News in pictures on 13.03 / 14.03.2010

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World
Mar 13, 2010

News in pictures on Saturday

Hot air balloons fly in the sky in Keila, Estonia, on March 12, 2010 during the hot air balloon competition Up Viser Cup which runs from March 11 to March 14. -- PHOTO: AFP

Balinese faithful walk on the beach during a ceremony called "Melasti" in Sanur on the Indonesian tourist island of Bali. In the Melasti, one of the important Balinese Hindu rituals, the Belinese faithful carry the holy symbols of Hindu religion to the sea to be cleaned - an event leading to next week's "Nyepi," a day of silence ceremony. -- PHOTO: AP

Ushers stand in line holding up signs to direct delegates after the closing of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. -- PHOTO: AP

 

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A combined Indonesian elite police forces from Densus 88 and Crisis Response Team with army Kostrad anti-terror commandos stage a mock assault on a group of "mock terrorists" holding hostages during an anti-terror exercise at the Jakarta Stock Exchange building and other key public places in the capital. Indonesian police and the military launched a series of anti-terror exercises on Saturday, a week ahead of a visit to the country by US President Barack Obama. -- PHOTO: AFP

Unregistered Myanmarese refugee women go to collect drinking water outside a refugee register camp at Kutupalong near Cox's Bazar, a southern coastal district south of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Thousands of members of the Rohingya ethnic group have fled to Bangladesh to escape persecution in neighboring Myanmar only find themselves trapped in a hellish international limbo. As Muslims, they were unwanted in Buddhist Myanmar. As foreigners, they are unwanted in Muslim Banglades. -- PHOTO: AP

Anti-government demonstrators gather on a highway in Wang Noi, north of Bangkok, Thailand. Bangkok is bracing for massive demonstrations by supporters of ousted Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. -- PHOTO: AP

 

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Fans wait for autographs from Andre Agassi of the US, Rafael Nadal of Spain, Roger Federer of Switzerland and Pete Sampras of the US after their doubles exhibition match during the Hit for Haiti fund raiser event at the Indian Wells WTA and ATP tennis tournament in Indian Wells, California. -- PHOTO: REUTERS

Chinese paramilitary policemen fill buckets with drinking water distributed by the local government to residents at a village in Anshun, Guizhou province. A severe drought in southwest China, which local people say is the worst in a century, is forecast to linger till the start of the rainy season in May. -- PHOTO: REUTERS

Face masks are displayed in a stall at the Rocks Weekend Market in Sydney's historic Rocks precinct. The Rocks is known as the birthplace of European Australia with the Weekend and the nearby Farmer's market stalls displaying original fashion, jewellry, homewares and artwork as well as cheeses, bread and gourmet condiments. -- PHOTO: AFP

 

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The eagle from the stern of WW2 German battleship 'Admiral Graf Spee', scuttled on Dec 17, 1939 off the coast of Montevideo after a fierce battle with three British battlecruisers in what is known as 'The battle of the River Plate', is recovered from the depths of the estuary, on Feb 11, 2006. -- PHOTO: AFP

Young performers take part in the Opening Ceremony of the 2010 Vancouver Winter Paralympic Games at BC Place in Vancouver, Canada. -- PHOTO: AFP

Paintings of welterweight boxer Manny Pacquiao from the Philippines for sale during his weigh-in before his fight against Joshua Clottey from Ghana at the Dallas Cowboys Stadium in Dallas, Texas. -- PHOTO: AFP

 

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A university student places flowers on the collapsed wall of a classroom at the University of Port-au-Prince during a remembrance march. -- PHOTO: AP

Welterweight boxers Manny Pacquiao (left) of the Philippines and Joshua Clottey (right) of Ghana pose for the press during their weigh-in at the Dallas Cowboys Stadium in Dallas, Texas. -- PHOTO: AFP

A wholesaler carries a frozen tuna between tuna laid out in rows at Tsukiji fish market, Japan's largest fish auction house in Tokyo. -- PHOTO: REUTERS

 

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A skull and human bones are seen amid the rubble of a collapsed building in Port-au-Prince. -- PHOTO: AP

A bear cools off from the summer heat with a frozen watermelon in Rio de Janeiro's city zoo. -- PHOTO: AP

 

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World
Mar 14, 2010

News in pictures on Sunday

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A volunteer looks on after a beacon is lit on Hadrian's Wall at Steel Rigg Northumberland. Hadrian's Wall is being lit from end to end by a team of 500 volunteers holding flaming torches.The 'line of light' is following an 84-mile (135km) national walking trail, which shadows the route of the Roman wall spanning northern England. -- PHOTO: AFP

Dancers take part in the Carnival Joy for Life 'Alegria por la Vida 2010' in Managua. -- PHOTO: AFP

Aliy Zirkle heads out onto the Yukon River after leaving the Ruby, Alaska checkpoint during the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. -- PHOTO: AP

 

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Overall world cup winner US Lindsey Vonn poses with the big globe in the finish area after the women's Alpine skiing World Cup Slalom finals in Garmisch Partenkirchen, southern Germany. -- PHOTO: AFP

Devotees hold prayer lamps as they perform rituals on the banks of the River Ganges, holy to Hindus, during the Kumbh Mela in Haridwar, India. Devout Hindus bathe in the Ganges during the months long festival, expected to attract more than 10 million people, with the belief that it will cleanse them of their sins and free them from the cycle of life and rebirth. -- PHOTO: AP

Members of Chicago's Plumbers union dye the Chicago River green prior to the annual St. Patrick's Day parade in Chicago, Illinois. The annual St. Patrick's Day celebration has included dying the Chicago River green since 1962. -- PHOTO: AFP

 

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A monkey plays with a camera during a championship of street boxing in 23 de Enero neighborhood, Caracas. -- PHOTO: AFP

US Willey Fullmer performs during Free Style X-Nights extreme sport contest in San Jose. -- PHOTO: AFP