Today in photos
An anti-government protesters cries outside Government House in Bangkok, Thailand. A woman, center, and her baby are welcomed by relatives after arriving from U.S. at the Jose Marti airport in Havana. And an Orthodox Christian pilgrim immerses herself in a tub of water taken from the Jordan River. View a slideshow of these images and more.
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An anti-government protesters cries outside Government House in Bangkok, Thailand, Tuesday, April 14, 2009. Leaders of demonstrations that have plunged Thailand's capital into chaos say they are calling off their protests after combat troops ringed their last stronghold.
Wason Wanichakorn Associated Press
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A Hindu devotee puffs marijuana as during Shiva Gajan on the last day of Bengali calendar in Calcutta, India, Tuesday, April 14, 2009.
Bikas Das Associated Press
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Devotees are silhouetted as they throng the illuminated Golden Temple, the holiest Sikh shrine on the occasion of Vaisakhi, the Sikh New Year, in Amritsar, India, Tuesday, April 14, 2009.
Altaf Qadri Associated Press
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Tibetan Buddhists and tourists are seen through prayer flags as they congregate at Bodhnath Buddhist stupa, in Katmandu, Nepal, Tuesday, April 14, 2009. Some thousands of Buddhist pilgrims traditionally circumambulate the stupa, reciting prayers & spinning prayer wheels.
Gemunu Amarasinghe Associated Press
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Tibetan Buddhist devotees spin prayer wheels at Bodhnath Buddhist stupa, in Katmandu, Nepal, Tuesday, April 14, 2009. Some thousands of Buddhist pilgrims traditionally gather here to circumambulate the stupa, reciting prayers & spinning prayer wheels.
Gemunu Amarasinghe Associated Press
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Supporters of Bolivia's President Evo Morales gather in La Paz, Tuesday, April 14, 2009. Morales has ended a five-day hunger strike after Bolivia's congress approved a law that sets Dec. 6 for general elections. The new law will allow Morales to stand for re-election.
Dado Galdieri Associated Press
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A Palestinian is seen through the windscreen of a car as he uses a water jet to wash the vehicle in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Tuesday, April 14, 2009.
Muhammed Muheisen Associated Press
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Ethiopian Orthodox Christian pilgrims pray at the Deir El Sultan chapel inside the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, believed by many to be the site of the crucifixion in Jerusalem's Old City, Tuesday, April 14, 2009. Christians from around the world are in the Holy Land marking the solemn period of Easter.
Sebastian Scheiner Associated Press
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An Orthodox Christian pilgrim immerses herself in a tub of water taken from the Jordan River after it was blessed during a baptism ceremony at Qasr-el Yahud near Jericho, in the West Bank, during Holy Week, Tuesday, April 14, 2009. The site is believed by many to be the baptismal site of Jesus.
Bernat Armangue Associated Press
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Window cleaners labor between the service apartments at the Central Business District in Beijing, China, Tuesday, April 14, 2009. China's economy is showing signs of a nascent recovery, but even officials who want to boost public confidence warn a rebound faces risks from the global crisis and is not yet certain.
Andy Wong Associated Press
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Supporter of the Georgian opposition sticks a toy rabbit at a fence of Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili's residence Tbilisi, Georgia, Tuesday, April 14, 2009. The ties are a reference to when news cameras caught President Saakashvili chewing on his tie while waiting to do a BBC interview shortly after the end of the war with Russia, and the vegetables are food for the rabbit, with reference to calling the president a coward.
Sergei Grits Associated Press
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A woman, center, and her baby are welcomed by relatives after arriving from U.S. at the Jose Marti airport in Havana, Tuesday, April 14, 2009. U.S. President Barack Obama allowed Monday Americans to make unlimited transfers of money and visits to relatives in Cuba and easing other restrictions, ushering in a new era of openness toward the island nation ruled by communists for 50 years.
Javier Galeano Associated Press
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The crew of Maersk Alabama wave from the bus for as they leave the port for Serena Hotel, Mombasa in Kenya, Tuesday, April 14, 2009. A new crew will make the onward journey for the U.S. cargo vessel.
Sayyid Azim Associated Press