An Iranian officer lashes a man, convicted of rape, at the northeastern city of Sabzevar, Iran. Rape, like murder and treason, can be punished by the death sentence in Iran, but sometimes judges imposed a sentence of lashes before execution or imprisonment.
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President Barack Obama, accompanied by Vice President Joe Biden, left, hugs eight-year-old letter writer Grant Fritz during a news conference on proposals to reduce gun violence in the South Court Auditorium at the White House in Washington. Obama and Biden were joined by law enforcement officials, lawmakers and children who wrote the president about gun violence following the shooting at an elementary school in Newtown, Conn.
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In this photo released by Presidential Secretariat, Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, center, talks with Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa, left, as they inspect the flooded palace in Jakarta, Indonesia on Thursday. Flooding caused by monsoon rains have forced thousands of people to flee their homes in Indonesia's capital.
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FC Barcelona's Lionel Messi from Argentina duels for the ball with Malaga's Jesus Gamez during a Copa del Rey soccer match at the Camp Nou stadium, in Barcelona, Spain.
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Denmark's Caroline Wozniacki makes a backhand return to Croatia's Donna Vekic during their second round match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia.
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South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley delivers her State of The State address to the joint session of the legislature on Wednesday at the Statehouse in Columbia, S.C. Looking on is Sen. Harvey Peeler, R-Gaffney and Speaker of the House Bobby Harrell, R-Charleston.
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Vice President Hamid Ansari during a visit to Cu Chi Tunnel in Ho Chi Minh city.
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UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon talking Foreign Minister of Pakistan, Hina Rabbani Khar with here at the UN Headquarters New York on Wednesday. Ambassador Masood Khan is also seen.
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Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma with FICCI President Naina Lal Kidwai during inauguration of "TECHNOTEX-2013", an international conference & exhibition, in New Delhi.
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Woman devotees take batch at Sangam during Maha Kumbh Mela in Allahabad.
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Traffic plying at Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway during a foggy morning in Gurgaon.
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Bihar Mahila Police cadets during a passing out parade at Gandhi Maidan in Patna.
