Today in photos (May 17)
View a gallery of photos from around the world on Thursday, May 17, 2012.
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The sun rises behind some coastal grasses in Dauphin Island, Ala., Thursday, May 17, 2012. The beach season gears up this weekend with the Hangout Music Festival in Gulf Shores.
Dave Martin Associated Press
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A village boy leads his goat past a parched pond on the outskirts of the eastern Indian city of Bhubaneswar, India, Thursday, May 17, 2012. Huge swathes of rural farmland has turned dry as farmers await the annual monsoon rains which, according to the India Meteorological Department, are expected to reach on time this year.
Biswaranjan Rout Associated Press
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Seattle Mariners right fielder Ichiro Suzuki, of Japan, makes a leaping catch at the wall to rob Cleveland Indians' Carlos Santana of a hit in the fourth inning of a baseball game Thursday, May 17, 2012, in Cleveland.
Mark Duncan Associated Press
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White , a 3-year-old poodle, looks at visitors touring a pet fair in Bangkok on Thursday, May 17, 2012.
Sakchai Lalit Associated Press
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A man takes nap on one of oil tankers used to transport NATO fuel supplies to neighboring Afghanistan, in Karachi, Pakistan, Thursday, May 17, 2012. Pakistan's president announced Thursday that he will attend the upcoming NATO summit in Chicago, accepting an invitation that was given after the country indicated it plans to end its six-month blockade of supplies meant for coalition troops in Afghanistan.
Fareed Khan Associated Press
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Pasindu, a twelve-year-old Sri Lankan boy, looks on after he was ordained as Buddhist monk Matale Sasanaratana at a temple in Colombo, Sri Lanka,Thursday, May 17, 2012. Buddhism is Sri Lanka's state religion but its age old tradition of youngsters being ordained is on the decline largely due to economic reasons.
Eranga Jayawardena Associated Press