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Old 04-16-2010, 01:47 PM   #5
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Buttons are for sale at a Tea Party Express rally where former Alaska Governor and 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin spoke, on Boston Commons in Boston, Massachusetts. -- PHOTO: REUTERS





Smoke billows from a volcano in Eyjafjallajokull. A volcanic eruption in Iceland spewed black smoke and white steam into the air on Wednesday and partly melted a glacier, setting off a major flood that threatened to damage roads and bridges. -- PHOTO: REUTERS





Fireworks are seen over the illuminated Golden Temple, the Sikhs holiest shrine, on the festival of Baisakhi in Amritsar, India. Baisakhi, which marks the Sikhs New Year day is also a harvest festival. -- PHOTO: AP





The Esma Sultana brick Mansion, a three-store brick building was constructed by Armenian architect Sarkis Balyan in 1875 next to Ortak�y Mosque (L). It was presented to Esma Sultana (1873-1899), the daughter of Ottoman Sultan Abd�laziz, as a wedding gift. The mansion remained in the possession of the Ottoman dynasty until 1915. The building was used first as a tobacco warehouse and then as a coal depot from 1920 until 1975, when it was destroyed by a fire -- PHOTO: AFP




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