The world in pictures

Agencies Published April 9, 2012
A boy plays at the backside of a vegetable market in Shanghai, China. ? AP Photo
A boy plays at the backside of a vegetable market in Shanghai, China. ? AP Photo
Indian farmers carry their produce to the market along the Ganges River, in Allahabad, India. ? AP Photo
Indian farmers carry their produce to the market along the Ganges River, in Allahabad, India. ? AP Photo
Under pouring rain, Voodoo believers participate in a Voodoo ceremony in Souvenance, Haiti. Hundreds of voodoo followers travel to Souvenance over Easter weekend to show their devotion to the spirits. Voodoo was brought to Haiti by slaves from West Africa and is one of Haiti's three recognized religions. ? AP Photo
Under pouring rain, Voodoo believers participate in a Voodoo ceremony in Souvenance, Haiti. Hundreds of voodoo followers travel to Souvenance over Easter weekend to show their devotion to the spirits. Voodoo was brought to Haiti by slaves from West Africa and is one of Haiti's three recognized religions. ? AP Photo
Thousands of North Koreans gather for the unveiling of a mosaic of the two late North Korean leaders Kim Jong Il and Kim Il Sung as part of celebrations marking the 100 year anniversary of Kim Il Sung's birth in Pyongyang, North Korea. ? AP Photo
Thousands of North Koreans gather for the unveiling of a mosaic of the two late North Korean leaders Kim Jong Il and Kim Il Sung as part of celebrations marking the 100 year anniversary of Kim Il Sung's birth in Pyongyang, North Korea. ? AP Photo
Riot police chase Bahraini anti-government protesters during clashes Sunday, April 8, 2012, in the capital of Manama, Bahrain. Bahrain on Sunday rejected the Danish government's request to transfer a jailed activist who is on a nearly two-month hunger strike to Denmark for treatment, the official news agency in the Gulf kingdom said. ? AP Photo
Riot police chase Bahraini anti-government protesters during clashes Sunday, April 8, 2012, in the capital of Manama, Bahrain. Bahrain on Sunday rejected the Danish government's request to transfer a jailed activist who is on a nearly two-month hunger strike to Denmark for treatment, the official news agency in the Gulf kingdom said. ? AP Photo
A six-alarm Easter morning blaze damaged ten Jersey City buildings at Claremont and West Side avenues, April 8, 2012. ? The Jersey Journal
A six-alarm Easter morning blaze damaged ten Jersey City buildings at Claremont and West Side avenues, April 8, 2012. ? The Jersey Journal
Pablo Leal Requejo poses dressed as an angel after the 'Bajada del Angel' Eastern Holy Week celebration in Penafiel, Spain. During the 'Bajada del Angel' celebration a boy represents an angel appearance unveiling the Virgin's face from a black cloth, a sign of mourning for the death of Jesus, and announces the resurrection of Christ. ? AP Photo
Pablo Leal Requejo poses dressed as an angel after the 'Bajada del Angel' Eastern Holy Week celebration in Penafiel, Spain. During the 'Bajada del Angel' celebration a boy represents an angel appearance unveiling the Virgin's face from a black cloth, a sign of mourning for the death of Jesus, and announces the resurrection of Christ. ? AP Photo
Thai soldiers in ancient dress pull a carriage loaded with the urn of Princess Bejaratana Rajasuda Sirisobhabannavadi to the crematorium during the procession of the royal cremation at the royal ground in Bangkok, Thailand. Princess Bejaratana was the only child of King Vajiravudh (Rama VI) and was a first cousin of King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the present king of Thailand. The Princess passed away on July 27, 2011 at the age of 86. ? AP Photo
Thai soldiers in ancient dress pull a carriage loaded with the urn of Princess Bejaratana Rajasuda Sirisobhabannavadi to the crematorium during the procession of the royal cremation at the royal ground in Bangkok, Thailand. Princess Bejaratana was the only child of King Vajiravudh (Rama VI) and was a first cousin of King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the present king of Thailand. The Princess passed away on July 27, 2011 at the age of 86. ? AP Photo
A tree, protected by a glass enclosure to preserve the Korean writing on it, stands in a forest at a former secret military camp during the fight against the Japanese and the site of what North Koreans say is the home of the late North Korean leader Kim Il Sung and the birthplace of his son and late leader Kim Jong Il at the foot of Mount Paektu. Trees like this were stripped of their bark by anti-Japanese fighters and written messages were left for one another on their trunks. ? AP Photo
A tree, protected by a glass enclosure to preserve the Korean writing on it, stands in a forest at a former secret military camp during the fight against the Japanese and the site of what North Koreans say is the home of the late North Korean leader Kim Il Sung and the birthplace of his son and late leader Kim Jong Il at the foot of Mount Paektu. Trees like this were stripped of their bark by anti-Japanese fighters and written messages were left for one another on their trunks. ? AP Photo

A selection of moments, both everyday and memorable ones, from all across the globe. – Photos by Agencies

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