
Dhaka, Bangladesh — Fire killed more than 110 people in the Tazreen Fashion plant and prompted protests about working conditions.
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Dhaka, Bangladesh — A Bangladeshi man reacts as he looks for his son's body outside a garment factory where a fire killed more than 110 people.
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Karanganyar, Indonesia — Residents use an old aqueduct with planks on it as a shortcut to a neighboring village.
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Binzhou, China — Firefighters work to control a fire from an oil tanker after an accident on an expressway. No injuries were reported but the fire forced the closure of the expressway for six hours.
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Islamabad, Pakistan — Afghan refugee children warm themselves in a slum on the outskirts of Islamabad.
PHOTOGRAPH BY: Muhammed Muheisen / Associated Press
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Allahabad, India — A Hindu holy man looks on from the banks of the Sangam, the confluence of rivers Ganges and Yamuna, and the mythical Saraswati.
PHOTOGRAPH BY: SANJAY KANOJIA / AFP / Getty Images
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Tokyo — The Shiodome is decorated for Christmas.
PHOTOGRAPH BY: KAZUHIRO NOGI / AFP / Getty Images
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Pristina, Kosovo — Members of a Kosovar folklore group perform during an official ceremony of KSF day in Pristina. The ceremony was dedicated also to the celebration of the national Albanian flag day and the 100th anniversary of Albanian independence.
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Tewkesbury, England — Flood water in Tewkesbury in western England turns a bicyclist into a pedestrian.
PHOTOGRAPH BY: David Davies / Associated Press
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