

A decorated horse participates in the Ghode Jatra festival, an annual horse racing festival, in Katmandu, Nepal. According to legend, the festival is held to celebrate the victory over a demon named Tundi. It is believed that the clamor of horses' hooves on Ghode Jatra keeps the demon's sprit away. Niranjan Shrestha/AP
Senators take their seats before a legislative economic development meeting at the Capitol in Albany, N.Y. From left are Sen. Bill Perkins, D-New York, Sen. Carl Marcellino, R-Oyster Bay, Sen. Joseph Griffo, R-Utica, and Sen. John Bonacic, R-Middletown. Mike Groll/AP
An ornithologist frees a Grey Heron at the Great Hungarian Plain in Hortobagy, about 125 miles east from Budapest. The heron, which had been injured, was rescued and marked with an identification ring before it was returned to nature. Laszlo Balogh /Reuters
A woman bathes using water collected from various areas on World Water Day at a slum in Bhubaneswar, India. The UN estimates that more than one in six people worldwide do not have access to 20-50 liters (5-13 gallons) of safe freshwater a day to ensure their basic needs for drinking, cooking and cleaning. Biswaranjan Rout/AP
Bride Dayami Tellez of Havana, Cuba, boards a 1958 Chevrolet Impala convertible car after her wedding with groom Joaquin Camacho of Spain in Havana March 21, 2012. Desmond Boylan/Reuters
People cross the intersection of Huaihai road and Huang Pi road in downtown Shanghai. Carlos Barria/Reuters
A supporter of Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi listens as she gives a speech during the election campaign at Kawhmu Township. Reuters
Riot police detain activists of opposition youth movements during a rally, dubbed 'Get a tent ready in spring!,' to protest against policies conducted by current Ukrainian authorities in Independence Square in central Kiev. Anatolii Stepanov/Reuters
An image of the late Pope John Paul II hangs from a wall in a church in Leon, Mexico. Pope Benedict XVI arrives Friday. He will hold Sunday Mass in Silao, against the backdrop of the 60-foot-tall hilltop statue of Christ the King, before leaving for Cuba on Monday. Eduardo Verdugo/AP
A man walks along the beach after a storm in Viladecans, near Barcelona, Spain. Emilio Morenatti/AP
A demonstrator carries a pet bird during a workers protest in Lisbon. A strike by Portugal's largest trade union confederation to protest austerity measures and labor reforms disrupted public transport services but had a mostly patchy turnout Thursday. Armando Franca/AP
Fishermen sit in their boats on lake Schliersee in the southern German state of Bavaria during nice an sunny weather. Lennart Preiss/dapd/AP
Painted portraits of Vladimir Putin are on display at an art gallery in St. Petersburg. The exhibition is called 'A kindest-souled man,' by artist Alexei Sergiyenko, whose stated purpose was to depict the prime minister as a man, not a politician. The prices on the paintings start from approximately $8,300. Alexander Demianchuk/Reuters
Lions through the bars of a cage during feeding time at an enclosure at Jordan's Zoo in Yaduda. Ali Jarekji/Reuters
The sun rises through thick fog in Santa Ana, Calif. Thomas Sullens/The Orange County Register/AP