French soldiers taking part in the operation Sangaris

French soldiers taking part in the operation Sangaris patrol in the PK 12 district in Bangui on December 25, 2013. Chadian troops in a Central African Republic peacekeeping force will be redeployed from the capital Bangui, a force spokesman said on December 25 amid charges they were siding with a former rebel group. The announcement came as exchanges of gunfire erupted in several parts of Bangui, including near the airport, residents and witnesses said without giving details about who was involved.
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A picture taken from Israel shows an Israeli Merkava tank

A picture taken from Israel shows an Israeli Merkava tank positioned along the southern border with the Gaza Strip (Back) on December 25, 2013. Cross-border exchanges between Israel and Gaza have increased in recent days, and Israel said on December 24, 2013 it holds Islamist movement Hamas responsible, as rulers of the Palestinian enclave, for any fire directed from there at the Jewish state.
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French soldiers part of the Sangaris operation

French soldiers part of the Sangaris operation patrol the streets during a curfew in Bangui late on December 24, 2013. The president of Central African Republic made yesterday a new appeal for peace to stop the sectarian killings that have terrorised the country, while Burundian and Chadian troops sent to help restore calm traded fire in Bangui.
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A cargo ship swept ashore at the height of Super Typhoon

A cargo ship swept ashore at the height of Super Typhoon Haiyan still rest amongst debris and destroyed houses weeks after the storm in the coastal city of Tacloban, Leyte province, on December 24, 2013, on the eve of Christmas. Philippine survivors of one of the strongest typhoons to hit land defiantly got ready December 24, to celebrate Christmas atop their ruined communities. Haiyan's ferocious 315 kilometres (195 miles) an hour winds flattened the gritty neighbourhood on Tacloban's coast, called Magallanes, then swept up everything else with giant waves in a day of terror on November 8.
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Children play next to a cargo ship

Children play next to a cargo ship (L) swept ashore at the height of Super Typhoon Haiyan as it still sits amongst debris and destroyed houses weeks after the storm in the coastal city of Tacloban, Leyte province, on December 24, 2013, on the eve of Christmas. Philippine survivors of one of the strongest typhoons to hit land defiantly got ready December 24, to celebrate Christmas atop their ruined communities. Haiyan's ferocious 315 kilometres (195 miles) an hour winds flattened the gritty neighbourhood on Tacloban's coast, called Magallanes, then swept up everything else with giant waves in a day of terror on November 8.
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The bow of a cargo ship swept ashore

The bow of a cargo ship swept ashore at the height of Super Typhoon Haiyan still rest amongst debris and destroyed houses weeks after the storm in the coastal city of Tacloban, Leyte province, on December 24, 2013, on the eve of Christmas. Philippine survivors of one of the strongest typhoons to hit land defiantly got ready December 24, to celebrate Christmas atop their ruined communities. Haiyan's ferocious 315 kilometres (195 miles) an hour winds flattened the gritty neighbourhood on Tacloban's coast, called Magallanes, then swept up everything else with giant waves in a day of terror on November 8.
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Children observe from a destroyed house a cargo ship

Children observe from a destroyed house a cargo ship swept ashore at the height of Super Typhoon Haiyan as it still sits amongst debris and destroyed houses weeks after the storm in the coastal city of Tacloban, Leyte province, on December 24, 2013, on the eve of Christmas. Philippine survivors of one of the strongest typhoons to hit land defiantly got ready December 24, to celebrate Christmas atop their ruined communities. Haiyan's ferocious 315 kilometres (195 miles) an hour winds flattened the gritty neighbourhood on Tacloban's coast, called Magallanes, then swept up everything else with giant waves in a day of terror on November 8.
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A cargo ship swept ashore at the height of Super Typhoon

A cargo ship swept ashore at the height of Super Typhoon Haiyan still rest amongst debris and destroyed houses weeks after the storm in the coastal city of Tacloban, Leyte province, on December 24, 2013, on the eve of Christmas. Philippine survivors of one of the strongest typhoons to hit land defiantly got ready December 24, to celebrate Christmas atop their ruined communities. Haiyan's ferocious 315 kilometres (195 miles) an hour winds flattened the gritty neighbourhood on Tacloban's coast, called Magallanes, then swept up everything else with giant waves in a day of terror on November 8.
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Typhoon survivors walk near shipping vessels

Tacloban: Typhoon survivors walk near shipping vessels that remain grounded after being washed ashore during Typhoon Haiyan in Tacloban, Philippines, Monday, Dec. 23, 2013. Villages in the central Philippines were flattened by Haiyan's ferocious winds and the tsunami-like storm surge that damaged or swept away more than a million homes. Haiyan, one of the most powerful storms on record, hit the country's eastern seaboard on Nov. 8.
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French troops of the Sangaris operation evacuate the body

French troops of the Sangaris operation evacuate the body of a demonstrator who was shot dead near the international airport in Bangui on December 23, 2013. African Union troops fired on demonstrators protesting against the president of the strife-torn Central African Republic, killing at least one person, according to AFP reporters on the scene.
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French troops of the Sangaris operation and civilians inspect the body

French troops of the Sangaris operation and civilians inspect the body of a demonstrator shot dead near the international airport in Bangui on December 23, 2013. African Union troops fired on demonstrators protesting against the president of the strife-torn Central African Republic, killing at least one person, according to AFP reporters on the scene.

A man reacts next to the body of a demonstrator who was shot

A man reacts next to the body of a demonstrator who was shot dead near the international airport in Bangui on December 23, 2013. African Union troops fired on demonstrators protesting against President Michel Djotodia of the strife-torn Central African Republic, killing at least one person, according to AFP reporters on the scene.
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German Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen talks with German soldiers

German Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen talks with German soldiers at Camp Marmal in Mazar-e-Sharif on December 23, 2013. Von der Leyen is on a two day visit in Afghanistan.
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German Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen talks with German soldiers

German Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen  talks with German soldiers at Camp Marmal in Mazar-e-Sharif on December 23, 2013. Von der Leyen is on a two day visit in Afghanistan.
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German Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen poses with German soldiers

German Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen  poses with German soldiers at Camp Marmal in Mazar-e-Sharif on December 23, 2013. Von der Leyen is on a two day visit in Afghanistan.
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German Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen talks with German soldiers

German Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen  talks with German soldiers at Camp Marmal in Mazar-e-Sharif on December 23, 2013. Von der Leyen is on a two day visit in Afghanistan.
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A destroyed building

Aleppo: This citizen journalism image provided by Aleppo Media Center, AMC, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows a destroyed building after a Syrian aircraft pummeled masaken hanano, an opposition neighborhood in the northern city of Aleppo, Syria, Sunday, Dec. 22, 2013. Syrian aircraft pummeled an opposition neighborhood in the northern city of Aleppo on Sunday, killing scores and extending the government's furious aerial bombardment of the rebel-held half of the divided city to an eighth consecutive day.
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A firefighter hoses down burning vehicles

Aleppo: In this citizen journalism image provided by Aleppo Media Center, AMC, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, a firefighter hoses down burning vehicles after a Syrian aircraft pummeled masaken hanano, an opposition neighborhood in the northern city of Aleppo, Syria, Sunday, Dec. 22, 2013. Syrian aircraft pummeled an opposition neighborhood in the northern city of Aleppo on Sunday, killing scores and extending the government's furious aerial bombardment of the rebel-held half of the divided city to an eighth consecutive day.
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The scene after an aircraft pummeled

Aleppo: In this citizen journalism image provided by Aleppo Media Center, AMC, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, Syrians inspect the scene after an aircraft pummeled masaken hanano, an opposition neighborhood in the northern city of Aleppo, Syria, Sunday, Dec. 22, 2013. Syrian aircraft pummeled an opposition neighborhood in the northern city of Aleppo on Sunday, killing scores and extending the government's furious aerial bombardment of the rebel-held half of the divided city to an eighth consecutive day.
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A man wearing a gas mask walks through fire

A man wearing a gas mask walks through fire as protestors clash with Turkish police during a demonstration on December 22, 2013 in the Asian side of Istanbul. Turkey's prime minister threw down the gauntlet to his rivals on Sunday, warning he will "break their hands" if they use allegations of high-level corruption to undermine his rule. His heated remarks came as riot police fired tear gas and water cannon to disperse thousands of anti-government demonstrators in Istanbul calling for the government's resignation.
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French soldiers on a armored vehicle

French soldiers part of the operation Sangaris sit on a armored vehicle as women holding an umbrella walk by at the Yagato district on December 22, 2013. Several thousand Muslim supporters of the Central African Republic's former rebel group Seleka protested Sunday against French troops conducting a disarmament operation. The demonstration in the capital Bangui marked the most significant show of hostility towards France since it deployed troops on December 5 to end the chaos that followed Seleka's coup in March.
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French soldiers at the Yagato district

French soldiers part of the operation Sangaris patrol at the Yagato district on December 22, 2013. Several thousand Muslim supporters of the Central African Republic's former rebel group Seleka protested Sunday against French troops conducting a disarmament operation. The demonstration in the capital Bangui marked the most significant show of hostility towards France since it deployed troops on December 5 to end the chaos that followed Seleka's coup in March.
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