Students vandalize the outer wall of the US embassy, during a protest in Manila. The protesters staged a lightning rally on the first day of the 2012 Balikatan Exercises, war games between US and Philippine troops that will take place simultaneously in several parts of the Philippines.
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Derek and Lynn Chambers of Belfast, “Titanoracs” who were married on Good Friday, climb stairs being blessed on board the Titanic Memorial Cruise as it approached Halifax, Canada. The cruise retraced the voyage from Southampton of the ill-fated Titanic liner, which hit an iceberg and sank 100 years ago on April 15, 1912.
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Kashmiri fishermen throw nets into Dal lake at sunset in Srinagar. Tourism workers are hoping that the summer will lead to a renewal of a tourist rush to the scenic region.
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Joshua R. Cassidy, of Canada, pumps his fist and yells as he crosses the finish line to win the men’s wheelchair division of the 116th Boston Marathon.
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Cardinal Timothy Dolan signs autographs after celebrating mass for Father Martin Svitan at the Saint John Nepomucene Church in New York.
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An aerial view of the destruction of the Oaklawn neighborhood in Wichita, Kansas. Residents of several states scoured through the wreckage of battered homes and businesses Sunday after dozens of tornadoes blitzed the Midwest and Plains.
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Soldiers from 16 Air Assault Brigade parachute to the ground during Exercise Joint Warrior over fields near Stranraer in south west Scotland. Operation Joint Warrior which focused on a theatre entry operation into a notional country, involved over 1600 troops and was supported by Apache and Chinook helicopters and aircraft from the U.S. and France.
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Anders Behring Breivik raises his fist as he arrives to courtroom for the first day of his trial in Oslo. The terrorism and murder trial against Norwegian mass killer Anders Behring Breivik, who has confessed to the bomb and shooting attacks that killed 77 people in Norway in July 2011.
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An anti-government protester runs holding a teargas canister fired by riot police during clashes after a procession to visit the grave of Ismael Abdulsamad in the village of Salmabad south of Manama.
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A 48-year-old Ravichandran, who performs the role of Charlie Chaplin in different events, entertains children in Chennai, India. Ravichandran entertained children of his neighborhood on April 16 to celebrate the birthday of the British actor and comedian.
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Soldiers take part in a military parade to celebrate the centenary of the birth of North Korea’s founder Kim Il-sung in Pyongyang.
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An Occupy Wall Street protester is arrested by New York Police Officers in the financial district across from the New York Stock Exchange in New York.
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The Japan synchronized swimming team practices a routine during a training session at the Olympic Acquatics centre ahead of the qualification competition, at the Olympic Park in Stratford, East London.
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Beth Stone dances with an Elvis-clad Bob Henry during the 20th annual Rajun Cajun Crawfish Festival benefiting Porter-Leath in downtown Memphis, Tenn. This year 16,150 pounds of crawfish were cooked and served to the crowd that enjoyed a sunny yet blustery day.
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Helen Yu of San Francisco, takes photos in front of the Maid of the Mist tour boat under a rainbow at the Horseshoe Falls during the warm spring weather in Niagara Falls, N.Y.
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Malaysian Army commandos demonstrate their skills during the 13th Defence Services Asia (DSA) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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Models display lingerie creations during the presentation of women’s underwear by Belarussian fashion designers in Logoisk, near Minsk, Belarus.
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