World News in Pictures

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Transvestite Tiffany, 19, shows a scar of a knife attack in Tegucigalpa March 10, 2011. According to leaders of LGBT organizations (lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgenders), 34 people have been murdered in the last 18 months. The U.S. embassy and United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) have requested the government to investigate the murders and safeguard the rights of the LGBT community, local media reported.




Anti-riot police face off with protesters in Saudi Arabia's eastern Gulf coast town of Qatif March 11, 2011.



A boy bowls a ball in a street, as a crowd of people watch, in Chittagong, Bangladesh, March 8, 2011



An Afghan shopkeeper looks at a U.S. soldier patrolling in Yahya Khel, a town in Paktika province February 23, 2011. Insurgents are exploiting a governance vacuum in Afghanistan's remote eastern hinterland, finding funds and safe haven to fuel an escalating war against NATO-led forces.

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The FA Cup - Birmingham v Bolton



Alex McLeish hoping that his team can make a second Wembley appearance





Johan Elmander smashes the ball into the net in the 21st minute 1-0 Bolton





Cameron Jerome hits back with an equaliser before half time



The ever willing Kevin Davies scores from the spot in the 66th minute to put Bolton back in charge




37 year old Kevin Phillips equalises again with a very clever shot in the 80 minute



A thrilling end to the match when substitute Chung Yong Lee scores after billiant work from Kevin Davies in the 90th minute.



Owen Coyle rightly proud of his teams display. Disappointing that Bolton's giant of the game Nat Lofthouse (RIP) wasn't there to witness the victory (or maybe he was?)


Man Utd v Arsenal






He's off and running. Fabio, after a great move by Utd arrives in front of goal to put hs team ahead in the 28th mnute

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The gunners are up against it when Looney scores with a deft header in the second half

The match ends 2-0 although for me the Man of the Match was Van der Sar. Some outstanding saves by the veteran goalkeeper.

Wenger and his team, gotta feel for them, Losing finalists in the Carling Cup final, knocked out of the Champions League and now the FA Cup all within a week. Can they win the Premiership? The fans are rooting for them.

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6 Nations Rugby - Controversial try helps Wales beat Ireland 19-13

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New York: Bronx tour bus crash kills 14



The bus overturned on the New England Thruway in the Bronx at about 0530 (1030 GMT) on Saturday, a spokesman for the city's fire department said.
It slid on its side and then hit a light pole which sheared off the top of the bus, the spokesman said.

Six of the injured were said to be in a critical condition. The bus was carrying at least 31 passengers.

The light pole "went through the whole bus from front to rear", a fire department spokesman told the New York Times newspaper.

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A few more pics from Japan















Police say that between 200-300 bodies have been found in Sendai






A tearful young lady on hearing that her mother had been rescued

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How the quake shifted Japan



Images from NASA's Terra satellite show the coastline of Japan's Honshu island in the area around Sendai before and after Friday's earthquake. The left image is from Feb. 26, and the right image is from today. The images are color-coded to reflect surface composition rather than what the eye would see. The "Flood" label helps you gauge the extent of the flooding caused by the tsunami that followed the quake.




A combination picture of satellite images taken by Taiwan's National Space Organisation (NSPO) shows Japan's Sendai area before the earthquake on March 11, 2011, left, and after the earthquake on March 12, 2011, right.



People form a human chain in front of the nuclear power plant in Neckarswestheim, Germany, Mar.12. More than 40,000 opponents of nuclear energy formed a 45-kilometer human chain across southern Germany to demand an immediate end to the use of nuclear energy. Organizers said that turnout was probably boosted by the day's news of a possible accident and meltdown at a Japanese nuclear power plant stemming from damage sustained in a massive earthquake on Mar. 11. The protest focused on the Neckarwestheim nuclear power plant near the southern German city of Stuttgart.

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Urban dwellers outnumberng rural Chinese for the first time



Li Biying and her brother Li Yajun ride a motorcycle on a dirt path to their home up a misty mountain in Sanxing, China, Feb. 5. An agrarian society for thousands of years, China is on the cusp of having more urban than rural dwellers for the first time. Of an estimated 150 million migrant workers in China, 90 million are under 30, and they are driving one of the most significant demographic shifts in the country's history.



Li Biying sits inside her dormitory at the factory where she works in Dongguan in southern China's Guangdong province on Jan. 25.



In this photo taken on Jan. 25, Li Biying cleans her workplace at a factory in Dongguan in southern China's Guangdong province before leaving for the spring festival holidays



Migrant worker Li Biying, second row far right, and her family pose for a picture in front of the Li family house in Sanxing, China, Feb. 5.

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Amongst all the pictures of disaster and unrest a photo of a lovely young girl picking daffodils in central London.






Snow kiters enjoy their sport on the frozen Finnish Gulf outside St. Petersburg, Russia, Saturday, March 12, 2011. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky)

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Enough fun for now, back to the disaster zone











Australian John Wraight sleeps after being stranded at Haneda International Airport, outside of Tokyo, Japan, on March 13, with wife Susan Biggar. They have been stuck at Haneda for two days waiting for their flight. Both were near Tsukiji Market in Tokyo sightseeing when the 8.9 magnitude earthquake struck.

[Mr Lick]

Dustin Johnson registered the low round of the day with a 7-under 65 to move to 13-under overall, taking a 2-stroke lead at the WGC-Cadillac Championship.

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Body in car outside police station



The body of a man has been found in a car outside a police station.
Cheshire Police said two people had been arrested on suspicion of murder.
The body of the 49-year-old was in the vehicle outside Blacon police station, Blacon Avenue, Chester, a spokeswoman said.

The victim has not yet been named but next of kin have been informed. A post mortem examination will take place in due course.

The spokeswoman said a 22-year-old man and a 20-year-old woman had been held.

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Yemen police kill protesters in crackdown on dissent

Four dead and hundreds wounded in Sana'a and Aden as William Hague expresses concern over ongoing violence



Yemeni security forces have killed four people and wounded hundreds more in the second day of a harsh crackdown on anti-government protests, witnesses said. One of the dead was a 15-year-old student.

The assault with gunfire and tear gas was the toughest yet by the government in a month of protests aimed at unseating the president, Ali Abdullah Saleh, who has been in power for 32 years. An ally in the Obama administration's fight against al-Qaida, Saleh had appeared to be one of the Arab leaders most threatened by the regional unrest inspired by revolts in Egypt and Tunisia.

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Human rights groups demand review of trade with corrupt regimes

Call for action follows concerns over Prince Andrew's dealings with despotic leaders



Prince Andrew talks with Goga Ashkenazi, head of an oil and gas company in Kazakhstan, at her birthday party in Britain in February last year

After recent revelations involving the Duke of York and his work as the UK's special trade ambassador, organisations including Human Rights Watch, Index on Censorship, The Corner House, Global Witness and Campaign Against Arms Trade say the affair has underlined fundamental failings in the country's supposedly ethical foreign policy.
Tom Porteous, UK director of Human Rights Watch and Foreign Office adviser, said Prince Andrew was making the UK "look stupid, frankly".

Yep, no qualification require there!


Prince Andrew in new 'cash for favours' row

The Duke of York has been engulfed in a new “cash-for-favours” row after a close friend paid off £50,000 of his ex-wife’s debts




(L to R) David Rowland, Prince Andrew and Jeffrey Epstein


David Rowland, a financier once described as “shady” in Parliament, gave the sum to the Duchess of York’s former press spokesman Kate Waddington, whom the Duchess owed in the region of £85,000.


In 2009, the Duke opened Mr Rowland’s bank in Luxembourg in his official capacity as Britain’s special representative for international trade and investment, despite the fact that the one-day visit was not officially sanctioned by the Government department in charge of promoting British business abroad.


While the vast majority of the Duke’s overseas visits are funded by UK Trade & Investment, Buckingham Palace admitted that the Duke had paid for the trip to Luxembourg to open Banque Havilland personally.

The disclosure that Mr Rowland has paid off a large part of what the Duchess owed Miss Waddington will add to concerns that the Duke is abusing his position for his own personal benefit.

It follows The Sunday Telegraph’s disclosure last week that the Duke’s friend Jeffrey Epstein, a convicted paedophile, had helped to settle the debts of another of the Duchess of York’s staff. Jonny O’Sullivan, the Duchess’s former personal assistant, received £15,000 from Epstein

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Buildings destroyed by a tsunami are pictured in Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, in northern Japan after the magnitude 8.9 earthquake and tsunami struck the area, March 13, 2011.




























A helicopter flies past Japan's Fukushima Daiichi No.1 Nuclear reactor March 12, 2011.










It's no use struggling madam, wearing brown shoes with black trousers is a crime against public decency

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Crufts dog show




A very happy chappy this one



Why are we here Ralph? Dunno Pete!



You looking for a fight shorty? Yeh, bring it on big boy!!



I feel like i've just been hit by a Tsunami






Shirley, a Labrador Retriever who can detect low blood sugar levels in his diabetic owner (L) and Jake, a Cocker Spaniel who worked as a 7/7 sniffer dog, look at the photographers during a preview for the Kennel Club's Friends for Life competition in London February 28, 2011. The competition, which will be held at the Crufts 2011 Dog Show, celebrates dogs who have triumphed in adversity and helped mankind through bravery, support or companionship.




Echo, a Labrador Retriever, who worked as a rescue service dog in the Haiti earthquake, looks at the photographers during a preview for the Kennel Club's Friends for Life competition in London

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A week in sports



Olympique Lyon's Michel Bastos celebrates after scoring against Arles-Avignon during their French Ligue 1 soccer match at the Gerland stadium in Lyon, France March 6, 2011.




Competitors react after the final event of the men's Heptathlon at the European Athletics indoor championships in Paris March 6, 2011.




Toronto Raptors Leandro Barbosa slips trying to get around New Orleans Hornets Carl Landry in the first half of their NBA basketball game in Toronto March 1, 2011.




Charlotte Kalla of Sweden and compatriot Inga Ingemarsdotter (L) celebrate after they won the women's cross country team sprint classic event during the Nordic World Ski Championships in Oslo, Norway March 2, 2011.




Simon Ammann of Switzerland soars through the air during his practice jump on the Large Hill HS134 at the Nordic Ski World Championships in Oslo, March 1, 2011.




Clemson University's Bryan Narcisse looks to make an in-bounds pass against Duke University as he is heckled by Duke fans during the first half of their NCAA basketball game in Durham, North Carolina March 2, 2011.




Skiers are seen from a helicopter as they start into the 87th Vasaloppet long distance cross country ski race in Berga By near Saelen, Sweden, March 6, 2011.




Manchester City's Mario Balotelli (top) challenges Wigan Athletic's Gary Caldwell during their English Premier League soccer match at the City of Manchester Stadium in Manchester, northern England, March 5, 2011.




Ireland's Niall O'Brien reacts after being dismissed following a run out by India's captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni during their ICC Cricket World Cup group B match in Bangalore March 6, 2011.




Poland's Anna Rogowska reacts after clearing a bar during the Pole Vault women's final at the European Athletics indoor championships in Paris March 6, 2011.

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Ras Jdir, Tunisia: A volunteer chef from Tunisia named Muhammad takes a break at a United Nations displacement camp for those fleeing the conflict in Libya



Coventry, England: An Alpaca named Wigeon waits to be judged at the British Alpaca Futurity Show being held at Stoneleigh Park. Alongside the judging of the animals, practical workshops in breeding and looking after Alpacas are taking place, culminating in a fashion show of Alpaca clothing



Lisbon, Portugal: Post-Kate Moss, it's definitely no smoking backstage before Ana Salazar's show of the 36th edition of Moda Lisboa at Patio da Gale, Terreiro do Paco Square



Kassel, Germany: Untitled work in an exhibition of the Georgian artist Andro Wekua in the Kunsthalle Fridericianum The installations and sculptures were conceived specifically for the exhibition. Wekua combines experiences and lore with film narrative patterns, producing images that evoke a disturbing or pensive atmosphere



Easter Island, Chile: Kent De Mond of the US practices his dive from a trampoline near the Tahai Moai before the opening round of the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series at Hanga Roa



Riffa, Bahrain: Flowers tossed by Bahraini anti-government protesters lie behind razor wire at the feet of police officers who prevented tens of thousands of demonstrators from marching to the royal court. Conflict has deepened between Sunni Muslims backing the ruling system and Shiites demanding it give up its monopoly on power



Sanaa, Yemen: A woman attends an anti-government rally to demand the resignation of President Ali Abdullah Saleh. Tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets across the country to show Saleh his offers of reform would not soften their stance. Lovely eyes!



Krasnoyarsk, Russia: Ekaterina Panina sits in her wooden house in the Taiga wood on a banks of the Mana river. Ekaterina, 35, married Valentin Panin, 83, in 1993. The couple, who have four children, lead an isolated existence and are occupied mostly with farming and poultry breeding.

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Japan - Shintona, the aftermath



Wrecked cars among the debris following the tsunami which hit Shintona, Japan







Rescue workers carry a body bag through destruction in tsunami-hit Shintona, Japan






A boy stands near a body bag in the tsunami-ravaged streets of Shintona, Japan




I asked the wife to park the car and guess what happened?







A self-defence force soldier examines the interior of a house in Shintona, the highwater mark still visible on the walls



Locals salvage belongings from tsunami and earthquake-damaged buildings in Shintona, Japan

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Crufts - Day 2



A couple of French mastiffs on suicide watch



''Oh mum, stop wasting your money''.





''Has that bitch gone yet?''




Looks like they both go to the same hairdresser.



Makes a change from the nearest tree i suppose.

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Thai elephants have various kind of fruits during a large elephant buffet held to mark the national Thai Elephant Day at an elephant camp, Chiang Mai province, northern Thailand, Mar. 13. The large elephant buffet for 60 Thai elephants is held to celebrate the annual National Thai Elephant Day. Conservationists calling for more concerted effort to save the species and protect its habitat. Elephants in Thailand are in severe decline with less than 3,000 left in the kingdom.

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Japan earthquake - Day 3
















A police officer prays before the body of a tsunami victim who was found in rubble in Sendai, northeastern Japan, on Sunday









A long line of residents seeking water supply forms on the playground of a school in Sendai, northeastern Japan, on Sunday.

























A family photograph is seen Sunday in a village ruined by earthquake and tsunami in Rikuzentakata, Japan.

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Massive earthquake hits Japan - World reaction




Boston Red Sox Japanese players pause for a moment of silence with fans in honor of the victims of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan prior to facing the Florida Marlins in a spring training baseball game in Fort Myers, Fla., Saturday, March 12. From left are: Hideki Okajima, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Itsuki Shoda and Junichi Tazawa.



Members of BJP yuvamorcha light Diya’s and hold candles in Bangalore on March 12, to pay homage to victims of the tsunami and earthquake in Japan



A search and rescue dog and members of the German Federal Agency for Technical Relief (THW) wait to board an airplane heading for Japan at the Frankfurt-Hahn airport near Lautzenhausen, Germany, on March 12




A member of the volunteer organization, Green Belt Trust, holds a candle to pay tribute to the victims of Japan's earthquake and tsunami during a vigil at the campus of the University of Dhaka, March 12



In this handout image provided by U.S. Navy, MH-53 helicopters land aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46) on March 12 in the Sea of Japan, in response to an earthquake that hit mainland Japan. Tortuga is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility ready to support earthquake and tsunami relief efforts in Japan as directed



A sand sculpture created by sand artist Sudarshan Pattnaik to raise awareness of the tsunami that struck Japan is seen at Golden sea beach resort, Bhubaneswar, India, on March 12



South Korean rescuers prepare to leave to Japan from Gimpo airport in Seoul on Saturday, March 12. South Korea sent a team of five rescuers and two sniffer dogs to Japan after Tokyo called for help following the massive 8,9 earthquake



US Sailors assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Essex and US Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit return to the ship on March 11, at Sepangar Naval Base in Malaysia. The Essex is deploying to Japan to support earthquake and tsunami relief



Members of the Los Angeles County urban search and rescue team prepare to deploy to Japan on Friday in Los Angeles



Master Chief David Unnone, command master chief of the U.S. 7th Fleet command ship USS Blue Ridge, briefs sailors about taking on humanitarian assistance supplies in Singapore on March 11 to ensure the ship and crew are ready if directed to support earthquake and tsunami relief operations in Japan



Hundreds of local residents are evacuated by the army on Friday, March 11 in the province of Santa Elena on Ecuador's coast after the earthquake that hit Japan early Friday morning. Latin American nations warned populations along the Pacific coast to take precautions as a tsunami from Japan's powerful earthquake began to sweep their region, starting in Mexico



A boat sinks into the ocean after a surge caused by a tsunami in Santa Cruz, Calif. on Friday



Taiwanese coast guardsmen instruct a fisherman to leave a port ahead of a possible tsunami in Keelung, Taiwan on Friday



Severely damaged boats are seen in the Keehi Small Boat harbor on Friday in Honolulu. A tsunami generated by the Japan earthquake hit Oahu causing damage around the island. The harbor's piers and many boats were severely damaged. Many boats were freely floating in the harbor and several were sinking



With a tsunami warning in effect for Northern California, sightseers watch waves off Ocean Beach on Friday in San Francisco



A guard closes the gate of one of the piers of the port of Valparaiso, about 70 miles northwest of Santiago, after Chilean President Sebastian Pinera issued a "preventive alert" due to the imminent threat of a tsunami following a powerful earthquake off Japan. Reactions to the possible arrival of a giant wave varied in Latin American nations along the Pacific coast, most of which have experienced devastating earthquakes in the past



Linda Willis and Christian Nelligan of Charleston Rural Fire Protection District check for people still at the docks in the boat basin in Charleston, Oregon on Friday during a tsunami warning.



Students hold candles as they pray for Japan's earthquake victims inside their school in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad on March 11

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A landslide covers train tracks near Echigotanaka Station in Niigata Prefecture on Saturday



















An oil tank is destroyed at a generating power plant in Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture, on Saturday





In this aerial photo released by the U.S. Coast Guard, Keehi Lagoon Small Boat Harbor is seen by a Coast Guard air crew that scans the area noting damage to docks and boats in Honolulu. About 200 boats at the harbor were damaged or left adrift after powerful surges pulled them from their mooring, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.




Residents look at damage in Crescent City, Calif.




Japan









When i asked the wife to park the car, i do believe i said in, not on the garage,

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Rebellion in Libya





Rebels attempt to spot approaching tanks belonging to pro-Gadhafi forces at a gate in Ras Lanouf.











Rebels refuel their vehicles at a gas station on the main road leading out of Ras Lanouf.



















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More pics from Japan