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World Dog Show in Hungary

[2013-05-20 09:39]

More than 17,000 dogs from 70 countries were part of the show.

Obama delivers Morehouse commencement

[2013-05-20 08:21]

US President Barack Obama gives the commencement address at the graduation ceremony of the class of 2013 at Morehouse College in Atlanta.

Athens Tattoo Convention

[2013-05-13 10:08]

A woman with a tattoo on her neck attends the Athens Tattoo Convention in Athens May 12, 2013.

World Trade Center rises again

[2013-05-11 09:54]

The New York skyline stretches into the horizon as seen from the One World Trade Center in New York May 10, 2013.

DPRK moves medium-range missiles

[2013-05-08 07:57]

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea has taken two missiles off launch-ready status and moved them from the country's east coast.

Wheat harvesting in Nepal

[2013-05-07 08:07]

Farmers harvest wheat on a field in Kathmandu.

May Day rallies around the world

[2013-05-02 10:13]

Workers take part in rallies to commemorate May Day around the world, May 1, 2013.

Budapest Dance festival

[2013-04-27 15:26]

Dancers from the Hungarian State Folk Ensemble perform during the dress rehearsal of their new show "Song of the Stag" at the Budapest Dance festival April 26, 2013.

Presidents meet at Bush library opening

[2013-04-26 10:21]

Obama joined his living predecessors Thursday morning to dedicate the George W.Bush Presidential Library.

New York? They walk all over you

[2013-04-26 13:15]

Pedestrians walk across portraits of people posted on the ground in Time Square New York City on April 25, 2013.

Full moon rises over NYC

[2013-04-26 11:24]

People photograph the full moon as it rises over the skyline of New York City near 42nd Street (C), as seen across the Hudson River in Weehawken, New Jersey April 25, 2013.

Snapshots at Mummy

[2013-04-25 15:45]

The exhibition showcases over 100 artefacts and six mummies from the Egyptian collection of the British Museum.