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A Palestinian man carries the body of 3-year-old Hala Abu Sebakha in a mosque during her funeral in the Gaza Strip, Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2013. Israeli air and ground forces launched a series of attacks Tuesday on targets across the Gaza Strip, killing Hala and wounding several others in response to the deadly shooting of an Israeli civilian by a Palestinian sniper. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa)
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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, center, follows a Shinto priest to pay respect for the war dead at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo Thursday, Dec. 26, 2013. Abe visited Yasukuni war shrine in a move sure to infuriate China and South Korea. The visit to the shrine, which honors 2.5 million war dead including convicted class A war criminals, appears to be a departure from Abe’s “pragmatic” approach to foreign policy, in which he tried to avoid alienating neighboring countries. It was the first visit by a sitting prime minister since Junichiro Koizumi went to mark the end of World War II in 2006. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)
