Today's Pics! Wednesday, April 1st, 2009

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The Canadian Forces Chief of the Defence Staff, General Walt Natynczyk, talks to a member of the honor guard during a visit to Alpha One Camp.
Exercise Tropical Hammer 09-01 is a general Engineer support training exercise that is being held in Jamaica from March 21 to April 24, 2009. Led by the Canadian Operational Support Command (CANOSCOM), Tropical Hammer is conducted in cooperation with the Jamaican Defence Force (JDF) and includes the participation of American and British military engineers. The overall objective is to provide military Engineers with an opportunity to train and confirm their collective technical skills in preparation for deployment to Afghanistan. The work in Jamaica is similar to the type and standard of design and construction that military engineers can expect to see in Afghanistan. Photo: Sergeant Paz Quillé, Canadian Forces Combat Camera. Hires

The Canadian Forces Chief of the Defence Staff, General Walt Natynczyk, talks with Staff Sergeant Everton Anderson, a construction Engineer from the Jamaica Defence Force, during a visit to Up Park Camp.
Exercise Tropical Hammer 09-01 is a general Engineer support training exercise that is being held in Jamaica from March 21 to April 24, 2009. Led by the Canadian Operational Support Command (CANOSCOM), Tropical Hammer is conducted in cooperation with the Jamaican Defence Force (JDF) and includes the participation of American and British military engineers. The overall objective is to provide military Engineers with an opportunity to train and confirm their collective technical skills in preparation for deployment to Afghanistan. The work in Jamaica is similar to the type and standard of design and construction that military engineers can expect to see in Afghanistan. Photo: Sergeant Paz Quillé, Canadian Forces Combat Camera. Hires

The Jamaica Defence Force Guard of Honour is parading to salute the arrival of the Canadian Forces Chief of the Defence Staff, General Walt Natynczyk during his first visit to Jamaica.
Exercise Tropical Hammer 09-01 is a general Engineer support training exercise that is being held in Jamaica from March 21 to April 24, 2009. Led by the Canadian Operational Support Command (CANOSCOM), Tropical Hammer is conducted in cooperation with the Jamaican Defence Force (JDF) and includes the participation of American and British military engineers. The overall objective is to provide military Engineers with an opportunity to train and confirm their collective technical skills in preparation for deployment to Afghanistan. The work in Jamaica is similar to the type and standard of design and construction that military engineers can expect to see in Afghanistan. Photo: Sergeant Paz Quillé, Canadian Forces Combat Camera. Hires

The Canadian Forces Chief of the Defence Staff, General Walt Natynczyk, is meeting with Major General Stewart Emerson Saunders, the Chief of Defence Staff of the Jamaica Defence Force during his first visit to Jamaica.
Exercise Tropical Hammer 09-01 is a general Engineer support training exercise that is being held in Jamaica from March 21 to April 24, 2009. Led by the Canadian Operational Support Command (CANOSCOM), Tropical Hammer is conducted in cooperation with the Jamaican Defence Force (JDF) and includes the participation of American and British military engineers. The overall objective is to provide military Engineers with an opportunity to train and confirm their collective technical skills in preparation for deployment to Afghanistan. The work in Jamaica is similar to the type and standard of design and construction that military engineers can expect to see in Afghanistan. Photo: Sergeant Paz Quillé, Canadian Forces Combat Camera. Hires

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Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Jeremy Sergey talks to Clarence and Janice Alfontaine about the state of their truck, which was stuck on County Road 81 in Harwood, N.D., after the road flooded Mar. 30, 2009. Sergey is part of the multi-agency response to the disaster caused by floodwaters around Fargo, N.D. The response efforts included the Cass County SheriffÕs Department, the Fish and Wildlife Service, Customs and Border Protection, Valley Water Rescue and the U.S. Coast Guard. (U.S. Coast Guard photo/PA3 Annie R. Berlin) Hires

Petty Officers 3rd Class Jeremy Sergey and Dan Fraley from Coast Guard Station Sault Ste Marie, Mich., and Duane Kashmark, a diver from the Valley Water Rescue in Fargo, N.D., walk toward a group of Cass County Sheriff officers after rescuing two Harwood, N.D., residents from their truck that was stuck on the flooded County Road 81 Mar. 30, 2009. Responders from the Cass County SheriffÕs Department, the Fish and Wildlife Service, Customs and Border Protection, Valley Water Rescue and the U.S. Coast Guard have rescued 92 people thus far, and continue to conduct welfare patrols in the flooded areas to check on residents. (U.S. Coast Guard photo/PA3 Annie R. Berlin) Hires

Cass County Sheriff Deputy Dean Haaland talks with Catherine Tesch about the state of her home after the dangerous floodwaters continued to rise all around Fargo, N.D., Monday, Mar. 30, 2009. Tesch's home, unlike many of her neighbors, was not seriously affected by the floodwaters. (U.S. Coast Guard photo/PA3 Annie R. Berlin) Hires

FARGO, N.D. - In this photo by the U.S. Coast Guard, Petty Officer 3rd Class Peter Mavin, a machinery technician from Small Boat Station St. Clair Shores, Mich., works on an airboat at Cass County Highway Department, Tuesday, March 31, 2009. (U.S. Coast Guard photo/Petty Officer 2nd Class Bill Colclough) Hires

An Army bomb disposal unit dealing with an abandoned vehicle near Tennant Road police station - one of many such suspicious vehicles(Paul Faith/PA)

A Canadian soldier from the NATO-led coalition trains in a FOB (Forward Operation Base) in the Taliban stronghold of Arghandab district, Kandahar province, southern Afghanistan, April 1, 2009. Reuters

Canadian soldiers from the NATO-led coalition train in a FOB (Forward Operation Base) in the Taliban stronghold of Arghandab district, Kandahar province, southern Afghanistan, April 1, 2009. Reuters

A Canadian soldier from the NATO-led coalition trains in a FOB (Forward Operation Base) in the Taliban stronghold of Arghandab district, Kandahar province, southern Afghanistan, April 1, 2009. Reuters

Canadian soldiers from the NATO-led coalition load bullets as they train in a FOB (Forward Operation Base) in the Taliban stronghold of Arghandab district, Kandahar province, southern Afghanistan, April 1, 2009. Reuters

A Canadian soldier from the NATO-led coalition checks a weapon during a training session in a FOB (Forward Operation Base) in the Taliban stronghold of Arghandab district, Kandahar province, southern Afghanistan, April 1, 2009. Reuters

A U.S. soldier of 101st Airborne looks through a pair of binoculars as he guards during a patrol in Jalrez district of Wardak province, west of Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, March 31, 2009. AP Photo

U.S. Navy Corpsman Shamir Jinah patrols through a devestated neighborhood with U.S. Marines on March 31, 2009 in the abandoned town of Now Zad in Helmand province Afghanistan. Marines from Lima Company of the 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment have been fighting Taliban insurgents, who's frontline position is just over a mile away from their base. Military commanders say the civilian population fled during heaving fighting between British troops and Taliban fighters several years ago, leaving a ghost town, now a battleground between the U.S. Marines and Taliban. ***** Images

U.S. Marine LCpl. Bill Mularski searches a house for hidden arms cashes on March 31, 2009 in the abandoned town of Now Zad in Helmand province Afghanistan. Marines from Lima Company of the 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment have been fighting Taliban insurgents, who's frontline position is just over a mile away from their base. Military commanders say the civilian population fled during heaving fighting between British troops and Taliban fighters several years ago, leaving a ghost town, now a battleground between the U.S. Marines and Taliban. ***** Images

U.S. Marines keep watch as fellow Marines search for Taliban arms cashes on March 31, 2009 in the abandoned town of Now Zad in Helmand province Afghanistan. Marines from Lima Company of the 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment have been fighting Taliban insurgents, who's frontline position is just over a mile away from their base. Military commanders say the civilian population fled during heaving fighting between British troops and Taliban fighters several years ago, leaving a ghost town, now a battleground between the U.S. Marines and Taliban. ***** Images

U.S. Marines keep watch near a rusted Soviet tank as fellow Marines search for Taliban arms cashes on March 31, 2009 in the abandoned town of Now Zad in Helmand province Afghanistan. Marines from Lima Company of the 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment have been fighting Taliban insurgents, who's frontline position is just over a mile away from their base. Military commanders say the civilian population fled during heaving fighting between British troops and Taliban fighters several years ago, leaving a ghost town, now a battleground between the U.S. Marines and Taliban. ***** Images

U.S. Marine LCpl. Thomas O'Fallon patrols past destroyed buildings on March 31, 2009 in the abandoned town of Now Zad in Helmand province Afghanistan. Marines from Lima Company of the 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment have been fighting Taliban insurgents, who's frontline position is just over a mile away from their base. Military commanders say the civilian population fled during heaving fighting between British troops and Taliban fighters several years ago, leaving a ghost town, now a battleground between the U.S. Marines and Taliban. ***** Images

U.S. Navy Corpsman Shamir Jinah pauses with U.S. Marines while on patrol on March 31, 2009 in the abandoned town of Now Zad in Helmand province Afghanistan. Marines from Lima Company of the 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment have been fighting Taliban insurgents, who's frontline position is just over a mile away from their base. Military commanders say the civilian population fled during heaving fighting between British troops and Taliban fighters several years ago, leaving a ghost town, now a battleground between the U.S. Marines and Taliban. ***** Images

Iraqi army soldiers patrol Baghdad's Fadhil district, Iraq, Tuesday, March 31, 2009. The U.S. military is seeking to reassure its Sunni allies that it would support them despite fears that the Shiite-led government plans a purge of their ranks after a weekend crackdown in Baghdad that saw the leader of a Sunni group arrested in central Baghdad's Fadhil district Saturday and, after two days of sporadic fighting, his followers disarmed. AP Photo

An Iraqi army soldier takes his aim as his unit patrols Baghdad's Fadhil district, Iraq, Tuesday, March 31, 2009. The U.S. military is seeking to reassure its Sunni allies that it would support them despite fears that the Shiite-led government plans a purge of their ranks after a weekend crackdown in Baghdad that saw the leader of a Sunni group arrested in central Baghdad's Fadhil district Saturday and, after two days of sporadic fighting, his followers disarmed. AP Photo

The Iraqi army patrols Baghdad's Fadhil district, Iraq, Tuesday, March 31, 2009. The U.S. military is seeking to reassure its Sunni allies that it would support them despite fears that the Shiite-led government plans a purge of their ranks after a weekend crackdown in Baghdad that saw the leader of a Sunni group arrested in central Baghdad's Fadhil district Saturday and, after two days of sporadic fighting, his followers disarmed. AP Photo

Secretary of the Army Pete M. Geren, left, presents a plaque to Gertrude E. Noone, 110, as her great niece Deborah Woods sits next to her on Tuesday March 31, 2009 in Milford, Conn. Noone is believed to be the Army's oldest living female veteran, and is being recognized in honor of Women's History Month and the Army's "Year of the Non Commissioned Officer." AP Photo

Gertrude E. Noone, 110, speaks with Spc. Tammy Foular, an Iraq combat veteran assigned to the 248th engineer company of the Connecticut National Guard, Tuesday March 31, 2009 in Milford, Conn. Noone is believed to be the Army's oldest living veteran, and is being recognized in honor of Women's History Month and the Army's "Year of the Non Commissioned Officer." AP Photo

In this undated photo provided by the U.S. Army, Gertrude E. Noone can be seen in uniform. Noone joined the Women's Army Corps as a tech sergeant in 1943, and worked her way up to sergeant first class helping the war and post-war efforts until 1949. Born Dec. 30, 1898, Noone is a life-long resident of Connecticut, and the second-oldest resident of the state. Noone is believed to be the Army's oldest living veteran at 110. AP Photo

Surrounded by bodyguards, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits the Western Wall, Judaism's holiest site, in Jerusalem, Wednesday, April 1, 2009. Netanyahu officially assumed the reins of power in Israel on Wednesday, becoming the country's Israel 13th prime minister at a ceremony in Jerusalem in which he vowed to tackle its greatest pending challenges. AP Photo

An Israeli police officer holds a Qassam rocket fired by Palestinian militants from the Gaza Strip towards Israel during a police bomb squad briefing in Jerusalem on March 31, 2009. Israel's prime minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu said that he is ready to negotiate peace with the Palestinians, at a parliament session to confirm him and his cabinet. ***** Images

Israeli soldiers are seen around a tank at the Israel Gaza border, in southern Israel, Tuesday March 31, 2009. Israeli forces attacked a group of Palestinian militants along the Gaza-Israel border early Tuesday, killing two gunmen and wounding three others in one of the worst flare-ups of violence since Israel ended its offensive in the territory more than two months ago. AP Photo

Israeli soldiers stand atop a tank near Kibbutz Kissufim just outside the central Gaza Strip March 31, 2009. An Israeli air strike killed two Palestinian militants in the central Gaza Strip close to the border fence with Israel, medical workers said on Tuesday. An Israeli military spokeswoman said fire was directed against militants who tried to plant explosive devices along the border fence. Reuters

In this photo released by Israel's Defense Ministry, Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak, left, and Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Gabi Ashkenazi, second from left, meet with Israeli soldiers in the norht of Israel Tuesday, March 31, 2009. AP Photo

A handout picture released by the Israeli Defense Ministry shows Defense Minister Ehud Barak (L) and Chief of Staff Gabi Ashkenazi (C) visiting Israeli soldiers in northern Israel on March 31, 2009. Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu finalised his right-wing government, a day before presenting it to parliament amid international concern over its stand on the troubled Middle East peace talks. Labour leader Ehud Barak will remain as defence minister. ***** Images

Members of a crime gang which stole and dealt in hydrocarbons --protected by the Golfo-Zetas drug traffickers-- in the Cuenca de Burgos, Reynosa, state of Tamaulipas are presented to the press in the Attorney General's office in Mexico City on March 31, 2009. ***** Images

City of London police officers search a man outside the Royal Exchange in central London's financial district, Wednesday April 1, 2009 ahead of the G20 summit. World leaders are gathering in London for the Group of 20 summit amid an unprecedented security operation to protect the meeting from violent protests and terrorists. AP Photo

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U.S. President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama arrive in Marine One on the grounds of Winfield House, the U.S. Ambassador's residence in London, March 31, 2009. Obama arrived in Britain on Tuesday for this week's G20 economic crisis summit, starting his first major trip abroad since taking office on Jan. 20. Reuters

U.S. President Barack Obama steps off Marine One on the grounds of Winfield House, the U.S. Amabassador's London residence, March 31, 2009. Obama arrived in Britain on Tuesday for this week's G20 economic crisis summit, starting his first major trip abroad since taking office on Jan. 20. Reuters

The vehicle containing U.S. President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama turns into Downing Street in central London April 1, 2009. World leaders will have their work cut out at a G20 summit where Obama makes his first major international sortie, under perhaps more pressure than anyone to show that the country where the crisis began can lead the way out. Reuters

The motorcade carrying U.S. President Barack Obama and his wife first lady Michelle Obama arrives in Downing Street on April 1, 2009 in London, England. Obama is on his first trip to the UK as President and will be attending G20 world leaders' summit dedicated to tackling the global financial crisis. ***** Images

Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown (L) greets U.S. President Barack Obama at Downing Street in London April 1, 2009. World leaders will have their work cut out at a G20 summit where Obama makes his first major international sortie, under perhaps more pressure than anyone to show that the country where the crisis began can lead the way out. Reuters

British policemen (L) share a joke as a man protests against Climate Change, Poverty and Injustice and Suffering, outide the Royal Exchange in London, on March 31, 2009. London is bracing for angry protests before and during Thursday's G20 summit, which will see fortress-like security for world leaders including US President Barack Obama. ***** Images

Cambodian police officers check a car outside the court during the trial of Kaing Guek Eav, better known as Duch, the former Khmer Rouge prison chief of S-21, or Tuol Sleng prison, at the Extraodinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) in Phnom Penh on April 1, 2009. Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on March 31, warned that his country would be plunged back into civil war if the current UN-backed Khmer Rouge genocide court pursued more suspects. ***** Images

Cambodian police look on at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia in Phnom Penh Wednesday, April 1, 2009. Kaing Guek Eav, also know as, "Duch" is the first of five former Khmer Rouge leaders being tried for crimes against humanity. The man accused of being the Khmer Rouge's chief torturer put down his prepared speech, removed his eyeglasses and gazed at the courtroom audience as he pleaded for forgiveness from the country he helped terrorize three decades ago. AP Photo

Jailed Russian oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky is lead by police into a Moscow court on April 1, 2009. Prosecutors were to present new charges against Russia's former richest man Mikhail Khodorkovsky amid questions over why authorities were putting the jailed tycoon on trial for a second time. ***** Images

A police officer guards one of Russia's best-known statues of Vladimir Lenin, Wednesday April 1, 2009, the statue was damaged by a blast last night, in St. Petersburg, Russia. The blast hit the towering statue in the square outside Finland Station in St. Petersburg. The bronze statue, portraying Lenin with his arm raised, commemorates a speech he gave outside the station when he returned to Russia from exile in April 1917, a few months before the Bolshevik Revolution. AP Photo

Nicolas Polutnik (C), director of Caterpillar France, watches as police officers enter his office inside a Caterpillar factory in Grenoble March 31, 2009. Dozens of workers facing the sack at the factory run by U.S. company Caterpillar Inc detained four managers including Polutnik on Tuesday and demanded further talks on the announced layoffs, a union official said. Reuters

A City of London police officer secures the area after a suspected package was found in central London's City financial district, Tuesday March 31, 2009. The area was sealed off, police sappers were called and made a controlled explosion and shortly afterwards an all clear order was given. World leaders are gathering in London for the Group of 20 summit amid an unprecedented security operation to protect the meeting from possible violent protests. AP Photo

City of London police officers secure the area after a suspected package was found in central London's City financial district, Tuesday March 31, 2009. The area was sealed off, police sappers were called and made a controlled explosion and shortly afterwards an all clear order was given. World leaders are gathering in London for the Group of 20 summit amid an unprecedented security operation to protect the meeting from possible violent protests. AP Photo

Police officers stand next to a sign near the ExCeL centre in London March 31, 2009. Prime Minister Gordon Brown said on Monday there was a lot of work to be done to pull together a deal to save the global economy at this week's G20 summit, but it could be achieved. Reuters

British police officers patrol outside the U.S. embassy in London ahead of the G20 summit Tuesday March 31, 2009. World leaders are gathering in London for the Group of 20 summit amid an unprecedented security operation to protect the meeting from violent protests and terrorists. AP Photo

A police horse van drives past The Bank of England on March 31, 2009 in London, England. Security measures are being tightened around the centre in preparation for the G20 leaders' summit which begins on Wednesday April 2, and will host leaders from around the world with plans to discuss measures aimed at tackling the current global economic downturn. ***** Images

Damaged motorcycles are seen as police officials inspect a blast site at Jyotikuchi, on the outskirts of Gauhati, India, Tuesday, March 31, 2009. A bomb exploded in a busy market place in India's restive northeast on Tuesday, killing one person and wounding 13 others, an official said. AP Photo

A policeman stands guard during a funeral for policemen who were killed in an attack at a police training centre in Lahore March 31, 2009. Pakistani Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud said on Tuesday his group had carried out an attack on a police academy in the city of Lahore in retaliation for U.S. drone attacks on militants in Pakistan. Reuters

Croatian soldiers march during a joint exercise with the U.S. National Guard of Minnesota at a military training ground in Gasinci, Eastern Croatia in this February 26, 2009 file photo. Albania, one of the poorest countries in Europe, is brimming with pride and the prospect of joining the alliance, together with fellow Adriatic state Croatia, at a NATO summit hosted jointly by France and Germany from April 3-4. Reuters

A Croatian soldier observes from an armoured personnel carrier during a joint exercise with the U.S. National Guard of Minnesota at a military training ground in Gasinci, Eastern Croatia in this February 26, 2009 file photo. Albania, one of the poorest countries in Europe, is brimming with pride and the prospect of joining the alliance, together with fellow Adriatic state Croatia, at a NATO summit hosted jointly by France and Germany from April 3-4. Reuters

Croatian soldiers attend a briefing after joint military exercise with members of the U.S. Minnesota National guard at Gasinci training centre, some 200 kilometers eastern of Zagreb in this February 26, 2009 file photo. Albania, one of the poorest countries in Europe, is brimming with pride and the prospect of joining the alliance, together with fellow Adriatic state Croatia, at a NATO summit hosted jointly by France and Germany from April 3-4. Reuters

South African policemen walk at the exit of the South Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg on March 31, 2009 following the attempted escape by two man found guilty for murdering reggae icon Lucky Dube. The High Court in Johannesburg found Sifiso Mhlanga, Julio Shirindza, and Mbuti Mabe guilty today of murdering South Africa's internationally acclaimed reggae star Lucky Dube, who was gunned down during a botched hijacking on October 18, 2007. The musician's killing has provoked worldwide condemnation and renewed domestic calls for the restoration of the death penalty in a bid to stem one of the world's highest murder rates. ***** Images

A Burundian peacekeeper from the African Union Mission to Somalia (AMISOM) stands guard outside their base in Mogadishu March 30, 2009, as residents wait for medical attention at the AMISOM camp. Fighting between Somali police and Islamist gunmen killed seven people on Monday in Mogadishu, witnesses said, raising the stakes as a new president tries to bring stability to the failed Horn of Africa state. Reuters

A French policeman rides his motorcycle past NATO logos set up on the Congress Center of Strasbourg March 31, 2009. Strasbourg in France and the German cities of Baden-Baden and Kehl will host the NATO member states summit April 3 and 4. Reuters

French army divers inspect the Ill river in downtown Strasbourg as residents sitting on a bench watch March 31, 2009. Strasbourg in France and the German cities of Baden-Baden and Kehl will host the NATO member states summit April 3 and 4. Reuters

French army divers inspect the Ill river in downtown Strasbourg as residents watch March 31, 2009. Strasbourg in France and the German cities of Baden-Baden and Kehl will host the NATO member states summit April 3 and 4. Reuters

A French army diver inspects the Ill river in downtown Strasbourg March 31, 2009. Strasbourg in France and the German cities of Baden-Baden and Kehl will host the NATO member states summit April 3 and 4. Reuters

in this Greek navy handout photo released on Wednesday, April 1, 2009, a navy commando is seen detaining a speedboat with suspected Somali pirates tied up alongside a Greek frigate in the Gulf of Aden after a failed attack on a Norwegian cargo ship. The navy said Greek commandos later released the five men after no arms were found on the vessel. Nobody was hurt in Wednesday's pirate attack, which the Norwegian Sigloo Tor's crew fought off with fire hoses. AP Photo

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A view of the statue of Vladimir Ulyanov (Lenin), the founder of Soviet Union, damaged by the explosion in St.Petersburg, Russia 01 April 2009. The monument at the Finlandsky Train Station was damaged by an explosion early Wednesday

City police are deployed at an urban poor compound being reclaimed as private property in Paranaque City, south of Manila, Philippines 01 April 2009. Tensions flared when urban poor occupants, who still have no option of relocation, caught some members of the demolition crew stealing items from unattended shanties

A Minnesota National Guardsman (R) checks with Sheriff Deputy Darin Bredman (L) on open roads by the flooded Red River near Moorhead, Minnesota, USA, 31 March 2009. The river has started to recede however an early spring storm is bringing as much as 12 inches (30.5 cm) of snow to the area. Officials reported that the river crested at 40.82 feet (12.44 meters) early 29 March but a second crest is possible as the snow melts over the next couple of weeks

Spanish police arrest a suspect in the coastal city of San Sebastian, Basque Country, Spain on 31 March 2009. Eight youths suspected of violent offences linked to the banned nationalist youth organisation Segi were detained in a police operation ordered by Spain's leading anti-terrorist judge Baltasar Garzon

Portuguese Defense Minister, Nuno Severiano Teixeira, visits the army Rapid Reaction Brigade HQ, Tancos, Portugal

A British military band performs during the handover ceremony of a British military base at Basra International Airport to U.S. forces, Iraq on 31 March 2009. The handover comes as part of the British forces’ measures to withdraw from Iraq by the end of July, 2009

US Army general Danila Bolger speaks during the handover ceremony of Rustumiya military base in eastern Baghdad, on 31 March 2009 . The Multi National Force-Iraq handed over control of Camp Rustamiyah to the care of the Iraqi army

A police rubber dinghy pictured on Thames rives near ExCel conference centre in London, Britain, 31 March 2009. The ExCel centre will host the G20 Summit on 02 April 2009

South Korean and U.S. troops conduct a joint air raid exercise in Mungyeong, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea on 31 March 2009

Czech photographer Josef Koudela poses with one of his photos in the background during a press conference in Mexico City, Mexico, 30 March 2009. Koudela's photos of the Soviet troops invasion in Prague in 1968 will be on exhibition at the Universitary Cultural Center Tlatelolco from 01 April 2009

Police commandos react after they killed four militants and arrested three others on 30 March 2009, ending an eight-hour standoff at a police-training academy in the eastern province of Punjab that left several police dead and around 100 wounded. The militants, some in police uniforms, attacked the training school by first lobbing hand grenades over the perimeter wall and then opening indiscriminate fire on the panicked law enforcement officers

An Israeli soldier fires tear gas at Palestinian demonstrators as they demonstrate to mark 'Land Day' in the occupied West Bank village of Idna, north of Hebron, on 30 March 2009. Land Day commemorates the killing of six Palestinians during a 1976 protest against land confiscations

Pakistani paramilitary soldiers arrest a terrorist who was about to blow a hand grenade near a military helicopter (not in picture), that was brought for aerial suvelliance, near a Police Training Center, during a gunbattle with terrorists, on the outskirts of Lahore, Pakistan on 30 March 2009. Militants raided a police training centre on 30 March, with assault rifles and hand grenades near Pakistan's eastern city of Lahore, killing at least 22 people, injuring several recruits and taking scores hostage, police officials and media reports said. Hundreds of police officers and government soldiers had surrounded the building located in the Manawan area, about 20 kilometres from downtown Lahore, and had been exchanging fire with the attackers for four hours

(FILE) Undated file picture shows Vostok battalion commander Chechen Sulim Yamadayev (front R) talking to unidentified officer in Khankala, Chechnya, Russia. Ex-commander of the Vostok battalion Sulim Yamadayev was shot in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, 29 March 2009. Sulim Yamadayev was officially dismissed from his post as commander of the Russian Defence Ministry's Vostok battalion in August 2008 over an alleged involvement in the 1998 abduction and murder of a Chechen businessman

Canadian soldiers of NATO's International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), secure the site of a suicide bomb attack in Kandahar Afghanistan on 30 March 2009. A suicide bomber detonated his explosive-filled vest inside a district headquarter in Kandahar, southern Afghanistan on 30 March, killing eight people including police and civilians and wounded six others

An Iraqi man passes by Iraqi military vehicles in Baghdad's al-Fadl neighbourhood, Baghdad, Iraq, 30 March 2009. US and Iraqi forces 29 March imposed a siege on central Baghdad's al-Fadl neighbourhood, blocking roads leading to it, a day after clashes erupted with members of a Sunni militia group. Iraqi police and army forces were deployed in the neighbourhood and asked inhabitants to hand over their weapons, witnesses told the German Press Agency dpa. Armed clashes erupted 28 March evening as American and Iraqi troops arrested a key leader of the Awakening Councils, Adel al- Mashhadani, and his aide on "terrorism charges," including murder and displacement

General James E. Cartwright, Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the US (R) and Chief of Joint Staff of the Georgian Armed Forces General Devi Tchankotadze (L) attend a wreath laying ceremony at a military base in Gori, Georgia, 30 March 2009

The 9,200-ton Aegis-class destroyer John S McCain of the US Navy leaves Busan for deployment to the East Sea on a mission to monitor the North Korean rocket launch slated for early April, South Korea, 30 March 2009. The US has said it will not shoot down the rocket unless it approaches the United States

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Police confront anti-capitalist and climate change activists staging a protest march outside the Bank of England, in the City of London, Britain, 01 April 2009. Protesters are holding a series of marches throughout the capital's financial district, coinciding with the G20 summit April 02. Police are mounting a huge security operation and businesses have also prepared for the demonstrations, with some boarding up premises.

A handout picture provided by the Senade shows Argentinian Deputy President, Julio Cesar Cleto Cobos (L, background), and the President of the lower house in the Parliament, Eduardo Fellner (R, background), at the arrival of the coffin with the remains of former Argentinian president Raul Alfonsin (C) to the Parliament's Blue Hall for his public wake, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, 01 April 2009. Alfonsin, who led the country between 1983 and 1989, died 31 March 2009 at the age of 82 after being diagnosed with lung cancer in 2007. His burial will be celebrated tomorrow in the Recoleta cementery in Buenos Aires.

The father of a family is arrested by police officers in Freiburg, Germany, 01 April 2009. According to police statements, the man took his child and his wife hostage in his flat. The police was able to overpower and arrest the father. The wife and the child stayed unharmed

Canadian soldiers of NATO's International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) secure the site of a multiple suicide bomb attacks, outside the provincial council office in Kandahar Afghanistan on 01 April 2009. Four militants outfitted with explosives and automatic rifles attacked a provincial council office in southern Afghanistan on 01 April, killing seven civilians and three police officers. One attacker detonated an explosives-laden vehicle in front of the office in Kandahar, the capital of Kandahar province, killing a police officer guarding the compound.

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The helmet of a Canadian soldier from the NATO-led coalition is seen on the ground during a training session in a FOB (Forward Operation Base) in the Taliban stronghold of Arghandab district, Kandahar province, southern Afghanistan, April 1, 2009.

Canadian soldiers with the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) stand outside the provincial council office following suicide attacks in Kandahar province, south of Kabul, Afghanistan on Wednesday, April 1, 2009. Three Taliban suicide bombers disguised in army uniforms stormed a government office in southern Afghanistan on Wednesday after a fourth detonated a car bomb, officials said. At least 17 people, including the four assailants, died.

Croatian soldiers march during a joint exercise with the U.S. National Guard of Minnesota at a military training ground in Gasinci, Eastern Croatia in this February 26, 2009 file photo. Albania, one of the poorest countries in Europe, is brimming with pride a

A protestors hangs a banner during G20 demonstrations outside the Bank of England on April 1, 2009 in London, England

A mannequin dressed as a banker is hanged from traffic light post outside the Bank of England during G20 demonstrations in the City of London on April 1, 2009 in London, England

A police officer with red liquid on his face and uniform outside the Bank of England faces protesters in central London, Wednesday April 1, 2009. Protesters converged on the Bank of England in the British capital, Wednesday, to demonstrate ahead of the G20 summit. They are held back by hundreds of British police spearheading a major security operation

Riot police confront protestors near the Bank of England in the City of London, Wednesday April 1, 2009, as thousands of demonstrators converged on the centre of the city to protest against the G20 scheduled for April 2

Armed police wait in a car before the departure of U.S. President Barack Obama from Downing Street on April 1, 2009 in London. US President Barack Obama is on his first trip to the UK as President and will be attending G20 world leaders' summit dedicated to tackling the global financial crisis.

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Canadian soldiers of NATO's International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), secure the site of multiple suicide bomb attacks targeting the Kandahar provincial council office, in Kandahar Afghanistan on 01 April 2009. Four militants outfitted with explosives and automatic rifles attacked a provincial council office in southern Afghanistan on 01 April, killing seven civilians and three police officers. One attacker detonated an explosives-laden vehicle in front of the office in Kandahar, the capital of Kandahar province, killing a police officer guarding the compound

Police confront anti-capitalist and climate change activists staging a protest march outside theBnak of England, in the City of London, Britain, 01 April 2009. Protesters are holding a series of marches throughout the capital's financial district, coinciding with the G20 summit April 02. Police are mounting a huge security operation and businesses have also prepared for the demonstrations, with some boarding up premises

A motorbike squadron of the police drives through Baden-Baden, Germany, 01 April 2009. The 2009 NATO Summit will take place in Baden-Baden and Kehl, Germany and Strasbourg, France on 03 and 04 April

A policeman is pictured next to a cardboard cut-out of US President Obama at the town hall in Baden-Baden, Germany, 01 April 2009. The 2009 NATO Summit will take place in Baden-Baden and Kehl, Germany and Strasbourg, France on 03 and 04 April. US President Obama will be welcomed on the market square in Baden-Baden.

Hooded demonstrators display a captured NATO flag prior to the NATO Summit in Kehl, Germany and Strasbourg, France, 01 April 2009. The demonstrators pulled down the flag from a flagpole on the French side of the Europabruecke (lit. Europe bridge) that connects Kehl and Strasbourg. The 2009 NATO Summit will take place on 03 and 04 April 2009

[Boina verde]

Ups...wrong topic.

[Panchito12]

Nice pix everybody!

What a looser. Bleeding like a pig, crying like a little girl, and bad teeth....dude, this is no way to go through life.

[arsenalfootball]

busy day gents. keep up the photos..thanks all












[she's dippin']

[He219]

Afghan national army commandos of the 207th Corps accompanied by coalition forces advance on the enemy Monday after receiving small arms and rocket propelled grenade fire during a routine combat reconnaissance patrol in Herat province.

A U.S. soldier patrolled the abandoned town of Now Zad, Afghanistan, Tuesday. Marines have been fighting area Taliban insurgents. Civilians fled years ago during conflicts. On Tuesday, an Iranian official offered help in Afghanistan during a meeting with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in the Hague.

A man painting part of the Eiffel Tower Tuesday in Paris. The tower is undergoing an 18-month makeover that requires 60 tons of paint

Cherry trees bloomed in front of the Jefferson Memorial in Washington Tuesday. The annual Cherry Blossom Festival runs April 4 to April 12.

[Givati575]

Amazing photos so far!!

[KramerIDF]

Best picture I seen all day. Can only be described as: Pow!

[el_kab0ng]

Something tells me this will be the new "TITS OR GTFO" picture.

[ortizoner]

damn, somebody kicked his as...!