Slideshow: A different world view

2012-03-20 16:20:09
  • BEIJING -- A member of the Milwaukee Bucks "Rim Rockers" goes airborne for an acrobatic slam dunk during a break in the game against the Golden State Warriors at an NBA preseason exhibition game.
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    BEIJING -- A member of the Milwaukee Bucks "Rim Rockers" goes airborne for an acrobatic slam dunk during a break in the game against the Golden State Warriors at an NBA preseason exhibition game.
  • WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke appears before a House Budget Committee hearing on "Economic Recovery: Options and Challenges."
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    WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke appears before a House Budget Committee hearing on "Economic Recovery: Options and Challenges."
  • BASRA -- Children from the village of Al Houta try to race with British servicemen as they visit to recruit local labor and engage with the village sheikh.
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    BASRA -- Children from the village of Al Houta try to race with British servicemen as they visit to recruit local labor and engage with the village sheikh.
  • MEXICO CITY -- Policemen guard 15 members of the Beltran Leyva brothers cartel as they are presented to the press. Most of them are Colombian and were captured in Mexico City.
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    MEXICO CITY -- Policemen guard 15 members of the Beltran Leyva brothers cartel as they are presented to the press. Most of them are Colombian and were captured in Mexico City.
  • FREIBERG, Germany -- Patricia Tetzner looks at a giant mockup of a mineral's structure at the "terra mineralia" exhibition at Freudenstein Palace. More than 5,000 minerals, gemstones and meteorites from all over the world are presented in the new permanent exhibition.
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    FREIBERG, Germany -- Patricia Tetzner looks at a giant mockup of a mineral's structure at the "terra mineralia" exhibition at Freudenstein Palace. More than 5,000 minerals, gemstones and meteorites from all over the world are presented in the new permanent exhibition.
  • ST. LOUIS -- The American Optometric Association had this image distributed to warn that Halloween eye wear accessorie may permanently damage eyes.
    ST. LOUIS -- The American Optometric Association had this image distributed to warn that Halloween eye wear accessorie may permanently damage eyes.

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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

A gallery of newswire photographs from around the globe.

Photos selected and edited by Jim Mendenhall.

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First Published October 26, 2008 12:00 am
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