Best pictures from April 9
A Palestinian man rides a bicycle on the beach of Gaza City during sunset.Hatem Moussa/The Associated Press
A man collect shellfish on a beach near Diani Beach on the Indian Ocean coast of Kenya, some 30 km south of Mombasa, Kenya.GORAN TOMASEVIC/Reuters
Soldiers salute during the inauguration of a new military detachment in Ciudad Quetzal, on the outskirts of Guatemala City. The military detachment, which consists of one officer and 30 soldiers, was installed on April 6 at the request of local residents due to a considerable increase in extortion and killings in Ciudad Quetzal, local media reported.JORGE DAN LOPEZ/Reuters
A juggler performs with flaming torches at a square called Circo do Beco (Circus of the Alley), at the Vila Madalena neighborhood of Sao Paulo. Street jugglers and members of Sao Paulo's circus have gathered to perform, teach each other tricks, de-stress and have fun at the square every Monday for more than 10 years.NACHO DOCE/Reuters
In a wind, a Chinese soldier's head is shrouded in a red flag he holds during a welcoming ceremony for Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard, unseen, outside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.Alexander F. Yuan/The Associated Press
Students attend a lesson at a public school in Gudele, on the outskirts of South Sudan's capital Juba. The literacy rate in South Sudan is about one in four adults, according to local media.Andreea Campeanu/Reuters
A Bahraini riot police officer walks toward a row of burning tires set alight by Bahraini anti-government protesters on a street in Sehla, Bahrain. Bahrain says four suspects have been arrested after homemade firebombs were hurled at the foreign ministry in a possible escalation of anti-government protests.Hasan Jamali/The Associated Press
Actor Dustin Hoffman takes a photograph during a press conference to promote his film "Quartet" in Tokyo.Shizuo Kambayashi/The Associated Press