June 23: Day in pics

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Updated on Jun 24, 2013 12:48 pm IST

Indo-Tibetan Border Police personnel carry a child as they provide rescue assistance for stranded Indian pilgrims after a section of road was washed away in Govind Ghat. AFP PHOTO

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Updated on Jun 24, 2013 12:48 pm IST

A protestor throws flowers towards a water cannon truck at Taksim Square in Istanbul. Turkish riot police fired water cannon and teargas to disperse thousands of anti-government demonstrators in central Istanbul. (Reuters)

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Updated on Jun 24, 2013 12:48 pm IST

Police guard Congress as a reduced number of anti-government demonstrators appear for a protest that was postponed at the last minute for next week, in Brasilia. (Reuters)

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Updated on Jun 24, 2013 12:48 pm IST

Italy's midfielder Antonio Candreva (R) falls between Brazil's forwards Oscar (L) and Neymar during the FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil 2013 Group A football match, at the Fonte Nova Arena in Salvador. Brazil won 4-2. (AFP)

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Updated on Jun 24, 2013 12:48 pm IST

People celebrate Palestinian singer Mohammed Assaf winning "Arab Idol" in Gaza city. The 22-year-old Assaf, from the Gaza Strip, was named the winner of "Arab Idol" in a TV talent contest in Beirut. (AFP)

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Updated on Jun 24, 2013 12:48 pm IST

Palestinian singer Mohammed Assaf reacts after being announced winner of the Season 2 finale of "Arab Idol" in Zouk Mosbeh area, north of Beirut. (Reuters)

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Updated on Jun 24, 2013 12:48 pm IST

Members of the 'Somosgay' (Wearegay) organization, take part in the gay pride parade in Asuncion. Gay rights activists demanded the construction of a new Paraguay "without homophobia, without violence and in full freedom". (AFP)

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Updated on Jun 24, 2013 12:48 pm IST

Supporters of Japan wait for the start of the FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil 2013 Group A football match between Japan and Mexico, at the Mineirao Stadium in Belo Horizonte on June 22, 2013. (AFP)

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Updated on Jun 24, 2013 12:48 pm IST

"Becca", a mixed-breed owned by Skip Kelly of Elton, Pa., sports rally gear at the annual Thunder in the Valley Motorcycle Rally in Johnstown, Pa. (AP)

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Updated on Jun 24, 2013 12:48 pm IST

A group of Drag Queens take part in the Gay Pride Parade in Santiago. (AFP)

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Updated on Jun 24, 2013 12:48 pm IST

Ken Jeong, a cast member in "Despicable Me 2," poses with a minion character from the film at the American premiere of the film at Universal Citywalk in Universal City, California. (AP)

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Updated on Jun 24, 2013 12:48 pm IST

Revelers pose at the 2013 Mermaid Parade at Coney Island in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. (AFP)

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Updated on Jun 24, 2013 12:48 pm IST

Lightning strikes during a rain storm in Belgrade, Serbia. (AP)

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Updated on Jun 24, 2013 12:48 pm IST

Belarussian women make wreaths during the Ivan Kupala festival near the town of Rakov, west of Minsk. The traditional festival celebrates summer solstice with overnight festivities such as people singing and dancing around campfires, as they believe it will purge them of their sins and make them healthier. (Reuters)

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Updated on Jun 24, 2013 12:48 pm IST

Flames erupt from a plane after a stunt plane crashed while performing with a wing walker at the Vectren Air Show in Dayton, Ohio. The crash killed the pilot and the wing walker instantly. (AP)

June 23: Day in pics

Indo-Tibetan Border Police personnel carry a child as they provide rescue assistance for stranded Indian pilgrims after a section of road was washed away in Govind Ghat. AFP PHOTO

A protestor throws flowers towards a water cannon truck at Taksim Square in Istanbul. Turkish riot police fired water cannon and teargas to disperse thousands of anti-government demonstrators in central Istanbul. (Reuters)

Police guard Congress as a reduced number of anti-government demonstrators appear for a protest that was postponed at the last minute for next week, in Brasilia. (Reuters)

Italy's midfielder Antonio Candreva (R) falls between Brazil's forwards Oscar (L) and Neymar during the FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil 2013 Group A football match, at the Fonte Nova Arena in Salvador. Brazil won 4-2. (AFP)

People celebrate Palestinian singer Mohammed Assaf winning "Arab Idol" in Gaza city. The 22-year-old Assaf, from the Gaza Strip, was named the winner of "Arab Idol" in a TV talent contest in Beirut. (AFP)

Palestinian singer Mohammed Assaf reacts after being announced winner of the Season 2 finale of "Arab Idol" in Zouk Mosbeh area, north of Beirut. (Reuters)

Members of the 'Somosgay' (Wearegay) organization, take part in the gay pride parade in Asuncion. Gay rights activists demanded the construction of a new Paraguay "without homophobia, without violence and in full freedom". (AFP)

Supporters of Japan wait for the start of the FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil 2013 Group A football match between Japan and Mexico, at the Mineirao Stadium in Belo Horizonte on June 22, 2013. (AFP)

"Becca", a mixed-breed owned by Skip Kelly of Elton, Pa., sports rally gear at the annual Thunder in the Valley Motorcycle Rally in Johnstown, Pa. (AP)

A group of Drag Queens take part in the Gay Pride Parade in Santiago. (AFP)

Ken Jeong, a cast member in "Despicable Me 2," poses with a minion character from the film at the American premiere of the film at Universal Citywalk in Universal City, California. (AP)

Revelers pose at the 2013 Mermaid Parade at Coney Island in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. (AFP)

Lightning strikes during a rain storm in Belgrade, Serbia. (AP)

Flames erupt from a plane after a stunt plane crashed while performing with a wing walker at the Vectren Air Show in Dayton, Ohio. The crash killed the pilot and the wing walker instantly. (AP)

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