AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh
A Sadhu, or Hindu holy man, prays after taking a holy dip in the River Ganges during the Kumbh Mela in Haridwar, India, Thursday, April 1, 2010. Devout Hindus bathe in the Ganges during the months-long festival, expected to attract more than 10 million people, with the belief that it will cleanse them of their sins and free them from the cycle of life and rebirth.
D.C. Cherry Blossoms in Full Bloom
AP Photo/Susan Walsh
The Jefferson Memorial can be seen behind cherry tree branches in full bloom around the Tidal Basin in Washington D.C., Thursday, April 1, 2010, with in the background. Tourists are flooding the Washington Monument grounds to observe the National Cherry Blossom Festival - an annual two-week event that celebrates spring. This year's Festival marks the 98th celebration of the original gift of the 3,000 cherry blossom trees given to the United States by Japan in 1912. The Festival runs through April 11.
AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici
Riot police use pepper gas to disperse Turkish workers of the state tobacco company TEKEL who were protesting layoffs and the government's labor policy, as they clash with police in Ankara, Thursday, April 1, 2010. The workers say they will start a new strike if the government continues to refuse to grant them labor rights.
Surf's Up at NY Auto Show
AP Photo/Seth Wenig
A Suzuki concept car called the Makai, with surfboards, an open roof and webbed seats, is displayed at the New York International Auto Show in New York, Thursday, April 1, 2010.
Saudi Celebration
AP Photo/Hassan Ammar
A Saudi woman attends the traditional Arda dance, or War dance, during the Janadriyah Festival of Heritage and Culture, on the outskirts of the Saudi capital Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Thursday, April 1, 2010.
In the Swim
AP Photo/Mary Schwalm
A Canada Goose makes the most of a flooded parking lot to take a bath, Thursday, April 1, 2010, in North Andover, Mass. Rivers across Massachusetts are cresting after the historic rain storm this week, but are expected to remain in flood stage for several more days.
AP Photo/Jeff Roberson
Head of U.S. Central Command Gen. David Petraeus speaks during a ceremony at Scott Air Force Base, Thursday, April 1, 2010, in Mascoutah, Ill. Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Petraeus will present an award to the U.S. Transportation Command stationed there. The command manages all of the U.S. military's shipping and transportation. Over the past three years, it has moved more than 5 billion gallons of fuel, 8.5 million short tons of cargo and 5 million passengers.
Harvesting Brazil's Cash Crop
AP Photo/Andre Penner
Workers on tractors harvest soybeans in Correntina, northern Brazil, Thursday, April 1, 2010. Brazil is the world's second largest soy producer after the United States and the crop is one of the nation's principal exports.
