Hyderabad, India — All India Peace and Solidarity Organization members make a peaceful statement on International Women's Day.

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Mumbai, India — An Indian woman walks past a billboard of Australian model Miranda Kerr on International Women's Day.

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Manila — Protesters clash with police as they try to march closer to the U.S. Embassy to commemorate International Women's Day.

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The Museum of Contemporary Art, where Nancy Rubins' sculpture acts as greeter, has been beset by financial problems and seen many of its leaders depart. The Los Angeles County Museum of Art has proposed acquiring the troubled Museum of Contemporary Art Ñ a move that would combine the biggest art collection west of the Mississippi with one of the world's most prestigious troves of contemporary art.

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Los Angeles — LAPD investigators swarm a home in Watts, where a barricaded gunman fired shots at officers.

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Caracas, Venezuela — Long lines form to honor President Hugo Chavez.

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Birmingham, England — Even poodles at the Crufts dog show must pay a price for beauty.

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Kafr Qaddum, West Bank — Palestinian protesters run during clashes with Israeli security forces.

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Port Said, Egypt — Egyptian protesters chant angry slogans during a demonstration after the noon prayer.

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Banyuwangi, Indonesia — Indonesian Hindu devotees release fowl and offer agricultural produce during a religious purification ritual called Melasti.

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Jangjae islet, North Korea — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un looks at Jangjae Islet Defense Detachment near Taeyonphyong Island.

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Beijing — A Chinese hostess supervises her colleagues posing for a souvenir photographs on Tiananmen Square.

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Benoni, South Africa — Protesters call for no bail for the police officers who are charged with killing taxi driver Mido Macia by dragging him behind a police vehicle.

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Voss, Norway — Thomas Wallisch of the U.S. competes in the Freestyle Skiing World Championships.

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