Today in photos

A fire swept through Bangladesh's largest shopping mall killing a security guard. A nature conservation officer carries a pelican, covered in oil, from the beach on Moreton Island near Brisbane, Australia. And a mudslide hit several houses and vacation homes in the town of Namsos in central Norway. View a slideshow of these images and more.

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Fri., March 13, 2009

A rescue helicopter flies over the burning Bashundhara City shopping mall in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Friday March 13, 2009. The blaze broke out on the 18th floor of the capital's 22-storey Bashundhara City mall, Friday, killing a security guard and sending frightened shoppers fleeing to safety outside, officials said.

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Flames rise out of the burning Bashundhara City mall in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Friday March 13, 2009. A fire swept through Bangladesh's largest shopping mall Friday, killing a security guard and sending frightened shoppers fleeing outside, officials said.

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Bangladesh firefighters spray water to douse flames on the Bashundhara City mall in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Friday March 13, 2009. A fire swept through Bangladesh's largest shopping mall Friday, killing a security guard and sending frightened shoppers fleeing outside, officials said.

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An Air Force helicopter rescues a trapped security officer from the burning Bashundhara City mall in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Friday March 13, 2009. A fire swept through Bangladesh's largest shopping mall Friday, killing a security guard and sending frightened shoppers fleeing outside, officials said.

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Kashmiri Muslim devotees raise their hands for prayers as a head priest, unseen, displays a relic of Prophet Mohammed at the Hazratbal shrine on the Friday following Eid Milad-un Nabi, marking the birth anniversary of Prophet Mohammad, India, Friday, March 13, 2009. Thousands of Kashmiri Muslims gathered at the Hazratbal shrine, which houses a relic believed to be a hair from the beard of Prophet Mohammed.

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Israelis stand in front of a picture of Sgt. Gilad Schalit, who was captured by Hamas-allied militants in Gaza in 2006, at a protest tent outside Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's residence in Jerusalem Friday, March 13, 2009. The parents of an Israeli soldier held captive by Palestinian militants set up camp in a protest tent outside Olmert's residence on last Sunday, vowing to stay there until the end of his term in a bid to pressure his outgoing government to bring their son home.

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Italy's Christof Innerhofer crashes during an alpine ski, Men's World Cup giant slalom race, in Are, Sweden, Friday, March 13, 2009.

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Delegates to the the National People's Congress vote during the annual session's final day at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Friday, March 13, 2009. China's largely powerless legislature closed Friday, with delegates endorsing a hefty stimulus package aimed at keeping the world's third-largest economy robust amid the global downturn.

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Aerial view after a mudslide hit several houses and vacation homes in the town of Namsos in central Norway, Friday, March 13. 2009. Police and rescue officials said some of the homes were swept into the fjord. Seven people were evacuated and here were no immediate reports of injuries.

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A nature conservation officer carries a pelican, covered in oil, from the beach on Moreton Island near Brisbane, Australia, Friday, March 13, 2009. Nearly 40 miles of Australian beaches have been blackened by oil spilled from a cargo ship caught in stormy seas this week, leading the state premier to declare the area a disaster zone and warn that the ship's operators could face legal action.

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Children tour the new police station in La Uribe, a former stronghold of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, in southern Colombia, Thursday, March 12, 2009. The station was built with U.S. financial aid.

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A close-up of promoter Don King's jacket during the weigh-in for Mexican Marco Antonio Barrera WBA International Lightweight Championship boxing fight against Britain's Amir Khan in Manchester, England, Friday March 13, 2009. Barrera, who has held world titles at three different weights, fights Khan in a lightweight bout on Saturday.

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A firefighter, right, calls out to colleagues as they try to control a fire on the Bashundhara City mall in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Friday March 13, 2009. A fire swept through Bangladesh's largest shopping mall Friday, killing a security guard and sending frightened shoppers fleeing outside, officials said.

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