Wednesday, 19 March 2008, 17:47 GMT

Day in pictures

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A boy plays in the rubble near a bombed building in Baghdad, where his family has made their home. He is one of millions of internally displaced people in Iraq.


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On the fifth anniversary of the start of the US-led war in Iraq, protesters have been joining peace marches in US cities.


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In the West Bank village of Deirat, a Palestinian man argues with an Israeli army soldier as his home is demolished.


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Gurkha soldiers campaigning for greater pension and retirement rights took their protest to parliament in London.


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The city of Valencia, Spain, celebrates the annual "Fallas" festival, on the feast of Saint Joseph.


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Japanese Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura with the popular manga (or cartoon) character Doraemon, who is to be the main promoter of Japanese pop culture to the world.


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Much-needed rice from Vietnam arrives in the Philippines, amid surging prices and tight stocks worldwide.


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Taiwan's opposition Nationalist Party candidate Ma Ying-jeou speaks to supporters during a rally ahead of Saturday's presidential election.


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A Tibetan monk in Nepal protests against China's crackdown against Tibet.

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