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Images from the weekend

Images from the weekend

Browse some of the most interesting photos shot from around the world over the weekend.

 
  • Ayano rings in the New Year at Sensoji temple in the Asakusa district in Tokyo, Japan, Sunday, Jan. 1, 2012. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)
  • A woman rings in the New Year at Sensoji temple in the Asakusa district in Tokyo, Japan, Sunday, Jan. 1, 2012. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)
  • Confetti drops as a Filipino blows his paper horn as they welcome the New Year at Manila's Rizal Park, Philippines on Sunday Jan. 1, 2012. More than 200 people have been injured by illegal firecrackers and celebratory gunfire in the Philippines despite a government scare campaign against reckless New Year revelries, officials recently said. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
  • Filipinos watch a fireworks and water fountain display as they welcome the New Year at Manila's Rizal Park, Philippines on Sunday Jan. 1, 2012. More than 200 people have been injured by illegal firecrackers and celebratory gunfire in the Philippines despite a government scare campaign against reckless New Year revelries, officials recently said. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
  • Visitors waves China national flags as they celebrate a light show at the Temple of Heaven during the New Year Countdown Ceremony in Beijing, China, Sunday Jan. 1, 2012. (AP Photo / Andy Wong)
  • People celebrate the New Year with firecrackers on the streets in Mumbai, India, Sunday, Jan 1, 2012. (AP Photo / Rafiq Maqbool)
  • A man lights an Old Man effigy which symbolizes burning the past and getting ready to start a happy New Year without bad memories of the past in Mumbai, India, Sunday, Jan. 1, 2012.(AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
  • A German soldier with the NATO- led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) cheers as she carries balloons on her back during the celebration of New Year at the ISAF's headquarters in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Saturday, Dec. 31, 2011. (AP Photo / Musadeq Sadeq)
  • A U.S. soldier with the NATO- led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) trying to pass under a stick during the celebration of New at the ISAF's head quarter in Kabul, Afghanistan on Saturday, Dec. 31, 2011. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq)
  • U.S. soldiers with the NATO - led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) try to get a balloon up to their necks in a game during the celebration of New Year at the ISAF's head quarter in Kabul, Afghanistan on Saturday, Dec. 31, 2011. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq)
  • Britain soldiers, center, with the NATO- led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) pose for a photo during the celebration of New Year at the ISAF's head quarter in Kabul, Afghanistan on Saturday, Dec. 31, 2011. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq)
  • A U.S. soldier with the NATO led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) eats French fries during the celebration of New at the ISAF's head quarter in Kabul, Afghanistan on Saturday, Dec. 31, 2011. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq)
  • A soldier with the NATO- led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) looks on camera as he adjusts his hat during a celebration of the New at the ISAF's head quarter in Kabul, Afghanistan on Saturday, Dec. 31, 2011. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq)
  • Service members with the NATO - led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) dance during the celebration of New Year at the ISAF's head quarter in Kabul, Afghanistan on Saturday, Dec. 31, 2011. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq)
  • Russians celebrate the New Year on Red Square in Moscow, with the Kremlin in the background, right, and St. Basil's cathedral in background left, Russia, Sunday, Jan. 1, 2012. Tens of thousands of people gathered on the Square to celebrate the new year, and view the fireworks as the clock on the Kremlin's Spassky Tower, right, struck midnight. (AP Photo/Mikhail Metzel)
  • Russians celebrate the New Year on Red Square in Moscow, with the Kremlin Spassky tower and the Mausoleum of Lenin in the background , Russia, Sunday, Jan. 1, 2012. Tens of thousands of people gathered on the Square to celebrate the new year, and view the fireworks as the clock on the Kremlin's Spassky Tower, right, struck midnight. (AP Photo/Mikhail Metzel)
  • Pope Benedict XVI arrives in St. Peter's square to visit the nativity scene at the Vatican, Saturday, Dec. 31, 2011. The Pontiff marked the end of 2011 with prayers of thanks and said humanity awaits the new year with apprehension but also with hope for a better future.
  • Pope Benedict XVI holds the ostensory as he celebrates a New Year's Eve vespers service in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Saturday, Dec. 31, 2011. The Pontiff marked the end of 2011 with prayers of thanks and said humanity awaits the new year with apprehension but also with hope for a better future.
  • Pope Benedict XVI holds the ostensory as he celebrates a New Year's Eve vespers service in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Saturday, Dec. 31, 2011. The Pontiff marked the end of 2011 with prayers of thanks and said humanity awaits the new year with apprehension but also with hope for a better future.
  • Jessica Ong from Singapore starts her new year celebrations early on New Year's Eve, at the Hogmanay street party on Princes Street, Edinburgh, Scotland, Saturday Dec. 31, 2011. (AP Photo / David Cheskin/PA)
  • Competitors run at the start of the Sao Silvestre race in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Saturday, Dec. 31, 2011. The 15-kms race is held annually on New Year's Eve. (AP Photo/Nelson Antoine)
  • Competitors run at the start of the Sao Silvestre race in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Saturday, Dec. 31, 2011. The 15-kms race is held annually on New Year's Eve. (AP Photo/Nelson Antoine)
  • Competitors run at the start of the Sao Silvestre race in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Saturday, Dec. 31, 2011. The 15-kms race is held annually on New Year's Eve. (AP Photo/Nelson Antoine)
 

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