Saturday 14 November 2015

AP PHOTOS: A selection of pictures from the past week

Spectators embrace each other as they stand on the playing field of the Stade de France stadium at the end of a friendly soccer match between France and Germany in Saint Denis, outside Paris, Friday, Nov. 13, 2015. Hundreds made their way to the pitch after explosions were heard nearby. Multiple fatal attacks throughout the city have prompted President Francois Hollande to announce he was closing the country's borders and declaring a state of emergency.
Spectators embrace each other as they stand on the playing field of the Stade de France stadium at the end of a friendly soccer match between France and Germany in Saint Denis, outside Paris, Friday, Nov. 13, 2015. Hundreds made their way to the pitch after explosions were heard nearby. Multiple fatal attacks throughout the city have prompted President Francois Hollande to announce he was closing the country's borders and declaring a state of emergency.   

A volunteer covers a large-screen television showing images of Aung San Suu Kyi during a rainstorm at the opposition party headquarters in Yangon, Myanmar on Monday, Nov. 9, 2015. Election results Friday, Nov. 13, 2015 showed that her opposition party had won enough seats in parliament to allow it to form the country's first truly civilian government in more than half a century.
A volunteer covers a large-screen television showing images of Aung San Suu Kyi during a rainstorm at the opposition party headquarters in Yangon, Myanmar on Monday, Nov. 9, 2015. Election results Friday, Nov. 13, 2015 showed that her opposition party had won enough seats in parliament to allow it to form the country's first truly civilian government in more than half a century.  
A Palestinian protester uses a slingshot to throw stones towards Israeli security forces during clashes in the West Bank city of Ramallah on Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2015, following a demonstration to mark the 11th anniversary former Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat's death.
A Palestinian protester uses a slingshot to throw stones towards Israeli security forces during clashes in the West Bank city of Ramallah on Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2015, following a demonstration to mark the 11th anniversary former Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat's death.  
Slovenian police stand in front of a shop on the Croatian border in Rigonce, Slovenia, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2015. Slovenia has started erecting a razor-wire fence on the border with Croatia to prevent uncontrolled entry of migrants into the alpine state.
Slovenian police stand in front of a shop on the Croatian border in Rigonce, Slovenia, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2015. Slovenia has started erecting a razor-wire fence on the border with Croatia to prevent uncontrolled entry of migrants into the alpine state.  
A motorist passes a pile of milo at a grain storage facility, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2015, near Canton, Kan. The crop is used mainly for feeding cattle and ethanol production.
A motorist passes a pile of milo at a grain storage facility, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2015, near Canton, Kan. The crop is used mainly for feeding cattle and ethanol production.   
Smoke rises from an illegal gold mining camp as police burn machinery and gasoline next to pools of water created for the mining process in Ananea, Peru, in the Puno region on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2015. Peru criminalized unlicensed gold mining in 2012 but only began enforcing the law vigorously in 2014.
Smoke rises from an illegal gold mining camp as police burn machinery and gasoline next to pools of water created for the mining process in Ananea, Peru, in the Puno region on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2015. Peru criminalized unlicensed gold mining in 2012 but only began enforcing the law vigorously in 2014.   
In this photo made with a fisheye lens, skeleton articulator Mike deRoos removes dust from an 82-foot suspended blue whale skeleton at the University of British Columbia's Beaty Biodiversity Museum in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2015. This was the skeleton's first cleaning, repair and inspection since being installed in 2010.
In this photo made with a fisheye lens, skeleton articulator Mike deRoos removes dust from an 82-foot suspended blue whale skeleton at the University of British Columbia's Beaty Biodiversity Museum in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2015. This was the skeleton's first cleaning, repair and inspection since being installed in 2010.  
One of fourteen orangutans waits in a cage to be sent back to Indonesia at a military airport in Bangkok, Thailand, Thursday, Nov. 12, 2015. The orangutans were allegedly smuggled out of Indonesia into a private zoo in Thailand. Thailand and Indonesia have cooperated in the repatriation program to return the primates to their original habitat.
One of fourteen orangutans waits in a cage to be sent back to Indonesia at a military airport in Bangkok, Thailand, Thursday, Nov. 12, 2015. The orangutans were allegedly smuggled out of Indonesia into a private zoo in Thailand. Thailand and Indonesia have cooperated in the repatriation program to return the primates to their original habitat.   
EU and African leaders attending a summit on migration gather for a group picture in Valletta, Malta, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2015. According to the International Organization for Migration, almost 800,000 people have entered Europe by sea this year. The EU predicts that three million more could arrive by 2017.
EU and African leaders attending a summit on migration gather for a group picture in Valletta, Malta, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2015. According to the International Organization for Migration, almost 800,000 people have entered Europe by sea this year. The EU predicts that three million more could arrive by 2017.   
Supporters of Lavalas party presidential candidate Maryse Narcisse protest recent preliminary election results in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2015. Three political parties have joined to demand the cancellation of the Oct. 25 presidential election, or removal of ruling party candidate Jovenel Moise who is set to face Jude Celestin in a Dec. 27 presidential runoff election. Narcisse placed fourth.
Supporters of Lavalas party presidential candidate Maryse Narcisse protest recent preliminary election results in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2015. Three political parties have joined to demand the cancellation of the Oct. 25 presidential election, or removal of ruling party candidate Jovenel Moise who is set to face Jude Celestin in a Dec. 27 presidential runoff election. Narcisse placed fourth. 
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