Today in Photos

Mateena Shakya, 4, locally known as Kumari, a Living Goddess, looks on as she is carried on a palanquin escorted by priests and devotees to attend the horse race festival in Katmandu, Nepal, Thursday, March 26, 2009. (Binod Joshi / Associated Press)
A girl waves a Palestinian style headdress as she attends a day of solidarity with the children of Gaza at the Palestinian embassy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Thursday, March 26, 2009. (Hassan Ammar / Associated Press)
Dancers perform a traditional dance during a day of solidarity with the children of Gaza at the Palestinian embassy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Thursday, March 26, 2009. (Hassan Ammar / Associated Press)
Danish, Member of the European Parliament Hanne Dahl votes from her seat as her baby rests on a blanket next to her during a session at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, eastern France, Thursday March 26, 2009. (Christian Lutz / Associated Press)
An ethnic Hmong refugee child from Laos looks on during a free medical clinic check up Monday Feb. 5, 2007, in Huay Nam Khao, Thailand. Thailand will repatriate thousands of ethnic Hmong to Laos, officials said Thursday, despite concerns that the asylum-seekers will face political persecution. (David Longstreath / Associated Press)
Mandy Watrous holds up one month-old Hunter for her husband Petty Officer First Class Andrew Watrous to see for the first time, Wednesday, March 26, 2009, in Jackson, Fla. as the guided missile destroyer USS Roosevelt (DDG 80) returns after a seven month deployment. (Bruce Lipsky / Associated Press)
Displaced Sudanese women seeking medical treatment, line up outside an Egyptian military field hospital at Abu Shouk refugee camp, near the Darfur town of al-Fasher, Sudan, Thursday, March 26, 2009. Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir is visiting Libya on his third trip abroad in less than a week, after an international court issued an arrest warrant for him on war crimes. (Nasser Nasser / Associated Press)
A displaced Sudanese youth flies a kite at Abu Shouk refugee camp, outside the Darfur town of al-Fasher, Sudan Thursday, March 26, 2009. The Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir is visiting Libya in his third trip abroad in less than a week after an international court issued an arrest warrant against him for war crimes. (Nasser Nasser / Associated Press)
Pakistani displaced children sit in Jallozai refugee camp on the outskirts of Nowshera, near Peshawar, Pakistan on Thursday, March 26, 2009. Pakistani police fired assault rifles and tear gas to end a protest Wednesday by people displaced by a military operation against Taliban militants. At least one person was shot dead, though police denied responsibility. (Mohammad Sajjad / Associated Press)
A Bangladeshi girl has her head covered with national flag as she holds a rose during Independence day celebrations in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Thursday, March 26, 2009. Bangladeshis celebrated 38 years of independence Thursday amid tight security as tens of thousands of people visited a national memorial outside the capital to mark the independence from Pakistan in which millions of people died. (Pavel Rahman / Associated Press)
Today's photos feature images of children from around the world. In France a baby sits on it's mother's desk as her mother votes during a session of the European Parliament. In the United States a baby is shown off to it's father when he arrived home from a tour on the USS Roosevelt. And in Nepal a 4 year old living goddess is carried during a parade.