Today in photos (April 18)
View a gallery of photos from around the world on Monday, April 18, 2011.
Section:Gallery
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Boston Red Sox's Dustin Pedroia jumps out of the way of a pitch from Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Ricky Romero as cather J.P. Arencibia goes for the ball during the first inning of a MLB baseball game at Fenway Park in Boston Monday, April 18, 2011.
Winslow Townson Associated Press
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Runners make their way through discared cups from a water station during the running of the 115th Boston Marathon through Wellesley, Mass., Monday, April 18, 2011.
Mary Schwalm Associated Press
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Kim Smith, right, of New Zealand, looks back as the pack begins to overtake her in Newton, Mass., during the 115th running of the Boston Marathon, Monday, April 18, 2011. Smith took off at a record pace and led the women's race for more than 20 miles.
Michael Dwyer Associated Press
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An employee looks at a David Hockney earthenware cat, as she sits in a window at Bonham's auction house in London, Monday April 18, 2011, prior to a sale of the artist's work on April 20. Dating from 1955 and made when the artist was aged 18, the cat it is estimated at between 5,000 pounds (US$ 8,123: Euro 5,690) and 7,000 pounds (US$11,368: euro 7,967.
Clive Gee Pa
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Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men burn leavened items in a final preparation before the Passover holiday, in Jerusalem, Monday, April 18, 2011. All leavened food, such as bread, is forbidden to Jews during the week-long Passover holiday commemorating the Israelites' departure from Egypt.
Oded Balilty Associated Press
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A Libyan rebel fighter reads his Quran at his position next to a previously-destroyed pro-Gadhafi forces tank, after watching nearby incoming shelling, on the outskirts of Ajdabiya, Libya Monday, April 18, 2011. Libya's fighting, which erupted two months ago, has reached a deadlock, with neither side able to gain a decisive advantage and the front line shifting back and forth across a stretch of desert near the eastern city of Ajdabiya.
Ben Curtis Associated Press
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An anti-government protestor holding an umbrella to shelter from the sun, stands by a field hospital as hr looks at demonstrators wounded in clashes with Yemeni security forces on Sunday night, in Sanaa, Yemen, Monday, April 18, 2011. Security forces fired on anti-government protesters in Yemen's capital Sunday as hundreds of thousands of marchers _ including many women _ packed cities around the country to denounce the president and remarks he made against women taking part in rallies demanding his ouster.
Muhammed Muheisen Associated Press
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Music fans walk through water bottles towards the exit at the end of the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival, early Monday morning, April 18 2011, in Indio, Calif.
Spencer Weiner Associated Press
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North Koreans, seen through a raindrop spotted bus window, walk with umbrellas in front of the Tower of the Juche Idea in central Pyongyang, North Korea Monday April 18, 2011.
David Guttenfelder Associated Press
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Max, a rescued dog, is held by his owner Ilinca Gherghina during a protest against the euthanasia of stray dogs in Bucharest, Romania, Monday, April 18, 2011. A parliament committee has passed a draft law that says stray dogs can be killed. Hundreds of animals rights' activists gathered outside Parliament to protest the decision. Protesters called for stray dogs to be sterilized, saying it is cheaper and more humane. Romania has long had a problem with stray dogs, with an estimated 30,000 of them in the capital alone.
Vadim Ghirda Associated Press