Valencia, Spain — Spanish bullfighter Antonio Ferrera plants banderillas into his second bull during the fourth bullfight of the Fallas Fair.

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Valencia, Spain — Bull Horquillono pulls down the picador, a horseman with a lance, during the fourth bullfight of the Fallas Fair.

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Fort Lauderdale, Fla. — Firefighter Jose Fardales gives oxygen to one of two puppies rescued from a house fire. No one was injured in the fire and the puppies were turned over to their owner.

PHOTOGRAPH BY: AP / City of Fort Lauderdale Fire Res

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Bir Hadage, Israel — Bedouin children play as a swarm of locusts arrives over their village in the Negev desert near the Egyptian-Israeli border. Egypt and Israel have been overrun with millions of locusts over the last few days, causing widespread disturbances.

PHOTOGRAPH BY: Uriel Sinai / Getty Images Europe

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Sacramento — Katie Hansen, 8, stands next to her mother, Melanie, who holds a picture of Katie's uncle Joey Rovero, who died in college of a prescription drug overdose.

PHOTOGRAPH BY: Liz O. Baylen / Los Angeles Times

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Los Angeles — Visitors in the Samuel Oschin Pavilion view the space shuttle Endeavour at the California Science Center.

PHOTOGRAPH BY: Al Seib / Los Angeles Times

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Los Angeles — Msgr. Kevin Kostelnik leads a prayer vigil at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in downtown Los Angeles in advance of the election of a new pope.

PHOTOGRAPH BY: Christina House / For The Times

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Tina Carreon, left, lifts her arms in prayer during the 7a.m. Votive Mass for the election of a pope at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in downtown Los Angeles on Tuesday . The Mass was at the conclusion of a 12-hour all-night prayer vigil that began at 7 p.m. last night in advance of the selection of a new pope.

PHOTOGRAPH BY: Al Seib / Los Angeles Times

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Vatican City — After a Mass at St. Peter's Basilica, the 115 cardinals moved into the Sistine Chapel to begin the conclave to elect a new pope.

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Vatican City — A woman praying in St. Peter's Square draws the attention of photographers.

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Zhengzhou, China — The store saleswoman was set free after relatives persuaded the man with the knife to let her go.

PHOTOGRAPH BY: AFP

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Friedberg, Germany — A few dozen people were injured when more than 100 vehicles were involved in a pile-up on the slippery Autobahn 45.

PHOTOGRAPH BY: PETRA SEIDEL / DPA

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London, Canada — Nathalie Pechalat and Fabian Bourzat of France practice at Budweiser Gardens in preparation for the 2013 World Figure Skating Championships.

PHOTOGRAPH BY: BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI / AFP

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San Jose, Costa Rica — Long jumper Jhamal Bowen of Panama competes in the 10th Central American Games.

PHOTOGRAPH BY: EZEQUIEL BECERRA / AFP

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Gao, Mali — A woman plies her trade at Gao's main market , which just reopened after being closed following a suicide bombing and infiltration by Islamic militants Feb. 21.

PHOTOGRAPH BY: JOHN MACDOUGALL / AFP

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Pune, India — Devotees throw turmeric powder as an offering to the shepherd god Khandoba on Somavati Amavasya at the Jejuri temple.

PHOTOGRAPH BY: Rajanish Kakade / Associated Press

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Singapore — The sun bursts through clouds as a military helicopter flies over the control tower at a U.S. military base.

PHOTOGRAPH BY: ROSLAN RAHMAN / AFP

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