The Sound Of Silence

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Wednesday, Mar. 18, 2009
Kaboom!
An undersea volcano erupts off the coast of Tonga, sending plumes of smoke and steam into the air.



Wednesday, Mar. 18, 2009
Jettisoned
A member of the Queensland Rep crew is propelled from their boat during the Surf Life Saving Championships in Perth, Australia.



Friday, Mar. 13, 2009
Suspended
Police fly through the air during a training session at a military base in Yinchuan, China.



Friday, Mar. 13, 2009
Standoff
Soldiers loyal to opposition leader Andry Rajoelina attack the presidential offices in central Antananarivo, Madagascar. The following day Rajoelina ousted the nation's democratically-elected president.



Sunday, Mar. 15, 2009
Head Honcho
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev pauses during an interview with Russian TV Channel One in Moscow's Kremlin.



Saturday, Mar. 14, 2009
Festivities
A man looks at a Ninot, a large papier-mache and wood sculpture, in Valencia's Pilar Square during a celebration honoring Valencia's patron saint, Saint Joseph.



Friday, Mar. 13, 2009
Clean Up
Nature conservation officers inspect a pelican covered in oil on a beach near Brisbane, Australia. Nearly 40 miles of beaches were blackened by oil spilled from a cargo ship caught in stormy seas, leading the state premier to declare the area a disaster zone and warn that the ship's operators could face prosecution.



Tuesday, Mar. 17, 2009
Eye to Eye
Two bulls go head to head during an auction at a cattle market in Germany.

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Wednesday, Mar. 11, 2009
Festivities
During Holi, a Hindu festival celebrating Spring, residents of Kolkata and other Indian cities toss and smear colored powder on one another.



Monday, Mar. 09, 2009
Wacko?
Michael Jackson stands before the crowd which has gathered to hear his announcement describing ten shows he plans to perform at London's O2 Arena this summer. The shows would be the first major live performances by Jackson in 12 years.



Monday, Mar. 09, 2009
All Dressed Up
An Ultra-Orthodox Jewish boy wearing an Arab headscarf reads the biblical book of Esther at a West Bank settlement during the Jewish holiday of Purim. The holiday, celebrated by dressing up in costume, marks the Jewish people's salvation from genocide in ancient Persia.



Sunday, Mar. 08, 2009
On Your Marks
Around 11,000 skiers participate in the annual Engadine Ski Marathon in Switzerland.



Sunday, Mar. 08, 2009
Disappearing Act
Bilyana Prodanova of Bulgaria performs the ball exercise in the final of the individual competition of the 1st Hungarian Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup tournament Budapest, Hungary.



Sunday, Mar. 08, 2009
Sold!
Bidders' assistant Jeff Johnston keeps the auctioneer informed of bids with arm and body motions at a foreclosed home auction at the Javits Center in New York.



Monday, Mar. 09, 2009
Aftermath
Residents sift through the debris of their homes a few hours after a fire razed their neighborhood in Manila, Philippines.



Monday, Mar. 09, 2009
Off the Streets
Guns and jewels seized during a military operation against organized crime are displayed to the media in Tijuana, Mexico.

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Friday, Feb. 27, 2009
Court Side
President Obama attends a game between the Washington Wizards and the Chicago Bulls at the Verizon Center in Washington DC.



Monday, Mar. 02, 2009
Details
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has his hair checked as he arrives at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland.



Monday, Mar. 02, 2009
Powdered
A man skis across the National Mall after a snowstorm hit Washington DC.



Monday, Mar. 02, 2009
Beached
Nearly 200 whales and several dolphins stranded themselves on a beach on Tasmania's King Island in Australia.



Monday, Mar. 02, 2009
Caked
Revellers celebrate Clean Monday by participating in a "flour-war", an event that marks the end of the carnival season in Galaxidi, Greece.



Wednesday, Mar. 04, 2009
Mourning
An army soldier cries as he carries the coffin of a Bangladesh Rifles officer during a state funeral for officers killed in the recent mutiny in Dhaka.



Saturday, Feb. 28, 2009
Last Resting Place
The coffin of Staff Sgt. Timothy P. Davis rests in a grave during the soldier's funeral in Montesano, Washington. Davis died while serving in Afghanistan.

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Sunday, Feb. 22, 2009
Moment
Anne Hathaway arrives for the 81st Annual Academy Awards at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, California.



Sunday, Feb. 22, 2009
Festival
Dancers perform during Carnival at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro.



Monday, Feb. 23, 2009
Chapeau
A dancer wearing a deer head poses for a photo during an Aztec ceremony to celebrate the birth of Cuauhtemoc, the last Aztec emperor, in Ixcateopan, Mexico.



Friday, Feb. 20, 2009
Ritual
A miner prepares to sacrifice a llama as an offering to Mother Earth at the Hitos mine in Oruro, Bolivia.



Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2009
Hangover
A front-end loader removes trash left on Bourbon Street after Mardi Gras celebrations in New Orleans.



Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2009
Holy Day
Worshippers enter and leave a Catholic church on Ash Wednesday in La Paz, Bolivia.



Monday, Feb. 23, 2009
Searching for Treasure
Gold miners form a human chain while digging for gold in an open pit at the Chudja mine in the Kilomoto concession in a village in north-eastern Congo.



Monday, Feb. 23, 2009
Homeless
Mary Trody watches President Obama's speech before Congress on a television in the van she and her family are living in as it is parked in front of their foreclosed home.