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Santa Maria, Brazil — Brazilian soldiers salute a funeral procession for Leonardo de Lima Machado, a comrade who died in the Kiss nightclub fire. The fire left more than 230 people dead and 131 injured, most of them university students.

PHOTOGRAPH BY: MARCELO SAYAO / EPA

Santa Maria, Brazil — Relatives of Leonardo de Lima Machado, a soldier who died in the Kiss nightclub fire, mourn during his funeral.

PHOTOGRAPH BY: MARCELO SAYAO / EPA

Cairo, Egypt — Protesters unhappy with the government of President Mohamed Morsi clash with riot police near Tahrir Square.

PHOTOGRAPH BY: Khalil Hamra / Associated Press

Cairo, Egypt — Protesters carry a wounded youth near Tahrir Square as demonstrations continue against the government of President Mohamed Morsi.

PHOTOGRAPH BY: MOHAMMED ABED / AFP / Getty Images

Daih, Bahrain — Relatives of 8-year-old Qassim Habib Marzooq express their grief after seeing the boy's body at a funeral home. Marzooq, a child with special needs, died in a hospital Saturday after developing breathing problems when his home village was affected by tear gas.

PHOTOGRAPH BY: MAZEN MAHDI / EPA

Klaipeda, Lithuania — Fishermen stand on the frozen surface of the Kursiai Lagoon to catch smelts. Several thousand amateur fishermen from all over Lithuania gather on the ice to catch the small fish.

PHOTOGRAPH BY: PETRAS MALUKAS / AFP / Getty Images

Bucharest, Romania — Today's study in contrasts: It's snowing on this pedestrian -- quite a different scene than depicted in the poster he's passing.

PHOTOGRAPH BY: Vadim Ghirda / Associated Press

Mallnow, Germany — A kingfisher holds a stickleback in its beak at the Oderbruch swamp near the German-Polish border.

PHOTOGRAPH BY: PATRICK PLEUL / AFP / Getty Images

Jakarta, Indonesia — An Indonesian stands next to the Pluit dam, which is full of garbage.

PHOTOGRAPH BY: ADEK BERRY / AFP / Getty Images

Allahabad, India — Hindu holy men wait for donations of food and money during the Maha Kumbh festival.

PHOTOGRAPH BY: Saurabh Das / Associated Press

Rome, Italy — Tourists gather at the Trevi Fountain, which is undergoing a $2.8-million restoration sponsored by the Fendi fashion house. The fountain is a Rome landmark and was the setting for the film "Three Coins in the Fountain."

PHOTOGRAPH BY: Gregorio Borgia / Associated Press

Belfast, Northern Ireland — The coffin of convicted Old Bailey bomber Dolours Price is carried by her sons Danny, left, and Oscar to St. Agnes Church in west Belfast. Price was a member of the Provisional IRA unit that launched the first car-bomb attacks on London in 1973. Price, who for many years was married to actor Stephen Rea, was found dead at her home in Ireland.

PHOTOGRAPH BY: PETER MUHLY / AFP / Getty Images

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Monday’s Pictures in the News begins in South America, where Brazilian soldiers salute a funeral procession for a comrade who died in the Kiss nightclub fire in Santa Maria. The Kiss fire left more than 230 people dead and 131 injured, most of them university students. Preliminary information suggested the fire was sparked by a pyrotechnics display during a concert.

In Egypt, protesters unhappy with the government of President Mohamed Morsi clash with riot police near Cairo’s Tahrir Square. Meanwhile, tourists in Rome gather at the Trevi Fountain. The Fendi fashion house is financing a $2.8-million restoration of the famed fountain, which was the setting for the film “Three Coins in the Fountain.”

Elsewhere, Lithuanian fishermen stand on the frozen surface of the Kursiai Lagoon near Klaipeda, to catch smelts; Hindu holy men wait for charitable food and money during the Maha Kumbh festival in Allahabad; and the coffin of convicted Old Bailey bomber Dolours Price is carried by her two sons to a church in west Belfast.

Add stops in Germany, Indonesia, Romania and Bahrain to round out the report.

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