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REWIND: 15 TOP moments from the week gone by

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February 16, 2015 08:35 IST

Here's a collection of some of the best photos, taken last week, from around the globe.


Image: A Buddhist monk plays with a tiger at the Wat Pa Luang Ta Bua, otherwise known as Tiger Temple, in Kanchanaburi province. Photograph: Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters


Image: An Afghan girl holds an umbrella as she sits on a grave at a cemetery in Kabul. Photograph: Mohammad Ismail/Reuters


Image: Actress Laverne Cox walks in a Donna Karan creation during a presentation of the Go Red for Women Red Dress collection during New York Fashion Week. Photograph: Lucas Jackson/Reuters


Image: An Israeli border policeman detains a foreign activist during clashes following a demonstration against Jewish settlements in the West Bank village of Bilin, near Ramallah. Photograph: Mohamad Torokman/Reuters


Image: US President Barack Obama looks up as he signs an Executive Order to encourage and promote sharing of cybersecurity threat information within the private sector and between the private sector and government after speaking at the Summit on Cybersecurity and Consumer Protection at Stanford University in Palo Alta, California. Photograph: Kevin Lamarque/Reuters


Image: A woman walks under snow and ice laden trees at Central Park in Stavropol, southern Russia. Photograph: Eduard Korniyenko/Reuters


Image: Couples (L-R) Chaiyut Phuangphoeksuk and Prontathourn Pronnapatthun, and Nichapatr Koomsombut and Pirat Rungthongoran run from sheep during their wedding ceremony at a resort in Ratchaburi province. Three Thai couples took part in the wedding ceremony arranged by a resort themed around fun activities ahead of Valentine's Day. Photograph: Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters


Image: A female protester wearing goggles to protect herself from tear gas stands on a street during clashes in the village of Bilad Al Qadeem, south of Manama, Bahrain. Photograph: Hamad I Mohammed/Reuters


Image: Thai workers ride an ATV during a sandstorm near Kibbutz Lachish near the southern city of Kiryat Gat February 11, 2015. Southwest winds and dust transport from North Africa caused air pollution levels that are the highest recorded in the past five years, the Environmental Protection Ministry reported. Photograph: Amir Cohen/Reuters


Image: A man takes a selfie by a crashing wave on Beirut's Corniche, a seaside promenade, as high winds sweep through Lebanon during a storm. Photograph: Mohamed Azakir/Reuters


Image: A South Korean army K-2 tank fires during an annual live-fire military exercise in Yangpyeong February 11, 2015. Photograph: Kim Hong-Ji/Reuters


Image: Pope Francis gestures as he speaks with Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone during a consistory as he names 20 new cardinals at the Vatican. Photograph: Alessandro Bianchi/Reuters


Image: Ukrainian servicemen launch a Grad rocket towards pro-Russian separatist forces outside Debaltseve, eastern Ukraine. Photograph: Alexei Chernyshev/Reuters


Image: Smoke rises in the sky after a suicide car bomb attack in Kunduz province, Afghanistan. Photograph: Reuters


Image: Madonna performs "Living for Love" at the 57th annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, California. Photograph: Lucy Nicholson/Reuters

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