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Pictures of the week 9th - 15th April

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Pictures of the week 9th - 15th April

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  1. India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (L) and chief of India's ruling Congress party Sonia Gandhi play a folk drum during the silver jubilee celebrations of the Zonal Cultural Centres (ZCC) at Panchkula in the northern Indian state of Haryana April 13, 2012. REUTERS/Ajay Verma

  2. Firefighters contain a wildfire that started in a wood compost at the former Fresh Kills landfill in Staten Island, New York April 10, 2012. Wildfires fueled by strong winds scorched thousands of acres in New Jersey and on New York's Long Island on Tuesday as firefighters scrambled aircraft to contain the blazes. REUTERS/Todd Heisler/Pool

  3. A lightning strike is seen near the water tower of Benkelman, Nebraska April 12, 2012. Forecasters are warning of a possible major tornado outbreak in the Midwest this weekend, with Kansas and Oklahoma seen at particular risk as early as Saturday. Picture taken April 12, 2012. REUTERS/Gene Blevins

  4. Men use ropes to try and right a supply truck overloaded with wheat straw, used as animal feed, along a road in Dargai, in the Malakand district, about 165 km (100 miles) northwest of Pakistan's capital Islamabad, April 13, 2012. REUTERS/Mian Khursheed

  5. People throw vermillion powder on one another to celebrate the Nepali New Year, also known as "Sindoor Jatra" at Bal Kumari in Thimi, near Kathmandu April 14, 2012. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar

  6. Locals get sprayed with water while celebrating Thingyan, Myanmar's new year water festival, in central Yangon April 14, 2012. Myanmar celebrates the New Year Water Festival of Thingyan during the month of Tagu, which usually falls around mid-April. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun

  7. Ethiopian Orthodox worshippers hold candles during the Holy Fire ceremony at the Ethiopian section of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City April 14, 2012. REUTERS/Darren Whiteside

  8. A police helicopter is seen after it crashed on the roof of a house in Lima April 10, 2012. The crew members, three police officers, had minor injuries, local media reported. REUTERS/Enrique Castro-Mendivil

  9. A visitor looks at a work by South Korean artist Kang Hyung-Koo at China International Gallery Exposition 2012 in Beijing, April 13, 2012. REUTERS/Jason Lee

  10. A labourer throws dust on a road tarmac under construction on the outskirts of the western Indian city of Ahmedabad April 15, 2012. India's economy grew at just 6.1 percent in the December quarter, the slowest in nearly three years. REUTERS/Amit Dave

  11. A girl, whose family displaced by military operation last year against militants in Bara, walks near makeshift tents wearing a burqa at the United Nations High Commission for Refugees supported Jalozai camp in Pakistan's northwest April 11, 2012. REUTERS/Faisal Mahmood

  12. The father of Captain Nancy Flores kisses her pilot helmet during her funeral in Lima April 14, 2012. Flores was killed and three other police officers wounded in an armed encounter with Shining Path rebels on April 12, during a rescue mission to free hostages held by the rebels in a remote jungle region around the Ene and Apurimac valleys (VRAE) of southeastern Peru.REUTERS/Vera Lentz

  13. A student poses on a memorial sculpture entitled "Hope for Peace" by artist Arman, near the Defence Ministry in Yarze, east of Beirut, April 12, 2012. The sculpture is made from tanks and various artillery parts used during the civil war, incorporated into concrete. Lebanon marks on April 13, the 37th anniversary of the start of the Lebanese Civil War, which ended in 1990. REUTERS/Sharif Karim

  14. Ferrari Formula One driver Fernando Alonso of Spain drives during the first practice session of the Chinese F1 Grand Prix at Shanghai International circuit April 13, 2012. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

  15. Fire engulfs a textile factory in Gurgaon on the outskirts of New Delhi April 10, 2012. No casualties have been reported and the cause of the fire is unknown, fire officials said on Tuesday. REUTERS/Stringer

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