Monday: The day in photos
Pakistani police arrest an alleged gunmen following the siege of a police training center in Lahore. Gunmen in police uniforms stormed the center, reportedly killing up to two dozen recruits and holding scores of others hostage before being overpowered. (K.M. Chaudary / Associated Press)
A rescue worker searches for victims of a flash flood caused by a dam burst on the outskirts of Jakarta, Indonesia. The dam burst before dawn Friday, sending a wall of water crashing into a densely packed neighborhood. At least 96 people were killed and 130 others were missing -- but hopes of finding them alive were dimming. (Dita Alangkara / Associated Press)
Sewage worker Ramesh Sahu performs his risky job in Calcutta, India. Workers regularly descend into the sewers without protective gear, facing toxic fumes and human waste, despite a rise in the number of deaths among their ranks. (Piyal Adhikary / EPA)
On the first day of a four-day visit to London, Mexican President
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A bridal mood reigned at designer Bec Ji-e’s show during the 2009-10 Fall/Winter Seoul Fashion Week in Seoul, South Korea. (Jeon Heon-Kyun / EPA)
Qatar residents sit under the logo for the Arab summit, which begins today in Doha. Among topics high on the agenda are Palestinian feuding and the International Criminal Court’s arrest warrant for Sudanese President Omar Bashir. (Amr Nabil / Associated Press)
A Palestinian girl in traditional clothing plants a tree to mark Land Day in the northern Gaza Strip. The event included a march, which marked the 33rd anniversary of Land Day, commemorating the killing of six Arab citizens of Israel by the Israeli army and police on March 30, 1976, during protests over Israeli confiscations of Arab land. (Khalil Hamra / Associated Press)
Posters adorn Cannes, France, to promote MIPTV (International Television Programme Market), today through April 3. (Lionel Cironneau / Associated Press)
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A mother of one of the victims of a soccer stampede mourns in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. At least 19 were killed and 130 injured when hundreds of fans tried to force their way into a stadium in Abidjan as Ivory Coast played a World Cup-qualifying match against Malawi. (Kambou Sia / AFP / Getty Images)
It was foggy and about 40 degrees in Minsk, Belarus, but that didn’t discourage one woman from taking a stroll with her baby. (Sergei Grits / Associated Press)
