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islander · « **Reply #200 on:** April 11, 2013, 04:23:02 PM »

Smoke rises after mortar bombs landed on the Kafr Sousa area in Damascus in this handout distributed by Syria's national news agency SANA. One woman was killed and thirteen people were injured, SANA said.

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islander · « **Reply #201 on:** April 11, 2013, 05:01:56 PM »

07 April 2013

Brazilian Military Police training at the Statue of Christ the Redeemer, Corcovado mountain, Rio de Janeiro Picture: REX/ZUMA

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islander · « **Reply #202 on:** April 11, 2013, 05:04:44 PM »

An employee adjusts a humanoid robot at the Hanover Fair, the world's biggest industrial technology exhibition Picture: EPA

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islander · « **Reply #203 on:** April 11, 2013, 05:07:38 PM »

Bugle Major Steve Martin, 33, from Barnsley, south Yorkshire, of 4 Rifles, who carries on the traditional role as battalion bugler. Since the Rifles Regiment was formed in the 19th century, each battalion has had its own bugler and tradition dictates that he must have a distinctive mutton-chop beard so that it is easy to pick him out on the battlefield Picture: PA

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islander · « **Reply #204 on:** April 11, 2013, 05:09:45 PM »

Over 100 gallons of paint and 350 brushes are used on a giant canvas in Rome's central Piazza del Popolo. The city's cultural association Kitchen Art is aiming to make the Italian capital a family-friendly city Picture: AFP/GETTY

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islander · « **Reply #205 on:** April 11, 2013, 05:11:32 PM »

08 April 2013

A South Korean soldier patrols at a checkpoint on the Grand Unification Bridge, which leads to the demilitarized zone separating North Korea from South Korea, in Paju, north of Seoul.

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islander · « **Reply #206 on:** April 11, 2013, 05:12:50 PM »

A Coptic Christian man touches a broken crescent and a cross, a symbol of national unity among Christians and Muslims, which was previously on the wall of the main Coptic cathedral in Cairo. A second Egyptian died on Monday of wounds sustained in clashes at the cathedral the previous day in an outbreak of sectarian violence.

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islander · « **Reply #207 on:** April 11, 2013, 05:14:31 PM »

Workers assemble a monument to the late Pope John Paul II, in Czestochowa, April 7, 2013, in this picture provided by Agencja Gazeta. The monument, which is 14 meters high, is to open to the public on April 13.

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islander · « **Reply #208 on:** April 11, 2013, 05:18:16 PM »

09 April 2013

Damaged houses are seen in the earthquake stricken town of Bushehr in Iran. A powerful earthquake struck close to the country's only nuclear power station, killing more than 30 people and injuring more than 800 as it devastated small villages, state media reported.

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islander · « **Reply #209 on:** April 11, 2013, 05:20:17 PM »

Protesters flee as tear gas explodes in a field during a demonstration near Dicle University, in Diyarbakir, Turkey. Leftist Kurdish students protest after clashes between left and right-wing groups inside the university.

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islander · « **Reply #210 on:** April 11, 2013, 05:24:33 PM »

Workers paint furniture in Karma Gongsong, lhasa, Tibet. (Photo by Tongqi Huang/VOA reader)

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islander · « **Reply #211 on:** April 11, 2013, 05:26:49 PM »

10 April 2013

Pope Francis waves to the faithful as he arrives in St. Peter's square for his weekly audience in Vatican City. At the end of this morning's catechesis, the Pontiff made an appeal for those affected by the powerful earthquake in southern Iran. Picture: Franco Origlia/Getty Images

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islander · « **Reply #212 on:** April 11, 2013, 07:15:12 PM »

A member of security tries to grab Pope Francis' skullcap after it was blown by a gust of wind at the end of the weekly audience in Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican.

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islander · « **Reply #213 on:** April 11, 2013, 07:21:38 PM »

A Chinese fishing vessel that ran aground in Tubbataha Reef, a UNESCO World Heritage site, is pictured in Palawan Province, west of Manila, Philippines. (Picture provided by Naval Forces West)

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islander · « **Reply #214 on:** April 11, 2013, 07:26:21 PM »

Volunteers attempt to free an elephant stuck for 11 hours in a sewage drain at Ugab Rest Camp in Namibia. The animal had fallen into the 3ft by 4ft channel during the night and it took a group of volunteers three hours to fill the ditch with stones, rocks and sand to allow the elephant to step out. Picture: Laramon Tours / Barcroft Media

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hubag bohol · « **Reply #215 on:** April 13, 2013, 08:59:05 AM »

Reuters/Reuters - Chinese fishermen from the vessel that ran aground on Monday in Tubbataha Reef, a UNESCO World Heritage site, hold their belongings on a Philippine Coast Guard vessel as they arrive in Palawan Province, west of Manila April 10, 2013 in this picture provided by Tubbataha Management Office. REUTERS/ Tubbataha Management Office Handout (PHILIPPINES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT) ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. THIS PICTURE IS DISTRIBUTED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS

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islander · « **Reply #216 on:** April 13, 2013, 12:53:09 PM »

11 April 2013

Hundreds of crosses, representing gun deaths since the Newtown, Connecticut elementary shootings, are placed on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Two U.S. senators have reached a compromise that would expand background checks for gun sales in what could result in the most ambitious change to gun laws since 1994, an official said.

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islander · « **Reply #217 on:** April 13, 2013, 12:54:17 PM »

Women pro-democracy protesters march on a road past the house of Yemen's President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, during a demonstration to hail a military shake-up he carried out, in Sana'a. Hadi removed the commander of the elite Republican Guard, a powerful political foe, from the military, state television reported, in an apparent move to unify the divided armed forces under his own control.

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islander · « **Reply #218 on:** April 13, 2013, 12:55:40 PM »

Justice civil servants of Baracaldo's court wearing penitents costumes and carrying wooden crosses take part in a protest against the government's spending cuts in justice services, outside the court in the Northern Spanish Basque city of Baracaldo, Spain.

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islander · « **Reply #219 on:** April 13, 2013, 01:07:24 PM »

12 April 2013

One of the beaches on Bohol, the tenth largest island of the Philippines (Photo submitted by Jayson Aquino to VOA Photo Contest)

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islander · « **Reply #220 on:** April 13, 2013, 01:10:11 PM »

Women mourn during the funeral ceremony of shooting victims in the village of Velika Ivanca, about 40 km (25 miles) southwest of Belgrade, Serbia. A war veteran, who killed 13 relatives and neighbors in a dawn rampage in the village this week, before turning the gun on himself, died in a hospital on Apr. 11, 2013.

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islander · « **Reply #221 on:** April 13, 2013, 01:12:07 PM »

Sergeant Major Pearse Lally inspects Chelsea Pensioners, who will take part in the funeral of the late former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, during a uniform inspection at the Royal Hospital Chelsea in London.

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hubag bohol · « **Reply #222 on:** April 14, 2013, 04:34:41 PM »

Bo, the Obama family dog, waits for First Lady Michelle Obama on the South Lawn driveway before departing the White House, March 20, 2013. Bo accompanied Mrs. Obama during her visit to Maryland Fisher House IV at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md. (Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson)

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islander · « **Reply #223 on:** April 15, 2013, 01:45:00 AM »

13 April 2013

People fly kites during the international kite festival in Berck-sur-Mer, northern France.

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islander · « **Reply #224 on:** April 15, 2013, 01:50:57 AM »

Revelers on a vehicle are sprayed with water during the traditional Thingyan celebrations in Rangoon, Burma. Burma celebrated its annual water festival, known as Thingyan, marking the start of the New Year according to the traditional Buddhist calendar.

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islander · « **Reply #225 on:** April 15, 2013, 01:51:36 AM »

In this photo released by Indonesian Police, the wreckage of a crashed Lion Air plane sits on the water near the airport in Bali, Indonesia. The plane carrying more than 100 passengers and crew overshot a runway on the resort island of Bali and crashed into the sea, injuring nearly two dozen people, officials said.

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islander · « **Reply #226 on:** April 15, 2013, 01:52:57 AM »

A heavily armed Afghan policeman destroys an opium poppy field in Noorgal district of Kunar province, east of Kabul, Afghanistan.

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islander · « **Reply #227 on:** April 15, 2013, 01:53:39 AM »

A children's choir takes part in the unveiling ceremony of the statue of the late Pope John Paul II in Czestochowa, Poland. Archbishop Waclaw Depo unveiled the 13.8-meter (45.3-foot) white fiberglass figure that was funded by a businessman, Leszek Lyson, in gratitude for what he believes was an intervention by the late pontiff in saving his drowning son.

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islander · « **Reply #228 on:** April 15, 2013, 01:56:35 AM »

Fireworks are seen during the official opening of the renovated Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The Rijksmuseum, home of Rembrandt's "The Night Watch" and other national treasures reopened its doors to the public after a decade-long renovation.

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islander · « **Reply #229 on:** April 16, 2013, 05:28:10 PM »

14 April 2013

A Somali girl and her brother run to safety near the scene of a blast in Mogadishu April 14, 2013. At least 16 people were killed as two car bombs exploded outside the law courts in Somalia's capital Mogadishu and gunmen stormed the building on Sunday, before a gunbattle erupted with security forces besieging the compound, witnesses said. REUTERS/Feisal Omar

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islander · « **Reply #230 on:** April 16, 2013, 05:30:22 PM »

A man cries at Oviedo cemetery in front of a memorial grave for Republicans killed during and after the 1936-1939 Spanish civil war, in Oviedo, northern Spain April 14, 2013. The bloody civil war lasted three years and claimed half a million lives. Francisco Franco's rebel forces overthrew the republic in 1939. REUTERS/Eloy Alonso

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islander · « **Reply #231 on:** April 16, 2013, 05:37:10 PM »

Tibetan Buddhist monks attend a mass prayer in memorial for victims of the earthquake which hit Yushu county three years ago, in Yushu, Qinghai province April 14, 2013. The 7.1-magnitude earthquake that jolted Yushu of northwest China's Qinghai Province three years ago caused 2,698 people dead and 270 missing. Picture taken April 14, 2013. REUTERS/Stringer

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islander · « **Reply #232 on:** April 16, 2013, 05:53:51 PM »

15 April 2013

In this image from video provided by WBZ TV, spectators and runners run from what was described as twin explosions that shook the finish line of the Boston Marathon, Monday, April 15, 2013, in Boston. Two explosions shattered the euphoria of the Boston Marathon finish line on Monday, sending authorities out on the course to carry off the injured while the stragglers were rerouted away from the smoking site of the blasts. (AP Photo/WBZTV) MANDATORY CREDIT

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islander · « **Reply #233 on:** April 16, 2013, 05:55:00 PM »

In this photo provided by The Daily Free Press and Kenshin Okubo, people react to an explosion at the 2013 Boston Marathon in Boston, Monday, April 15, 2013. Two explosions shattered the euphoria of the Boston Marathon finish line on Monday, sending authorities out on the course to carry off the injured while the stragglers were rerouted away from the smoking site of the blasts. (AP Photo/The Daily Free Press, Kenshin Okubo) MANDATORY CREDIT

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islander · « **Reply #234 on:** April 16, 2013, 06:27:36 PM »

Medical workers aid injured people at the finish line of the 2013 Boston Marathon following an explosion in Boston, Monday, April 15, 2013. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

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islander · « **Reply #235 on:** April 16, 2013, 06:28:40 PM »

A Boston police officer wheels in injured boy down Boylston Street as medical workers carry an injured runner following an explosion during the 2013 Boston Marathon in Boston, Monday, April 15, 2013. Two explosions shattered the euphoria at the marathon's finish line on Monday, sending authorities out on the course to carry off the injured while the stragglers were rerouted away from the smoking site of the blasts. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

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islander · « **Reply #236 on:** April 17, 2013, 11:56:50 PM »

16 April 2013

Visitors participate in the annual water-splashing festival to mark the New Year of the Dai minority in Xishuang Banna, Yunnan province.

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islander · « **Reply #237 on:** April 18, 2013, 12:10:14 AM »

An Indian Sikh devotee takes a holy dip in the sarover (water tank) at the Golden Temple in Amritsar.

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islander · « **Reply #238 on:** April 18, 2013, 12:10:54 AM »

Flowers are seen at the barricaded entrance at Boylston Street near the finish line of the Boston Marathon in Boston, Massachusetts.

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islander · « **Reply #239 on:** April 18, 2013, 12:11:40 AM »

17 April 2013

A South Korean soldier during anti-terror drills at the Government Complex in Sejong, south of Seoul, South Korea Picture: AP

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