News in pictures on Tuesday 06.04.2010

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World
Apr 6, 2010

News in pictures on Tuesday

Chinese villagers carry bottled drinking water back to their homes in Qinglong, in southwest China's Yunnan province on April 4, 2010, that was donated by Beijing residents. China said that more than 24 million people were short of drinking water because of a crippling drought, the worst to hit the country in a century. -- PHOTO: AFP

A group of young Chinese children dressed in ancient costumes, play at the Confucius temple in Beijing on April 5, 2010. About two million people are now recognised as descendants of Confucius, more than tripling the size of the celebrated Chinese philosopher's family tree -- believed to be the biggest in the world -- was last updated in 1937, and had only 560,000 members, according to the Confucius Genealogy Compilation Committee. -- PHOTO: AFP

A supporter of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra waves a Thai national flag and a flag with an image of revolutionary leader Che Guevara during a rally in the main shopping district of Bangkok April 6, 2010. -- PHOTO: REUTERS

 

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Jujhtar Lehal, 4, has his turban adjusted by his father Kylyir during a turban competition in Surrey, British Columbia April 5, 2010. The competition saw several hundred contestants of all ages gather to compete in the eighth annual affair, the largest in North America. -- PHOTO: REUTERS

A Wildcat miner uses leaves as sun protection during a national protest in downtown Lima, April 5, 2010. Six people died in Peru when police tried to clear a roadblock set by wildcat miners protesting a government measure to impose environmental controls on them, police said on Monday in the latest round of conflict over natural resources. The violence broke out on Sunday in the southern province of Arequipa, and hundreds of protesters were still blocking a piece of the country's main highway to Chile, police said. -- PHOTO: REUTERS

A competitor walks in front of a camel's skeleton on April 5, 2010, during the second stage of the 25rd edition of the gruelling 250 km Marathon des Sables, some 300 km south of Ouarzazate in Morocco. The race includes a full marathon on one day, and a 55-mile stage, as well as others of varying length and terrain during seven days. Competitors must carry all their equipment on their backs. Only a carefully rationed nine litres of water and open-sided local tents are provided daily by the organisers. 1013 competitors come from 43 nationalities aged 16 to 73. -- PHOTO: AFP

 

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A Malawian child awaits the arrival of US pop star Madonna in Gumulira village, about 80 km from the Malawian capital Lilongwe, April 5, 2010. Madonna is in the country on a charity tour and will visit the site of her Raising Malawi Girls Academy on Tuesday. -- PHOTO: REUTERS

A man walks on m&d caused by underground water that leaked to the surface during Sunday's earthquake on the outskirts of Mexicali, Mexico, Monday, April 5, 2010. The area was struck by a powerful earthquake on Sunday that was centered 26 km south west from Guadalupe Victoria, in Baja California, Mexico. -- PHOTO: AP

An Afghan National Army soldier prays during a foot patrol with unseen US Marines from India Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines near a poppy field in a stronghold Taliban area of Marjah, Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, on April 5, 2010. Nearly two months after US Marines led what was billed the biggest offensive against the Taliban in more than eight years of war, troops still come under daily fire from insurgents and bombs are still exploding. -- PHOTO: AFP