Dec 30: Day in pics
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Members of ABVP shout slogans as they try to break through a police cordon during a protest after the death of a young woman who was gangraped in New Delhi. AP/Altaf Qadri
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Serena Williams of the US hits a forehand return against Varvara Lepchenko of the US in the first round at the Brisbane International tennis tournament. AFP/William West
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An ambulance transporting the body of a gangrape victim is seen outside her residence in New Delhi. The body of the gangrape victim arrived back in New Delhi on Saturday after her death from sickening injuries in a Singapore hospital as the country was engulfed by a mass outpouring of grief and anger. (AFP Photo)
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Six gladiolas frame a fish on a paper plate, left as an offering for Yemanja, goddess of the sea, at the Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. On New Year's Eve, Brazilian worshippers of Yemanja celebrate the deity, offerings flowers and launching boats, large and small, into the ocean in exchange for blessings in the new year. (AP Photo)
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Poet, lyricist and scriptwriter Javed Akhtar along with playback singer Sonu Nigam and music director Jatin take part in a candlelight vigil in Mumbai, after the death of a gangrape victim from New Delhi. (AFP Photo)
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The Rose Parade float Freedom Is Not Free by the Korean War Commemoration Committee is seen as it is being worked on, Saturdayin Pasadena, Calif. The Rose Parade is scheduled for January 1, 2013. (AP Photo)
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A woman throws flowers into the ocean waters at Copacabana beach as an offering for Yemanja, goddess of the sea, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The belief in the goddess comes from the African Yoruban religion brought to America by West African slaves. (AP Photo)
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Actors Olivia Wilde and Jason Sudeikis watch from the crowd during the game between the American University Eagles and the Kansas Jayhawks at Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas. (AFP Photo)
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Sparky, the Arizona State Sun Devils mascot, does push ups after the Sun Devils scored during the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl against the Navy Midshipmen in San Francisco, California. (AFP Photo)
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Beach goers enjoy themselves next to candles lighted by followers of Afro-Brazilian religion Umbanda in tribute of Lemanja, goddess of the sea, in Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro. Every end of the year, worshippers present gifts to the sea goddess to give thanks for the year that is finishing and ask for blessings for the upcoming new year. (Reuters)
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A tour group walks past flowers as they wait to be applied to Honda's "Follow Your Dreams" Rose Parade float in Pasadena, Calif. The Rose Parade is scheduled for January 1, 2013. (AP Photo)
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A protester holds a candle during a protest demanding better security for women in New Delhi following the death of the gangrape victim. Security forces headed off fresh unrest by turning New Delhi into a fortress after a student who was savagely gangraped died in a Singapore hospital.(AFP Photo)
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