Today in photos

A bucket of water is poured onto a woman of the Paloc minority, dressed in her traditional clothing, in Holloko, Hungary during a practice rehearsal of a typical Hungarian Easter tradition. Taxi drivers set up a road block with their cars on one of a busy intersection during an anti-government protest in Bangkok, Thailand. And supporters of anti-U.S. Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, seen in a poster at left, burn an effigy representing former U.S. President George W. Bush in central Baghdad, Iraq. View a slideshow of these images and more.

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Thu., April 9, 2009

A bucket of water is poured onto a woman of the Paloc minority, dressed in her traditional clothing, in Holloko, 100 km north-east of Budapest, Hungary, Thursday, April 9, 2009, during a practice rehearsal performance of the typical Hungarian Easter tradition when men pour water on women. The actual event takes place on Sunday and Monday.

Bela Szandelszky Associated Press
Demonstrators raise their hands during a rally in front of the Georgian parliament in Tbilisi, Georgia, Thursday, April 9, 2009. Tens of thousands of protesters throng the streets in front of Georgia's parliament, calling on the president to step down in the largest opposition demonstration since last year's war with Russia.

Sergei Grits Associated Press
A Sikh protestor is flung off a court gate by policemen after he tried climbing it, as he waits along with others for a court hearing related to the 1984 riots, in New Delhi, India, Thursday, April 9, 2009. Sikhs are protesting the candidature of Kumar and Tytler for the upcoming national elections because of their alleged role in the 1984 riots that left more than 3,000 people dead, as well as against the Central Bureau of Investigation's findings last week that cleared Tytler of involvement in the case.

Mustafa Quraishi Associated Press
An Iranian man walks pass an anti-U.S. graffiti painted on the wall of the former U.S. Embassy on the anniversary of freezing Iran-U.S. diplomatic ties, in Tehran, on Thursday April, 9, 2009. The United States and Iran have not had diplomatic relations since the 1979 Islamic Revolution and subsequent hostage taking at the U.S. Embassy in Tehran.

Hasan Sarbakhshian Associated Press
Supporters of anti-U.S. Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, seen in a poster at left, burn an effigy representing former U.S. President George W. Bush in central Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, April 9, 2009, for a rally marking the sixth anniversary of the fall of the Iraqi capital to American troops.

Karim Kadim Associated Press
Palestinian youths wearing traditional dress, take part in a presentation during a ceremony to mark the 7th anniversary of the Israeli army's Defensive Shield Operation, in the West Bank refugee camp of Jenin, in this photo taken Wednesday, April 8, 2009. More than 50 Palestinians, many of them gunmen, and 23 Israeli soldiers were killed during the operation that also left dozens of houses in the refugee camp damaged or destroyed.

Mohammed Ballas Associated Press
Pakistani men pray in a mosque in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 9, 2009. A hard-line cleric who negotiated a peace accord that halted fighting between the Taliban and security forces in part of northwest Pakistan said Thursday he is leaving the region to protest the government's failure to impose Islamic law.

Emilio Morenatti Associated Press
A child pauses to look at mannequins at the Zuiderzee Museum in Enkhuizen, Netherlands, Thursday April 9, 2009. The black silhouettes allude to images of bygone days of the Zuiderzee when women and other family members would wait for their loved ones at sea, a time when elements like wind and water determined everyday life. The mannequins are lined up on a dike and wear clothing designed by students of Dutch fashion schools, the exhibit at the Zuiderzee museum carries the title "Gone with the Wind". The Dutch Bureau for Tourism and Congresses (NBTC) estimates about 800,000 tourist visting The Netherlands over the Easter weekend, temperatures are expected to range between 16 and 20 degrees Celsius.

Peter Dejong Associated Press
Taxi drivers set up a road block with their cars on one of a busy intersection during an anti-government protest in Bangkok, Thailand Thursday, April 9, 2009. Protesters paralyzed traffic in parts of Thailand's capital Thursday and threatened to shift their massive anti-government rally to the seaside East Asia Summit, as authorities assured the 15 heads of state expected to attend this weekend that they will be safe.

Apichart Weerawong Associated Press
Paintings still hang on the wall of a bedroom in a devastated home, in L'Aquila, central Italy, Thursday, April 9, 2009, following an earthquake which struck central Italy on Monday. The official death toll has reached 275 and aftershocks continued to hit the region as many survivors shelter in tented villages and wait for aid to help with their basic needs.

Luca Bruno Associated Press
A body lays covered on the ground as investigators survey the scene of a hit-and-run car accident Thursday, April 9, 2009, in Fullerton, Calif, that claimed the life of Los Angeles Angels pitcher Nick Adenhart. Adenhart and two other people were killed early Thursday hours after his season debut when a minivan ran a red light and struck their sports car, authorities said.

Nick Ut Associated Press
People fill drinking water from a mobile water tanker on the outskirts of Hyderabad, India, Thursday, April 9, 2009.

Mahesh A. Associated Press
A child sits on her mother's freshly washed clothes, left to dry on the banks of River Ganges as devotees gather for a holy dip on full moon day at Phaphamau, in Allahabad, India, Thursday, April 9, 2009.

Rajesh Singh Associated Press