Pictures of the Week

Surinder Singh, 45, a farmer, inspects his sunflower crop May 6 in a field in Taragarh village, on the outskirts of the northern Indian city of Amritsar.
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Munish Sharma, Reuters

Team Sweden forward Marcus Nilson plunges headfirst onto the ice during second period action at the IIHF world hockey championships against Switzerland, May 7, in Quebec City, Canada.

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Francis Vachon, CP / AP

Ash from the erupting Chaiten volcano covers a forest in nearby Futaleufu, some 800 miles south of Santiago, Chile. The volcano, which has erupted for the first time, has buried the surrounding region under a blanket of ash and has turned Chaiten into a ghost town, with its 4,000 residents -- evacuated to nearby towns and cities -- facing an uncertain future.
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Christian Brown, AFP / Getty Images

Spectators gather to watch the illumination of the Washington National Cathedral by Swiss lighting artist Gerry Hofstetter, May 8 in Washington, D.C. For three nights, Hofstetter will illuminate the Cathedral with a series of slides titled "Lighting to Unite" in celebration of the Cathedral's centennial.
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Win McNamee, Getty Images

U.S. Marines from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit try to take shelter from a sand storm at forward operating base Dwyer in the Helmand province of southern Afghanistan May 7.
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David Guttenfelder, AP

An aerial shot shows the bright colors of tulip fields in northern Netherlands May 5. Tulips left outside to flower in the fields are for the cultivation of bulbs; the flowers are a symbol of the country and one of its major exports.
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Peter Dejong, AP

A fire official tries to extinguish a fire inside a cotton processing unit at Piplaj village on the outskirts of the western Indian city of Ahmedabad May 5.
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Amit Dave, Reuters

Israeli Air Force planes practice a stunt in preparation for Israel's 60th anniversary in Tel Aviv, May 5. Israel is marking 60 years since the founding of the state, beginning at sundown May 7 and continuing through May 8.
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Tomer Appelbaum, Reuters

Canada geese watch over their gosslings near the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia, May 7.
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Matt Rourke, AP

A super cell that became a Tornadic vortex signature, lights up the night sky with lightning over Amarillo, Texas, late May 6.
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Gene Blevins, Reuters