5 April 2011Last updated at 12:57

Day in pictures: 5 April 2011

A worker takes a nap surrounded by ducklings at a duck farm on the outskirts of Jiaxing, Zhejiang province

A Chinese worker at a duck farm in Jiaxing, Zhejiang province, takes a nap surrounded by ducklings.

Veteran marathon runner Noel Bresland is pictured as he attempts to run a marathon, 26.2 miles (42km), on a treadmill inside a capsule of the London Eye in central London

Veteran marathon runner Noel Bresland attempts to run a marathon on a treadmill inside a capsule of the London Eye big wheel, to raise funds for charity. It is part of an attempt to run 223 marathons over the next decade.

A male stork prepares the nest on the chimney of an old distillery as he waits for his partner to arrive at sunrise in Nauen-Ribbeck near Berlin, Germany, Tuesday

A male stork busies himself preparing his nest for his partner on the chimney of an old distillery at sunrise in Nauen-Ribbeck near the German capital, Berlin. The marshy area is rich in food for chicks.

Corporal William Betush of the US Marines Regimental Combat Team 8 (R) is reflected in a pair of sunglasses as he gives driving instruction lessons to members of the Afghan National Army at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Delaram 1 in southern Farah province

A US marine (right) is pictured in the reflection of an Afghan soldier's sunglasses as he gives driving lessons to members of the national army in Farah province.

A Chinese woman carries bags of paper offerings as she makes her way to a temple to burn them to mark Qing Ming, or Tomb Sweeping Day, in Shanghai

In Shanghai, a woman carries bags of paper offerings on her way to a temple where she will burn them to mark Qing Ming - Tomb Sweeping Day.

An activist wears a mask decorated with slogans during a march to the US embassy in Manila to coincide with start of a Philippines-US annual military exercise

A Filipino activist protests against US intervention in Libya during a protest in Manila at the start of an annual Philippines-US military exercise.

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Day in pictures: 5 April 2011

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