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An Ivorian soldier brandishes his gun Monday in front of thousands of young supporters of disputed President Laurent Gbagbo who gathered in Abidjan to enlist in the army. Sia Kambou/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Anti-government protesters demonstrate in front of the Saudi Embassy in Manama, Bahrain, on March 15. Frenzied clashes swept Bahrain a day after a Saudi-led military force entered the country to help defend the Sunni monarchy from a Shiite-led protest movement. Hasan Jamali/AP hide caption
Artist Alley residents at Zenkaikon V Steven Schultz/Zenkaikon V hide caption
Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s managing director, Akio Komori (left), cries as he leaves a press conference in Fukushima on Friday. The company has apologized for its handling of the nuclear crisis, but calls are growing for more monitoring and accountability of TEPCO and other large companies. AP hide caption
Congregants at the West Los Angeles United Methodist Church gathered $8,000 on their first day of fundraising for the earthquake and tsunami victims in Japan. Courtesy of the West Los Angeles United Methodist Church hide caption
The Alaskan Way Viaduct, the raised two-level highway that runs along Seattle's downtown waterfront, is seen from the air in 2006. Seattle is now replacing it to improve mobility for people and goods. Ted S. Warren/AP hide caption
Karate Kid star Ralph Macchio (right) dances with his partner, Karina Smirnoff, in rehearsals for the new season of ABC's Dancing With The Stars, which returns Monday night. Rick Rowell/ABC hide caption
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