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Mar 11, 2010

News in pictures on Thursday



Supporters of former premier Thaksin Shinawatra gather at the United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD) headquarters. The Thai government cabinet passed the Internal Security Act (ISA), giving the armed forces tighter controls over an upcoming rally by supporters of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra if necessary. -- PHOTO: REUTERS




Susan Longacre, a resident of Victorian Towers in Cape May walks by a pole covered in knitted fabric. Knitted cozies have been appearing around trees and lamp posts in the park since the end of February. It is still a mystery as to who may be draping the park in the knitted artwork. -- PHOTO: AP




A representative of Japan's optical maker Hoya displays a colourful single-lens-reflex (SLR) digital camera 'Pentax K-x', available in twenty different colors, at the annual Camera and Photo Imaging Showd in Yokohama. Japanese camera makers will exhibit their latest products at the trade show through March 14. -- PHOTO: AFP