Today in photos
A girl reacts as a Grey Pansy butterfly lands on her nose at the Natural History Museum's Butterfly Jungle exhibition in London. Firefighters and rescue crews search through rubble following a vacant five-story building collapse 7 blocks north of the World Trade Center Site. And a kite drinks from a puddle in a public lawn in New Delhi, India. View a slideshow of these images and more.
Section:Gallery
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Amy Pryle, age 3, reacts as a Grey Pansy butterfly lands on her nose at the Natural History Museum's Butterfly Jungle exhibition in London, Thursday, April 30, 2009. The Butterfly Jungle exhibition recreates a living rainforest environment, where tropical butterflies roam freely and other insects are display.
Sang Tan Associated Press
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An Indian Central Reserve Police Force officer helps an elderly voter walk to a polling station at Mohorgow Gulma Tea Garden. near Siliguri, West Bengal, India, Thursday, April 30, 2009. The third phase of the five-phased Indian general elections was held Thursday.
Tarun Das Associated Press
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Indian women arrive to cast their vote in Rae Bareli, the constituency where Congress party President Sonia Gandhi is standing for re-election, India, Thursday, April 30, 2009. The third phase of the five-phased Indian general elections was held Thursday. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)
Rajesh Singh Associated Press
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Athletes play in the World Table Tennis championships in Yokohama, Japan, Thursday, April 30, 2009.
Itsuo Inouye Associated Press
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A jockey makes his way to the track for a training session in preparation for the 135th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs Thursday, April 30, 2009, in Louisville, Ky.
Charlie Riedel Associated Press
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Groom Francisco Perez rubs Kentucky Derby hopeful Papa Clem's muzzle after the horse's morning workout for the 135th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs Thursday, April 30, 2009, in Louisville, Ky.
Charlie Riedel Associated Press
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Smoke trails fall to ground as tear gas and stun grenades are fired by International police officers guarding Albaninan houses, as they try to disperse Serbs who are trying to prevent reconstruction of ethnic Albanian houses in the northern Serb-dominated part of the ethically divided town of Kosovska Mitrovica, on Thursday, April 30, 2009. The action highlights the tensions between the two communities in the divided town and follows other similar incidents.
Zveki Zveki Associated Press
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The cycling pack rides in the countryside past a cow during the 2nd stage of the 63rd Tour de Romandie UCI ProTour cycling race in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland, Thursday, April 30, 2009.
Dominic Favre Associated Press
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Firefighters and rescue crews search through rubble following a vacant five-story building collapse 7 blocks north of the World Trade Center Site, Thursday, April 30, 2009 in New York. The building had recently been cited for loose bricks and cracks and collapsed leaving a mound of rubble but apparently causing no injuries.
Edouard Gluck Associated Press
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A Chinese girl look at the limited edition Barbie dolls on display at a Barbie dolls exhibition in Beijing, China, Thursday, April 30, 2009. The 139 series of limited edition and more than 2,000 barbie dolls will be exhibited in Beijing from May 1 to 10 in conjunction of 50th years anniversary of Barbie dolls.
Andy Wong Associated Press
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A kite drinks from a puddle in a public lawn in New Delhi, India, Thursday, April 30, 2009. Heat conditions intensified in northern and eastern parts of the country with temperatures rising above normal levels in most of the states, a news agency reported Tuesday.
Gurinder Osan Associated Press
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A Kashmiri Muslim woman looks on as she waits to cast their vote outside a polling station in Veeri some 47 kilometers (29 miles) south of Srinagar, India, Thursday, April 30, 2009. The third phase of the five-phased Indian general elections is being held Thursday.
Mukhtar Khan Associated Press
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Chile's Fernando Gonzalez breaks his racket during a third round match against Austria's Jurgen Melzer, at the Italian Rome Masters tennis tournament in Rome, Thursday, April 30, 2009.
Carlo Baroncini Associated Press
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Lobster boats from Covehead Harbor on the north shore of Canada's Prince Edward Island head out at dawn to the fishing grounds Thursday April 30,2009. for the opening day of fishing. The season in the Gulf of St. Lawrence runs in May and June. Fishermen across the island are expressing concern about prices and fear buyers will use the state of the economy to keep prices low.
Brian Mcinnis Associated Press