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April 26, 2010: Images from around the world, including Brazil's Pet Fashion Week, Philippines slum fires, a Japanese crying-baby contest and more news and features.

A Burnley supporter with his face painted watches as his team play Liverpool during their English Premier League soccer match.

April 25, 2010

A Burnley supporter with his face painted watches as his team play Liverpool during their English Premier League soccer match.

Jon Super-AP

David Bacon is pulled out of the pool of water during the Alyeska Resort Spring Carnival slush cup in Gridwood, Alaska.

April 24, 2010

David Bacon is pulled out of the pool of water during the Alyeska Resort Spring Carnival slush cup in Gridwood, Alaska.

Bob Hallinen-AP

Swimmers are driven on a boat to the start point of a race across the Orinoco and the Caroni rivers in San Felix, southern Venezuela. About 900 swimmers took part in the 1.9-mile annual race.

April 25, 2010

Swimmers are driven on a boat to the start point of a race across the Orinoco and the Caroni rivers in San Felix, southern Venezuela. About 900 swimmers took part in the 1.9-mile annual race.

Ariana Cubillos-AP

A model and a dog walk the catwalk during Pet Fashion Week in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

April 24, 2010

A model and a dog walk the catwalk during Pet Fashion Week in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Andre Penner-AP

Held by sumo wrestlers, babies cry during their Naki Sumo, or Crying Baby Contest, at Sensoji temple in Tokyo. Babies born in 2009 participated in the annual ritual performed as a prayer for healthy growth.

April 25, 2010

Held by sumo wrestlers, babies cry during their Naki Sumo, or Crying Baby Contest, at Sensoji temple in Tokyo. Babies born in 2009 participated in the annual ritual performed as a prayer for healthy growth.

Shizuo Kambayashi-AP

Ahmed Hussein, left, wears a cowboy costume as he celebrates his graduation from Mustansiriyah University in Baghdad.

April 26, 2010

Ahmed Hussein, left, wears a cowboy costume as he celebrates his graduation from Mustansiriyah University in Baghdad.

Hadi Mizban-AP

Lilith Murmasa stands in her nun costume before an authentic reproduction of a 14th-century martial arts tournament held by the Academy of European Medieval Martial Arts in Toront. Armored combatants battle it out with swords, spears, poleaxes and daggers.

April 25, 2010

Lilith Murmasa stands in her nun costume before an authentic reproduction of a 14th-century martial arts tournament held by the Academy of European Medieval Martial Arts in Toront. Armored combatants battle it out with swords, spears, poleaxes and daggers.

Mark Blinch-Reuters

An Indonesian environmental activist holds a portrait of a victim of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster during an anti-nuclear demonstration marking the disaster's 24th anniversary outside the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources in Jakarta, Indonesia.

April 26, 2010

An Indonesian environmental activist holds a portrait of a victim of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster during an anti-nuclear demonstration marking the disaster's 24th anniversary outside the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Dita Alangkara-AP

A protester shouts as he joins thousands attending an immigration rally at the Arizona Capitol. Activists called on President Obama to fight a tough new Arizona law targeting illegal immigrants, promising Sunday to march in the streets and invite arrest by refusing to comply if the measure goes into effect.

April 25, 2010

A protester shouts as he joins thousands attending an immigration rally at the Arizona Capitol. Activists called on President Obama to fight a tough new Arizona law targeting illegal immigrants, promising Sunday to march in the streets and invite arrest by refusing to comply if the measure goes into effect.

Ross D. Franklin-AP

The crowd watches as musician Bob Weir performs at the Earth Day climate rally on the Mall. The free concert and rally were organized by the Earth Day Network to encourage Congress to enact strong comprehensive climate legislation.

April 25, 2010

The crowd watches as musician Bob Weir performs at the Earth Day climate rally on the Mall. The free concert and rally were organized by the Earth Day Network to encourage Congress to enact strong comprehensive climate legislation.

Brendan Hoffman-Getty Images

April 25, 2010

A couple made up as characters from the hit movie "Avatar," who gave their names as Flynn and Liz from New York, draw smiles from Mall visitors as the 40th anniversary of Earth Day wraps up with a concert and rally.

Bill O'Leary-The Washington Post

Participants perform a traditional dance during a street dance competition in suburban Pasay City, south of Manila, Philippines. Performers from different provinces participated in the annual Aliwan Festival.

April 24, 2010

Participants perform a traditional dance during a street dance competition in suburban Pasay City, south of Manila, Philippines. Performers from different provinces participated in the annual Aliwan Festival.

Pat Roque-AP

Pedestrians cover their faces as they walk amid strong winds in Beijing.

April 25, 2010

Pedestrians cover their faces as they walk amid strong winds in Beijing.

China Daily-Reuters

An anti-government "red shirt" demonstrator shouts and gestures at a police officer as a group of protesters gather near Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva's house in the Sukhumvit area of Bangkok.

April 25, 2010

An anti-government "red shirt" demonstrator shouts and gestures at a police officer as a group of protesters gather near Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva's house in the Sukhumvit area of Bangkok.

Eric Gaillard-Reuters

Anti-nuclear demonstrators form a human chain during a demonstration at Brokdorf nuclear power plant in Germany.

April 24, 2010

Anti-nuclear demonstrators form a human chain during a demonstration at Brokdorf nuclear power plant in Germany.

Christian Charisius-Reuters

Widows hold portraits of their husbands during a ceremony to honor the victims of the world's worst civil nuclear accident at Chernobyl power station, in Kiev. Ukraine on Monday marked the 24th anniversary of the tragedy when Chernobyl's reactor No. 4 exploded, sending radioactive clouds in the air, poisoning vast areas in Ukraine, Belarus and Russia, and contaminating much of Europe.

April 26, 2010

Widows hold portraits of their husbands during a ceremony to honor the victims of the world's worst civil nuclear accident at Chernobyl power station, in Kiev. Ukraine on Monday marked the 24th anniversary of the tragedy when Chernobyl's reactor No. 4 exploded, sending radioactive clouds in the air, poisoning vast areas in Ukraine, Belarus and Russia, and contaminating much of Europe.

Konstantin Chernichkin-Reuters

Supporters of Spanish Judge Baltasar Garzon hold Republican flags and photos of people allegedly killed by the Franco regime during a rally in Madrid. Garzon, who tried to probe wartime atrocities by forces loyal to Gen. Francisco Franco, has been indicted on charges of overstepping his jurisdiction for launching the investigation in the first place. The sign reads "no impunity."

April 24, 2010

Supporters of Spanish Judge Baltasar Garzon hold Republican flags and photos of people allegedly killed by the Franco regime during a rally in Madrid. Garzon, who tried to probe wartime atrocities by forces loyal to Gen. Francisco Franco, has been indicted on charges of overstepping his jurisdiction for launching the investigation in the first place. The sign reads "no impunity."

Arturo Rodriguez-AP

Dancers perform during the Aliwan Festival in Manila, Philippines.

April 24, 2010

Dancers perform during the Aliwan Festival in Manila, Philippines.

Cheryl Ravelo-Reuters

Children gather in the ruins of their gutted houses as they salvage belongings and retrieve recyclable materials in Manila's Quezon City district. One person was killed and more than 7,000 lost their homes after a huge fire swept through the slum district Sunday.

April 26, 2010

Children gather in the ruins of their gutted houses as they salvage belongings and retrieve recyclable materials in Manila's Quezon City district. One person was killed and more than 7,000 lost their homes after a huge fire swept through the slum district Sunday.

Erik De Castro-Reuters

A resident swims away from his burning house as flames sweep through the slum area of Quezon City, in Manila.

April 25, 2010

A resident swims away from his burning house as flames sweep through the slum area of Quezon City, in Manila.

Cheryl Ravelo-Reuters

A landslide destroys portions of a major highway outside of the northeastern port city of Keelung, northern Taiwan. Firefighters say that the slide has buried two vehicles but their round-the-clock digging efforts still have not located them.

April 25, 2010

A landslide destroys portions of a major highway outside of the northeastern port city of Keelung, northern Taiwan. Firefighters say that the slide has buried two vehicles but their round-the-clock digging efforts still have not located them.

National Airborne Service Corps-AP

A man walks past a Russian nuclear submarine at a factory in Bolshoi Kamen, Russia. The vessel was brought to the factory for dismantling.

April 26, 2010

A man walks past a Russian nuclear submarine at a factory in Bolshoi Kamen, Russia. The vessel was brought to the factory for dismantling.

Yuri Maltsev-Reuters

The family members of a victim who was killed in a Sadr City bomb attack react over his coffin in Najaf, Iraq. Thirteen blasts killed at least 56 people and wounded 121 others in different parts of the Iraqi capital around the time of Muslim midday prayers, mostly near Shiite mosques and at a marketplace, an Interior Ministry source said.

April 23, 2010

The family members of a victim who was killed in a Sadr City bomb attack react over his coffin in Najaf, Iraq. Thirteen blasts killed at least 56 people and wounded 121 others in different parts of the Iraqi capital around the time of Muslim midday prayers, mostly near Shiite mosques and at a marketplace, an Interior Ministry source said.

Ali Abu Shish-Reuters

Relatives of two slain bodyguards cry during their funeral in Morelia, Mexico. The bodyguards were killed when the convoy of Michoacan State Secretary of Public Security Minerva Bautista Gomez was attacked by hitmen, local media reported. At least 10 people, including Bautista, were wounded.

April 25, 2010

Relatives of two slain bodyguards cry during their funeral in Morelia, Mexico. The bodyguards were killed when the convoy of Michoacan State Secretary of Public Security Minerva Bautista Gomez was attacked by hitmen, local media reported. At least 10 people, including Bautista, were wounded.

Reuters

Police in Guadalajara stand at a crime scene next to the covered body of a man who was one of two people killed after a shootout between police and two armed men.

April 25, 2010

Police in Guadalajara stand at a crime scene next to the covered body of a man who was one of two people killed after a shootout between police and two armed men.

Reuters

A public cleaner picks up the paper crosses left on the steps of the Angel of Independence Monument by antiabortion activists after a rally in Mexico City.

April 24, 2010

A public cleaner picks up the paper crosses left on the steps of the Angel of Independence Monument by antiabortion activists after a rally in Mexico City.

Daniel Aguilar-Reuters

People look at a geyser in Geysir, Iceland.

April 24, 2010

People look at a geyser in Geysir, Iceland.

Lucas Jackson-Reuters

Oil leaks from the drill pipe of the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig after it sank Thursday. Coast Guard Rear Adm. Mary Landry said the leak was a new discovery but could have begun when the rig sank Thursday, two days after the initial explosion. Bad weather has halted efforts to clean up the mess, which threatens the area's fragile marine ecosystem.

April 24, 2010

Oil leaks from the drill pipe of the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig after it sank Thursday. Coast Guard Rear Adm. Mary Landry said the leak was a new discovery but could have begun when the rig sank Thursday, two days after the initial explosion. Bad weather has halted efforts to clean up the mess, which threatens the area's fragile marine ecosystem.

U.S. Coast Guard-AP

A dog looks out of a pouch as gay-rights groups hold a banner with writing in Italian reading "Gays against pedophilia" as they demonstrate in central Rome.

April 24, 2010

A dog looks out of a pouch as gay-rights groups hold a banner with writing in Italian reading "Gays against pedophilia" as they demonstrate in central Rome.

Gregorio Borgia-AP

Ashdale Cruise Master falls on rider Oliver Townend of England as they stumble over the Sink Hole jump during the Rolex Three Day Event's cross country equestrian test in Lexington, Ky. Ashdale Cruise Master walked away, while Townend sustained cracks to his collar bone, chest bone and ribs. He was released from the hospital Sunday morning.

April 24, 2010

Ashdale Cruise Master falls on rider Oliver Townend of England as they stumble over the Sink Hole jump during the Rolex Three Day Event's cross country equestrian test in Lexington, Ky. Ashdale Cruise Master walked away, while Townend sustained cracks to his collar bone, chest bone and ribs. He was released from the hospital Sunday morning.

Candice Chavez-AP

Four-year-old Garrett Mullen watches a 3-day-old pinto stallion named Einstein in Barnstead, N.H. The diminutive horse born in New Hampshire could lay claim to the world record for lightweight foal. Einstein weighed just 6 pounds and measured 14 inches in height when he was born Friday. Those proportions fit a human baby just about right but are downright tiny for horse, even a miniature breed.

April 25,2010

Four-year-old Garrett Mullen watches a 3-day-old pinto stallion named Einstein in Barnstead, N.H. The diminutive horse born in New Hampshire could lay claim to the world record for lightweight foal. Einstein weighed just 6 pounds and measured 14 inches in height when he was born Friday. Those proportions fit a human baby just about right but are downright tiny for horse, even a miniature breed.

Jim Cole-AP

Laura Pollan, leader of the Ladies in White group, made up of family members of imprisoned dissidents, struggles with pro-government supporters in Havana. Cubans voted on Sunday in municipal elections touted as proof of democracy on the communist-led island, but at the same time the dissident "Ladies in White" were manhandled by government supporters as they tried to march for the freedom of political prisoners.

April 25, 2010

Laura Pollan, leader of the Ladies in White group, made up of family members of imprisoned dissidents, struggles with pro-government supporters in Havana. Cubans voted on Sunday in municipal elections touted as proof of democracy on the communist-led island, but at the same time the dissident "Ladies in White" were manhandled by government supporters as they tried to march for the freedom of political prisoners.

Enrique De La Osa-Reuters

Yazoo City, Miss., resident Morgan Hayden sits outside as her fiance's friends and family try to salvage items from the rubble caused by Saturday's tornado, one of several to hit the Southeast.

April 25, 2010

Yazoo City, Miss., resident Morgan Hayden sits outside as her fiance's friends and family try to salvage items from the rubble caused by Saturday's tornado, one of several to hit the Southeast.

Rogelio V. Solis-AP

Curtis Hickson salvages clothing from his brother-in-law's room in a duplex that that the two and other relatives shared along the north shore of Eagle Lake in Warren County, north of Vicksburg, Miss. Gov. Haley Barbour told the Associated Press there was "utter obliteration" in parts of Yazoo County. About 15 other counties were also damaged, he said.

April 24, 2010

Curtis Hickson salvages clothing from his brother-in-law's room in a duplex that that the two and other relatives shared along the north shore of Eagle Lake in Warren County, north of Vicksburg, Miss. Gov. Haley Barbour told the Associated Press there was "utter obliteration" in parts of Yazoo County. About 15 other counties were also damaged, he said.

Joe Ellis-AP

A man carries his pet iguana on his shoulder during the 2010 "Love Animals Day" pet carnival in Taipei, Taiwan.

April 24, 2010

A man carries his pet iguana on his shoulder during the 2010 "Love Animals Day" pet carnival in Taipei, Taiwan.

Nicky Loh-Reuters

Officers of Indonesia's Natural Resources Conservation Agency carry a tranquilized Sumatran tiger that lost one of his feet in a snare laid by villagers prior to relocating it to a safari park. Conservationists fear that the critically endangered species, now with only about 400 left in the wild, may become extinct in the next decade due to poaching and habitat loss.

April 26, 2010

Officers of Indonesia's Natural Resources Conservation Agency carry a tranquilized Sumatran tiger that lost one of his feet in a snare laid by villagers prior to relocating it to a safari park. Conservationists fear that the critically endangered species, now with only about 400 left in the wild, may become extinct in the next decade due to poaching and habitat loss.

Heri Juanda-AP

A Don Sphynx cat is presented by its owner at an international feline beauty contest in Bucharest, Romania.

April 25, 2010

A Don Sphynx cat is presented by its owner at an international feline beauty contest in Bucharest, Romania.

Vadim Ghirda-AP

A woman carries her dog in a holster during the 2010 "Love Animals Day" pet carnival in Taipei, Taiwan.

April 24, 2010

A woman carries her dog in a holster during the 2010 "Love Animals Day" pet carnival in Taipei, Taiwan.

Nicky Loh-Reuters

A jet, its vapor trail streaming out behind, flies past the waxing moon over the city of Aarau, Switzerland.

April 24, 2010

A jet, its vapor trail streaming out behind, flies past the waxing moon over the city of Aarau, Switzerland.

Arnd Wiegmann-Reuters

A recently released NASA Hubble Space Telescope image captures the tempestuous stellar nursery called the Carina Nebula, located 7,500 light-years away from Earth in the southern constellation Carina. The image was released in celebration of the 20th anniversary of Hubble's launch and deployment into orbit around Earth, April 24. Hubble's Wide Field Camera 3 observed the pillar Feb. 1-2, 2010.

April 24, 2010

A recently released NASA Hubble Space Telescope image captures the tempestuous stellar nursery called the Carina Nebula, located 7,500 light-years away from Earth in the southern constellation Carina. The image was released in celebration of the 20th anniversary of Hubble's launch and deployment into orbit around Earth, April 24. Hubble's Wide Field Camera 3 observed the pillar Feb. 1-2, 2010.

NASA-Reuters

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