Today in photos

A Kashmiri Muslim woman, with henna on her hands, grieves during the funeral procession of Indian Army soldier Shabir Ahmed Malik in Dab. The Russian-built Soyuz TMA 14 rocket that will carry a new crew to the international space station is transported to the launch pad at the Russian-leased Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. And some 2,000 items taken from Jackson's Neverland Ranch are scheduled to be sold during a televised auction in April. View a slideshow of these images and more.

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Tue., March 24, 2009

A Kashmiri Muslim woman, with henna on her hands, grieves during the funeral procession of Indian Army soldier Shabir Ahmed Malik in Dab, some 35 kilometers (22 miles) Northeast of Srinagar, India, Tuesday, March 24, 2009. Malik was killed in an ongoing battle which has claimed seven other army soldiers and sixteen suspected rebels, Lt. Col. J.S. Brar of the Indian Army said.

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Kashmiri Muslim women look on during the funeral procession of Indian army soldier Shabir Ahmed Malik, who was killed in a gunbattle, in Dab, some 35 kilometers (22 miles) north east of Srinagar, India, Tuesday, March 24, 2009. Gunbattles between government forces and insurgents continued for a fifth day in Indian Kashmir killing five more suspected rebels, the Indian army said Tuesday. The fighting started Friday morning when Indian troops, acting on a tip that militants were hiding in the area, started an operation to flush them out, said Lt. Col. J.S. Brar, an Indian army spokesman.

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Supporters of the Nation's Sun Party shout slogans during a campaign rally in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Tuesday, March 24, 2009. Indonesia is gearing up for its legislative race in April and second direct presidential elections in July this year.

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Police line up as they disperse Israeli Arab youths during an Israeli right-wing extremists march in the northern Israeli Arab village of Umm El-Fahm Tuesday, March 24, 2009. Police dispersed rock-throwing Israeli-Arab youths with stun grenades and tear gas after a group of Israeli extremists marched through an Arab town demanding that residents show loyalty to the Jewish state.

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The Russian-built Soyuz TMA 14 rocket that will carry a new crew to the international space station is transported to the launch pad at the Russian-leased Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Tuesday, March 24, 2009. The space crew is to blast off for the international space station on Thursday.

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Abdul Jalil al-Sankees, an opposition activist being tried with 35 others accused in a coup plot, covers his mouth to protest his perception of limited freedoms as he is pushed in his wheelchair out of the Manama, Bahrain, courthouse Tuesday, March 24, 2009. Representatives of international human rights groups and some Western embassies attended the trial session at which a defense lawyer said the judge ordered a reinvestigation because of torture allegations and the televising of suspects confessions.

Hasan Jamali Ap
President Barack Obama, accompanied by members of Congress and school children, talks to astronauts on the International Space Station, Tuesday, March 24, 2009, from the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington.

Gerald Herbert Ap
Winner Kevin Lockau is seen with his work, Behavioral Studies of Tolerance, 2009, following a announcement by the Canadian Council for the Arts on the winners of the 2009 Governor General's Awards in Visual and Media Arts at the National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa on Tuesday March 24, 2009.

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A Palestinian holds an umbrella as he walks along a deserted road during a rainy day in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Tuesday, March 24, 2009.

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Taxi drivers protest a new bus system they fear will drive them out of their jobs in Johannesburg, South Africa, Tuesday, March 24, 2009. Police say they fired rubber bullets at taxi drivers who blockaded roads leading into central Johannesburg to protest a new bus system. Police spokesman Govindsamy Mariemuthoo said police had to disperse thousands of taxi drivers who had converged on main highways. Many were armed with sticks and bricks.

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A birdfeeder that was once high and dry is seen reflected in the rising wasters of the Red River, Tuesday, March 24, 2009 in Fargo, N.D.

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Lady Liberty stands tall in a Gering park as a blizzard rages around her early Tuesday, March 24, 2009, in Gering, Neb. The National Weather Service posted a blizzard warning for eastern Wyoming and western sections of South Dakota and Nebraska, with a winter storm warning for much of central Wyoming and mountain sections of Colorado.

Rick Myers Ap
Michael Jackson's Costume Cape, Crown, and Crystal Glove and on display at the Hard Rock Cafe, Tuesday, March 24, 2009 in New York's Times Square. Some 2,000 items taken from Jackson's Neverland Ranch are scheduled to be sold during a televised auction in April.

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Michael Jackson's Victory Era jacket is on display at the Hard Rock Cafe, Tuesday, March 24, 2009 in New York's Times Square. Some 2,000 items taken from Jackson's Neverland Ranch are scheduled to be sold during a televised auction in April.

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Michael Jackson's Crystal Shoe is on display at the Hard Rock Cafe, Tuesday, March 24, 2009 in New York's Times Square. Some 2,000 items taken from Jackson's Neverland Ranch are scheduled to be sold during a televised auction in April.

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Michael Jackson's White Crystal Glove and Moonwalker belt are on display at the Hard Rock Cafe, Tuesday, March 24, 2009 in New York's Times Square. Some 2,000 items taken from Jackson's Neverland Ranch are scheduled to be sold during a televised auction in April.

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