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Saturday, March 19, 2011

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An underprivileged boy looks out, with his face smeared with colored powder during the Holi festivities in Mumbai, India, Friday, March 18, 2011. Holi, the Hindu festival of colors is celebrated by people throwing coloured powder and coloured water at each other and will be marked across the country on March 20.
Police officers carry the remains of New York City Police Officer Alain Schaberger out of the funeral home after his funeral service in East Islip, NY, Friday, March 18, 2011. Schaberger, who was pushed over a railing and fell down a stairwell during a domestic violence call in Brooklyn, was one of two police officers being mourned on the same day on Long Island.

A child plays in the rubble in Tanohata, Iwate Prefecture, Japan, Friday March 18, 2011, a week after an earthquake and resulting tsunami.
Indian commuters wait for boat on the banks of the Brahmaputra River in Gauhati, India, Friday, March 18, 2011.

Penn State's Frankn Molinaro, top, takes down, Rutgers' Mario Mason during during their 149-pound quarterfinals match, Friday, March 18, 2011, at the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships in Philadelphia.
These two combo photos show before (bottom) and after (top) the March 11 earthquake and resulting tsunami hitting Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, northern Japan. Bottom was taken in 1992, top was Friday, March 18, 2011.
Hindu devotees colored by powder thrown while celebrating "Holi," the festival of color, dance at the Banke Bihari temple in Vrindavan, about 140 kilometers (87 miles) from New Delhi, India, Friday, March 18, 2011. Vrindavan is a famous place for Holi celebrations, where according to legend, the Hindu god Krishna played Holi with his consort Radha

Libyan rebels pray in the desert in front a weapon on the frontline near Sultan, south of Benghazi, Libya, Friday, March 18, 2011. A Libyan rebel spokesman has dismissed the cease-fire announcement, claiming Moammar Gadhafi's forces are still attacking key cities in the east and the west. Facing Western military action, Libya's Foreign Minister Moussa Koussa announced Friday that the government will stop all military operations.
An African boy, child of migrant workers , dressed as super man celebrates in Purim parade in Tel Aviv, Israel, Friday, March 18, 2011. New residency criteria could result in the deportations of hundreds of children of foreign migrant workers. The Jewish holiday of Purim celebrates the Jews' salvation from genocide in ancient Persia, as recounted in the Scroll of Esther.
Riot police stand guard during a demonstration in Tahrir Square in central Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, March 18, 2011. Protesters gathered to demonstrate against corruption and the lack of government services in Baghdad's Tahrir Square, one of at least four demonstrations, in Iraqi cities on Friday.
An Egyptian protester waves an Egyptian flag during a rally in Cairo's Tahrir Square, Egypt, Friday, March 18, 2011, as demonstrators call for a "no" vote in Saturday's referendum on constitutional amendments. A package of key constitutional amendments sponsored by Egypt's ruling military will be put to a nationwide vote on Saturday.
Lindsey Vonn of U.S. competes during the first run of an alpine ski, women's World Cup slalom in Lenzerheide, Switzerland, Friday, March 18, 2011.
Survivors pray for victims at the devastated city of Miyako, northeastern Japan, on Friday, March 18, 2011, just one week after a massive earthquake and resulting tsunami.

The Poca mascot and a cheerleader look on against Scott Friday, March 18, 2011 during the semi-finals of the Class AA state basketball tournament in Charleston, W.Va. Scott won 73-64.
Students defy the water pressure trained on them by private guards of the oil giant Shell during dispersal of their picket Friday March 18, 2011 at suburban Makati city east of Manila, Philippines as they protest another round of oil price increase, the 9th such increase since the Middle East crisis. The three major oil companies raised the pump prices anew following increase of oil prices in the world market allegedly due to concerns in the Middle East and the high demand in the quake and tsunami-ravaged northeastern Japan.

A statue of an angel fixed at the St. Isaak's Cathedral is silhouetted by the rising moon in St.Petersburg, Russia, Friday, March 18, 2011. The world will see a supermoon on March 19, and the full moon will make the sight even more interesting. The moon will pass the Earth at the distance of 365,600 kilometers, the closest in the past 19 years.
Evacuees take a bath for the first time since the March 11 earthquake and a tsunami in Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, Friday, March 18, 2011.
George Mason's Mike Morrison (22) and Luke Hancock celebrate a 61-57 win over Villanova in an East regional NCAA college basketball tournament second round game Friday, March 18, 2011, in Cleveland.
Anti-government protestors react as they gather at a field hospital to check on friends and relatives during clashes with security forces in Sanaa, Yemen, Friday, March 18, 2011. Yemeni security forces fired from rooftops at protesters as some tens of thousands of anti-government demonstrators gathered in central Sanaa, killing at least 31 protesters.
Jockey Sam Waley-Cohen celebrates winning the Cheltenham Gold Cup on 'Long Run', during the Gold Cup Day at Cheltenham Racecourse, England, Friday March 18, 2011. The 7-2 favorit took the lead for the first time when jumping the second-to-last fence and pulled away from former winners 'Denman' and 'Kauto Star.' Long Run became the first 6-year-old to win the prestigious race since Mill House in 1963.
Hindu devotees colored by powder thrown while celebrating "Holi," the festival of color, dance and crowd at the Banke Bihari temple in Vrindavan, about 140 kilometers (87 miles) from New Delhi, India, Friday, March 18, 2011. Vrindavan is a famous place for Holi celebrations, where according to legend, the Hindu god Krishna played Holi with his consort Radha.
A Libyan rebel grimaces on the frontline near Sultan, south of Benghazi, Libya, Friday, March 18, 2011. The U.N. Security Council voted Thursday to impose a no-fly zone over Libya and authorize "all necessary measures" to protect civilians from attacks by Moammar Gadhafi's forces, hours after the Libyan leader vowed to crush the rebellion with a final assault on the opposition capital of Benghazi.

Supporters of Haiti's former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide surround his car as he arrives to his home in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Friday March 18, 2011. Aristide, who was forced to flee Haiti due to a rebellion in 2004 aboard a U.S. plane, returned after seven years of exile in South Africa, days before Haiti's presidential runoff election Sunday.


A model displays an outfit by Ukrainian designerAleksei Zalevskiy during fashion week in Kiev, Ukraine, Friday, March 18, 2011.

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