Selection of some of the most eye-catching photos of 2013
Best Photos of the Year
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The coffin of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, draped in the Union Flag, is carried on a gun carriage drawn by the King's Troop Royal Artillery during her funeral procession in London, April 17, 2013. Thatcher, who was Conservative prime minister between 1979 and 1990, died on April 8 at the age of 87.
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A competitor wearing a kilt and standing on a barrel throws a ball between his legs during the 'brigaball' contest at the 36th Bundanoon Highland Gathering held in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales, Australia, April 6, 2013.
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A Somali woman reacts near the site of a car bomb in central Mogadishu, March 18, 2013. At least eight people were killed in one of the bloodiest attacks in the war-ravaged capital in recent months, police said.
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M23 rebel recruits stand at attention during a training session at the Rumangabo military camp in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, May 16, 2013.