Two hot air balloons, one of which is designed to look like it is upside down, participate in the third Putrajaya International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta.
PHOTOGRAPH BY: SAEED KHAN / AFP
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The Italian air force aerobatic unit Frecce Tricolori spreads green, white and red smoke, the colors of the Italian flag, to mark the 150th anniversary of Italy's unification.
PHOTOGRAPH BY: FILIPPO MONTEFORTE / AFP
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Noble Prince, ridden by Tony McCoy, right, and Mr Thriller, center, jump a fence during the Jewson Novices' Chase on St. Patrick's Day at Cheltenham Racecourse. Noble Prince won the race.
PHOTOGRAPH BY: David Davies / PA Wire
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At the White House, the North Lawn Fountain spouts water dyed green on St. Patrick's Day.
PHOTOGRAPH BY: MICHAEL REYNOLDS / EPA
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Police use water cannons to disperse activists of the youth wing of the Congress party during a protest against unemployment.
PHOTOGRAPH BY: AJAY VERMA / Reuters
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A woman attends a rally demanding the ouster of Yemen's president outside Sana University.
PHOTOGRAPH BY: Khaled Abdullah / Reuters
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Pakistani riot police deploy outside the U.S. consulate during a protest by students against the release of CIA contractor Raymond Davis.
PHOTOGRAPH BY: ARIF ALI / AFP
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A Japanese Self-Defense Force soldier prays before removing the body of a tsunami victim found in debris.
PHOTOGRAPH BY: TAKASHI NOGUCHI / AFP
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A Nepalese Buddhist monk prepares for the first day of a three-day prayer meeting to pay homage to victims in quake-stricken Japan.
PHOTOGRAPH BY: NARENDRA SHRESTHA / EPA
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