Snapshots of the fortnight (October 15-28, 2014)

Defining moments from around the world that left people captivated, shaken and shocked

Oct 31, 2014, 07:01 IST1 min
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Brazil's President and Workers' Party (PT) presidential candidate Dilma Rousseff acknowledges the crowd in Brasilia on October 26 after winning the re-elections  
Image by REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino
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South African Olympic and Paralympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius inside a police van on October 21 after he was sentenced to five years for killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. The Blade Ru...
Image by REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko
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Shocked students and parents gather at the Shoultes Gospel Hall church on October 24, after a student opened fire at the Marysville-Pilchuck High School in Washington, killing one and wound...
Image by REUTERS/ Jason Redmond
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Police officers take cover near Parliament Hill on October 22 after a masked gunman killed a soldier standing guard at Canada&rsquos War Memorial in the country&rsquos second terrorist atta...
Image by REUTERS/Chris Wattie
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Smoke rises over the Syrian town of Kobani after an airstrike on October 18. A US-led military coalition has been bombing Islamic State fighters who hold a large swathe of territory in both...
Image by REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach
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African migrants sit atop a border fence as Spanish Civil Guard officers try to turn them back during their attempt to cross into Spanish territories, between Morocco and Spain's North Afri...
Image by REUTERS/Jesus Blasco de Avellaneda
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Widows, who have been abandoned by their families, light sparklers after offering prayers on the banks of the river Yamuna during Diwali on October 21  
Image by REUTERS/Ahmad Masood
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Serena Williams of the US walks off the court after breaking her second racket during the WTA Finals singles semi-final against Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark in Singapore on October 25. Ser...
Image by REUTERS/Edgar Su

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