Today in photos (March 30)
View a gallery of photos taken around the world on Wednesday, March 30, 2011.
Section:Gallery
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A municipal worker paints a sculpture of the first cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin at the Russian-leased Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, March 30, 2011. Celebrations of the 50th anniversary of Yuri Gagarin's April 12, 1961 space flight, the world's first manned mission in space, will start next week.
Dmitry Lovetsky Associated Press
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Peace activists take part in a demonstration at the train station of Ghent, Belgium, Wednesday, March 30, 2011. Protesters demand to halt military actions by NATO in Libya.
Yves Logghe Associated Press
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An Israeli Arab woman waves a Palestinian flag during a protest marking Land Day in the village of Arabeh, northern Israel, Wednesday, March 30, 2011. Land Day commemorates the killing of six Arab citizens of Israel by the Israeli army and police on March 30, 1976 during protests over Israeli confiscations of Arab land.
Ariel Schalit Associated Press
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Anti-government protestors display their arms during a demonstration demanding the resignation of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, in Sanaa,Yemen, Wednesday, March 30, 2011. Hundreds of thousands of Yemenis are pressing their demand for the country's longtime ruler to step down. Wednesday's crowds in the capital Sanaa and elsewhere are also denouncing a deadly munitions factory blast that killed at least 100 people in the country's south. Arabic writing on the demonstrators arms reads: "Leave murderer".
Hani Mohammed Associated Press
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Female anti-government protestors listen to speeches during a demonstration demanding the resignation of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, in Sanaa,Yemen, Wednesday, March 30, 2011. Hundreds of thousands of Yemenis are pressing their demand for the country's longtime ruler to step down. Wednesday's crowds in the capital Sanaa and elsewhere are also denouncing a deadly munitions factory blast that killed at least 100 people in the country's south.
Muhammed Muheisen Associated Press
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Milwaukee Brewers players jog in the snow at Great American Ball Park, Wednesday, March 30, 2011 in Cincinnati. The Brewers open their 2011 major league baseball season Thursday against the Cincinnati Reds in Cincinnati.
Al Behrman Associated Press
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A homeless man with his child doze off at a train station in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, March 30, 2011.
Irwin Fedriansyah Associated Press
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Britain's Prince Harry, left, tries out an immersion suit, during training for the Walking with the Wounded expedition, on the island of Spitsbergen, situated between the Norwegian mainland and the North Pole, Wednesday March 30, 2011. The third in line to the British throne will train for three days before accompanying the team on the first five days of their four-week expedition.
David Cheskin Pool Pa
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Pakistani cricket fans celebrate the Pakistan-India cricket match in Karachi, Pakistan on Wednesday, March 30, 2011. Pakistan and India are playing in a semi-final match of the Cricket World Cup in Mohali, India.
Shakil Adil Associated Press
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Brazil's former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, with wife Marisa Leticia, are welcomed by students prior to being granted the title of Doctor Honoris Causa of the University of Coimbra, Wednesday March 30 2011, in Coimbra, Portugal. Brazil on Tuesday promised to help the beleaguered economy of Portugal, its former colonial power, which now risks needing an international financial bailout. Lula da Silva also advised Portugal to resist the pressure of applying for a bailout from the European Union and the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Paulo Duarte Associated Press
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A woman and a child feed pigeons as Pope Benedict XVI, foreground in white, arrives in St. Peter's square on the occasion of the weekly general audience the Vatican, Wednesday, March 30, 2011.
Gregorio Borgia Associated Press