The World in Photos This Week

Newtown mourns, the Indian army shows off its wares, and a lone pig explores a Spanish village.

DECEMBER 21, 2012

On Dec. 20 in Moscow, Russian President Vladimir Putin held the first major press conference of his third term. During the conference, Putin denied playing a role in the surprise reduction in the jail sentence of former oil tycoon and opposition leader Mikhail Khodorkovsky.

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