BOSTON BOMBING AFTERMATH - 17TH APRIL

At least three people have been killed and more than 100 injured, some seriously, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon. TV footage showed bloodied runners and spectators being treated at the scene and the road strewn with debris. The FBI said that this was a "potential terrorist

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INTIMATE PORTRAITS OF INDIANS

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POOCHES POSE IN THEIR ELABORATE HEADSCARF COLLECTION

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UNUSUAL ANIMAL FRIENDSHIP

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FLOATING effortlessly on his back, this little otter laps up a rare glimmer of English spring sunshine .

THE SECRET LIFE OF SQUIRRELS

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AURORA BOREALIS ILLUMINATES LAPLAND

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CHEEKY WHITE TIGER CUB

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Desperate dog set off alarm before police smashed car window in Exmouth

The dog having been pulled from the car - A police officer smashed a window in the blue Chrysler car to free the dog which was in visible distress .

SWALLOW WHOLE - YOUNG BIRD ENJOYS DINNER TIME

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