An Indian child looks out of a window as union minister, patron for the National Conference and candidate for Srinagar’s seat for the lower house of parliament in India’s general election Farooq Abdullah speaks during an election rally in Rawalpora village. Rouf Bhat / AFP
An Indian child looks out of a window as union minister, patron for the National Conference and candidate for Srinagar’s seat for the lower house of parliament in India’s general election Farooq Abdullah speaks during an election rally in Rawalpora village. Rouf Bhat / AFP
A Syrian man gestures amid dust following reported air strikes by government forces in the Aleppo district of Ansari, in the south-west of the city. Elsewhere, Syrian army troops backed by pro-regime militiamen entered rebel-held neighbourhoods of the central city of Homs today after laying siege to the districts for nearly two years. Baraa Al-Halabi / AFP
A Syrian man gestures amid dust following reported air strikes by government forces in the Aleppo district of Ansari, in the south-west of the city. Elsewhere, Syrian army troops backed by pro-regime militiamen entered rebel-held neighbourhoods of the central city of Homs today after laying siege to the districts for nearly two years. Baraa Al-Halabi / AFP
Britain’s Prince William (centre R) and his wife Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge (centre L), are flanked by security officials at the top of the stairs of Sydney’s iconic landmark Opera House. Saeed Khan / AFP
Britain’s Prince William (centre R) and his wife Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge (centre L), are flanked by security officials at the top of the stairs of Sydney’s iconic landmark Opera House. Saeed Khan / AFP
Ukrainian soldiers clash with pro-Russia protesters on the field near Kramatorsk, in eastern Ukraine. Ukrainian forces tightened their grip on the eastern town of Kramatorsk on Wednesday. Marko Djurica / Reuters
Ukrainian soldiers clash with pro-Russia protesters on the field near Kramatorsk, in eastern Ukraine. Ukrainian forces tightened their grip on the eastern town of Kramatorsk on Wednesday. Marko Djurica / Reuters
Afghan children Malik (L), 8, and Popal, 11, display wild tulips to potential customers driving through the Shamali plains, north of Kabul. Wild tulips growing around Shamali plains make a source of income for poor Afghan families in the spring. Shah Marai / AFP
Afghan children Malik (L), 8, and Popal, 11, display wild tulips to potential customers driving through the Shamali plains, north of Kabul. Wild tulips growing around Shamali plains make a source of income for poor Afghan families in the spring. Shah Marai / AFP
A militant belonging to the Islamic Jihad Movement takes part in a rally to commemorate Prisoners’ Day and to demand the release of Palestinian prisoners, in the Al-Nuseirat refugee camp, in central Gaza Strip. Mahmud Hams / AFP
A militant belonging to the Islamic Jihad Movement takes part in a rally to commemorate Prisoners’ Day and to demand the release of Palestinian prisoners, in the Al-Nuseirat refugee camp, in central Gaza Strip. Mahmud Hams / AFP

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April 16, 2014

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