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This is the week that was, in photos…

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THIS IS THE week that was, in photos…

The week in photos: Flare
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  • Under fire

    A migrant worker is seen inside a house burnt in a suspected arson attack against foreign workers in Jerusalem. The apartment housing workers from Eritrea was set on fire early Monday, injuring 4 people, reports said. In recent weeks growing numbers of Israelis and leaders are calling for the expulsion of migrant workers from the country. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)

  • Set the world on fire

    Major General Nick Eeles Governor of Edinburgh Castle and General Officer Commanding Scotland lights the Diamond Jubilee beacon at Edinburgh Castle beside Mons Meg Cannon. (PA)

  • Seeing red

    An Egyptian protester holds a national flag as he sits on a light pole in front of the moon during a demonstration in Tahrir Square, the focal point of Egyptian uprising, to protest against the verdicts on Egypt's ousted President Hosni Mubarak and his co-defendants in Cairo. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

  • Fashion flair

    A ladies shoes and Jubilee themed tights as rain starts to fall outside Buckingham Palace in London as crowds celebrate the Diamond Jubilee.

  • Cry for the moon

    A bird comes in to land atop one of the domes of the landmark Taj Mahal as Venus, top left, begins to pass in front of the sun. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)

  • Holy river

    A Hindu priest rotates a traditional oil lamp in circular movements as he performs morning prayers on the banks of the River Ganges in Varanasi, India. Varanasi is among the world's oldest cities, and millions of Hindu pilgrims gather annually here for prayers and ritual bathing in the river considered holiest among Hindus. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

  • Blaze a trail

    Planet Venus (pictured as a black dot) is seen in transit across the sun, from Bangalore, India, on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)

  • Running on fumes

    A supporter arrives dressed as Hindu god Krishna as India's anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare, and Indian Yoga Guru Baba Ramdev, unseen, hold a day long fast near Indian parliament house in New Delhi. (AP Photo/ Mustafa Quraishi)

  • Tempers flare

    Riot police run past a burning barricade during a miner's strike in Vega del Rey, Spain, Monday, June 4, 2012. Strikes, road blockades, and mine sit-ins continue as 8,000 mineworkers at over 40 coal mines in northern Spain continue their protests against government action to cut coal subsidies. (AP Photo/Juan Manuel Serrano)

  • Burning memory

    People hold up lit candles during a candlelight vigil at Hong Kong's Victoria Park to mark the 23rd anniversary of the Chinese military crackdown on the pro-democracy movement in Beijing. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

  • See the light

    Thai Buddhists carrying candles march in procession around Wat Mahaeyong Temple to mark the birth, enlightenment and death of Lord Buddha. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

  • Moths to a flame

    Olympic silver medal winner Wayne McCullough kisses Olympic gold medal winning boxer Michael Carruth as he passes him the flame during the ceremony to hand over the Olympic Torch at the border crossing between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland on Day 19 of the Olympic torch relay. (PA)

  • Scars of war

    Associated Press staff photographer Nick Ut, left, meets Phan Thi Kim Phuc in Newport Beach, California. Ut captured the iconic black-and-white image of Kim Phuc running naked through the streets with other children after a napalm attack in 1972 during the Vietnam War. It communicated the horrors of the war in a way words could never describe, helping to end one of America's darkest eras. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

  • Cave-in

    A van is trapped in a hole after a cave-in happened at Fuxing road in Guilin, Guangxi Province of China. The cave-in occurred Tuesday morning after long-term rainfall, injuring the driver. (Photo by He Zhiqin/ChinaFotoPress)

  • Artistic flair

    A artist arranges voodoo dolls in one of the treatment rooms, part of the performance based project 'Sanatorium' (2012) of Mexican Pedro Reyes that involves eight types of therapy sessions, at the 'dOCUMENTA' art exhibition in Kassel, Germany, Wednesday, June 6, 2012. For 100 days, over 150 artists from 55 countries and other participants from around the world will gather and present their works. The 13th edition of the 'dOCUMENTA' international contemporary arts exhibition, which is held once every five years, will be open to public from June 9 until September 16, 2012. (AP Photo/Jens Meyer)
  • A migrant worker is seen inside a house burnt in a suspected arson attack against foreign workers in Jerusalem. The apartment housing workers from Eritrea was set on fire early Monday, injuring 4 people, reports said. In recent weeks growing numbers of Israelis and leaders are calling for the expulsion of migrant workers from the country. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)
  • Major General Nick Eeles Governor of Edinburgh Castle and General Officer Commanding Scotland lights the Diamond Jubilee beacon at Edinburgh Castle beside Mons Meg Cannon. (PA)
  • An Egyptian protester holds a national flag as he sits on a light pole in front of the moon during a demonstration in Tahrir Square, the focal point of Egyptian uprising, to protest against the verdicts on Egypt's ousted President Hosni Mubarak and his co-defendants in Cairo. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)
  • A ladies shoes and Jubilee themed tights as rain starts to fall outside Buckingham Palace in London as crowds celebrate the Diamond Jubilee.
  • A bird comes in to land atop one of the domes of the landmark Taj Mahal as Venus, top left, begins to pass in front of the sun. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)
  • A Hindu priest rotates a traditional oil lamp in circular movements as he performs morning prayers on the banks of the River Ganges in Varanasi, India. Varanasi is among the world's oldest cities, and millions of Hindu pilgrims gather annually here for prayers and ritual bathing in the river considered holiest among Hindus. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)
  • Planet Venus (pictured as a black dot) is seen in transit across the sun, from Bangalore, India, on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)
  • A supporter arrives dressed as Hindu god Krishna as India's anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare, and Indian Yoga Guru Baba Ramdev, unseen, hold a day long fast near Indian parliament house in New Delhi. (AP Photo/ Mustafa Quraishi)
  • Riot police run past a burning barricade during a miner's strike in Vega del Rey, Spain, Monday, June 4, 2012. Strikes, road blockades, and mine sit-ins continue as 8,000 mineworkers at over 40 coal mines in northern Spain continue their protests against government action to cut coal subsidies. (AP Photo/Juan Manuel Serrano)
  • People hold up lit candles during a candlelight vigil at Hong Kong's Victoria Park to mark the 23rd anniversary of the Chinese military crackdown on the pro-democracy movement in Beijing. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
  • Thai Buddhists carrying candles march in procession around Wat Mahaeyong Temple to mark the birth, enlightenment and death of Lord Buddha. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
  • Olympic silver medal winner Wayne McCullough kisses Olympic gold medal winning boxer Michael Carruth as he passes him the flame during the ceremony to hand over the Olympic Torch at the border crossing between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland on Day 19 of the Olympic torch relay. (PA)
  • Associated Press staff photographer Nick Ut, left, meets Phan Thi Kim Phuc in Newport Beach, California. Ut captured the iconic black-and-white image of Kim Phuc running naked through the streets with other children after a napalm attack in 1972 during the Vietnam War. It communicated the horrors of the war in a way words could never describe, helping to end one of America's darkest eras. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
  • A van is trapped in a hole after a cave-in happened at Fuxing road in Guilin, Guangxi Province of China. The cave-in occurred Tuesday morning after long-term rainfall, injuring the driver. (Photo by He Zhiqin/ChinaFotoPress)
  • A artist arranges voodoo dolls in one of the treatment rooms, part of the performance based project 'Sanatorium' (2012) of Mexican Pedro Reyes that involves eight types of therapy sessions, at the 'dOCUMENTA' art exhibition in Kassel, Germany, Wednesday, June 6, 2012. For 100 days, over 150 artists from 55 countries and other participants from around the world will gather and present their works. The 13th edition of the 'dOCUMENTA' international contemporary arts exhibition, which is held once every five years, will be open to public from June 9 until September 16, 2012. (AP Photo/Jens Meyer)

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