The Year in Pictures

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Members of staff demonstrate a form of massage using pythons at Bali Heritage Reflexology and Spa in Jakarta, Indonesia. The snake spa offers a unique massage treatment which involves having several pythons placed on the customers body.

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Huntsman Andrew German of The Cheshire Forest Hunt exercises his hounds in the autumnal countryside in preparation for the start of the new hunting season in Knutsford, United Kingdom. The hunting season traditionally starts near to November 1st. Although a ban on hunting has been in force since February 2005 many supporters of fox hunting are continuing to call for a repeal of the ban, saying the current law is hard to interpret and enforce.

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Downing Street's former director of communications and News Of The World editor Andy Coulson departs the Old Bailey following denying the charges against him at the phone-hacking conspiracy trial in London, England.

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Students from St Andrew's University indulge in a tradition of covering themselves with foam to honour the 'academic family' in St Andrews, Scotland. Every November the 'raisin weekend' which is held in the university's St Salvator's Quadrangle, is celebrated and a gift of raisins (now foam) is traditionally given by first year students to their elders as a thank you for their guidance and in exchange they receive a receipt in Latin.

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The wind blows a red flag onto the face of an honour guard before a welcome ceremony for Australia's Prime Minister Julia Gillard outside the GreatHall of the People in Beijing, China. At the invitation of Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard will pay an official visit to China after the Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference 2013

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Honorato Hernanes of SS Lazio celebrates after scoring the team's third goal during the Serie A match between Calcio Catania and SS Lazio at Stadio Olimpico.

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Guests take their seats during the Ceremonial funeral of former British Prime Minister Baroness Thatcher at St Paul's Cathedral in London, England.

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In this image released by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, two suspects in the Boston Marathon bombing walk near the marathon finish line in Boston, Massachusetts. The twin bombings at the 116-year-old Boston race resulted in the deaths of three people with more than 170 others injured.

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Police run across the path of the funeral cortege carrying the body of former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher at Ludgate Circus in London, England.

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Tourists ride a pedal-powered sky cycle roller coaster at Washuzan Highland Amusement Park in Kurashiki, Japan. Washuzan Highland Amusement park overlooks a panoramic view of islands on the Seto Inland Sea.