Week in photos (June 10-14)

View a gallery of photos from the week of June 14, 2013.

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Fri., June 14, 2013

Turkish protesters sit with their dog in Kugulu Park in Turkish capital, Ankara, Monday, June 10, 2013. In a series of increasingly belligerent speeches to cheering supporters Sunday, Turkey's prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan launched a verbal attack on the tens of thousands of anti-government protesters who flooded the streets for a 10th day, accusing them of creating an environment of terror.

Burhan Ozbilici Associated Press
An Eastern Tiger Swallowtail perches on a flower at the 1782 Settlement Farm on Monday, June 10, 2013, in Middlesex, Vt.

Toby Talbot Associated Press
Stones painted and covered in graffiti wishing former South African President Nelson Mandela prompt recovery are set outside his Johannesburg home Monday June 10, 2013. Some of the graffiti painted stones are from previous instances of Mandela being taken to hospital. Mandela's condition remained serious but stable on Monday, his third day in a Pretoria hospital, the South African government said. "His condition is unchanged," the office of President Jacob Zuma said in a brief statement. It urged South Africans to pray for Mandela and his family.

Jerome Delay Associated Press
The Long March 2F rocket carrying the Shenzhou 10 capsule blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Jiuquan, northwest China's Gansu Province, Tuesday, June 11, 2013. The Shenzhou 10 capsule carrying three astronauts lifted off on a 15-day mission to dock with a space lab and to educate young people about science.

Andy Wong Associated Press
Micheal, 3 week-old Sumatra elephant, stands under his mother Mayang in a breeding program at Bali's Safari and Marine Park in Giayar, Bali, Indonesia Tuesday, June 11, 2013. An environmental group says 129 critically endangered elephants have died on Indonesia's Sumatra island in less than a decade, many from poisoning or shooting, highlighting the country's weak enforcement of laws against poaching.

Firdia Lisnawati Associated Press
A rescue worker evacuates a volunteer outside a decontamination area as they participate in an exercise simulating a nuclear, radiological, biological, chemical and explosive (NRBCe) attack in the subway near Gerland stadium, in Lyon, central France, Wednesday, June 12, 2013. The exercise, called "EU Urban Creats 2013", takes place from 11 to 14 June 2013 in Lyon. It will involve civil protection teams from Germany, Belgium, Spain, Italy and Portugal, in close cooperation with the other EU countries and in close collaboration with the European Union.

Laurent Cipriani Associated Press
A photo reflected onto a glass window showing former South African President Nelson Mandela, face at the Nelson Mandela museum near his home in Qunu, South Africa, Wednesday, June 12, 2013. Former President Nelson Mandela began responding better to treatment Wednesday morning for a recurring lung infection following "a difficult last few days," South Africa's president said. President Jacob Zuma told parliament that he is happy with the progress that the 94-year-old is making following his hospitalization on Saturday.

Schalk Zuydam Associated Press
A staff member of the Japanese toy and home appliances maker CCP Co. operates a "Nano-Falcon," the world's smallest infrared remote-controlled helicopter, at the Tokyo Toy Show in Tokyo Thursday, June 13, 2013. The toy helicopter measures 8 centimeter (3.1 inches) in length while weighing 11 grams (0.39 ounces). It's now on sale at 4,704 yen ($50) on the domestic market.

Koji Sasahara Associated Press
An Indian buffalo herder holding a traditional handmade umbrella stands in a field to keep watch of his buffaloes, unseen, as monsoon clouds hover above in Bhubaneswar, India, Thursday, June 13, 2013. Monsoon rains, that lash India from June to September, are considered crucial for farmers whose crops feed millions of people.

Biswaranjan Rout Associated Press
Pro-democractic legislator Claudia Mo Man-ching speaks next to a picture of U.S. President Barack Obama and Edward Snowden during a news conference in Hong Kong Friday, June 14, 2013. Two lawmakers in Hong Kong said on Friday that they had written to President Obama to try to persuade him not to bring charges against the former US intelligence contractor Snowden. Snowden revealed last weekend he was the source of a major leak of top-secret information on NSA surveillance, saying he was uncovering wrongdoing. He spoke to reporters from an undisclosed location in the semiautonomous Chinese territory of Hong Kong.

Kin Cheung Associated Press
Luke Donald, of England, hits out of a bunker on the 15th hole during the second round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at Merion Golf Club, Friday, June 14, 2013, in Ardmore, Pa.

Morry Gash Associated Press