Pictures of the Week: April 13 – April 20

Lightbox April 13, 2012
Justin Lane—EPA
April 13, 2012. A giant American flag is unfurled on the field during ceremonies for the New York Yankees home opener against the Los Angeles Angels at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, N.Y.

From centennial celebrations of the birth of Kim Il-Sung in North Korea and attacks in Afghanistan to the moving of the space shuttle Discovery and Nepalese New Year, TIME’s photo department presents the best images of the week.

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