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A woman takes pictures of an illuminated Prunus pendula, or Shidarezakura cherry blossom tree in full bloom at Rikugien Gardens in Tokyo on March 27.Different varieties of cherry blossoms bloom at different times. Once in bloom, the flowers can last four to 10 days, depending on weather conditions.

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The crowd watches camels compete in the nine mile race on March 6. The bactrian camel is a beast of burden that normally carries everything that is required for a Mongolian to be able to build and live in a traditional Mongolian tent.RENTSENDORJ BAZARSUKH / ReutersMarch 06 , 2016April 15, 20164

Children ride camels during festival on March 6. Many families trekked for at least seven hours from the capital Ulan Bator to watch the competition.

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People play camel polo during the Camel Festival on March 6. The camels are known for their feisty temperament. Some plowed into the crowd of spectators during the festival, though no injuries were reported. "Your camel has to be bad-tempered for riders to get a place here," one person joked to another.


The sun set at the Camel Festival on March 6. Camels and their wool are vital for making clothes, blankets, jackets and socks, and also can be twined into rope. Camel meat, similar to goat, is eaten in steamed and fried dumplings.RENTSENDORJ BAZARSUKH / ReutersMarch 06 , 2016April 15, 20167

Mongolia's "Temeenii Bayar" has been declared the largest camel race in the world by Guinness World records. The two-day event, held in the Gobi Desert, is as central to traditional nomadic life as the bactrian camel itself, a wooly, two-humped beast that sports a flowing beard of hair.Above: A camel kneels in Dalanzadgad, Mongolia, on March 7, 2016.RENTSENDORJ BAZARSUKH / ReutersMarch 07 , 2016April 15, 20168

Contestants ride during the camel race on March 7. The winning camel romped home in 35 minutes and 12 seconds, according to the records website.RENTSENDORJ BAZARSUKH / ReutersMarch 07 , 2016April 15, 20169

Contestants ride in the race on March 7.


Cherry blossom trees bloom at the Tidal Basin on March 23. The District's cherry blossom festival, which began on March 20 and lasts until April 17, commemorates the 1912 gift of 3,000 cherry trees from Mayor Yukio Ozaki of Tokyo to the city of Washington as a symbol of friendship between the two countries.JIM LO SCALZO / EPAMarch 23 , 2016April 15, 201611

Cherry blossoms bloom along the Tidal Basin on March 24.MARC-ANTOINE BAUDOUX/ AFP PHOTO / AFP - Getty ImagesMarch 24 , 2016April 15, 201612

People gather at a camp for newly displaced civilians in Makhmour, Iraq, on March 29, 2016. Makhmour is in Iraq's semi-autonomous northern Kurdish region.Iraqi forces began 'Operation Conquest' to retake Mosul from ISIS last week, and the battle has displaced over 2,000 civilians.

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Displaced civilians eat lunch in an athletic court at the camp, after fleeing ISIS's control, in Makhmour on March 29.

The U.N. estimates that there are 3.3 million internally displaced people across Iraq. The country has witnessed a surge in violence as government forces battle to contain the Islamic State group.Cengiz Yar / APApril 15, 201614March 29 , 2016

Children play inside a tent at the camp for newly displaced persons in Makhmur, on March 29.

Once those fleeing war arrive in Peshmerga-controlled areas, they are first vetted. The Peshmerga troops have been keeping new arrivals in two fenced-off soccer courts on the outer edge of Makhmour while they carry out security screening, including checking mobile phones for messages.

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Children pick through shoes near the camp outside Makhmour on March 31.

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The scene inside the dome of the Panthon after restoration in Paris, France. The Panthon reopened to the public after two and a half year restoration.March 31 , 2016April 15, 201618

A demonstration model of a creative designer in India Amit Aggarwal in Lakme fashion week in Mumbai, India.March 31 , 2016April 15, 201619

Rio Haryanto of Indonesia racers drive in the second free practice session ahead of the Bahrain Grand Prix Formula One race in Sakhir, Bahrain. The race will be held on Sunday.March 31 , 2016April 15, 201620

A portion of a field of tulips in Zhumadian city, Henan province, China, on March 31, 2016.March 31 , 2016April 15, 201621

Destroyed buildings line a destroyed neighborhood in the modern town next to the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra on March 31, 2016. Syrian troops backed by Russian forces recaptured Palmyra on March 27 after a fierce offensive to rescue the city from jihadists who view the UNESCO-listed site's magnificent ruins as idolatrous.JOSEPH EID / AFP - Getty ImagesMarch 31 , 2016April 15, 201622

A protester kicks back a tear gas canister at riot police during a demonstration against the French government's labor law reforms on March 31, 2016, in Rennes, western France. Demonstrators clashed with police in the streets of France on Thursday during fresh protests over labor reforms, just a day after beleaguered President Francois Hollande was forced into an embarrassing U-turn over constitutional changes.JEAN-FRANCOIS MONIER / AFP - Getty ImagesMarch 31 , 2016April 15, 201623

French riot police hold back demonstrators as they try to march during a protest against the labor law reform bill in Paris on March 31, 2016. French students and labor unions take to the streets to protest against a draft of a labor reform law led by French Labor Minister Myriam El Khomri.IAN LANGSDON / EPAMarch 31 , 2016April 15, 201624

George Downing riding Spray Tan (third right) turn into the straight to win The Black Country's Only Racecourse Handicap Stakes at Wolverhampton racecourse on March 31, 2016 in Wolverhampton, England.Alan Crowhurst / Getty ImagesMarch 31 , 2016April 15, 201625

A woman refugee hangs clothes in a makeshift camp at the Greek-Macedonian border, near the Greek village of Idomeni on March 31, 2016, where thousands of refugees and migrants are stranded by the Balkan border blockade. U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday called for a united global effort to tackle the Syrian refugee crisis, as he opened a conference on securing resettlement places for nearly half a million of those displaced. More than one million migrants, about half of them Syrians, reached Europe via the Mediterranean last year, a rate of arrivals that has continued through the first three months of 2016.BULENT KILIC / AFP - Getty ImagesMarch 31 , 2016April 15, 201626

A demonstrator wearing a presidential sash and a mask depicting Brazil's former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva attends a protest in support of Lula da Silva and Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff in Sao Paulo on March 31. The former president has been linked to a sprawling corruption scandal involving Brazilian oil giant Petrobras.

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Protesters rally in support of Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff in Rio de Janeiro on March 31, 2016.Thousands of Brazilians in 17 states and the nation's capital took to the streets in defense of beleaguered President Dilma Rousseff on Thursday. Rousseff is currently facing impeachment proceedings as her government faces a stalling national economy and multiple corruption scandals.RICARDO MORAES / ReutersMarch 31 , 2016April 15, 201628

Unionists and Worker's Party (PT) supporters demonstrate in Sao Paulo.NELSON ALMEIDA / AFP - Getty Images-31March 31 , 2016April 15, 201629

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The younger students to pray in class for victims in the collapsed overpass in the city of Kolkata, India. The bridge, under construction, killing at least 23 people and injuring more than 80 people on Thursday.April 01 , 2016April 15, 201631

A Palestinian Marathon participants run horizontal fencing of Israel in the city of Bethlehem in the West BankApril 01 , 2016April 15, 201632

A protester stood outside the Court in Istanbul, Turkey, where the editor Can Dundar and head office Ankara Erdem's opposition newspaper Cumhuriyet Gul attend their trial. Two people can be sentenced to life imprisonment on spying charges relating to an article accusing the Government of President Erdogan seeks to provide weapons to neighboring Syria a way illegal.April 01 , 2016April 15, 201633

A man stood looking at the area of the Memorial for the victims of the attacks of Brussels at the Place de la Bourse in Brussels, Belgium. Archives of the city began to collect these messages and drawings on Friday to protect and preserve.April 01 , 2016April 15, 201634

A man who Saudi-Arabia led camels return from a training center near the city of Tabuk, about 1500 km northwest of the capital Riyadh.April 01 , 2016April 15, 201635

The Kashmir Muslims cry out at prayer when they see the relic to be the beard of the Prophet Mohammed in a Festival to celebrate the death of Abu Bakr, one of the companions of Mohammed, at the Hazratbal shrine in Srinagar city, the region of Kashmir controlled by India.April 01 , 2016April 15, 201636

New police officers embrace at the end of the New York City Police Department Police Academy graduation ceremony, on April 1, 2016, at Madison Square Garden in New York.Mary Altaffer / APApril 01 , 2016April 15, 201637

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau talks with U.S. President Barack Obama during the closing session of the Nuclear Security Summit, focusing on the Counter-ISIL campaign, in Washington.

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A woman with a child sits in front of their tent at a makeshift camp for migrants and refugees at the Greek-Macedonian border near the village of Idomeni, Greece.

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Palestinians climb over a tree as they watch a cultural carnival organized by Gaza Municipality in Gaza City.

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Syrian army soldiers stands on the ruins of the Temple of Bel in the historic city of Palmyra, in Homs Governorate, Syria. The Fakhreddin's Castle is seen in the background.

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Moses Lodou, from Magwi county, South Sudan, recovers with his new prosthesis at the Physical Rehabilitation Reference Centre (PRRC), in Juba South Sudan. Moses Lodou, father of four children, was injured by a landmine near his hometown during the war between Sudan and South Sudan in 1996 and his left leg was amputated.

The PRRC, together with two other centers in Wau and Rumbek, is run by the Government of South Sudan and supported by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). These are the only places in the country that give care to victims of amputations and provide prosthesis to them. More than two decades of armed conflict between North and South Sudan left a deadly legacy of unexploded ordnance, especially mines. The civil war that started in December 2013 has in turn also increased the number of victims of landmines.

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A man lays a flower as religious leaders attend a ceremony organized by the Belgian Muslim Executive at a memorial site for the victims of the Brussels attacks at the Place de la Bourse in Brussels, Belgium.

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Republican presidential candidate, Ohio Gov. John Kasich, left, takes a moment to pray with Bryce Bashore, 16, right, of Harrisburg, Pa., and his mother Amy Anderson after speaking at a town hall, at the Antique Automobile Club of America Museum in Hershey, Pa.

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Flames erupt from an apartment building following an explosion on Rue de Berite in Paris. A gas explosion caused minor injuries to five people, according to police sources.

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Two refugees walk in a field in Idomeni near the Greek-Macedonian border on April 2, 2016.

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Police detain a person at the Place de la Bourse in Brussels, Belgium on April 2.Authorities had banned all marches in Brussels, after a far-right group announced its plans to hold an anti-Muslim rally in the city.Geert Vanden Wijngaert / APApril 02 , 2016April 15, 201648

A new type of anti-air guided weapon system is fired by North Korea, in this undated photo released by KCNA on April 2.

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A boy walks through the makeshift refugee camp at the northern Greek border point of Idomeni on April 2.Greece is pressing ahead with plans to start deporting migrants and refugees back to Turkey next week.Darko Vojinovic / APApril 02 , 2016April 15, 201650

Afghan butchers wait for the customers while water enters into their shops on Saturday, after few days rainstorm in Kabul, Afghanistan. Afghanistan's major cities do not have canalization system for rain and floodwaters.Massoud Hossaini / APApril 02 , 2016April 15, 201651

A team of Irish dancers celebrate after winning the under 12's group kaylee World Irish Dance Championship on April 2 in Brighton, England.

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A man carrying a child walks to block a highway near the Greek town of Polykastro, demanding the opening of the Greek-Macedonian border, on April 2.BULENT KILIC / AFP - Getty ImagesApril 02 , 2016April 15, 201653

PhotographerTyrone SiuLocationTAIPEI, TaiwanReuters / Saturday, April 02, 2016Participants throw their pillows during the International Pillow Fight Day at Liberty Square, in Taipei, Taiwan April 2, 2016. REUTERS/Tyrone SiuApril 02 , 2016April 15, 201654

PhotographerOsamah WaheebLocationHIT, IraqReuters / Saturday, April 02, 2016Iraqi security forces stand with an Islamic State flag which they pulled down in the town of Hit in Anbar province, April 2, 2016. REUTERS/StringerApril 02 , 2016April 15, 201655

Define a helicopter downed in the Azerbaijan region of Nagorno-Karabakh separatist, on 2-4-2016.April 02 , 2016April 15, 201656

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Thai rescue workers inspect the wreckage of a bus after its collision with a passenger train, in Nakhon Chai Si district, Nakhon Pathom province, Thailand on April 3, 2016. EPAApril 03 , 2016April 15, 201658

EPAThe accident occurred at about 7:30 a.m. in Nakhon Pathom province, west of Bangkok. The bus was taking tourists to Samet island in Rayong province, southeast of Bangkok.April 03 , 2016April 15, 201659

A woman bathes a child at a makeshift camp for migrants and refugees at the Greek-Macedonian border near the village of Idomeni, Greece on April 3.

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Yumana, 13, wipes tears from the face of her father, Sheikh Matar Kurdi al-Bijari, after being separated from him for over a year, at a camp in Makhmour, Iraq, on March 31, 2016. Photo was made available on April 3.

Photos: Thousands of Iraqis Face Uncertain Future After Fleeing ISIS Control

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An Afghan amputee practices walking with her prosthetic leg at one of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) hospitals for war victims and the disabled in Kabul on April 3. The ICRC orthopedic project was set up in 1988 in Kabul.

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The people on the island of Lesbos looked at a British patrol was coming to support Greece charged Turkey migration, on April 3, 2016.April 03 , 2016April 15, 201663

Storks sit on their nest at sunrise near the village of Vereskovo, west of Minsk, Belarus, on Sunday.

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.French police officers conduct a search during a security check on the Champs-lyses before the start of the 40th Paris Marathon on Sunday.Gonzalo Fuentes / Reuters-03April 03 , 2016April 15, 201665

Romanian soldiers stand in attention during celebrations marking the NATO Day in the capital city Bucharest, on April 3.Romania became a full member of NATO on April 2, 2004.

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Unemployed Yemeni manual laborers eat as they wait for work offers on a sidewalk in the capital Sana'a on April 3.MOHAMMED HUWAIS / AFP - Getty Images-03April 03 , 2016April 15, 201667

Those sailing up the Potomac River, sunset in Washington, DC, USA, on April 3, 2016April 03 , 2016April 15, 201668

Singer Dolly Parton Tex Ritter Award from singer Katy Perry (right) at the first country music 51 in the city of Las Vegas, Nevada, Usa, on April 3, 2016.April 03 , 2016April 15, 201669

.Floodwaters rush through a Pakistani market area as vendors and resident scramble to save their belongings on the outskirts of Peshawar on April 3. Heavy rains have killed at least 121 people, injured 124 and damaged 852 houses since March 9 across Pakistan, according to the National Disaster Management Authority.

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Vendors and residents stand in floodwaters that rushed through a market area on the outskirts of Peshawar on April 3, 2016.

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Floodwaters have destroyed many makeshift tents in the market area.


A man tries to salvage materials on the outskirts of Peshawar on April 3.Heavy rain across northwest Pakistan and areas of Kashmir caused landslides and the roofs of dozens of homes to collapse, officials said.


PhotographerFayaz AzizLocationPESHAWAR, PakistanReuters / Sunday, April 03, 2016Men collect their belongings from their makshift shop which was damaged by flood water after heavy rain on the outskirts of Peshawar, Pakistan, April 3, 2016. REUTERS/Fayaz AzizApril 03 , 2016April 15, 201674

Pakistani villagers watch as flash floods sweep through a market area on the outskirts of Peshawar on April 3.

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PhotographerDominick ReuterLocationCHESTER, UNITED STATESReuters / Sunday, April 03, 2016Emergency personnel examine the scene after an Amtrak passenger train struck a backhoe, killing two people, in Chester, Pennsylvania, April 3, 2016. The southbound Palmetto train running from New York to Savannah, Georgia, had about 341 passengers and seven crew members aboard when it struck the backhoe. REUTERS/Dominick ReuterApril 03 , 2016April 15, 201676

PhotographerAdnan AbidiLocationKOLKATA, IndiaReuters / Sunday, April 03, 2016West Indies players celebrate with the trophy after winning the final of the World Twenty20 cricket tournament final in Kolkata, India, March 4, 2016. REUTERS/Adnan AbidiApril 03 , 2016April 15, 201677

PhotographerMax RossiLocationROME, ITALYReuters / Sunday, April 03, 2016A Bengal cat is seen during the Mediterranean Winner 2016 cat show in Rome, Italy, April 3, 2016. REUTERS/Max RossiApril 03 , 2016April 15, 201678

PhotographerMarko DjuricaLocationIDOMENI, GreeceReuters / Sunday, April 03, 2016Migrants and refugees gather to listen to Nadia Murad Basee Taha (not pictured), an Iraqi woman of the Yazidi faith who was abducted and held by the Islamic State for three months, at the Greek-Macedonian border near the village of Idomeni, Greece, April 3, 2016. REUTERS/Marko DjuricaApril 03 , 2016April 15, 201679

PhotographerMarko DjuricaLocationIDOMENI, GreeceReuters / Sunday, April 03, 2016Children sit on a bench at a makeshift camp for migrants and refugees at the Greek-Macedonian border near the village of Idomeni, Greece, April 3, 2016. REUTERS/Marko DjuricaApril 03 , 2016April 15, 201680

PhotographerBaz RatnerLocationTEL AVIV, IsraelReuters / Sunday, April 03, 2016A blimp reading "Google must pay tax" is seen floating over the Tel Aviv skyline April 3, 2016. Israeli attorney Guy Ofir is the mastermind behind the blimp and told Reuters on Sunday that the airship will float until midnight some 200 meters from Google's offices with the intention of drawing public and media awareness to Google's tax issue. REUTERS/Baz RatnerApril 03 , 2016April 15, 201681

PhotographerBenoit TessierLocationPARIS, FranceReuters / Sunday, April 03, 2016Competitors run down the Champs Elysees below the Arc de Triomphe at the start of the 40th Paris Marathon in France April 3, 2016. REUTERS/Benoit TessierApril 03 , 2016April 15, 201682

PhotographerAntara Photo AgencyLocationPROBOLINGGO, IndonesiaReuters / Sunday, April 03, 2016A visitor takes photographs of Mount Bromo, an active volcano and popular tourist destination, in Probolinggo, East Java province, Indonesia April 3, 2016 in this photo taken by Antara Foto. REUTERS/Zabur Karuru/Antara FotoApril 03 , 2016April 15, 201683

PhotographerMAXIM ZMEYEVLocationMOSCOW, RussiaReuters / Sunday, April 03, 2016Firefighters work to extinguish a fire at the Russian Defence Ministry's building in central Moscow, Russia, April 3, 2016. REUTERS/Maxim ZmeyevApril 03 , 2016April 15, 201684

PhotographerMarko DjuricaLocationIDOMENI, GreeceReuters / Sunday, April 03, 2016Children play at a makeshift camp for migrants and refugees at the Greek-Macedonian border near the village of Idomeni, Greece. REUTERS/Marko DjuricaApril 03 , 2016April 15, 201685

PhotographerStringer .LocationMartakert, AzerbaijanReuters / Sunday, April 03, 2016A house which was damaged during clashes between Armenian and Azeri forces, is seen in the town of Martakert in Nagorno-Karabakh region, which is controlled by separatist Armenians, April 3, 2016. REUTERS/Vahram Baghdasaryan/PhotolureApril 03 , 2016April 15, 201686

PhotographerStringer .LocationMartakert, AzerbaijanReuters / Sunday, April 03, 2016An Armenian soldier of the self-defense army of Nagorno-Karabakh stands near an artillery unit in the town of Martakert, where clashes with Azeri forces are taking place, in Nagorno-Karabakh region, which is controlled by separatist Armenians, April 3, 2016. REUTERS/Vahram Baghdasaryan/PhotolureApril 03 , 2016April 15, 201687

PhotographerStringer .LocationYerevan, ArmeniaReuters / Sunday, April 03, 2016Armenian volunteers make preparations before making their way to Nagorno-Karabakh region, which is controlled by separatist Armenians, where clashes with Azeri forces are taking place, in Yerevan, Armenia, April 3, 2016. REUTERS/Hayk Baghdasaryan/PhotolureApril 03 , 2016April 15, 201688

PhotographerStringer .LocationMartakert, AzerbaijanReuters / Sunday, April 03, 2016An Armenian serviceman of the self-defense army of Nagorno-Karabakh launch artillery toward Azeri forces in the town of Martakert in Nagorno-Karabakh region, which is controlled by separatist Armenians, April 3, 2016. REUTERS/Vahram Baghdasaryan/PhotolureApril 03 , 2016April 15, 201689

PhotographerHandout .LocationAskeran, AzerbaijanReuters / Sunday, April 03, 2016An Armenian volunteer is seen in the town of Askeran, near where clashes with Azeri forces are taking place, in Nagorno-Karabakh region, which is controlled by separatist Armenians, April 2, 2016. REUTERS/Hrayr Badalyan/PAN PhotoApril 03 , 2016April 15, 201690

PhotographerStringer .LocationMartakert, AzerbaijanReuters / Sunday, April 03, 2016An Armenian artillery unit is seen in the town of Martakert, where clashes with Azeri forces are taking place, in Nagorno-Karabakh region, which is controlled by separatist Armenians, April 3, 2016. REUTERS/Vahram Baghdasaryan/PhotolureApril 03 , 2016April 15, 201691

12 days after the suicide bomb attack, Brussels Airport reopens today.Above, airport workers wave as a Brussels Airlines plane taxis towards the runway.Benoit Doppagne / Pool via AP-03April 03 , 2016April 15, 201692

PhotographerPOOL NewLocationZAVENTEM, BELGIUMReuters / Sunday, April 03, 2016The first plane takes off from Brussels Airport, which partially re-opened following a bomb blast 12 days ago, in Zaventem, Belgium April 3, 2016. REUTERS/Benoit Doppagne/PoolApril 03 , 2016April 15, 201693

PhotographerEssam Al SudaniLocationBASRA, IraqReuters / Monday, April 04, 2016A member of the Iraqi security forces walks at the site of a car bomb attack in Basra April 4, 2016. REUTERS/Essam Al-SudaniApril 04 , 2016April 15, 201694

PhotographerCris Toala OlivaresLocationAMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDSReuters / Sunday, April 03, 2016A couple stands next to a poster depicting Dutch politician Geert Wilders and Russian President Vladimir Putin kissing, at a metro station in Amsterdam April 3, 2016. REUTERS/Cris Toala OlivaresApril 03 , 2016April 15, 201695

PhotographerChina Stringer NetworkLocationSHIJIAZHUANG, CHINAReuters / Sunday, April 03, 2016A dog is seen in front of the head of a Sphinx replica, removed from its body, at a theme park which is also a location for the production of movies, television shows and animation shows, on the outskirts of Shijiazhuang, Hebei province, China, April 3, 2016. REUTERS/StringerApril 03 , 2016April 15, 201696

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Early morning fog covering the temporary camp at Idomeni border point, in northern Greece.April 04 , 2016April 15, 201698

A fisherman wearing a fish sails over the top to go to the fish market in Mogadishu, Somalia near the port of Hamarweyne.April 04 , 2016April 15, 201699

Election posters of the candidate for the 376 constituencies of the city of Seoul in the general election on April 13 was hanging on the Cheonggye stream in Seoul, South Korea.April 04 , 2016April 15, 2016100

A woman takes a photo on a boat through a sea of cherry blossom petals at the Imperial Palace moat in Tokyo on April 4.Shizuo Kambayashi / APApril 15, 2016101April 04 , 2016

Visitors row boats in a moat surrounding Edo Castle to admire full-bloom cherry blossoms in Tokyo. Viewing cherry blossoms is a national pastime and cultural event in Japan, where millions of people turn out to admire them annually.Gallery: Tokyo's Famed Cherry Blossoms Reach Full BloomKAZUHIRO NOGI / AFP - Getty Images-04April 04 , 2016April 15, 2016102

People flee their homes during clashes between Iraqi security forces and Islamic State group in Hit, 85 miles (140 kilometers) west of Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, April 4, 2016. Families, many with small children and elderly relatives say they walked for hours Monday through desert littered with roadside bombs to escape airstrikes and clashes. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)April 04 , 2016April 15, 2016103



Smoke rises as people flee their homes during clashes between Iraqi security forces and Islamic State group in Hit, 85 miles (140 kilometers) west of Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, April 4, 2016. Families, many with small children and elderly relatives say they walked for hours Monday through desert littered with roadside bombs to escape airstrikes and clashes. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)April 04 , 2016April 15, 2016106

A mother and her children flee their homes during clashes between Iraqi security forces and Islamic State group in Hit, 85 miles (140 kilometers) west of Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, April 4, 2016. Families, many with small children and elderly relatives say they walked for hours Monday through desert littered with roadside bombs to escape airstrikes and clashes. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)April 04 , 2016April 15, 2016107

A member of elite counter terrorism forces helps women and children fleeing their homes during clashes between Iraqi security forces and Islamic State group in Hit, 85 miles (140 kilometers) west of Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, April 4, 2016. Families, many with small children and elderly relatives say they walked for hours Monday through desert littered with roadside bombs to escape airstrikes and clashes. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)April 04 , 2016April 15, 2016108

Iraqi women flee their homes during clashes between Iraqi security forces and Islamic State group in Hit, 85 miles (140 kilometers) west of Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, April 4, 2016. Families, many with small children and elderly relatives say they walked for hours Monday through desert littered with roadside bombs to escape airstrikes and clashes. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)April 04 , 2016April 15, 2016109

Elite counter terrorism forces transport women and children fleeing their homes during clashes between Iraqi security forces and Islamic State group in Hit, 85 miles (140 kilometers) west of Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, April 4, 2016. Families, many with small children and elderly relatives say they walked for hours Monday through desert littered with roadside bombs to escape airstrikes and clashes. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)April 04 , 2016April 15, 2016110

People rest as they flee their homes during clashes between Iraqi security forces and Islamic State group in Hit, 85 miles (140 kilometers) west of Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, April 4, 2016. Families, many with small children and elderly relatives say they walked for hours Monday through desert littered with roadside bombs to escape airstrikes and clashes. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)April 04 , 2016April 15, 2016111


Iraq's elite counter terrorism forces advance in Hit, 85 miles (140 kilometers) west of Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, April 4, 2016. Iraqi forces say they have entered the western Islamic State group-held town of Hit Monday after an operation to retake it was relaunched last week. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)April 04 , 2016April 15, 2016113

Elite counter terrorism forces escort people fleeing their homes during clashes between Iraqi security forces and the Islamic State group in Hit, 85 miles (140 kilometers) west of Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, April 4, 2016. Families, many with small children and elderly relatives say they walked for hours Monday through desert littered with roadside bombs to escape airstrikes and clashes. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)April 04 , 2016April 15, 2016114

A member of elite counter terrorism forces helps women and children fleeing their homes during clashes between Iraqi security forces and Islamic State group in Hit, 85 miles (140 kilometers) west of Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, April 4, 2016. Families, many with small children and elderly relatives say they walked for hours Monday through desert littered with roadside bombs to escape airstrikes and clashes. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)April 04 , 2016April 15, 2016115

Iraq's elite counter terrorism forces advance in Hit, 85 miles (140 kilometers) west of Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, April 4, 2016. Iraqi forces say they have entered the western Islamic State group-held town of Hit Monday after an operation to retake it was relaunched last week. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)April 04 , 2016April 15, 2016116


A counter-terrorism vehicle escorts women and children fleeing their homes in Hit on April 4.

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A counter-terrorism officer helps a woman during the exodus on April 4.Khalid Mohammed / APApril 04 , 2016April 15, 2016119

A mother and her child, who is waving an Iraqi flag, walk on a road. Smoke rises in the background as the Iraqi forces fight ISIS militants in Hit.Iraqi troops, who had spent hours clearing the territory before their assault, instructed families not to stray from the tire marks to avoid explosives.

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PhotographerJose CabezasLocationQuezaltepeque, EL SALVADORReuters / Monday, April 04, 2016A soldier stands near graffiti associated with the Mara Salvatrucha gang in El Rosal neighborhood in Quezaltepeque, El Salvador April 4, 2016. According to police, army soldiers and police officers erased gang related graffiti as part of their strategy to regain control of the area around Quezaltepeque Jail from gangs and to curb violence in the country. REUTERS/Jose CabezasApril 04 , 2016April 15, 2016121

A red tulip flowers surrounded by yellow flowers in a park in London, England.April 04 , 2016April 15, 2016122

French firefighters wearing chemical protection involved a mock chemical attack at the Geoffroy Guichard Stadium in Saint-Etienne to prepare security measures for Euro 2016 Football Championship.April 04 , 2016April 15, 2016123

Pakistani villagers Wade through a flooded road after heavy rain in the outskirts of Peshawar city. Flash floods caused by torrential rains have killed dozens of people in Northwest Pakistan, authorities said.April 04 , 2016April 15, 2016124

Pakistani residents cross a flooded street following heavy rain on the outskirts of Peshawar. At least 53 people were killed and 60 injured after heavy rain across northwest Pakistan and areas of Kashmir caused landslides and the roofs of dozens of homes to collapse, officials said.Gallery: Horrendous Floods Kill Dozens in Pakistan After Heavy RainsA MAJEED / AFP - Getty ImagesApril 04 , 2016April 15, 2016125

A Pakistani vendor tries to salvage his belongings in the floodwaters on April 4.A MAJEED / AFP - Getty Images-04April 04 , 2016April 15, 2016126

Pakistani men stand over their vehicles submerged by floodwaters.


A Pakistani man rests on a roof in a flooded area on April 4.

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French President Francois Hollande stands near the flag-draped coffin of French writer and academic Alain Decaux during his funeral ceremony at Les Invalides in Paris. French writer and academic Alain Decaux died in Paris at the age of 90, his wife said on March 27.

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A mother holds her child as migrants arrive on a Greek coast guard boat at the port of Mytilene, on Lesbos island, after being collected from the sea by the Greek coast guards. Greece sent a first wave of migrants back to Turkey on April 4 under an EU deal that has faced heavy criticism from rights groups. Under the agreement, designed to halt the main influx which comes from Turkey, all "irregular migrants" arriving since March 20 face being sent back, although the deal calls for each case to be examined individually. For every Syrian refugee returned, another Syrian refugee will be resettled from Turkey to the EU, with numbers capped at 72,000.

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PhotographerMarko DjuricaLocationIDOMENI, GreeceReuters / Monday, April 04, 2016A family walks through a field at a makeshift camp for migrants and refugees at the Greek-Macedonian border near the village of Idomeni, Greece, April 4, 2016. REUTERS/Marko DjuricaApril 04 , 2016April 15, 2016131

PhotographerSuhaib SalemLocationGAZA CITY, Palestinian TerritoriesReuters / Monday, April 04, 2016Palestinian fishermen ride their boat at the Seaport of Gaza City April 4, 2016. On April 3, 2016, Israel extended the distance it permits Gaza fishermen to head out to sea along certain parts of the coastline of the enclave, which is run by the Islamist group Hamas. REUTERS/Suhaib SalemApril 04 , 2016April 15, 2016132

Separatist clashes in AzerbaijanPhotographerStringer .LocationMartakert region, AzerbaijanReuters / Monday, April 04, 2016Soldiers of the self-defense army of Nagorno-Karabakh gather at their positions in Martakert province, which according to Armenian media was affected by clashes over the breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh region, April 4, 2016. REUTERS/Vahan Stepanyan/PAN PhotoApril 04 , 2016April 15, 2016133

PhotographerStringer .LocationMartakert region, AzerbaijanReuters / Monday, April 04, 2016Smoke from fire rises above the ground in Martakert province, after an unmanned military air vehicle was shot down by the self-defense army of Nagorno-Karabakh according to Armenian media, during clashes over the breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh region, April 4, 2016. REUTERS/Vahram Baghdasaryan/PhotolureApril 04 , 2016April 15, 2016134

PhotographerStringer .LocationMartakert region, AzerbaijanReuters / Monday, April 04, 2016A soldier of the self-defense army of Nagorno-Karabakh carries weapons in Martakert province, which according to Armenian media was affected by clashes over the breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh region, April 4, 2016. REUTERS/Vahan Stepanyan/PAN PhotoApril 04 , 2016April 15, 2016135

PhotographerStringer .LocationMartakert region, AzerbaijanReuters / Monday, April 04, 2016An aerial view shows a settlement in Martakert province, which according to Armenian media was affected by clashes over the breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh region, April 4, 2016. REUTERS/Davit Abrahamyan/PAN PhotoApril 04 , 2016April 15, 2016136

PhotographerStringer .LocationYEREVAN, ArmeniaReuters / Monday, April 04, 2016People surround a coffin with the body of an Armenian serviceman, who was killed in clashes over the breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh region according to Armenian officials, during a memorial service at a church in Yerevan, Armenia, April 4, 2016. REUTERS/Varo Rafayelyan/PAN PhotoApril 04 , 2016April 15, 2016137

PhotographerStringer .LocationMartakert region, AzerbaijanReuters / Monday, April 04, 2016An aerial view shows a settlement in Martakert province, which according to Armenian media was affected by clashes over the breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh region, April 4, 2016. REUTERS/Davit Abrahamyan/PAN PhotoApril 04 , 2016April 15, 2016138

Flooding in PakistanPhotographerFayaz AzizLocationPESHAWAR, PakistanReuters / Monday, April 04, 2016A shopkeeper tries to save belongings as residents use a bridge covered with floodwater after heavy rain in Nowshera District on the outskirts of Peshawar, Pakistan. REUTERS/Fayaz AzizApril 04 , 2016April 15, 2016139

PhotographerFayaz AzizLocationPESHAWAR, PakistanReuters / Monday, April 04, 2016Residents use a bridge covered with floodwater after heavy rain in Nowshera District on the outskirts of Peshawar, Pakistan. REUTERS/Fayaz AzizApril 04 , 2016April 15, 2016140

PhotographerFayaz AzizLocationPESHAWAR, PakistanReuters / Monday, April 04, 2016Residents use a bridge covered with floodwater after heavy rain in Nowshera District on the outskirts of Peshawar, Pakistan. REUTERS/Fayaz AzizApril 04 , 2016April 15, 2016141

PhotographerChina Stringer NetworkLocationFUZHOU, CHINAReuters / Monday, April 04, 2016An aerial view shows that people burn joss paper money as they pray at a public cemetery during Qingming Festival, or Tomb Sweeping Festival, in Fuzhou, Jiangxi Province, China, April 4, 2016. REUTERS/StringerApril 04 , 2016April 15, 2016142

People pay respect to the dead at Cape Collinson cemetery during the annual Ching Ming Festival in Chai Wan, Hong Kong. Ching Ming literally translates as 'clean and bright', and this is the day that Chinese people sweep the graves of their ancestors. The festival is an important ancestor worship ritual which also requires families to weed graves, touch up headstone inscriptions, make food offerings and light incense.ALEX HOFFORD / EPAApril 04 , 2016April 15, 2016143

PhotographerTyrone SiuLocationTAOYUAN, TaiwanReuters / Monday, April 04, 2016A father holds hands with his son and as they walk over offerings and paper money while thousands of Yeh family members attend an annual worship ceremony to pay respects to their ancestors during the Qingming Festival, or Tomb Sweeping Day, in Taoyuan, Taiwan April 4, 2016. REUTERS/Tyrone SiuApril 04 , 2016April 15, 2016144

PhotographerTyrone SiuLocationTAOYUAN, TaiwanReuters / Monday, April 04, 2016Members of the Yeh family burn offerings and paper money during an annual worship ceremony to pay respects to their ancestors on Qingming Festival, or Tomb Sweeping Day, in Taoyuan, Taiwan April 4, 2016. REUTERS/Tyrone SiuApril 04 , 2016April 15, 2016145

PhotographerTyrone SiuLocationTAOYUAN, TaiwanReuters / Monday, April 04, 2016A child from the Yeh family picks up offerings and paper money during an annual worship ceremony to pay respects to their ancestors during the Qingming Festival, or Tomb Sweeping Day, in Taoyuan, Taiwan April 4, 2016. REUTERS/Tyrone SiuApril 04 , 2016April 15, 2016146

PhotographerChina Daily China Daily Information Corp - CDICLocationHUANGLING, CHINAReuters / Monday, April 04, 2016Participants wear traditional costumes at a celebration to worship Yellow Emperor Xuan Yuan, who is considered by many to be the ancestor of the Chinese, during Qingming Festival, also known as Tomb Sweeping Festival, in Hangling county, Shaanxi Province, China, April 4, 2016. REUTERS/China DailyApril 04 , 2016April 15, 2016147

People rally against Sigmundur Gunnlaugsson Iceland in Reykjavik, capital of Iceland, on April 4, 2016, after the leak of documents known as the Panama document off up the anger about his wife owns a company put in place a tax avoidance with the large sum of money paid by these banks have collapse of Iceland. Mr. Gunnlaugsson resigned on Tuesday, becoming the first major victim of this initiative.April 04 , 2016April 15, 2016148

Actor rehearsals in a fire with performances for the opening of the Circus Festival Dublin, Ireland, on April 4, 2016.April 04 , 2016April 15, 2016149

PhotographerLaszlo BaloghLocationTAPIOBICSKE, HungaryReuters / Monday, April 04, 2016People dressed as Hungarian Hussars and Austrian soldiers of the Habsburg dynasty take part in the re-enactment of the battle in Tapiobicske, Hungary April 4, 2016. REUTERS/Laszlo BaloghApril 04 , 2016April 15, 2016150

PhotographerMarko DjuricaLocationEVZONI, GreeceReuters / Monday, April 04, 2016A man lies in pain, after his foot was stepped on, in front of Greek policemen as migrants and refugees block the highway near the Greek-Macedonian border near the village of Evzoni, Greece, April 4, 2016. REUTERS/Marko DjuricaApril 04 , 2016April 15, 2016151

PhotographerJose CabezasLocationQuezaltepeque, EL SALVADORReuters / Monday, April 04, 2016Soldiers paint over graffiti associated with the Mara Salvatrucha gang in El Rosal neighborhood in Quezaltepeque, El Salvador April 4, 2016. According to police, army soldiers and police officers erased gang related graffiti as part of their strategy to regain control of the area around Quezaltepeque Jail from gangs and to curb violence in the country. REUTERS/Jose CabezasApril 04 , 2016April 15, 2016152

PhotographerMark KauzlarichLocationMILWAUKEE, United StatesReuters / Monday, April 04, 2016Donald Trump's plane is seen over the wing of Bernie Sanders' charter campaign plane in Milwaukee, Wisconsin April 4, 2016. REUTERS/Mark KauzlarichApril 04 , 2016April 15, 2016153

PhotographerAndres Martinez CasaresLocationPORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITIReuters / Monday, April 04, 2016A man carries paint products out of a fire in Petion Ville, Port-au-Prince, Haiti, April 4, 2016. According to local media, the fire destroyed several buildings. REUTERS/Andres Martinez CasaresApril 04 , 2016April 15, 2016154

PhotographerRandall HillLocationCHARLESTON, United StatesReuters / Monday, April 04, 2016Miles Scott, son of the late Walter Scott, lays a rose as relatives and friends gathered to remember Scott, at Live Oak Memorial Gardens in Charleston, South Carolina, April 4, 2016. REUTERS/Randal HillApril 04 , 2016April 15, 2016155

PhotographerLeonhard FoegerLocationNICKELSDORF, AustriaReuters / Monday, April 04, 2016The border crossing between Austria and Hungary near Nickelsdorf, Austria, March 7, 2016. As European nations struggle to save their open-border Schengen zone from the frontier closures prompted by chaotic movements of migrants and refugees fleeing war and poverty in the Middle East and Africa, former border posts from before the era of the European Union's passport-free area languish in various states of repair. REUTERS/Leonhard...moreApril 04 , 2016April 15, 2016156

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The Yemeni experts performed a controlled explosion to destroy bombs and landmines by the Houthi rebels installed in the southern city of Aden, Yemen.April 05 , 2016April 15, 2016158

A fishing boat out to sea at sunrise in Bal Harbour, Florida, United States of America.April 05 , 2016April 15, 2016159

A butterfly to come out from its cocoon in the botanical gardens in Prague, Czech Republic.April 05 , 2016April 15, 2016160

A child gets a haircut at a makeshift camp for migrants and refugees at the Greek-Macedonian border near the village of Idomeni, Greece, on April 5, 2016.MARKO DJURICA / ReutersApril 05 , 2016April 15, 2016161

PhotographerReuters StaffLocationSTEPANAKERT, AZERBAIJANReuters / Tuesday, April 05, 2016People march with an Armenian flag during a rally in memory of those killed during recent fighting in Nagorno Karabakh's main city of Stepanakert. REUTERS/StaffApril 05 , 2016April 15, 2016162

New York Yankees starting pitcher Masahiro Tanaka throws during the second inning against the Houston Astros at Yankee Stadium on April 5 in New York.Seth Wenig / APApril 05 , 2016April 15, 2016163

Motorcycles lead a procession for Virginia Trooper Chad P. Dermyer in York Co., Virginia on April 5. Dermyer was killed in the line of duty at the Richmond Greyhound bus station last week.Joe Fudge / The Daily Press via APApril 05 , 2016April 15, 2016164

A Bahraini woman photographs approaching police as anti-government protesters clashed with riot police firing tear gas after the funeral of an 18-year-old in Shahrakan, Bahrain, on April 5. Thousands of Bahrainis marched in the politically charged funeral procession for Ali Abdulghani, who died of severe injuries sustained while fleeing arrest.Hasan Jamali / APApril 05 , 2016April 15, 2016165

People surround the coffin of an Armenian serviceman killed in clashes over the breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh region, according to Armenian media, during a memorial service at a church in Yerevan, Armenia, on April 5.Hrant Khachatryan / PAN Photo via ReutersApril 05 , 2016April 15, 2016166

People inspect the damage after a car bomb targeted a religious center in the rebel-controlled area of Maaret al-Numan town in Idlib province, Syria, on April 5.KHALIL ASHAWI / ReutersApril 05 , 2016April 15, 2016167

Noreen Clar of Surfside, Florida, feeds birds as the sun rises on April 5 in Bal Harbour, Florida. According to the National Weather Service, temperatures in the area will reach the upper 70s.Wilfredo Lee / APApril 05 , 2016April 15, 2016168

An elderly Indian farmer has his umbrella mounted on his walking stick to protect himself from the scorching sun as he works on removing weeds at a paddy field on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar, India, on April 5. India's central bank on Tuesday cut its key interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point and hinted at other measures to boost liquidity and spur economic growth.Biswaranjan Rout / APApril 05 , 2016April 15, 2016169

Riot police are covered in paint during clashes within a demonstration of high school students protesting against the government's planned labor reform on April 5 in eastern Paris. The Socialist government is desperate to push through reforms to France's controversial labor laws, billed as a last-gasp attempt to boost the flailing economy before next year's presidential election.KENZO TRIBOUILLARD / AFP - Getty ImagesApril 05 , 2016April 15, 2016170

Migrant women get warm near a fire at the northern Greek border point of Idomeni, Greece, Tuesday, April 5, 2016. A plan to send back migrants from Greece to Turkey sparked demonstrations by local residents in both countries days before the deal brokered by the European Union is set to be implemented. (AP Photo/Amel Emric)April 05 , 2016April 15, 2016171

Snowflakes stick to a car window Tuesday, April 5, 2016, in Brookfield, Wis. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)April 05 , 2016April 15, 2016172

A woman pushes a baby cart through a rapeseed oil field at Tenkaiho Park in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, Tuesday, April 5, 2016. A visitor walks through a rapeseed oil field at Tenkaiho Park in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, Tuesday, April 5, 2016. From the park, visitors can also enjoy the scenic view of Kujuku-shima Islands, which means in Japanese "ninety-nine islands," one of the most visited tourist spots in Nagasaki Prefecture. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)April 05 , 2016April 15, 2016173

Palestinian children gather in a playground during a celebration for Palestinian Child Day, in the West Bank town of Salfit, Tuesday, April 5, 2016. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)April 05 , 2016April 15, 2016174

A caddie rakes out a bunker on the 10th hole during a practice round for the Masters golf tournament, Tuesday, April 5, 2016, in Augusta, Ga. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)April 05 , 2016April 15, 2016175

Wisconsin voters cast their ballots in the state's primary at the South Shore Park Pavilion on Tuesday, April 5, 2016, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)April 05 , 2016April 15, 2016176

A bumblebee arrives at a cherry tree blossom in Erfurt, central Germany, Tuesday, April 5, 2016. Weather forecasts predict changeable weather for Germany in the next few days. ( AP Photo/Jens Meyer)April 05 , 2016April 15, 2016177

The Villanova basketball team's airplane is sprayed with water as the team arrives Tuesday, April 5, 2016, in Philadelphia, Pa. Villanova defeated North Carolina Monday night in the college basketball championship game of the NCAA Tournament. Villanova won 77-74. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)April 05 , 2016April 15, 2016178

People walk along the pier in Mytilini port, in the Greek island of Lesbos, Tuesday, April 5, 2016. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)April 05 , 2016April 15, 2016179

Mourners and members of the Shiite group Asaib Ahl al-Haq, or "League of the Righteous," pray by the coffins of seven of their colleagues who were killed while supporting Iraqi security forces battling Islamic State group in Anbar, according to family, during their funeral inside the Shiite holy shrine of Imam Ali in Najaf, 100 miles (160 kilometers) south of Baghdad, Tuesday, April. 5, 2016. (AP Photo/Anmar Khalil)April 05 , 2016April 15, 2016180

The bird sanctuary in Wild flamingo born Ras al-Khor Wildlife in the suburbs of the city of Dubai, United Arab Emirates.April 05 , 2016April 15, 2016181

People hold banners and protest in front of Parliament building in Reykjavik, Iceland, Tuesday April 5, 2016. The leak of millions of records on offshore accounts claims its first high-profile victim as Iceland's prime minister Sigmundur David Gunnlaugsson resigns amid outrage over revelations he used such a shell company to conceal a conflict of interest. (AP Photo/David Keyton)April 05 , 2016April 15, 2016182

The immigrants, most from Pakistan, protested the agreement EU-Turkish immigrants inside the entrance to Moria camp on Lesbos island of Greece.April 05 , 2016April 15, 2016183

PhotographerGiorgos MoutafisLocationLESBOS, GreeceReuters / Tuesday, April 05, 2016A migrant who will be returned to Turkey holds a placard during a demonstration inside the Moria registration centre on the Greek island of Lesbos, April 5, 2016. REUTERS/Giorgos MoutafisApril 05 , 2016April 15, 2016184

PhotographerMike SegarLocationEDISON, UNITED STATESReuters / Tuesday, April 05, 2016FBI Bomb Technician Special Agent Chris White oversees an explosives training and demonstration. REUTERS/Mike SegarApril 05 , 2016April 15, 2016185

PhotographerMike SegarLocationEDISON, UNITED STATESReuters / Tuesday, April 05, 2016Items that can be used in various explosive devices. REUTERS/Mike SegarApril 05 , 2016April 15, 2016186

PhotographerAntara Photo AgencyLocationLANGSA, IndonesiaReuters / Tuesday, April 05, 2016Three Malaysian fishing boats are destroyed for illegal fishing, by the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries along with the police and navy, near Langsa, Aceh province, Indonesia, April 5, 2016. REUTERS/Syifa Yulinnas /Antara FotoApril 05 , 2016April 15, 2016187

PhotographerAntara Photo AgencyLocationBatam, IndonesiaReuters / Tuesday, April 05, 2016Malaysian and Vietnamese fishing boats are destroyed for illegal fishing by the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, police and navy, in Batam, Riau Islands, Indonesia, April 5, 2016. REUTERS/M N Kanwa /Antara FotoApril 05 , 2016April 15, 2016188

PhotographerAntara Photo AgencyLocationBATAM, IndonesiaReuters / Tuesday, April 05, 2016An Indonesian police boat is seen near Malaysian and Vietnamese fishing boats as they are destroyed for illegal fishing by the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, police and navy in Batam, Riau Islands, April 5, 2016. REUTERS/M N Kanwa /Antara FotoApril 05 , 2016April 15, 2016189

PhotographerAmmar AbdullahLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Tuesday, April 05, 2016Rebel fighters and civilians gather around the wreckage of a Syrian warplane that was shot down in the Talat al-Iss area, south of Aleppo, Syria April 5, 2016. Islamist rebels shot down a Syrian warplane and captured its pilot on Tuesday in an area south of Aleppo where insurgents are battling the Syrian army and allied militias, a monitoring group said. REUTERS/Ammar AbdullahApril 05 , 2016April 15, 2016190

PhotographerAmmar AbdullahLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Tuesday, April 05, 2016Civilians inspect the wreckage of a Syrian warplane that was shot down in the Talat al-Iss area, south of Aleppo, Syria April 5, 2016. Syria's military confirmed that a plane on a reconnaissance mission had been shot down and said it was hit by a surface-to-air missile. The pilot had bailed out and efforts were underway to rescue him, it said. REUTERS/Ammar AbdullahApril 05 , 2016April 15, 2016191

PhotographerReuters TVLocationALEPPO PROVINCE, SyriaReuters / Tuesday, April 05, 2016A pilot parachutes from a plane that was shot down, in this still image taken from video footage said to be shot in Al Eiss, Aleppo province, Syria, and uploaded to a social media website on April 5, 2016. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said fighters from al Qaeda's Nusra Front group captured the pilot and took him to one of their headquarters in the area. There was no immediate rebel comment on the use of an anti-aircraft...moreApril 05 , 2016April 15, 2016192

PhotographerAmmar AbdullahLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Tuesday, April 05, 2016Boys pose with pieces of a Syrian warplane that was shot down in the Talat al-Iss area, south of Aleppo, Syria April 5, 2016. REUTERS/Ammar AbdullahApril 05 , 2016April 15, 2016193

PhotographerAmmar AbdullahLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Tuesday, April 05, 2016Rebel fighters and civilians gather around the wreckage of a Syrian warplane that was shot down in the Talat al-Iss area, south of Aleppo, Syria April 5, 2016. REUTERS/Ammar AbdullahApril 05 , 2016April 15, 2016194

PhotographerGiorgos MoutafisLocationLESBOS, GreeceReuters / Tuesday, April 05, 2016Refugee children wave to journalists as a Greek Coast Guard vessel carrying refugees and migrants arrives at the port of Mytilene on the Greek island of Lesbos, following a rescue operation at open sea, April 5, 2016. REUTERS/Giorgos MoutafisApril 05 , 2016April 15, 2016195

PhotographerStephane MaheLocationNANTES, FranceReuters / Tuesday, April 05, 2016Tear gas fills the air as masked and hooded demonstrators put their hands in the air as they are surrounded by French police and gendarmes at the end of a demonstration against the French labour law proposal in Nantes, France, April 5, 2016. REUTERS/Stephane MaheApril 05 , 2016April 15, 2016196

PhotographerSigtryggur JohannssonLocationREYKJAVIK, IcelandReuters / Tuesday, April 05, 2016Iceland's Prime Minister Sigmundur David Gunnlaugsson speaks to media outside Iceland president's residence in Reykjavik, Iceland, April 5, 2016. REUTERS/Sigtryggur JohannssonApril 05 , 2016April 15, 2016197

PhotographerMike SegarLocationEDISON, UNITED STATESReuters / Tuesday, April 05, 2016An improvised explosive devise detonates at an explosives training and demonstration held by agents with the Newark New Jersey FBI Field office designed to educate bomb technicians, first responders, and the chemical industry on the potential uses of common industrial and household chemicals in the manufacturing of improvised explosives, at a Police training facility in Edison, New Jersey, April 5, 2016. REUTERS/Mike SegarApril 05 , 2016April 15, 2016198

PhotographerHannibal HanschkeLocationBerlin, GermanyReuters / Tuesday, April 05, 2016Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and German Chancellor Angela Merkel attends a news conference following a meeting of the heads of international economy and finance organizations at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, April 5, 2016. REUTERS/Hannibal HanschkeApril 05 , 2016April 15, 2016199

PhotographerMarko DjuricaLocationIDOMENI, GreeceReuters / Tuesday, April 05, 2016A child plays on a swing at a makeshift camp for migrants and refugees at the Greek-Macedonian border near the village of Idomeni, Greece, April 5, 2016. REUTERS/Marko DjuricaApril 05 , 2016April 15, 2016200

PhotographerMarko DjuricaLocationIDOMENI, GreeceReuters / Tuesday, April 05, 2016A child runs through a makeshift camp for migrants and refugees at the Greek-Macedonian border near the village of Idomeni, Greece, April 5, 2016. REUTERS/Marko DjuricaApril 05 , 2016April 15, 2016201

PhotographerLucas JacksonLocationNEW YORK, UNITED STATESReuters / Tuesday, April 05, 2016The chair used by British author J.K. Rowling while writing "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" and "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" is shown in the window of Heritage Auctions in New York April 4, 2016. REUTERS/Lucas JacksonApril 05 , 2016April 15, 2016202

PhotographerPOOL NewLocationBirmingham, United KingdomReuters / Tuesday, April 05, 2016Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron holds a Q&A session on the forthcoming European Union referendum with staff of PricewaterhouseCoopers in Birmingham, Britain, April 5, 2016. REUTERS/Christopher Furlong/PoolApril 05 , 2016April 15, 2016203

PhotographerABDULJABBAR ZEYADLocationHAJJAH, YemenReuters / Tuesday, April 05, 2016A girl stands outside her family's hut at the Shawqaba camp for internally displaced people who were forced to leave their villages by the war in Yemen's northwestern province of Hajjah March 12, 2016. In northwest Yemen, one of the poorest countries in the Middle East, about 400 families uprooted by the war have been stuck in the Shawqaba camp in Hajjah province for the past year. Residents live in poorly built huts that protect...moreApril 05 , 2016April 15, 2016204

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People shelter from the rain as they walk through Battersea Park as a rainbow forms over London.

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Kashmiri villagers carry the body of suspected rebel Bilal Ahmed Bhat during a funeral procession at the village of Karimabad, in the Pulwama district south of Srinagar. The suspected rebel was killed on Tuesday, during an encounter with security forces in a village in Gadoora Pulwama in southern Kashmir.

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Migrants protest to have a border gate opened at their makeshift camp in the northern Greek border village of Idomeni. A plan to send back migrants from Greece to Turkey sparked demonstrations by local residents in both countries days before the deal brokered by the European Union is set to be implemented.BULENT KILIC / AFP - Getty Images-06April 06 , 2016April 15, 2016208

A baby lar gibbon, an endangered species of ape, is seen at Zagreb Zoo, Croatia.

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A tank belonging to the self-defense army Nagorno-Karabakh heads down the road in the village of Talish, Azerbaijan.

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An elderly migrant man stands at a doorway looking out onto the Macedonian mountains near the official Greek-Macedonian border station in Evzoni, Greece.

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Italian police clash with demonstrators during a protest against Prime Minister Matteo Renzi during a visit to the southern city of Naples, Italy on April 6, 2016.

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A helicopter makes a drop on a wildfire near Needles, Calif. on Wednesday. San Bernardino County Fire Department via AP-06April 06 , 2016April 15, 2016213

A wildfire flareup near Needles, Calif. on Wednesday. San Bernardino County Fire Department via AP-06April 06 , 2016April 15, 2016214

A migrant boy has a haircut in a makeshift camp at the border crossing at the northern Greek border point of Idomeni, Greece, Wednesday, April 6, 2016. Stranded migrants are spending their days in a makeshift camp near the railway station and waiting for borders to be opened. (AP Photo/Amel Emric)April 06 , 2016April 15, 2016215

Raindrops and trees are reflected in a puddle during a rainy Wednesday, April 6, 2016, in Chicago. Rains will scatter and become more occasional during the afternoon. Snow and rain is possible on Friday as well with highs failing to reach the 40-degree mark. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)April 06 , 2016April 15, 2016216

Humanoid robots from Iran GraceBand team, in blue, and Dainamite team from Germany play soccer while visitors follow the match during the international robotics competition, RoboCup Iran Open 2016, in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, April 6, 2016. The event, organized by Iranian RoboCup Regional Committee and Qazvin Azad University, was participated by 320 teams from Iran and abroad. The 3-day competitions kicked off on Wednesday at Tehrans Permanent Fairground. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)April 06 , 2016April 15, 2016217

Pittsburgh Pirates John Jaso slides into third with a triple as St. Louis Cardinals third baseman Matt Carpenter leaps over him to retrieve an overthrown ball during the fifth inning a baseball game in Pittsburgh, Wednesday, April 6, 2016. Jaso was allowed to score after the overthrown ball went into the stands. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)April 06 , 2016April 15, 2016218

In this Wednesday, April 6, 2016 photo, Chinese Peoples Liberation Army Forces Hong Kong Building, center with red star, is partly covered by heavy fog in Hong Kong. Fog blanketing Hong Kong is common in springtime and may greatly affect shipping and aviation. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)April 06 , 2016April 15, 2016219

A migrant man is reflected in a mirror inside the room where he lives in a tent near the official Greek Macedonian border station in Evzoni, Greece, Wednesday, April 6, 2016. Stranded migrants chosen to spend their days in an abandoned building near the official Greek Macedonian border station in Evzoni, Northern Greece waiting for borders to be opened and living in conditions without running water or electricity under tent or in abandoned building. (AP Photo/Amel Emric)April 06 , 2016April 15, 2016220

A Brazilian Army special operations squad stands on a soccer field on a military base as they train for the Rio 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, April 6, 2016. Brazilian Army aviation battalions, special forces, paratroopers and soldiers from various parts of Brazil are in Rio training for the Olympic games. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)April 06 , 2016April 15, 2016221

A worker demonstrates outside the Labor Ministry, standing on fliers that read in Spanish: We have to fire Macri, referring to President Mauricio Macri, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, April 6, 2016. Ministry workers are on strike at every labor office across the country, demanding the immediate reinstatement of dismissed workers. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)April 06 , 2016April 15, 2016222

A Pakistani migrant wrapped his body in a blanket throws water on his face at the port of the Greek island of Chios, Wednesday, April 6, 2016. Volunteers are concerned about childrens health of some 300 migrants and refugees who managed to leave the VIAL detention center on the island a few days ago. Authorities said that more than 1,700 migrants and refugees are on the island. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)April 06 , 2016April 15, 2016223

Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints women leave the Federal Courthouse following detention status hearing for high-ranking polygamous leader Lyle Jeffs Wednesday, April 6, 2016, in Salt Lake City. Jeffs will have to wait to find out if he can leave jail pending trial on accusations he helped orchestrate a multimillion-dollar food stamp fraud scheme.(AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)April 06 , 2016April 15, 2016224

PhotographerAmr DalshLocationCAIRO, EgyptReuters / Wednesday, April 06, 2016A member of an Egyptian Civil Protection rescue team searches through the debris of a building that has collapsed next to the Talaat Harb Technical Industrial School For Girls, in downtown Cairo, April 6, 2016. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah DalshApril 06 , 2016April 15, 2016225

PhotographerChina Stringer NetworkLocationDENING, CHINAReuters / Wednesday, April 06, 2016A woman walks in a yard where tea leaves are dried at a tea company in Dening, Fujian Province, China, April 2, 2016. REUTERS/StringerApril 06 , 2016April 15, 2016226

PhotographerPOOL NewLocationKoulikoro, MaliReuters / Wednesday, April 06, 2016A Malian soldier carries mock weaponry for training during the visit of German Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen (unseen) to the EUTM military training mission in Koulikoro, Mali, April 6, 2016. REUTERS/Michael Kappeler/PoolApril 06 , 2016April 15, 2016227

PhotographerMarcelo del PozoLocationSEVILLE, SpainReuters / Wednesday, April 06, 2016Spanish banderillero Jose Maria Fernandez "Alcalareno" is tackled by a bull during a bullfight at The Maestranza bullring in the Andalusian capital of Seville, southern Spain, April 6, 2016. REUTERS/Marcelo del PozoApril 06 , 2016April 15, 2016228

PhotographerAlessandro BianchiLocationVATICAN CITY, VATICANReuters / Wednesday, April 06, 2016Pope Francis talks with Elizabeth 'Lizzy' Myers, a 5-year-old girl from Ohio, U.S. who suffers from a genetic disease known as Usher syndrome, which leads to blindness and hearing loss at the end of the weekly audience in Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican, April 6, 2016. REUTERS/Alessandro BianchiApril 06 , 2016April 15, 2016229

PhotographerMurad SezerLocationDIKILI, TurkeyReuters / Wednesday, April 06, 2016Migrant children wearing life jackets wait for a dinghy to sail off for the Greek island of Lesbos from the Turkish coastal town of Dikili, Turkey, April 6, 2016. REUTERS/Murad SezerApril 06 , 2016April 15, 2016230

PhotographerShannon StapletonLocationJersey City, UNITED STATESReuters / Wednesday, April 06, 2016Ugo Dumont, a volunteer for the Genworth R70i Aging Experience, participates in a demonstration at the Liberty Science Center in Jersey City, New Jersey, April 5, 2016. With the push of a button, a perfectly healthy 34-year-old museum-goer named Ugo Dumont was transformed into a confused 85-year-old man with cataracts, glaucoma and a ringing in his ears known as tinnitus. REUTERS/Shannon StapletonApril 06 , 2016April 15, 2016231

PhotographerHannibal HanschkeLocationBerlin, GermanyReuters / Wednesday, April 06, 2016A woman uses virtual reality goggles while sitting in a 'smart fortwo cabrio' car prior to the Daimler annual shareholder meeting in Berlin, Germany, April 6, 2016. REUTERS/Hannibal HanschkeApril 06 , 2016April 15, 2016232

PhotographerReuters StaffLocationMATAGHIS, AZERBAIJANReuters / Wednesday, April 06, 2016Servicemen of the self-defense army of Nagorno-Karabakh rest at their positions near the village of Mataghis, April 6, 2016. Azerbaijan says it will stop fighting Armenian-backed separatists over the breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh region after two days of clashes, but the other side denounced Baku's gesture as hollow and said violence was continuing. REUTERS/StaffApril 06 , 2016April 15, 2016233

PhotographerReuters StaffLocationTALISH, AZERBAIJANReuters / Wednesday, April 06, 2016A serviceman of the self-defense army of Nagorno-Karabakh stands next to a destroyed military car in the village of Talish. REUTERS/StaffApril 06 , 2016April 15, 2016234

PhotographerReuters StaffLocationMATAGHIS, AZERBAIJANReuters / Wednesday, April 06, 2016A tank of the self-defense army of Nagorno-Karabakh moves on the road near the village of Mataghis. REUTERS/StaffApril 06 , 2016April 15, 2016235

PhotographerReuters StaffLocationTALISH, AZERBAIJANReuters / Wednesday, April 06, 2016A volunteer walks on a road in the Nagorno-Karabakh's village of Talish. REUTERS/StaffApril 06 , 2016April 15, 2016236

PhotographerReuters StaffLocationTALISH, AZERBAIJANReuters / Wednesday, April 06, 2016Local residents wait in a car as they flee from the Nagorno-Karabakh's village of Talish. REUTERS/StaffApril 06 , 2016April 15, 2016237

PhotographerReuters StaffLocationSTEPANAKERT, AZERBAIJANReuters / Wednesday, April 06, 2016A tank of the self-defense army of Nagorno-Karabakh moves on the road in the village of Talish. REUTERS/StaffApril 06 , 2016April 15, 2016238

PhotographerKhaled AbdullahLocationSANAA, YEMENReuters / Wednesday, April 06, 2016A man dresses his malnourished daughter at a malnutrition intensive care unit in Yemen's capital Sanaa April 6, 2016. REUTERS/Khaled AbdullahApril 06 , 2016April 15, 2016239

PhotographerKhaled AbdullahLocationSANAA, YEMENReuters / Wednesday, April 06, 2016A malnourished child lies on a bed at a malnutrition intensive care unit in Yemen's capital Sanaa April 6, 2016. REUTERS/Khaled AbdullahApril 06 , 2016April 15, 2016240

PhotographerGiorgos MoutafisLocationLESBOS, GreeceReuters / Wednesday, April 06, 2016A Pakistani migrant climbs a utility pole during a demonstration inside the Moria registration center on the Greek island of Lesbos, April 6, 2016. REUTERS/Giorgos MoutafisApril 06 , 2016April 15, 2016241

PhotographerGiorgos MoutafisLocationLESBOS, GreeceReuters / Wednesday, April 06, 2016A Pakistani migrant climbs a utility pole during a demonstration inside the Moria registration center on the Greek island of Lesbos, April 6, 2016. REUTERS/Giorgos MoutafisApril 06 , 2016April 15, 2016242

PhotographerGiorgos MoutafisLocationLESBOS, GreeceReuters / Wednesday, April 06, 2016A Pakistani migrant (front) threatens to hang himself from a utility pole as another tries to hold him during a demonstration inside the Moria registration center on the Greek island of Lesbos, April 6, 2016. REUTERS/Giorgos MoutafisApril 06 , 2016April 15, 2016243

PhotographerIvan AlvaradoLocationSANTIAGO, CHILEReuters / Wednesday, April 06, 2016A Mapuche Indian activist is detained by riot policemen during a rally in Santiago, Chile, April 6, 2016. The demonstrators say they are demanding justice for indigenous Mapuche inmates as well as respect for their indigenous rights and land for their communities. REUTERS/Ivan AlvaradoApril 06 , 2016April 15, 2016244

PhotographerHandout .LocationVENUS, United StatesReuters / Wednesday, April 06, 2016Nine-year-old Mason Lightsey is pictured with a 800-pound (363 kg) giant alligator caught at his father Lee Lightsey's farm in Venus, Florida in this April 2, 2016 handout photo released on April 6, 2016. REUTERS/Lee Lightsey/Outwest Farms, Inc./Handout via ReutersApril 06 , 2016April 15, 2016245

PhotographerSergei KarpukhinLocationMOSCOW, RussiaReuters / Wednesday, April 06, 2016A man walks past a poster depicting Russian President Vladimir Putin and reading "Which Panama?" at a bus stop in Moscow, Russia, April 6, 2016. In Russian "panama" also means a bucket hat. REUTERS/Sergei KarpukhinApril 06 , 2016April 15, 2016246

PhotographerAli OwidhaLocationBaraqish, YEMENReuters / Wednesday, April 06, 2016An army soldier stands next to graves of Houthi fighters in the historical town of Baraqish in Yemen's al-Jawf province after it was taken over by pro-government forces from Houthi fighters April 6, 2016. REUTERS/Ali OwidhaApril 06 , 2016April 15, 2016247

PhotographerAbdalrhman IsmailLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Wednesday, April 06, 2016Civilians walk near upright buses barricading a street, which serve as protection from snipers loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad, in Aleppo's rebel-controlled Bustan al-Qasr neighbourhood, Syria April 6, 2016. REUTERS/Abdalrhman IsmailApril 06 , 2016April 15, 2016248

PhotographerJorge DuenesLocationTIJUANA, MexicoReuters / Wednesday, April 06, 2016A resident walks past an image depicting Republican U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump by a section of the border fence between Mexico and the United States on the outskirts of Tijuana, Mexico April 5, 2016. REUTERS/Jorge DuenesApril 06 , 2016April 15, 2016249

PhotographerHandout .LocationSANTA SUSANA MOUNTAINS, UNITED STATESReuters / Wednesday, April 06, 2016Handout photo of the mountain lion known as P-35 eating a kill in the Santa Susana Mountains in Southern California in this December 4, 2015 handout photo released to Reuters April 6, 2016. REUTERS/Jeff Sikich/National Parks Service/Handout via ReutersApril 06 , 2016April 15, 2016250

PhotographerHandout .LocationSANTA SUSANA MOUNTAINS, UNITED STATESReuters / Wednesday, April 06, 2016A black bear is shown near a kill made by a mountain lion known as P-35 in the Santa Susana Mountains in Southern California December 7, 2015. REUTERS/Jeff Sikich/National Parks Service/Handout via ReutersApril 06 , 2016April 15, 2016251

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Ethnic Armenian soldier standing next to a cannon at the artillery position near the town of Martuni in Nagorno-Karabakh.April 07 , 2016April 15, 2016253

As if cat, rabbit, owl, hawk and even snake-themed cafes aren't enough in a country which loves all things cute, Tokyo residents wanting to spend time with animals have a new choice - a hedgehog-themed cafe.

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A board shows a selection of hedgehogs for sale at the Harry hedgehog cafe in Tokyo

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Customers at "Harry" - a play on the animal's name in Japanese - have been lining up to spend time at a bright room in the Roppongi entertainment district where 20 to 30 hedgehogs of different breeds scrabble and snooze in glass tanks.


Staffer Mizuki Murata, who also works in a rabbit cafe in the same building, said the shop had been popular since its February opening, with customers often having to queue.


"We wanted to show people the charm of hedgehogs, which give the impression of being hard to handle. We wanted to get rid of that image by letting people touch them," Murata said."The cutest thing about hedgehogs is getting them to finally open up and show you their face."


"The Unique Pink," pear-shaped pink diamond ever to be offered at auction, Sotheby's auction house in London, EnglandApril 07 , 2016April 15, 2016259

Germany Patriarch Kirill of the Russian Orthodox Church (mid) launched export the birds at the Church of the Annunciation in Moscow Kremlin near the day of Communication of the Russian Orthodox Church.April 07 , 2016April 15, 2016260

A Georgian Orthodox nuns attend a mass entertainment on Annunciation at the Svetitskhoveli Cathedral in Mtskheta, near the capital Tbilisi.April 07 , 2016April 15, 2016261

Images by computer simulation shows a great super black hole at the center of a Galaxy. The black area in the Center is the black hole's event horizon, where no light can escape the gravitational hold power of this giant body. The light from the stars on the bay around the black hole. (Credits: ESA, and d. Coe, j. Anderson, and r. van der Marel (STScI)April 07 , 2016April 15, 2016262

April 07 , 2016April 15, 2016263A crab trailers Astana team workouts before the Paris-Roubaix cycling race 114 th, in Haveluy, northern France.

Preschool children watch Gloriosa, a Bell from the year 1721 in the churches of Erfurt, in Erfurt, Germany.April 07 , 2016April 15, 2016264

The pandas Nuan Nuan seven months playing in the captivity at the National Zoo in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This baby bear is the offspring of Xing Xing and Liang Liang, two Chinese pandas to Malaysia borrowed from 2014.April 07 , 2016April 15, 2016265

Giant Chinese panda Ai Bao eats bamboo at Everland amusement park in Yongin, South Korea. South Korean amusement park Samsung Everlan introduced their new panda couple, a present given from China to South Korea.

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Former Prime Minister of Thailand Yingluck Shinawatra tears she participated in operation celebrate Songkran new year with the opposition Puea Thai party members at the party's headquarters in Bangkok.April 07 , 2016April 15, 2016267

A corner of the old city in the Georgian capital Tbilisi, on the banks of the Kura RiverApril 07 , 2016April 15, 2016268

Malia Obama's hair flies into the air as a cold wind hits her and President Barack Obama while descending the steps of Air Force One upon their arrival at O'Hare Airport in Chicago.KEVIN LAMARQUE / Reuters-07April 07 , 2016April 15, 2016269

Republican presidential candidate Ohio Gov. John Kasich eats lunch at Mike's Deli during a campaign stop in New York.

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Jason Dufner indicates that he found his ball in the azaleas on the 13th hole during the first round of the Masters golf tournament in Augusta, Ga.

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A dancer waits backstage before performing during a dress rehearsal for the ballet Giselle at the Johannesburg Theatre. Giselle, choreographed by French ballet dancers Jean Coralli and Jules Perrot, is a romantic ballet in two acts that was first performed in Paris in 1841.

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Kashmiri Muslims climb trees to watch the funeral procession of Waseem Malla, a suspected militant of Hizbul Mujahideen, in Pehlipora, about 35 miles south of Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir. Anti-India protesters attacked government forces with rocks and burned an armored vehicle Thursday as they participated in the funerals of two insurgents killed in a gunbattle in the disputed Kashmir region, an Indian official said.

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A Swiss Guard stands at attention during a private audience of Pope Francis and Croatian Prime Minister Tihomir Oreskovic at the Vatican on April 7, 2016.

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PhotographerThomas PeterLocationTOKYO, JAPANReuters / Thursday, April 07, 2016Wrestler Kaori Housako jumps at her opponent Mieko Satomura during a Stardom female professional wrestling show at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan, July 26, 2015. Professional women's wrestling in Japan means body slams, sweat, and garish costumes. But Japanese rules on hierarchy also come into play, with a culture of deference to veteran fighters. The brutal reality of the ring is masked by a strong fantasy element that feeds its...moreApril 07 , 2016April 15, 2016275

PhotographerDarren WhitesideLocationJAKARTA, IndonesiaReuters / Thursday, April 07, 2016A recently rescued child looks out of a window during a break in playing with other children at a state-run rehabilitation centre in Jakarta, Indonesia April 4, 2016. Authorities in the sprawling Indonesian capital are cracking down on the exploitation of children after a raft of cases, from child labour to violence and sexual assault, was uncovered in recent weeks. REUTERS/Darren WhitesideApril 07 , 2016April 15, 2016276

PhotographerTyrone SiuLocationTAIPEI, TaiwanReuters / Thursday, April 07, 2016Visitors pose in front of a three story upside-down family sized house at the Huashan Creative Park in Taipei, Taiwan April 7, 2016. Over 300 square meters of floor space of the upside-down house, filled with home furnishings, was created by a group of Taiwanese architects at a total cost of around US$600,000 and took 2 months to complete, according to the organisers. REUTERS/Tyrone SiuApril 07 , 2016April 15, 2016277

PhotographerChina Stringer NetworkLocationDENGFENG, CHINAReuters / Thursday, April 07, 2016Students from a martial art school attends a training session as they perform Shaolin Kung Fu and other practices in Dengfeng, Henan Province, China, April 7, 2016. REUTERS/StringerApril 07 , 2016April 15, 2016278

Migrants and refugees clash with riot police during a protest to call for the reopening of the borders at their makeshift camp in the northern border village of Idomeni, Greece, on April 7. The first 130 migrants mostly from Pakistan and Bangladesh boarded two ferries on April 4 and were sent to Turkey, as part of a contentious plan shrouded in protests.

PHOTOS: Greece Deports First Group of Migrants to Turkey

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PhotographerMarko DjuricaLocationIDOMENI, GreeceReuters / Thursday, April 07, 2016A woman sits with her child after migrants and refugees tried to open the border fence at a makeshift camp at the Greek-Macedonian border near the village of Idomeni, Greece, April 7, 2016. REUTERS/Marko DjuricaApril 07 , 2016April 15, 2016280

PhotographerMarko DjuricaLocationIDOMENI, GreeceReuters / Thursday, April 07, 2016A Macedonian policeman uses his baton to prevent migrants and refugees to open the border fence at a makeshift camp at the Greek-Macedonian border near the village of Idomeni, Greece, April 7, 2016. REUTERS/Marko DjuricaApril 07 , 2016April 15, 2016281

PhotographerMarko DjuricaLocationIDOMENI, GreeceReuters / Thursday, April 07, 2016Migrants and refugees clash with Greek policemen as they try to open the border fence at a makeshift camp at the Greek-Macedonian border near the village of Idomeni, Greece, April 7, 2016. REUTERS/Marko DjuricaApril 07 , 2016April 15, 2016282

PhotographerMarko DjuricaLocationIDOMENI, GreeceReuters / Thursday, April 07, 2016A man checks his mobile phone at a makeshift camp for refugees and migrants at the Greek-Macedonian border near the village of Idomeni, Greece, April 7, 2016. REUTERS/Marko DjuricaApril 07 , 2016April 15, 2016283

PhotographerMarko DjuricaLocationIDOMENI, GreeceReuters / Thursday, April 07, 2016A boy reacts in front of the border fence after migrants and refugees tried to open it at a makeshift camp at the Greek-Macedonian border near the village of Idomeni, Greece, April 7, 2016. REUTERS/Marko DjuricaApril 07 , 2016April 15, 2016284

PhotographerMarko DjuricaLocationIDOMENI, GreeceReuters / Thursday, April 07, 2016Migrants and refugees queue for free clothes at a makeshift camp at the Greek-Macedonian border near the village of Idomeni, Greece, April 7, 2016. REUTERS/Marko DjuricaApril 07 , 2016April 15, 2016285

PhotographerMarko DjuricaLocationIDOMENI, GreeceReuters / Thursday, April 07, 2016Migrants and refugees stand in front of Greek policeman after they tried to open the border fence at a makeshift camp at the Greek-Macedonian border near the village of Idomeni, Greece, April 7, 2016. REUTERS/Marko DjuricaApril 07 , 2016April 15, 2016286

PhotographerMarko DjuricaLocationIDOMENI, GreeceReuters / Thursday, April 07, 2016Migrants and refugees stand in front of the border fence after they tried to open it at a makeshift camp at the Greek-Macedonian border near the village of Idomeni, Greece, April 7, 2016. REUTERS/Marko DjuricaApril 07 , 2016April 15, 2016287

PhotographerMarko DjuricaLocationIDOMENI, GreeceReuters / Thursday, April 07, 2016Migrants and refugees are seen after they tried to open the border fence at a makeshift camp at the Greek-Macedonian border near the village of Idomeni, Greece, April 7, 2016. REUTERS/Marko DjuricaApril 07 , 2016April 15, 2016288

PhotographerMarko DjuricaLocationIDOMENI, GreeceReuters / Thursday, April 07, 2016A child cries as migrants and refugees clash with Greek policemen as they try to open the border fence at a makeshift camp at the Greek-Macedonian border near the village of Idomeni, Greece, April 7, 2016. REUTERS/Marko DjuricaApril 07 , 2016April 15, 2016289

PhotographerReuters StaffLocationMARTUNI, AZERBAIJANReuters / Thursday, April 07, 2016Ethnic Armenian soldiers walk in a trench at an artillery positions near the Nagorno-Karabakh's town of Martuni, April 7, 2016. REUTERS/StaffApril 07 , 2016April 15, 2016290

PhotographerReuters StaffLocationMARTUNI, AZERBAIJANReuters / Thursday, April 07, 2016An ethnic Armenian soldier takes a rest at an artillery position near the Nagorno-Karabakh's town of Martuni, April 7, 2016. REUTERS/StaffApril 07 , 2016April 15, 2016291

PhotographerReuters StaffLocationMARTUNI, AZERBAIJANReuters / Thursday, April 07, 2016An ethnic Armenian soldier adjusts a cannon's aim at artillery positions near the Nagorno-Karabakh's town of Martuni, April 7, 2016. REUTERS/StaffApril 07 , 2016April 15, 2016292

PhotographerReuters StaffLocationMARTUNI, AZERBAIJANReuters / Thursday, April 07, 2016An ethnic Armenian soldier uses an optical meter at artillery positions near the Nagorno-Karabakh's town of Martuni, April 7, 2016. REUTERS/StaffApril 07 , 2016April 15, 2016293

PhotographerReuters StaffLocationMARTUNI, AZERBAIJANReuters / Thursday, April 07, 2016Ethnic Armenian soldiers check cannon's shells in a trench at artillery positions near the Nagorno-Karabakh's town of Martuni, April 7, 2016. REUTERS/StaffApril 07 , 2016April 15, 2016294

PhotographerReuters StaffLocationMARTUNI, AZERBAIJANReuters / Thursday, April 07, 2016Ethnic Armenian soldiers are seen in a trench at artillery positions near the Nagorno-Karabakh's town of Martuni, April 7, 2016. REUTERS/StaffApril 07 , 2016April 15, 2016295

PhographerHandout .LocationRIYADH, Saudi ArabiaReuters / Thursday, April 07, 2016Members of Saudi security forces demonstrate their skills during a military exercise west of Riya

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