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Saudi poet Hissa Hilal attends the final episode of the talent show Million's Poet in Abu Dhabi. The controversial contestant came in third place with a prize money of three million dirhams (almost US$817,000) after losing the title to Kuwait's Nasser al-Ajami who walked away with five million dirhams (US$1.36 million). -- PHOTO: AFP




A truck passes by a house alledgedly burned by drug cartel members in La Esperanza, near Ciudad Juarez, in the Valle de Juarez, northern Mexico, Wednesday April 7, 2010. Hundreds of residents in the area have abandoned their homes escaping from the increasing violence by drug cartels. -- PHOTO: AP




A Sri Lankan army soldier stands guard against torn election posters in Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa's hometown village, Madamulana, 225km(140 miles) from south of Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, April 8, 2010. Sri Lankans voted on Thursday for a new Parliament, with Rajapaksa looking to consolidate his political dominance after winning re-election in January and then detaining his chief rival. -- PHOTO: AP