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Day in photos - March 15

Zorro the surfing pig enjoys a late afternoon wave with his owner Matthew Bell at Mt Maunganui today. Zorro has been enjoying going for surfs for the last couple of months and Mr Bell has been using the huge attention he attracts to raise awareness amongst people about proposed sand mining. 14 March 2013 New Zealand Herald Photograph by Alan Gibson
Image 1 of 14 A fan of Uruguay's Nacional sets off a flare before the start of a Copa Libertadores soccer match with Argentina's Boca Juniors in Montevideo, Uruguay, Thursday, March 14, 2013. (AP Photo/Matilde Campodonico)
A fan of Uruguay's Nacional sets off a flare before the start of a Copa Libertadores soccer match with Argentina's Boca Juniors in Montevideo, Uruguay
Image 2 of 14 A model displays a creation by Vineet Bahl during the Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, March 13, 2013. (AP Photo/Tsering Topgyal)
A model displays a creation by Vineet Bahl during the Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, March 13, 2013. (AP Photo/Tse
Image 3 of 14 Top Gear hosts James May (left) and Jeremy Clarkson enjoy a leisurely lunch at Euro restaurant on Princes Wharf, Auckland. The TV motoring show Top Gear has been in New Zealand filming for the next series. 14 March 2013 New Zealand Herald Photograph by Natalie Slade NZH 15Mar13 - James May (left) and Jeremy Clarkson relax at Euro restaurant on Princes Wharf yesterday after their filming in the Far North. Picture / Natalie Slade
Top Gear hosts James May (left) and Jeremy Clarkson enjoy a leisurely lunch at Euro restaurant on Princes Wharf, Auckland. The TV motoring show Top G
Image 4 of 14 Activists dressed as orangutan hold posters during a protest demanding that Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to take immediate action to save orangutans outside the presidential palace in Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, March 14, 2013. Orangutan populations in Indonesia's Borneo and Sumatera island are facing severe threats from habitat loss, illegal logging, fires and poaching. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)
Activists dressed as orangutan hold posters during a protest demanding that Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to take immediate action to
Image 5 of 14 An Indian army soldier rides a bike through a ring of fire during a display of skills at Officers Training Academy in Chennai, India, Thursday, March 14, 2013. (AP Photo/Arun Sankar K.)
An Indian army soldier rides a bike through a ring of fire during a display of skills at Officers Training Academy in Chennai, India, Thursday, March
Image 6 of 14 People take part in a candlelit vigil to mark two years since the start of the conflict in Syria, which takes place tomorrow, near the Houses of Parliament in London, Thursday, March 14, 2013. The vigil and a minute's silence were organized by the UK branch of the Save the Children charity to coincide with around 20 planned vigils held on Thursday in other countries. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
People take part in a candlelit vigil to mark two years since the start of the conflict in Syria, which takes place tomorrow, near the Houses of Parli
Image 7 of 14 In this photo provided by the Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano, Pope Francis celebrates his inaugural Mass with cardinals, inside the Sistine Chapel, at the Vatican, Thursday, March 14, 2013. (AP Photo/L'Osservatore Romano, ho)
In this photo provided by the Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano, Pope Francis celebrates his inaugural Mass with cardinals, inside the Sistine Ch
Image 8 of 14 In this photo taken Wednesday night March 13, 2013, Tenacious D performs at Brazos Hall during SXSW 2013 in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Austin American-Statesman, Ricardo Brazziell)
In this photo taken Wednesday night March 13, 2013, Tenacious D performs at Brazos Hall during SXSW 2013 in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Austin American-S
Image 9 of 14 A man rests next to a graffiti that reads in Spanish,
A man rests next to a graffiti that reads in Spanish, "Is of the patriots," next to a stencil mural of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez in downt
Image 10 of 14 Charter boat owner Ray Silver of Auckland is reunited with his cat Molly who was lost overboard at sea and presumed drowned. 14 March 2013 New Zealand Herald Photograph by Richard Robinson NZH 15Mar13 - Ray Silver says he won't be able to keep Molly off the boat. Picture / Richard Robinson
Charter boat owner Ray Silver of Auckland is reunited with his cat Molly who was lost overboard at sea and presumed drowned. 14 March 2013 New Zealand
Image 11 of 14 The sun sets behind the downtown Kansas City, Mo. skyline as above average temperatures returned to the region Thursday, March 14, 2013. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
The sun sets behind the downtown Kansas City, Mo. skyline as above average temperatures returned to the region Thursday, March 14, 2013. (AP Photo/Cha
Image 12 of 14 Ekaterina Bobrova and Dmitri Soloviev, of Russia, perform their short dance in the ice dance competition at the World Figure Skating Championships, Thursday, March 14, 2013, in London, Ontario. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Frank Gunn)
Ekaterina Bobrova and Dmitri Soloviev, of Russia, perform their short dance in the ice dance competition at the World Figure Skating Championships, Th
Image 13 of 14 BEACH SERIES - Phil McCabe and Bernadette Gavin, pictured with daughter Sequoia, have developed their Raglan eco-retreat Solscape with a view to changing people's views about sustainability and the environment. 18 December 2012 New Zealand Herald Photograph by Alan Gibson
BEACH SERIES - Phil McCabe and Bernadette Gavin, pictured with daughter Sequoia, have developed their Raglan eco-retreat Solscape with a view to chang
Image 14 of 14 Zorro the surfing pig enjoys a late afternoon wave with his owner Matthew Bell at Mt Maunganui today. Zorro has been enjoying going for surfs for the last couple of months and Mr Bell has been using the huge attention he attracts to raise awareness amongst people about proposed sand mining. 14 March 2013 New Zealand Herald Photograph by Alan Gibson
Zorro the surfing pig enjoys a late afternoon wave with his owner Matthew Bell at Mt Maunganui today. Zorro has been enjoying going for surfs for the