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2. Cologne, Germany, on July 2

3. San Fermin Festival in Pamplona, Spain, on July 7.

4. Minsk, Belarus, the second International Aeronautics Championship on July 18.

5. Chinese honor guards prepare for the arrival of New Zealand Governor at a
welcome ceremony outside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on July 21.

6. Moon rises over Glastonbury Tor in Somerset, England, on July 31.

7. Rainbow appears over Beijing on Aug. 3.

8. A film battle scene in Fangyan, China, for "The Last Noble," a series set during the second Sino-Japanese War, on Aug. 13.

9. In Ferguson, Missouri nine-year-old Jamyla was killed in her bed on Aug. 19

10. During a fire in Cabreiro, Spain, on Aug. 30

11. People commemorate the lives of 12 Syrians, in Mugla, Turkey, on Sept. 2.

12. The Harbin Z-19 at the International Helicopter Exposition in Tianjin, China, on Sept. 9.

13. High-wire artist Kane Petersen walks a tightrope 300 meters
(984 feet) above ground in Melbourne, Australia.

14. Pope Francis addresses a joint meeting of the U.S. Congress in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 24

15. The International Tower Jump in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Oct. 3.

16. Russian President Vladimir Putin celebrates his 63rd birthday at an ice hockey game
in Sochi, Russia, on Oct. 7.

17. Teens cool off before boarding a ferry from Lesbos island to Athens on Oct. 16.

18. A family reunion in Mount Kumgang, North Korea, on Oct. 22.

19. Tibetan Buddhist nuns stand after a chanting session in Sertar county, in the Garze Tibetan Autonomous
Prefecture, China, on Oct. 30. .

20. Queen Elizabeth II looks at a cabinet of medals during a Nov. 5 visit to the Ministry of Defense's Joint Casualty
and Compassionate Center in Innsworth, United Kingdom.

21. The Eiffel Tower is illuminated in the colors of the
French flag after at least 130 people from 15 countries
were killed in terror attacks in Paris on Nov. 13.

22. Heavy rains in Chennai, India, on Nov. 18.

23. The Place de la Republique in Paris is covered with empty shoes on Nov.
29, symbolizing a rally in support of the COP21 climate talks.

24. Thai policemen take part in a candlelight
ceremony celebrating King Bhumibol's 88th
birthday in Bangkok on Dec. 5.

25. Memorial service in Santa Ana, California, honoring Tin Nguyen, a victim of
the Dec. 2 San Bernardino terror attack.
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26. Mazayin Dhafra Camel Festival near the United Arab Emirates city of
Madinat Zayed on Dec. 19.

27. Ceremony marking the winter solstice at Stonehenge in Wiltshire, England, on Dec. 22.