Day in Photos, April 17, 2011

Another week behind. Today Orthodox Christians celebrate Palm Sunday, there were many professional and amateur sporting events, especially all kinds of races and races. In general, the entire planet was resting and preparing for working life.

Violent spring bloom in Lafayette Park near the White House, Washington, USA.





The result of a tornado in the town of Sanford, North Carolina, USA.



In the town of Fort Bragg, in the same state, the picture is not attractive.



American takes a snapshot of a burning prairie in the suburbs Clements, Kansas, USA.



Something new for New York - sandstorm at Coney Island.



Afghan sells juice from carrots and apples on a background of a building in Kabul, which was destroyed back in 1992 during the Civil War.



Pakistanis celebrate the victory of their dog on dog fighting in Lahore.



Ivorian realities. On one side of the road selling vegetables, on the other - a heap of debris. A suburb of Abidjan.



Chinese, collecting recyclables on trash cans, bent because of the strong wind blowing in Tiananmen Square in Beijing.



Woman taking pictures of their children against the setting sun in Camps Bay, Cape Town suburb, South Africa.



Horse owner tries to keep her at the fair «Feria de Ramos», which is held every year on the eve of Easter in El Alto, Bolivia.



A man holding a basket of "lion" - willow buds, on the occasion of Palm Sunday in Bad Tölz, Germany.



Polish woman in traditional costume takes part in the celebrations of Palm Sunday.



Haitian boy with his mother passes baskets with palm branches, on the way to the National Cathedral of Port-au-Prince.



Throughout Spain, hundreds of thousands of believers met the beginning of Holy Week. Representatives of the brotherhood of La Paz during the festive procession of repentance in Seville.



Oh, this ladies' man Berlusconi. In the photo kisses Mayor of Milan Letizia Moratti, at a meeting with voters in the election campaign mayoral election.



In the German Bad Koenig-Zell was the third German championship races on office chairs.



The tournament was attended by 58 "athletes".



In the Indian city of Kochi last race pedicabs.



Cyclists overcome fifth stage multi-day bicycle race "Vuelta de Castilla - Leon."



And in the Netherlands held a one-day, the 46th in a row cycling «Amstel Gold» from Maastricht to Valkenburg. Fastest 260, 4 kilometers traveled Belgian Philippe Gilbert.



Players "Stoke City" celebrate output commands to the final the English League Cup after smashing victory over the "Bolton" with a score of 5: 0.



34th in a row Marathon was held in the Spanish capital, Madrid.



Participants of the Vienna marathon cross the bridge over the Danube.



Judge considers eyes contestants - Persian cat in Bucharest in a beauty contest among cats and cats, Romania.



People look at the rocket launch as the Eiffel Tower in the center of St. Petersburg, the 50th anniversary of the first manned flight into space, Yuri Gagarin.



Filipinos bikes involved in 13's in a row "Race fireflies" that are held in order to attract public attention to environmental pollution and promote the use of bicycles as a means of transportation.



Work unpacks gilded statue after restoration in the "capital of fountains" - Peterhof, Russia.



The leader of the "Gogol Bordello" Eugene Hutz performing at the festival «Coachella» in Indio, California, United States.



Photo: AP, Getty Images, Reuters