Brussels, Belgium, before performing at a concert together on Monday, September 22. The two recently collaborated on an album called "Cheek to Cheek."
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A Pennsylvania state trooper draws his weapon in Price Township, Pennsylvania, during a manhunt for Eric Matthew Frein on Sunday, September 21. Frein is wanted for the shootings of two state police officers, one of whom died.
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U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder wipes away tears on Thursday, September 25, as his resignation is announced by President Barack Obama in Washington. Holder, who has led the Department of Justice for six years, will stay in the position until a successor is confirmed.
Evan Vucci/AP
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A supporter of Scottish independence walks down a street in Edinburgh, Scotland, on Friday, September 19, after it was confirmed that a majority of Scottish voters -- 55% to 45% -- rejected a proposal to break away from the United Kingdom.
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Police officers in Azpeitia, Spain, detain a man Monday, September 22, as he and around 200 people protested the arrest of five people suspected of being part of SEGI, a Basque pro-independence youth organization.
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Ram Singh Chauhan shows off his 18-foot mustache Wednesday, September 24, in Ahmedabad, India. It is the world's longest mustache, according to the Guinness Book of World Records.
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A Jewish woman prays at the Western Wall in Jerusalem on Wednesday, September 24. Thousands visited the Western Wall, one of the holiest sites in Judaism, prior to the Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashanah.
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Kristen Moyer gives her son a five after they traded in his jersey of Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice on Friday, September 19. The Ravens allowed fans to trade in their Rice jerseys and get another player's jersey for free after Rice was cut by the team and suspended by the NFL for domestic violence.
Patrick Semansky/AP
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Flood victims ride in a rescue boat after their homes were swamped in Manila, Philippines, on Friday, September 19. Heavy rain in the capital city caused flooding in many areas and led to the closing of schools, government offices and financial markets.
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U.S. fans watch golfers during a practice round Wednesday, September 24, at the Ryder Cup tournament in Gleneagles, Scotland.
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A school official takes a student's temperature with an infrared laser thermometer Monday, September 22, in Lagos, Nigeria. Health officials say the Ebola outbreak in West Africa is the deadliest ever. As of September 21, the total number of probable, confirmed and suspected cases of Ebola was more than 6,000, with nearly 3,000 deaths, the World Health Organization said.
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A man dressed as a polar bear climbs a barricade Monday, September 22, as protesters took part in the "Flood Wall Street" demonstrations that preceded the U.N. Climate Summit in New York.
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A student, sitting on a mock-up of a royal throne, looks at a wax figure of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II while other students take photos Friday, September 19, at the Madame Tussauds museum in Beijing.
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A bird sits on a red deer during a misty morning in London's Richmond Park on Tuesday, September 23.
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Women in Ahmedabad, India, take part in Garba dance rehearsals on Sunday, September 21, ahead of the Navratri festival. Thousands of young people will dance the night away during the nine-day festival, which is held in honor of the Hindu goddess Durga.
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On Monday, September 22, people bury relatives who recently died in clashes over a cement factory in the Guatemalan municipality of San Juan Sacatepequez. The Guatemalan government has ordered a state of emergency for the municipality, where at least eight people have died in clashes between those who support the factory's operation and those who reject it.
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Members of the U.N. Security Council cast a vote in New York on Wednesday, September 24. In a move sparked by the rise of the militant group ISIS, the Security Council unanimously approved a resolution requiring nations to "suppress the recruiting, organizing, transporting, equipping" and financing of "foreign terrorist fighters," according to U.S. President Barack Obama.
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Medics in Madrid transport Garcia Viejo, a 69-year-old Spanish priest diagnosed with the Ebola virus, into an ambulance on Monday, September 22. Viejo had arrived by plane via Sierra Leone, the West African country he was working in when he became infected.
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A refugee girl is vaccinated shortly after she and her parents crossed into Suruc, Turkey, on Wednesday, September 24. Because of the militant group ISIS, as many as 200,000 people have fled the area surrounding the Syrian city of Kobani, also known as Ayn al-Arab, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Monday, September 22.
Burhan Ozbilici/AP
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The crew of the Airbus A320neo waves to observers in Blagnac, France, after the plane's first test flight on Thursday, September 25. The A320neo is the revamped and more fuel-efficient version of Airbus' most popular single-aisle passenger jet.
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Alexander Kharatokin plays with a 9-month-old brown bear named Masha on the banks of the Yenisei River, outside of Krasnoyarsk, Russia, on Friday, September 19. Kharatokin, who lives in a wooden hovel near the river, adopted the orphaned bear after it was found this spring.
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel, right, leads French Prime Minister Manuel Valls to a podium during a welcoming ceremony at the chancellery in Berlin on Monday, September 22.
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Former U.S. President Bill Clinton and his wife, former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, embrace Monday, September 22, during a session at the Clinton Global Initiative in New York. The Clinton Global Initiative was founded in 2005 to bring together world leaders to discuss and implement solutions to the world's problems, Bill Clinton said at the time.
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A performer dressed as a Catalan giant walks through the streets of Barcelona, Spain, for the La Merce festival on Wednesday, September 24.
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A kingfisher catches prey at a park in Qingdao, China, on Wednesday, September 24.
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A man wearing a mask of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs holds a cardboard cutout of Apple's new iPhone 6 as he walks into an Apple Store in Tokyo on Friday, September 19.
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A boy carries a bed frame through floodwaters in the Indian village of Krishnai on Wednesday, September 24. Landslides and flash floods triggered by two days of heavy rain killed dozens of people in India's remote northeast.
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A model is seen backstage during the CODE 41 Trending Day, a fashion show in Seville, Spain, on Tuesday, September 23.
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Israel's new submarine, the INS Tanin, is seen from a beach in Haifa, Israel, on Tuesday, September 23. The sub was making its final approach into Haifa's port after being built in Germany.
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Flood victims in Manila, Philippines, use electronic devices as they rest at an evacuation center on Friday, September 19.
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R&B artist Usher performs on stage Friday, September 19, at the iHeartRadio Music Festival in Las Vegas.
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A police officer bends down to pet Larry, the cat of British Prime Minister David Cameron, outside 10 Downing Street in London on Thursday, September 25.
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Turkish Kurds clash with Turkish security forces during a protest near Suruc, Turkey, on Monday, September 22. According to Time magazine, the protests were over Turkey's temporary decision to close the border with Syria. See last week in 31 photos