Pictures of the Week: Febrary 16-22

Pictures of the Week

The moon is seen in partial eclipse as is rises in cloudy skies over the San Francisco Bay Bridge Feb. 20. This was the last lunar eclipse to be seen from North America until 2010.
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A Kosovar Albanian woman waves a flag as she and others celebrate Kosovo's declaration of independence in Pristina, Feb. 17, 2008. Kosovo's parliament declared the disputed territory a nation on Sunday, mounting a historic bid to become an "independent and sovereign state" backed by the U.S. and key European allies but bitterly contested by Serbia and Russia. The declaration fueled a fierce riot days later, when Serbs in Belgrade rioted and attacked the U.S. embassy Feb. 21. For more live photos, please go to: Riots Rock Belgrade.
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Visar Kryeziu, AP
Serbian nationalists opposed to Kosovo's independence storm and set alight the United States embassy in Belgrade Feb. 21 after a massive rally in the Serbian capital. Several hundred young men dressed in hooded sports tops and scarfs had broken into the premises on the main boulevard of Kneza Milosa. The embassy was unstaffed at the time of the attack. For more live photos, please go to: Riots Rock Belgrade.
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Young people enjoy a ride on traditional swings during a folk festival in the Belarusian village of Ozertso just outside Minsk, Feb.17.
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Sergei Grits, AP
Rioters try to push a burnt out bus onto its side in the Mathare slum of Nairobi, Kenya, Feb. 20. Rioters attacked a bus full of people as they faced off against police, who they charged were unfairly arresting people for rents gone unpaid amid weeks of post-election violence.
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Bernat Armangue, AP
This image provided Feb. 16 by NASA shows astronaut Rex Walheim, mission specialist, outside the Columbus laboratory, the newest piece of hardware on the International Space Station on Feb. 15.
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A rescued tigress swims in the river Sundarikati after release by the forest workers at Sunderbans, India, some 93 miles south of Kolkata Feb. 19. The pregnant tigress, which strayed nearly 18 miles from deep inside the Sunderbans forest, was rescued by the forest workers after being stoned and badly beaten by villagers.
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Deshakalyan Chowdhury, AFP/Getty Images
Singapore Air Force Black Knights F-16Cs fighter jets perform during an aerobatic display at the Singapore Air Show Feb. 19. Fighter jets, commercial planes and unmanned drones are jostling for attention at Asia's biggest air show this week as titans Boeing, Airbus and other manufacturers take their wares to the booming Asian market.
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Roslan Rahman, AFP/Getty Images
South Korean students twirl wheels made of wood chips and straw in celebration of the upcoming first full moon of the lunar calendar at a park in Seoul Feb. 20. According to the lunar calendar, Thursday, Feb. 21, is the 15th day of the first month of the year, a day on which Koreans traditionally eat special treats to mark the first full moon of the lunar year.
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Ahn Young-joon, AP
Special troops of the Belarusian Interior Ministry demonstrate their bravery and skills during an exhibition at their training base in Minsk, Feb. 16.
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Sergei Grits, AP