Posted April 25th, 2012 at 9:06 pm (UTC+0)
Tens of thousands march down Lisbon's main Liberdade Avenue, celebrating the anniversary of the 1974 Carnations revolution that restored democracy in Portugal after nearly half a century of right-wing dictatorship. (AP)
A Tibetan man carries a portrait of Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, during a function to mark the 23rd birthday of Panchen Lama Gendun Choekyi Nyima, the second-highest Tibetan religious leader, in Katmandu, Nepal. Nyima was named the reincarnation of the Panchen Lama in 1995 by the Dalai Lama. (AP)
A rose hangs on the wall of names at the Armored Corps memorial for fallen soldiers after a ceremony marking the annual Memorial Day for soldiers and civilians killed in more than a century of conflict between Jews and Arabs, in Latrun, near Jerusalem, Israel. (AP)
A girl cries in her mother's arm while receiving a vaccination from a nurse at a hospital in Huaibei, Anhui province, China. (Reuters)
Air Force Space Command early warning system at Buckley Air Force Base in Colorado, USA (Reuters)
Filipino protesters brace themselves as they are hit by water cannon from anti-riot police who tried to prevent them from entering the gates leading to the Malacanang presidential palace in Manila, Philippines. The group denounced the violence that erupted during a recent demolition of a flea market in Paranaque city. (AP)
Jose Sanchez of France, in a WWI uniform, walks during the wreath-laying ceremonies at the Australian National Memorial in Villers-Bretonneux, northern France, during Anzac Day. The ceremony marks the 94th anniversary of the recapture of the village of Villers-Bretonneux on April 25, 1918. (AP)
An Afghan man walks though a poppy field in Zharay district in Kandahar province, southern Afghanistan. (Reuters)
A man guides donkeys through a mountainous road covered by snow after the Srinagar-Leh highway was opened to traffic in Zojila, 108 km (67 miles) east of Srinagar, India. The 443 km (275 miles) long highway was opened by army authorities for traffic after remaining snowbound at Zojila Pass, 3,530 meters (11,581 feet) above sea level, for the past six months.(Reuters)
A massive fire at 'La Primavera' forest in Guadalajara, Mexico. More than 700 firefighters were sent to the site where the fire has been burning uncontrolled for almost five days, and has consumed over 5,000 hectares so far. (AFP)
Novice Thai nuns stand in line to receive food from people at the Sathira Dammasathan Buddhist meditation center in Bangkok, Thailand. A small but growing group of Thai girls are choosing to spend part of the school holiday as Buddhist nuns. (Reuters)
The Palace of Arts Reina Sofia at the City of Arts and Sciences in Valencia, Spain, by architect Santiago Calatrava. (Reuters)
A goose lies on the meadow in the Olympic park in Munich, Germany. (AP)
A pack of riders cycle during the first stage of the Tour de Romandie cycling race near Cossonay, Switzerland. (Reuters)
Udinese's supporters hold placards written '25' in memory of the late player Piermario Morosini, prior the Italian Serie A football match between Udinese and Inter Milan at Friuli Stadium in Udine. (AFP)