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The official US Census form, pictured on Thursday in Washington, DC, is required to be filled out and returned to the US Government by April 1. The all-important US tally determines everything from the number of seats a district is entitled in the US Congress, to the amount of dollars jurisdictions are given for federal projects. -- PHOTO: AFP




Samantha Stosur, of Australia, poses with an Australian flag after advancing to the top 10 on the WTA tour with her win against Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez, of Spain, at the BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament in Indian Wells, Calif., on Thursday. -- PHOTO: AP




An elderly woman rests in her wheelchair in a provisional camp in Port-au-Prince on Thursday. International donors are ready to provide US$3.8 billion over 18 months to help Haiti rebuild after its devastating Jan 12 earthquake, experts and officials preparing a high-level donors conference said. -- PHOTO: REUTERS