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A Malawian child awaits the arrival of US pop star Madonna in Gumulira village, about 80 km from the Malawian capital Lilongwe, April 5, 2010. Madonna is in the country on a charity tour and will visit the site of her Raising Malawi Girls Academy on Tuesday. -- PHOTO: REUTERS




A man walks on mud caused by underground water that leaked to the surface during Sunday's earthquake on the outskirts of Mexicali, Mexico, Monday, April 5, 2010. The area was struck by a powerful earthquake on Sunday that was centered 26 km south west from Guadalupe Victoria, in Baja California, Mexico. -- PHOTO: AP




An Afghan National Army soldier prays during a foot patrol with unseen US Marines from India Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines near a poppy field in a stronghold Taliban area of Marjah, Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, on April 5, 2010. Nearly two months after US Marines led what was billed the biggest offensive against the Taliban in more than eight years of war, troops still come under daily fire from insurgents and bombs are still exploding. -- PHOTO: AFP