Day in Pictures
Thousands of anti-government protesters refused to leave the commercial heart of Thailand's capital, defying threats of arrest and vowing to hang on until new elections are called.
India Mourns Soldiers Killed in Maoist Rebel Attacks
Security personnel wait as they load coffins of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) soldiers who were killed in Maoist rebel attacks, to be taken back to their families, in Jagdalpur, India, Wednesday, April 7, 2010.India will push ahead with an offensive against Maoist rebels despite the deaths of 76 government troops in an ambush by insurgents in the east, the country's top security official said Wednesday.
Preparing for Sri Lanka's Parliamentary Elections
A Sri Lankan boy looks on as he stands near election posters of candidate A.H.M. Fowzie of Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa's United People's Freedom Alliance in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, April 7, 2010. Sri Lanka's parliamentary elections are scheduled for Thursday.Pakistan at Work
Pakistani workers load bricks onto the backs of donkeys to carry them out from a factory on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan, Wednesday, April 7, 2010.Securing South Africa
A dog held on a lead by a guard from a private security company providing security outside the farm of slain white supremacist leader Eugene Terreblanche, on the outskirts of Ventersdorp, South Africa, Wednesday, April 7, 2010.South Africa's governing party said Wednesday it has asked all its wings to stop singing controversial songs, including one with lyrics that encourage people to shoot white farmers, which some blame for the slaying of a white supremacist leader. The flag in the center is of the old Transvaal province and on the top of frame is the old South African national flag.
Pope Benedict XVI Greets the Faithful
Pope Benedict XVI greets the faithful during the weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Wednesday, April 7, 2010.Tiger Woods from Afar
Tiger Woods, right, and Mark O'Meara walk up the 18th green during a practice round at the Masters golf tournament in Augusta, Ga., Wednesday, April 7, 2010. The tournament begins Thursday, April 8.Kyrgyz Police Pull Together for Protection
Bloodied Kyrgyz police officers huddle together for protection, as they are attacked by protestors in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, Wednesday, April 7, 2010, following clashes with police.Police in Kyrgyzstan opened fire on thousands of angry protesters who tried to seize the main government building amid rioting in the capital as protests spread across the Central Asian nation.
Violence Worsens Amid Protests in Kyrgyzstan
Coping with Loss After Rio Landslide
A man mourns a victim of a landslide in the Morro dos Prazeres area of the Santa Teresa neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, Wednesday, April 7, 2010.The heaviest rains in Rio de Janeiro's history triggered landslides Tuesday that killed at least 95 people as rising water turned roads into rivers and paralyzed Brazil's second-largest city.
Record Rains Flood Rio