The day in pictures, March 22, 2011

Today, the most current news is the war in Libya, gaining its momentum. But we will not get hung up and will try to cover all the colors of the passing day.

Today is World Water Day. Indonesian boy celebrated his swim in the sea water on one of the beaches on the island of Sulawesi.





Libyan camels water is not necessary. They walk quietly in the desert near the town of Ajdabiya.



A Pakistani man is not a camel, so sitting near empty water tanks and waiting delivery to the slums of Karachi.



Worker pours water into the barrels on a street in Mexico City.



In Paris, the Seine River on the occasion was colored green fluorescent dye.



Berliners have a rest on the embankment. The temperature in these days in Germany magic - 15 on average.



This is not a man-headed hydra, and the usual Indian farmer who carries cucumbers for sale in Allahabad.



Olivia tanker crashed near the island of Saint Helena in the Atlantic Ocean. The vessel is carrying 1,650 tonnes of crude oil.



The first victims - an endangered species of penguins rocky.



The war in Libya is becoming a zone of international conflict. Young oppositionists go near Gaddafi Ajdabiya.



There are the first losses from external aggressors. In the suburbs of Benghazi crashed American fighter F-15E.





US commandoes in exercises near the Italian air base in Aviano preparing to invade the territory of Libya.



In Palestine, all the same. Israeli soldiers receive their portion of the stones near Nablus.



African peacekeeper of the UN mission patrols the capital of Somalia - Mogadishu.



Colombia seized more than 2, 5 million counterfeit dollars. Quito police did not fail to boast of the results.



Thomas Lowry acrobat posing in front of the British Parliament in London. Today, representatives of the Association of owners of circuses visited the parliament.



Polish opposition leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski decided to become closer to the people and walked to one of the supermarkets in Warsaw to draw the Government's attention to the rise in prices.



Russian President Dmitry Medvedev thinks about disagreements with Putin over Libya, during a meeting with the top of the Russian police.



But he is the president. Who does not believe - looking at his index finger.



Japanese graduate certificates held at a school in the city of Yamada.



Michel Platini to 2015 remains the head of UEFA. Judging by gestures - not the least in this case - the French sincere smile.



Croatian skier Ivica Kostelic fans in such an unconventional way to celebrate his victory in the World Cup in Alpine skiing. Mount Sljeme in the suburbs of Zagreb.



Racer Craig Loundess driving a Formula 1 car, which will be managed by Jenson Button in the first race of the season. It starts on March 27 in Melbourne. Picture taken on the road in Bautherste.



Indian jewelers Shaikh Abdul Rauf has made a tiny copy of the Cricket World Cup, which is currently being played out in three countries: India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.



Restorer Dave Evans prepares the royal carriage, made more than a hundred years ago. This carriage will move newlyweds Prince William and Kate Middleton April 29 this year.



In the Mexican region Teoutiakan hundreds of people gathered to meet the vernal equinox.



Photo taken in the same place, on the eve of the celebration.



This Cossack hopak performed by dancers on the stage in Stavropol.



Daria Klimentova and Vadim Muntagirov dancing "Swan Lake" at the London Coliseum.



Models of "Playboy" in Trafalgar Square in London held a rally in support of vegetarianism, subtly linking it with the World Water Day.



Curator Lucy Shanahan considers the sculpture exhibition «Dirty Season», which opens on Friday in London.



Photo: AP, Getty Images, Reuters

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