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Alexis Tsipras, head of the left-wing Syriza Party, waves to his supporters in Athens late Sunday. The party won 72 seats in parliament. (Associated Press)

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Relatives from the Saudi royal family carry the shrouded body of Crown Prince Nayef Abdul-Aziz inside the Grand Mosque in the Saudi holy city of Mecca on Sunday. The aged king of Saudi Arabia led a burial ceremony Sunday for his brother before his internment following evening prayers. (Associated Press)

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Crown Prince Nayef Abdul-Aziz is seen on a screen in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Sunday. He was the second heir to the throne to die outside the country in less than a year. (Associated Press)

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Relatives from the Saudi royal family lift the coffin of Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia, on Sunday, June 17, 2012. (AP Photo/Saudi Press Agency)

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Saudi Crown Prince Nayef bin Abdul-Aziz (right) and his son Prince Mohammed bin Nayef attend a ceremony of the Saudi armed forces on Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2011, in Arafat, Saudi Arabia, near Mecca, as the forces prepare for the influx of people for the annual Hajj. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

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Nigerians gather outside a church following a blast in Kaduna, Nigeria, on Sunday, June 17, 2012. Bombings at three churches rocked the country's north, officials said, prompting protests in an area that has been strained by religious tensions. (AP Photo/Olu Ajayi)

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Afghan soldiers at the Chinari outpost and elsewhere in Afghanistan are limited by a lack of equipment needed to do their jobs, yet they say they aren't afraid of the Taliban and expect the fighting to stop once U.S. and NATO forces leave in 2014. Most of the soldiers say they enlisted because they love their country and because the $250 monthly salary offers a way out of poverty. (Associated Press)

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Soldiers of different Afghan ethnic groups serve together at Chinari outpost, which was built on a hilltop after a police post at the base of the hill was destroyed by Taliban forces. (Associated Press)

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Actress Lucy Lawless (left) and Greenpeace activists Viv Hadlow and Raoni Hammer walk outside Auckland District Court in Auckland, New Zealand, on Thursday, June 14, 2012, after answering charges related to the occupation of the oil-drilling ship the Noble Discoverer in February. (AP Photo/Greenpeace)