ዓለም ኣብ`ዚ ሰሙን`ዚ 4/12/10
This week's most eye-catching and news-relevant pictures.

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Buildings are seen shrouded in polluted air in Tehran, Iran, Dec. 1. Heavy air pollution has forced Iranian authorities to close government offices and declare a two-day public holiday in the capital, Tehran. (Vahid Salemi/AP)

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Sontaya, a 39 year-old HIV positive Thai man who claims to have three wives, all HIV positive, rests at a hospice for those dying of AIDS at a Buddhist temple in Lopburi on the World AIDS day December 1, 2010. (Damir Sagolj/Reuters)

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U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates (R) and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen testify before the Senate Arms Services Committee hearing about the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy on gays serving in the military in Washington Decem

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A policeman stands amidst thick smoke from flares during a Europa League Group soccer match between CSKA Sofia and Besiktas in Sofia December 2, 2010. (Oleg Popov/Reuters)