April 10: Day in pictures

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Updated On Apr 11, 2013 11:02 am IST

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Relatives and friends gather around recruits sitting cross-legged during an army draft held at a school in Klong Toey, the dockside slum area in Bangkok. It is mandatory for men over 21 to serve in the Thai army. Those who volunteer serve six months while others choose the annual lottery, which goes on for 10 days in recruitment centres around Thailand. A red card means serving for two years, with the chance of a posting in the dangerous south. (Reuters)

Updated on Apr 11, 2013 11:02 am IST

Relatives and friends gather around recruits sitting cross-legged during an army draft held at a school in Klong Toey, the dockside slum area in Bangkok. It is mandatory for men over 21 to serve in the Thai army. Those who volunteer serve six months while others choose the annual lottery, which goes on for 10 days in recruitment centres around Thailand. A red card means serving for two years, with the chance of a posting in the dangerous south. (Reuters)

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Actors Harrison Ford and Calista Flockhart attend the Los Angeles Premiere of Warner Bros. Pictures' and Legendary Pictures' "42" at TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, California. (AFP)

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Actors Harrison Ford and Calista Flockhart attend the Los Angeles Premiere of Warner Bros. Pictures' and Legendary Pictures' "42" at TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, California. (AFP)

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A South Korean soldier walks along barricades on the road leading to North Korea at a military checkpoint in the border city of Paju. South Korea and the United States upgraded their coordinated military surveillance status ahead of an expected mid-range missile launch by North Koreaa, reports said. (AFP)

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A South Korean soldier walks along barricades on the road leading to North Korea at a military checkpoint in the border city of Paju. South Korea and the United States upgraded their coordinated military surveillance status ahead of an expected mid-range missile launch by North Koreaa, reports said. (AFP)

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Fans of Uruguay's Penarol cheer before their Copa Libertadores soccer match against Chile's Deportes Iquique in Montevideo. (Reuters)

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Fans of Uruguay's Penarol cheer before their Copa Libertadores soccer match against Chile's Deportes Iquique in Montevideo. (Reuters)

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US President Barack Obama speaks during a concert in honor of Memphis Soul music in the East Room of the White House in Washington DC, as part of the "In Performance at the White House" series. The concert, featuring performances by Justin Timberlake, Booker T. Jones, Ben Harper, Queen Latifiah, among others, is the latest in the series that honors American musicians from all spectrums of musical genres, and airs next week on the PBS television channel. (AFP)

Updated on Apr 11, 2013 11:02 am IST

US President Barack Obama speaks during a concert in honor of Memphis Soul music in the East Room of the White House in Washington DC, as part of the "In Performance at the White House" series. The concert, featuring performances by Justin Timberlake, Booker T. Jones, Ben Harper, Queen Latifiah, among others, is the latest in the series that honors American musicians from all spectrums of musical genres, and airs next week on the PBS television channel. (AFP)

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Malnourished sea lion pups recover at the Marine Mammal Care Center at Fort MacArthur in San Pedro, California. Sickly emaciated sea lion pups have been turning up on California's coastline in unusually high numbers since January, with live strandings nearly three times higher than the historical average. (AFP)

Updated on Apr 11, 2013 11:02 am IST

Malnourished sea lion pups recover at the Marine Mammal Care Center at Fort MacArthur in San Pedro, California. Sickly emaciated sea lion pups have been turning up on California's coastline in unusually high numbers since January, with live strandings nearly three times higher than the historical average. (AFP)

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Cuban convicts play music as part of their reeducation programme at the maximum security "Combinado del Este" prison, in Havana. Cuban authorities organized a visit for international media for the first time in 9 years, to the biggest prison in Cuba, to show press the prison population's health and education condition. (AFP)

Updated on Apr 11, 2013 11:02 am IST

Cuban convicts play music as part of their reeducation programme at the maximum security "Combinado del Este" prison, in Havana. Cuban authorities organized a visit for international media for the first time in 9 years, to the biggest prison in Cuba, to show press the prison population's health and education condition. (AFP)

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An Iranian man squats next to his destroyed house in the town of Shonbeh, southeast of Bushehr, after a powerful earthquake struck near the Gulf port city of Bushehr. The 6.1 magnitude quake killed at least 30 people and injured 800 but Iran's only nuclear power plant was left intact, officials said.(AFP)

Updated on Apr 11, 2013 11:02 am IST

An Iranian man squats next to his destroyed house in the town of Shonbeh, southeast of Bushehr, after a powerful earthquake struck near the Gulf port city of Bushehr. The 6.1 magnitude quake killed at least 30 people and injured 800 but Iran's only nuclear power plant was left intact, officials said.(AFP)

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Confetti flies as Venezuela's acting President Nicolas Maduro greets supporters during a campaign rally in Catia La Mar, Venezuela. Maduro, the hand-picked successor of late President Hugo Chavez, is running for president against opposition candidate Henrique Capriles in the Venezuelan presidential election. (AP)

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Confetti flies as Venezuela's acting President Nicolas Maduro greets supporters during a campaign rally in Catia La Mar, Venezuela. Maduro, the hand-picked successor of late President Hugo Chavez, is running for president against opposition candidate Henrique Capriles in the Venezuelan presidential election. (AP)

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Venezuelan opposition presidential candidate Henrique Capriles greets supporters during a campaign rally in Valencia, in Venezuela. The final stretch of Venezuela's race to replace Hugo Chavez coincides with a delicate anniversary for the opposition: 11 years since a brief coup against the late leftist leader. (AFP)

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Venezuelan opposition presidential candidate Henrique Capriles greets supporters during a campaign rally in Valencia, in Venezuela. The final stretch of Venezuela's race to replace Hugo Chavez coincides with a delicate anniversary for the opposition: 11 years since a brief coup against the late leftist leader. (AFP)

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An indigenous man stands in front of his house at the indigenous community of Monimbo in Masaya City. Indigenous representatives from Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru and Venezuela will analyze the food security of their people during the 13th ordinary session of the Indigenous Parliament of America (PIA) held in the city of Managua. (Reuters)

Updated on Apr 11, 2013 11:02 am IST

An indigenous man stands in front of his house at the indigenous community of Monimbo in Masaya City. Indigenous representatives from Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru and Venezuela will analyze the food security of their people during the 13th ordinary session of the Indigenous Parliament of America (PIA) held in the city of Managua. (Reuters)

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Mukul Roy along with other TMC leaders protesting over the heckling of party chief Mamata Banerjee and Amit Mitra by Left activists, in New Delhi. PTI Photo

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Mukul Roy along with other TMC leaders protesting over the heckling of party chief Mamata Banerjee and Amit Mitra by Left activists, in New Delhi. PTI Photo

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