A look at the best news photos from around the world.
April 12, 2015
![Prelates take pictures as Pope Francis celebrates an Armenian-Rite Mass to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, in St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican.](https://gdb.voanews.com/1111b13f-80e3-47a5-a2d9-ab355ddff3a8_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Prelates take pictures as Pope Francis celebrates an Armenian-Rite Mass to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, in St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican.
![People walk under blooming cherry trees along the Tidal Basin in Washington, D.C. (photo taken by Diaa Bekheet/VOA)](https://gdb.voanews.com/007faabb-5481-406d-9b1f-a9700548c10e_w1024_q10_s.png)
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People walk under blooming cherry trees along the Tidal Basin in Washington, D.C. (photo taken by Diaa Bekheet/VOA)
![A man dressed as Hindu god Shiva, smokes during an annual Hindu religious festival locally known as Shyam Baba festival in Ajmer, in the desert Indian state of Rajasthan.](https://gdb.voanews.com/d315facb-0911-4d6a-bb14-f8bc5a144cdf_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A man dressed as Hindu god Shiva, smokes during an annual Hindu religious festival locally known as Shyam Baba festival in Ajmer, in the desert Indian state of Rajasthan.
![Members of the human statue street performer group named "Tokyo Hack" get shoppers' attention as they march in Tokyo's Ginza shopping district, Japan.](https://gdb.voanews.com/4c021057-557d-4192-8afc-287f46b8f347_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Members of the human statue street performer group named "Tokyo Hack" get shoppers' attention as they march in Tokyo's Ginza shopping district, Japan.