A look at the best news photos from around the world.
April 12, 2015
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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.
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People walk under blooming cherry trees along the Tidal Basin in Washington, D.C. (photo taken by Diaa Bekheet/VOA)
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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.
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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.