Children perform at a benefit for the Mandela Children's Foundation in South Africa, which was attended by the Nobel prize-winning former President Nelson Mandela and a host of Hollywood stars.
Worshippers in Turkey's largest city, Istanbul, wait for Friday prayers at the 17th-century Blue Mosque, famous for the blue tile work ornamenting its walls.
Meanwhile, a woman in the former Soviet republic of Moldova reads her bible in the main cathedral of Chisinau.
President Nicolas Sarkozy of France waves from his car as it passes Strasbourg cathedral on his way to the Nato summit being held there.
The summit is also being held in Baden-Baden, across the border in Germany, where this woman had her hat checked amid tight security.
A male Asian elephant at Taronga zoo in Sydney explores his new lodgings after being separated from females to replicate how the herd would behave in the wild.
As tensions rose over an expected North Korean rocket launch, South Korean soldiers perform during a guard of honour ceremony at the Korea War Memorial in Seoul.
The flooded Red River started to recede by Monday, but rescue workers now face the daunting task of navigating waterlogged streets to send in supplies and assess damages
Seoul, South Korea, March 31, 2009--A worker attaches cards bearing Buddha's name to lanterns to celebrate the philosopher's birthday, which is observed on April 8.
Buddha's birthday is a national holiday in South Korea, where about a third of the 48 million residents are Buddhist.
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