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Snapshots: The world in 24 hours, April 16

Updated: 2011-04-17 15:27

(chinadaily.com.cn)

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Snapshots: The world in 24 hours, April 16

A full moon rises as a string of balloons flies over the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival in Indio, California April 16, 2011. [Photo/Agencies]

Snapshots: The world in 24 hours, April 16

A Buddhist devotee prays at the Bellanwila Buddhist Temple as part of Sinhala and Tamil New Year celebrations in Colombo, April 16, 2011. [Photo/Agencies]

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