1. Terror in Paris — Victims lay on the pavement outside a Paris restaurant on Friday, Nov. 13, after Islamic State terrorists carried out six coordinated attacks in and around the city. Between shootings and bombings near France's national stadium, a crowded concert hall, and several restaurants, a total of 129 people were killed with hundreds more injured. The attacks marked the deadliest in France since World War II, and the deadliest in Europe since the 2004 Madrid train bombings, according to The New York Times. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
2. UFC upset — Ronda Rousey is treated by a medical staff member after being knocked out by Holly Holm in their UFC 193 bantamweight title fight in Melbourne, Australia, on Sunday. Holm pulled off a stunning upset victory over Rousey in the fight, knocking out the women's bantamweight champion in the second round with a powerful kick to the head. (AP Photo/Andy Brownbill)
3. Dems debate — Democratic U.S. presidential candidates Senator Bernie Sanders (L), former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and former Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley pose on stage ahead of the second official 2016 U.S. Democratic presidential candidates debate in Des Moines, Iowa, on Saturday. (Mark Kauzlarich/Reuters)
4. Syrian refugee crisis — A man empties water from a flooding raft overcrowded by Syrian refugees that approaches a beach on the Greek island of Lesbos on Thursday. The Paris terrorist attacks reignited debate on both sides of the aisle this week over the resettlement of Syrian refugees in the U.S. President Barack Obama's plans to resettle 10,000 of them during this budget year was met with much opposition Monday and, on Thursday, the House passed a veto-proof bill to cut back on the acceptance of refugees, though the president has said he will veto it. (Yannis Behrakis/Reuters)
5. Saint-Denis raid —A forensic expert inspects the apartment raided by French special forces in Saint-Denis, near Paris, France, on Wednesday during an operation to catch fugitives from last week's deadly attacks in the French capital. During the raid, a woman suicide bomber blew herself up and suspected ringleader Abdelhamid Abaaoud was killed. Suspect Salah Abdeslam is still believed to be on the lam. (Gonzalo Fuentes/Reuters)
6. Charlie Sheen's big announcement — Actor Charlie Sheen appears during an interview on Tuesday on NBC's "Today" in New York. In the interview, the 50-year-old Sheen said he tested positive for HIV four years ago. (Peter Kramer/NBC via AP)
7. Jindal's out — Gov. Bobby Jindal answers questions about his unsuccessful campaign for the 2016 Republican nomination on Wednesday in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Jindal ended his presidential bid a day earlier, after lagging in polls and fundraising. (AP Photo/Melinda Deslatte)
8. ISIS threats — U.S. Secret Service Uniform Division officers stand guard on the south side of the White House on Monday in Washington, D.C. After claiming responsibility for a coordinated terrorism attack that killed 129 people in Paris over the weekend, the violent Islamist extremist group ISIS released a video Monday threatening attacks on Washington. The group also released a second video this week showing images of Times Square in New York City interspersed with video of a suicide bomber preparing an explosive belt. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
9. Obama and Putin meet — U.S. President Barack Obama, left, speaks with Russian President Vladimir Putin prior to the opening session of the G-20 summit in Antalya, Turkey, on Sunday. The 2015 G-20 Leaders Summit was held near the Turkish Mediterranean coastal city of Antalya this week. (Cem Oksuz/Anadolu Agency Pool via AP)
10. Face transplant — Dr. Eduardo Rodriguez, chair of the Hansjorg Wyss Department of Plastic Surgery at NYU Langone, poses with before and after photos of his patient Patrick Hardison during a Monday press conference at NYU Langone Medical Center in New York City. The surgeon announced the successful completion of the most extensive face transplant to date — a 26-hour procedure on the 41-year-old volunteer fireman, whose entire face was badly burned in a fire 14 years ago. (Timothy A. Clary/AFP/Getty Images)
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