Day in pictures
A photo of Pulsar B1509 taken by NASA's Chandra X-ray observatory. It looks like a hand of God reaching out into the cosmos, but NASA says the display is caused by a young and powerful pulsar.[NASA]
Day in pictures: Apr. 16
Photo taken on April 14, 2009 shows colorful paddyfields in Xianhui Township of Zhaoping County, southwest China's Guangxi Autonomous Region. The patches of paddyfields form a watercolor painting in the spring. [Xinhua]
Day in pictures: Apr. 15
U.S. President Barack Obama looks for a microphone that works while on the Truman Balcony of the White House before the start of the 2009 Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn in Washington April 13, 2009. [Xinhua/Reuters]
Day in pictures: Apr. 14
Hurdler Liu Xiang is surrounded by fans at the opening ceremony of the Beijing International Long-distance Running Festival at Tian'anmen Square on April 12, 2009.[China Daily]
Day in pictures: Apr. 13
British police officers guard an internet cafe in Manchester, northern England April 9, 2009.
Day in pictures: Apr. 10
A soldier search for the wreckage during search and rescue operations for a crashed presidential chopper somewhere in the Ifugao Province of the Philippines, April 8, 2009. Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on Wednesday said three bodies have been found on the Bell 412 helicopter which on Tuesday crashed into the country' s northern mountainous region with her senior aids on board.
Day in pictures: Apr. 9
A U.S. soldier stands guard near the wreckage of a vehicle used in a car bomb attack in Baghdad April 7, 2009. A car bomb killed nine people and wounded 18 in the Shi'ite Kadhimiya district of northwest Baghdad on Tuesday, police said, a day after seven car bombs killed 37 people across the Iraqi capital.
Day in pictures: Apr. 8
Local people of the Miao ethnic group present lion dance performances before they stage a ceremony to worship their ancestors at a village near Zhaoping county in southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, April 5, 2009 during the three-day holiday of the Qingming festival, or the traditional Tomb-sweeping Day.
Day in pictures: Apr. 7
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Day in pictures: Apr. 2
Chinese destroyer ship Shenzhen is seen in this undated photo. A second group of Chinese navy escort ships will set sail for the Gulf of Aden to replace a flotilla sent earlier to guard against pirates on Thursday, April 2, 2009.
Day in pictures: Apr. 1
Arab League leaders pose for a group photo prior to the open session of the Arab summit in Doha, capital of Qatar, on Monday, March 30, 2009. The 21 Arab League Summit opened in Doha Monday.
Day in pictures: Mar. 31
German police officers clash with demonstrators during a protest in Berlin, March 28, 2009. Thousands of demonstrators gathered in Berlin and Frankfurt to protest against globalisation and deepening global recession.
Day in pictures: Mar. 30
Day in pictures: Mar. 29
Relatives carry the Living Goddess Kumari (C), as she is brought to witness of the Ghode Jatra or Horse Racing Festival in Kathmandu, capital of Nepal, on March 26, 2009. [Xinhua]
Day in pictures: Mar. 28
A vehicle removes snow from a highway from Krasnoyarsk to Mongolia after several avalanches on the Kulumys Pass in the Western Sayan Mountains some 620 km (385 miles) south of the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk March 24, 2009.[Xinhua/Reuters]
Day in pictures: Mar. 26
Models present fashions during the China International Fashion Week (2009/2010 autumn/winter series) opened in Beijing, capital of China, March 24, 2009. [Xinhua]
Day in pictures: Mar. 25
Passengers wait to check-in at the departure area of Narita international airport March 23, 2009. A FedEx Corp cargo plane caught in a gust of wind crashed and burst into flames as it landed at Narita international airport on Monday, closing the main runway at the busy gateway to Tokyo. [Xinhua/AFP]
Day in pictures: Mar. 24
A foreign tourist follows a geisha to play a traditional Japanese game in Tokyo, capital of Japan, March 21, 2009.
Day in pictures: Mar. 23
Day in pictures: Mar. 21
Conjoined twins wait for a thorough examination in the intensive care unit at the Children's Hospital of Hunan Province in Changsha, capital of central-south China's Hunan Province, March 19, 2009. The twins born on March 16 in Xinhua County of the province weigh 4.8 kilograms and are connected by abdomen. Doctors of the Children's Hospital of Hunan Province would give them a thorough examination and find a way to do the separation surgery. [Xinhua]
Day in pictures: Mar. 20
The head of financially troubled insurance giant American International Group (AIG) on March 18 called on top-earning employees to voluntarily return at least half of the bonuses. [Xinhua]
Day in pictures: Mar. 19
The U.S. space shuttle Discovery docks wiht the International Space Station (ISS) at 5:19 p.m. EDT (2119 GMT)on Tuesday. [Xinhua/Reuters]
Day in pictures: Mar. 18
A vendor selling deep-fried spiders poses with a spider as she waits for costumers at bus station at Skun, Kampong Cham province, east of Phnom Penh March 14 ,2009.
Day in pictures: Mar. 17
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