LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -- Orb has been made the early 7-2 favorite for the Kentucky Derby, with undefeated Verrazano the second choice in a full field of 20 horses.

Trained by Shug McGaughey, Orb drew the No. 16 post on Wednesday. Four horses have won from there, most recently Animal Kingdom two years ago. McGaughey is in racing's Hall of Fame, but the 62-year-old trainer has yet to win the Derby in six previous tries.

Orb comes into Saturday's big race on a four-race winning streak. He won the Florida Derby in his last start.

Wood Memorial winner Verrazano drew the No. 14 post and is the 4-1 second choice. The colt is one of a record-tying five starters trained by Todd Pletcher. He won his first and only Derby in 2010 with Super Saver.

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Horses get ready for their morning workouts at Churchill Downs Thursday, May 2, 2013, in Louisville, Ky. AP / Charlie Riedel

Some jockeys watch as Kentucky Derby hopeful Oxbow walks to the track for a workout at Churchill Downs Wednesday, May 1, 2013, in Louisville, Ky. AP / David Goldman

Ray Amato Sr. works on putting a horse shoe on a horse named Herro at Churchill Downs Wednesday, May 1, 2013, in Louisville, Ky. AP / David Goldman

People watch as horses take to the track for a morning workout at Churchill Downs Wednesday, May 1, 2013, in Louisville, Ky. AP / Garry Jones

Aileen Steinkemp of New Orleans holds a horse as it gets a bath after a morning workout at Churchill Downs Tuesday, April 30, 2013, in Louisville, Ky. AP / Charlie Riedel

Steam rises as horses are washed after their morning workouts at Churchill Downs Tuesday, April 30, 2013, in Louisville, Ky. AP / Charlie Riedel

Offalia Mehia holds a horse while it is being bathed after a morning workout at Churchill Downs Wednesday, May 1, 2013, in Louisville, Ky. AP / Charlie Riedel

Water falls off a horse named Beat the Blues after a morning workout at Churchill Downs Tuesday, April 30, 2013, in Louisville, Ky. AP / David Goldman

The shadow of a worker is seen as he gives a horse named Scammony a bath after a morning workout at Churchill Downs Tuesday, April 30, 2013, in Louisville, Ky. AP / David Goldman

Exercise rider Emerson Chavez rides Kentucky Derby entrant Golden Soul for a workout at Churchill Downs Thursday, May 2, 2013, in Louisville, Ky. Saturday will be the 139th running of the Kentucky Derby. AP / Charlie Riedel

Kentucky Derby hopefuls take to the track for a morning workout at Churchill Downs Tuesday, April 30, 2013, in Louisville, Ky. AP / Garry Jones

Kentucky Derby hopefuls Falling Sky, left to right, Charming Kitten and Black Onyx go for a morning workout at Churchill Downs Wednesday, May 1, 2013, in Louisville, Ky. AP / Charlie Riedel

Orb with rider Jenn Patterson works out on Thursday May 2, 2013, at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., in preparation for the Kentucky Derby. Lexington Herald-Leader / Mark Cornelison

Trainer Todd Pletcher watches one of his horses during a morning workout at Churchill Downs Monday, April 29, 2013, in Louisville, Ky. AP / Garry Jones

Abel Flores takes some pictures as the sun comes up at Churchill Downs Monday, April 29, 2013, in Louisville, Ky. AP / Charlie Riedel

Exercise rider Peter Shelton rides Kentucky Derby entrant Itsmyluckyday for a workout at Churchill Downs Monday, April 29, 2013, in Louisville, Ky. AP / Morry Gash

Horses make their way around the track before sunrise at Churchill Downs Tuesday, April 30, 2013, in Louisville, Ky. AP / Garry Jones

A hot walker takes a horse out grazing at Churchill Downs Monday, April 29, 2013, in Louisville, Ky. AP / Morry Gash

A worker washes a horse named Stylish D'Oro after a morning workout at Churchill Downs Thursday, May 2, 2013, in Louisville, Ky. AP / David Goldman

A horse makes it's way to the track for a morning workout at Churchill Downs Tuesday, April 30, 2013, in Louisville, Ky. AP / Charlie Riedel

A horse makes it's way to the track for a morning workout at Churchill Downs Thursday, May 2, 2013, in Louisville, Ky. AP / Charlie Riedel

In May Day protests, parades, strikes and other demonstrations held in cities around the world, activists lashed out at political and business leaders they say have ignored workers' voices or enriched themselves at the expense of laborers. In some places, the demonstrations turned violent, with activists clashing with police.

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People hold a banner that reads in Spanish "Proud of our work" at the front of the May Day march to Revolution Square in Havana, Cuba, Wednesday, May 1, 2013. AP / Ismael Francisco

Protesters carry the national flags and shout slogans during a May Day rally on Wednesday May 1, 2013 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. AP / Ismail Ferdous

Protesters shout slogans calling for better working conditions for garment workers during a May Day rally on Wednesday, May 1, 2013, in Dhaka, Bangladesh. AP / Wong Maye-E

Protesters chant slogans as they participate in a May Day march in central London, Wednesday, May 1, 2013. AP / Lefteris Pitarakis

A Cambodian garment factory worker is her face painted with letters which reads "Where is justice" as she joins a rally on May Day in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Wednesday, May 1, 2013. AP / Heng Sinith

People walk through the spray of a police water cannon after clashes broke out between protesters and security forces at the annual May Day march in Santiago, Chile, Wednesday, May 1, 2013. AP / Luis Hidalgo

Police use batons as they clash with protesters at the annual May Day march in Santiago, Chile, Wednesday, May 1, 2013. AP / Luis Hidalgo

A girl holds a Qing Dynasty royal style headset while her mom drags her with a shopping stroller after the family toured the Forbidden City in Beijing, China, Monday, April 29, 2013. AP / Alexander F. Yuan

Children enjoy an afternoon at a park in Beijing Monday, April 29, 2013. Monday was the first day of a three-day public holiday celebrating the upcoming international workers' day on May 1. AP / Ng Han Guan

News photographers run from a police water canon as they cover clashes that broke out at the annual May Day march in Bogota, Colombia, Wednesday, May 1, 2013. AP / Fernando Vergara

Soldiers shout revolutionary slogans and carry Cuban flags during the annual May Day march in Revolution Square in Havana, Cuba, Wednesday, May 1, 2013. AP / Franklin Reyes

Students shout revolutionary slogans and wave Cuban flags during the May Day march in Revolution Square in Havana, Cuba, Wednesday, May 1, 2013. AP / Franklin Reyes

People fill a street during a May Day march to Revolution Square in Havana, Cuba, Wednesday, May 1, 2013. AP / Ismael Francisco

Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt, is met with strong protests during her May Day speech, Wednesday May 1 2013 at Tangkroen in Aarhus, Denmark. AP / Daniel Hjort

Workers demonstrate carrying union banners during May Day celebrations, in Marseille , southern france, Wednesday May 1, 2013. AP / Claude Paris

Left wing demonstrators light fire works to support the annual left wing demonstration at May Day in Berlin, Wednesday, May 1, 2013. AP / Markus Schreiber

German riot police controls a demonstration of far-right organizations during May Day in Erfurt, Germany, Wednesday, May 1, 2013. On Labor Day thousands of residents took part in various demonstrations organized by left wing, right wing and trade union groups in Germany. AP / Jens Meyer

Participators of far-right organizations demonstrate during a May Day rally in Erfurt, Germany, Wednesday, May 1, 2013. AP / Jens Meyer

Kashmiri Muslim women workers of Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA) attend a protest to mark May Day in Srinagar India, Wednesday, May 1, 2013. AP / Mukhtar Khan

Kashmiri activists of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) shout slogans during a protest to mark May Day in Srinagar India, Wednesday, May 1, 2013. AP / Mukhtar Khan

Laborers take a break at a metal workshop on May Day in Mumbai, India, Wednesday, May 1, 2013. AP / Rafiq Maqbool

Indian tailors sew clothes at a workshop on May Day in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, May 1, 2013. AP / Tsering Topgyal

An Indian laborer walks amid red chilies being sun dried on May Day in Hyderabad, India, May 1, 2013. AP / Mahesh Kumar A

Workers march during a May Day rally in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, May 1, 2013. AP / Tatan Syuflana

The crowd is reflected on the sunglasses of a worker during May Day rally in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, May 1, 2013. AP / Tatan Syuflana

Supporters of the Iraqi Communist Party wave communist flags during a rally to mark May Day in Firdous Square, central Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, May 1, 2013. Communists were not allowed to march under the regime of former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein. AP / Khalid Mohammed

Supporters of the Lebanese Communist party, hold a banner with Arabic that reads, "our salaries are diminishing as a result of soaring prices and inflation, we want an end to waste and corruption and adopting progressive taxes," during a demonstration to mark Labor Day, in Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, May 1, 2013. AP / Bilal Hussein

Riot police stand guard outside Mexico's Central Bank as a protestor tries to intimidate them with a flagpole bearing an anarchist banner, during a May Day march in Mexico City, Wednesday, May 1, 2013. AP / Marco Ugarte

Protesters, mostly workers, dance around the burning effigies of U.S. President Barack Obama and Philippine President Benigno Aquino III during a rally near the Presidential Palace to mark May Day Wednesday, May 1, 201,3 in Manila, Philippines. AP / Bullit Marquez

Children wearing hats with slogans display a banner as they join other protesters, mostly workers, in a rally to mark International Labor Day Wednesday, May 1, 2013 in Manila, Philippines. AP / Bullit Marquez

Protesters gesture and shout slogans during a May Day demonstration organized by far-right organizations in Warsaw, Poland, Wednesday, May 1, 2013. AP / Czarek Sokolowski

Protesters wait at a closed and vandalized store, to march down Porto's Aliados Avenue during a May Day workers demonstration in Porto, Portugal Wednesday May 1, 2013. In Portugal, with unemployment at 17.5 percent in March, the government is seeking to agree new austerity measures after its Constitutional Court rejected as discriminatory cuts to civil servant salaries and pensions decided in response to demands by EU-IMF lenders. AP / Paulo Duarte

A child with his bicycle decorated with red flags drives past protesters during a May Day workers demonstration in Porto, Portugal Wednesday May 1, 2013. AP / Paulo Duarte

A protester holds hammer and sickle, which used to be Soviet Union symbols, as he and others take to the streets to mark May Day in Moscow, Russia, on Wednesday, May 1, 2013. Thousands of Communists, members of Russia's main political parties and opposition activists staged competing marches in Moscow and other cities Wednesday marking the traditional May Day holiday. AP / Ivan Sekretarev

Gay rights activists clasp hands as they march during a tradition May Day rally in St.Petersburg, Russia, Wednesday, May 1, 2013. The poster reads, "We demand the abolition of the homophobic law!" AP / Dmitry Lovetsky

South Korean workers shout slogans during a May Day rally in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, May 1, 2013. Thousands of workers rallied to demand better working conditions and urge companies to stop using temporary employees. AP / Ahn Young-joon

Members of the leftist People's Liberation Front play instruments during a rally to mark May Day in Colombo, Sri Lanka Wednesday, May 1, 2013. AP / Gemunu Amarasinghe

Taiwanese workers try to pull a road block down during a protest on May Day in Taipei, Taiwan, Wednesday, May 1, 2013. More than 10,000 Taiwanese workers took to the streets in Taipei Wednesday to protest a government reform plan that will cut pension payouts to ease Taiwan's worsening fiscal problems. AP / Chiang Ying-ying

Tunisians wearing the Workers Party shirts, shout during a May Day rally in Tunis, Tunisia, Wednesday May 1, 2013. AP / Michel Euler

A riot police officer fires as clashes erupt between police and protesters during May Day celebrations in Istanbul, Turkey, Wednesday May 1, 2013. The government, citing security reasons, banned a rally on Istanbul's Taksim Square, which is undergoing major renovations. Police fired tear gas to disperse hundreds of demonstrators trying to break through barricades to access the square. AP

Clashes erupt between police and protesters during May Day celebrations in Istanbul, Turkey, Wednesday May 1, 2013. AP

A demonstrator uses a slingshot as clashes erupt between police and protesters during May Day celebrations in Istanbul, Turkey, Wednesday May 1, 2013. AP

Communists and their supporters celebrate May Day in downtown Kiev, Ukraine, Wednesday, May 1, 2013. May Day, a holiday that was of great importance in the Soviet era is still marked with demonstrations in cities nationwide. AP / Sergei Chuzavkov

Opposition protesters holds up a poster of Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro that reads in Spanish "I don't accept it, illegitimate," referring to his winning the presidential election, and bang pots during a the opposition May Day march in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, May 1, 2013. Venezuelans filled the streets of the capital Wednesday in rival marches by the opposition and the government less than a day after a brawl on the floor of congress injured several opposition lawmakers. AP / Fernando Llano

A man is arrested by police during a May Day march in New York, Wednesday, May 1, 2013. Activists in New York City are protesting working conditions, immigration reform and other issues. AP / Seth Wenig

Thousands of people march during a May Day rally in downtown Los Angeles on Wednesday, May 1, 2013. In celebration of May Day, people have gathered across the country to rally for various topics including immigration reform. AP / Damian Dovarganes

Members of the Whiskey Rebellion Morris and the Country Dance & Song Society perform a Maypole dance at sunrise, Wednesday, May 1, 2013, in Pittsburgh, Penna. AP / Darrell Sapp

SAVAR, Bangladesh (AP) - An eight story building housing garment factories near the Bangladeshi capital collapsed Wednesday, killing at least 200 people. The disaster, just five months after a garment factory fire killed 112 people, has drawn renewed attention to the notoriously unsafe conditions in Bangladesh's $20 billion clothing industry that supplies retailers around the world. The disasters also highlight failings in the retail industry's system of factory audits that are meant to ensure unsafe factories are not used.

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A Bangladeshi woman survivor is lifted out of the rubble by rescuers on Thursday, April 25, 2013, at the site of a building that collapsed Wednesday in Savar, near Dhaka, Bangladesh. AP / Kevin Frayer

Bangladeshi rescuers work at the site of a building that collapsed Wednesday in Savar, near Dhaka, Bangladesh,Thursday, April 25, 2013. AP / A.M. Ahad

A Bangladeshi rescue worker takes a break at the site of a building that collapsed Wednesday in Savar, near Dhaka, Bangladesh,Thursday, April 25, 2013. AP / A.M. Ahad

A Bangladeshi relative of a victim cries at the site of a building that collapsed Wednesday in Savar, near Dhaka, Bangladesh,Thursday, April 25, 2013. AP / A.M. Ahad

A Bangladeshi rescuer looking for survivors emerges from beneath a concrete slab of a building that collapsed Wednesday in Savar, near Dhaka, Bangladesh,Thursday, April 25, 2013. AP / A.M. Ahad

Bangladeshi people watch as rescuers use a piece of fabric to lower the body of a woman after she was discovered inside a building that collapsed Wednesday in Savar, near Dhaka, Bangladesh,Thursday, April 25, 2013. AP / A.M. Ahad

A victim's body lies amid rubble at the site of a collapsed garment factory in Savar, Bangladesh,Thursday, April 25, 2013. AP / A.M. Ahad

People and rescuers gather after an eight-story building housing several garment factories collapsed in Savar, near Dhaka, Bangladesh, Wednesday, April 24, 2013. Dozens were killed and many more are feared trapped in the rubble. AP / A.M. Ahad

Bangladeshi soldiers use an earthmover during a rescue operation at the site of a building that collapsed a building collapse in Savar, near Dhaka, Bangladesh, Wednesday, April 24, 2013. AP / A.M. Ahad

Rescue workers and people look for survivors after an eight-story building housing several garment factories collapsed in Savar, near Dhaka, Bangladesh, Wednesday, April 24, 2013. AP / A.M. Ahad

Rescue workers and people look for survivors after an eight-story building housing several garment factories collapsed in Savar, near Dhaka, Bangladesh, Wednesday, April 24, 2013. AP / A.M. Ahad

A crowd gathers to watch rescue work at the site of a building that collapsed in Savar, near Dhaka, Bangladesh, Wednesday, April 24, 2013. AP / A.M. Ahad

A man who was trapped in an collapsed eight-story building housing several garment factories is reccued in Savar, near Dhaka, Bangladesh, Wednesday, April 24, 2013. AP / A.M. Ahad

Rescuers look for survivors in the debris of a building that collapsed in Savar, near Dhaka, Bangladesh, Wednesday, April 24, 2013. AP / A.M. Ahad

Rescue workers use clothes to bring down survivors and bodies after an eight-story building housing several garment factories collapsed in Savar, near Dhaka, Bangladesh, Wednesday, April 24, 2013. AP / A.M. Ahad

Rescue workers use pieces of clothes to bring down a survivor after an eight-story building housing several garment factories collapsed in Savar, near Dhaka, Bangladesh, Wednesday, April 24, 2013. AP / A.M. Ahad

Rescuers carry a survivor out from the debris of a building that collapsed in Savar, near Dhaka, Bangladesh, Wednesday, April 24, 2013. AP / A.M. Ahad

A woman, facing the camera on right, who was trapped in a collapsed eight-story building housing several garment factories, is recued in Savar, near Dhaka, Bangladesh, Wednesday, April 24, 2013. AP / A.M. Ahad

Rescuers carry a survivor out from the debris of a building that collapsed in Savar, near Dhaka, Bangladesh, Wednesday, April 24, 2013. AP / A.M. Ahad

Rescuers assist an injured woman after an eight-story building housing several garment factories collapsed in Savar, near Dhaka, Bangladesh, Wednesday, April 24, 2013. AP / A.M. Ahad

A survivor reacts in pain as he is carried by a rescuer after an eight-story building housing several garment factories collapsed in Savar, near Dhaka, Bangladesh, Wednesday, April 24, 2013. AP / A.M. Ahad

A Bangladeshi woman cries as she waits for news of relatives trapped in a building that collapsed in Savar, near Dhaka, Bangladesh, Wednesday, April 24, 2013. AP / A.M. Ahad

Relatives mourn a victim at the site after an eight-story building housing several garment factories collapsed in Savar, near Dhaka, Bangladesh, Wednesday, April 24, 2013. AP / A.M. Ahad

Relatives mourn a victim at the site after an eight-story building housing several garment factories collapsed in Savar, near Dhaka, Bangladesh, Wednesday, April 24, 2013. AP / A.M. Ahad

Bangladeshis walk past bodies of victims to identify relatives who died in a building collapse in Savar, near Dhaka, Bangladesh, Wednesday, April 24, 2013. AP / A.M. Ahad

Saturday's earthquake in China's Sichuan province, measured by China's earthquake administration at magnitude 7.0 and by the U.S. Geological Survey at 6.6, killed at least 192 people, injured more than 11,000 and left nearly two dozen missing, mostly in the rural communities around Ya'an city.

The temblor struck along the same fault line where a devastating quake to the north killed more than 90,000 people in Sichuan and neighboring areas five years ago in one of China's worst natural disasters. Relief teams flew in helicopters and dynamited through landslides to reach some of the most isolated communities, where rescuers in orange overalls led sniffer dogs through piles of brick, concrete and wood debris to search for survivors.

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Residents line up for packets of instant noodles in the earthquake struck county of Lushan in southwestern China's Sichuan province, Monday, April 22, 2013. Saturday's earthquake in Sichuan province killed at least 186 people, injured more than 11,000 and left nearly two dozen missing, mostly in the rural communities around Ya'an city, along the same seismic fault where a devastating quake to the north killed more than 90,000 people in Sichuan and neighboring areas five years ago in one of China's worst natural disasters. AP / Ng Han Guan

A man collects meal in the rain in the county seat of Lushan in southwestern China's Sichuan province, Tuesday, April 23, 2013. AP /

In this photo provided by China's official Xinhua News Agency, medical workers take care of a newborn boy in a tent functioned as temporary hospital in quake-hit Taiping Township of Lushan, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Tuesday, April 23, 2013. The boy's mother Yang Yan, a 20-year-old woman, and father Chen Wei arrived at the hospital in early Tuesday, after making the long journey for over three hours from their home in Xingmin village of Taiping Township, Xinhua reported. AP / Chen Cheng

An elderly Chinese man waits for food to be distributed with his dog at a makeshift tent in Lushan county in southwestern China's Sichuan province, Monday, April 22, 2013. AP / Ng Han Guan

A man squats near the collapsed remains of a building destroyed by Saturday's earthquake in Lushan county in southwestern China's Sichuan province, Monday, April 22, 2013. AP / Ng Han Guan

Villagers have dinner near their home, damaged by Saturday's earthquake, in Lushan county of southwest China's Sichuan province on Monday, April 22, 2013. AP /

Villagers gather for a meal outdoor in the quake struck Lushan county in southwestern China's Sichuan province Monday, April 22, 2013. AP /

A child gets treatment in a military field hospital in the county seat of Lushan in Sichuan province, China, Monday, April 22, 2013. AP / Ng Han Guan

Earthquake survivors rest in a military field hospital in the county seat of Lushan in Sichuan province, China, Monday, April 22, 2013. AP / Ng Han Guan

People charge their mobile phones at a relief center in the county seat of Lushan in southwestern China's Sichuan province, Monday, April 22, 2013. AP / Ng Han Guan

A child runs past residents waiting in line for packets of instant noodles in the earthquake hit county of Lushan in southwestern China's Sichuan province, Monday, April 22, 2013. AP / Ng Han Guan

A Chinese man uses the cell phone charging facilities loaded in a special truck to talk on his cell phone in the earthquake struck county seat of Lushan in southwestern China's Sichuan province, Monday, April 22, 2013. AP / Ng Han Guan

An elderly woman sleeps behind plastic covers along a roadside in the quake ravage county of Lushan in southwestern China's Sichuan province, Sunday, April 21, 2013. AP / Ng Han Guan

An elderly woman rests on a makeshift bed setup outdoors near Shangli town in southwestern China's Sichuan province, Sunday, April 21, 2013. AP / Ng Han Guan

Villagers cry for their relatives who were killed in an earthquake during a funeral in Longmen village in Lushan county in southwest China's Sichuan province Sunday, April 21, 2013. AP /

An elderly woman eats a meal near rubbish piled up at a center for evacuees in the county seat of Lushan in southwestern China's Sichuan province, Sunday, April 21, 2013. AP / Ng Han Guan

A woman looks over at her destroyed house in Gucheng village in Longmen county of southwestern China's Sichuan province, Sunday, April 21, 2013. AP / Ng Han Guan

A woman walks past tiles shaken from roof tops by an earthquake near Shangli town in southwestern China's Sichuan province, Sunday, April 21, 2013. AP / Ng Han Guan

Zheng Xianlan, a 58-year-old corn farmer, awakens after spending the night sleeping on a sofa outside her house which was damaged by an earthquake near Shangli town in southwestern China's Sichuan province, Sunday, April 21, 2013. AP / Ng Han Guan

Ren Shuyong, 48, cries as she sits outside near Shangli town in southwestern China's Sichuan province, Sunday, April 21, 2013. AP / Ng Han Guan

Soldiers unload relief supplies from a helicopter at the quake ravaged Longmen township in Lushan county of southwest China's Sichuan province on Sunday, April 21, 2013. AP /

Chinese paramilitary policemen stand watch while rescuers operate backhoes to clear a damaged road due to a landslide triggered by a strong quake in Baosheng township of Lushan county in southwest China's Sichuan province Sunday April 21, 2013. AP /

In this photo released by China's Xinhua news agency, people carrying their belongings walk in quake-damaged Gucheng Village, Longmen Township, Lushan County, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Saturday, April 20, 2013. AP / Fei Maohua

In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, residents of Yuxi Village in the quake hit Baosheng Township spend their night in temporary tents in Lushan County, Ya'an City, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Saturday, April 20, 2013. AP / Fei Maohua

A village woman reacts after her house was damaged by an earthquake in Lushan county, Ya'an, southwest China's Sichuan province on Saturday, April 20, 2013. AP /

BOSTON (AP) - By Wednesday, two days after the bombing, investigators in white jumpsuits had fanned out across the streets, rooftops and awnings around the blast site in search of clues. They combed through debris amid the toppled orange sports drink dispensers, trash cans and sleeves of plastic cups strewn across the street at the marathon's finish line.

President Barack Obama branded the attack an act of terrorism. Obama plans to attend an interfaith service Thursday in the victims' honor in Boston.

Scores of victims of the Boston bombing remained in hospitals, many with grievous injuries. Doctors who treated the wounded corroborated reports that the bombs were packed with shrapnel intended to cause mayhem. In addition to the 5-year-old child, a 9-year-old girl and 10-year-old boy were among 17 victims listed in critical condition.

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Mourners attend candlelight vigil for Martin Richard at Garvey Park, near Richard's home in the Dorchester section of Boston, on Tuesday, April 16, 2013. Martin is the 8-year-old boy killed in the Boston Marathon bombing. The New York Times / Josh Haner

Two men in hazardous materials suits put numbers on the shattered glass and debris as they investigate the scene at the first bombing on Boylston Street in Boston Tuesday, April 16, 2013 near the finish line of the 2013 Boston Marathon, a day after two blasts killed three and injured over 170 people. AP / Elise Amendola

One of the blast sites on Boylston Street near the finish line of the 2013 Boston Marathon is investigated by two people in protective suits in the wake of two blasts in Boston Monday, April 15, 2013. AP / Elise Amendola

Emma MacDonald, 21, center, reacts while remembering the victims of the Boston Marathon explosions during a vigil at Boston Common, Tuesday, April 16, 2013, one day after bombs exploded at the finish line of the marathon. AP / Julio Cortez

Neighbors sit outside the house of Krystle Campbell's parents in Medford, Mass.,Tuesday, April 16, 2013. Campbell was killed in Monday's explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon. AP / Michael Dwyer

Neighbors hug outside the home of the Richard family in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston, Tuesday, April 16, 2013. Martin Richard, 8, was killed in Monday's bombing at the finish line of the Boston Marathon. AP / Michael Dwyer

Boston Marathon runner Vu Trang, of San Francisco, cries at a makeshift memorial on Boylston Street near the finish line of Monday's Boston Marathon explosions. AP / Charles Krupa

President Barack Obama turns to leave after speaking in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, April 16, 2013, following the explosions at the Boston Marathon. AP / Charles Dharapak

Boston University student Joy Liu places a note at a memorial on the campus for Boston Marathon bombing victim Lu Lingzi in Boston Wednesday, April 17, 2013. Lu and two friends had been watching the Boston Marathon near the finish line. AP / Winslow Townson

Medical workers aid an injured man at the 2013 Boston Marathon following an explosion in Boston, Monday, April 15, 2013. Two bombs exploded near the finish of the Boston Marathon on Monday. The Boston Globe / David L. Ryan

Boston Firefighter James Plourde carries an injured girl away from the scene after a bombing near the finish line of the Boston Marathon in Boston on Monday, April 15, 2013. MetroWest Daily News / Ken McGagh

Medical workers aid injured people at the finish line of the 2013 Boston Marathon following an explosion in Boston, Monday, April 15, 2013. The Boston Globe / David L. Ryan

Medical workers aid an injured woman at the finish line of the 2013 Boston Marathon following two explosions there, Monday, April 15, 2013 in Boston. AP / Charles Krupa

An unidentified Boston Marathon runner is comforted as she cries in the aftermath of two blasts which exploded near the finish line of the Boston Marathon in Boston, Monday, April 15, 2013. AP / Elise Amendola

Medical responders run an injured man past the finish line the 2013 Boston Marathon following an explosion in Boston, Monday, April 15, 2013. AP / Charles Krupa

Medical workers aid injured people at the finish line of the 2013 Boston Marathon following an explosion in Boston, Monday, April 15, 2013. AP / Charles Krupa

Injured people and debris lie on the sidewalk near the Boston Marathon finish line following an explosion in Boston, Monday, April 15, 2013. MetroWest Daily News / Ken McGagh

Bill Iffrig, 78, lies on the ground as police officers react to a second explosion at the finish line of the Boston Marathon in Boston, Monday, April 15, 2013. Iffrig, of Lake Stevens, Wash., was running his third Boston Marathon and near the finish line when he was knocked down by one of two bomb blasts. The Boston Globe / John Tlumacki

People react as an explosion goes off near the finish line of the 2013 Boston Marathon in Boston, Monday, April 15, 2013. Two explosions went off at the Boston Marathon finish line on Monday, sending authorities out on the course to carry off the injured while the stragglers were rerouted away from the smoking site of the blasts. The Boston Globe / David L. Ryan

Congratulations to Sacramento Bee photojournalist, Renée C. Byer, who learned today that she was named a finalist for the 2013 Pulitzer prize. Byer, already a Pulitzer prize winner in 2007, was one of two finalists in the Feature Photography category.

Byer has more than 25 years experience in photojournalism and has been a staff photographer at The Bee since 2003.

Byer's entry, "A Grandfather's Sorrow and Love," is posted below.

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Don Hatfield, 64, snuggles with Alex Winkler, the youngest of the three children of his daughter Rachel on March 14, 2012. She was killed Feb. 27, 2012, in their Cameron Park, Calif. home; her husband, Todd Winkler, has been charged with her murder. Already suffering from the loss of his beloved wife Janey to cancer, Hatfield filed for custody of the children and had just spent his first night tending to 9-month-old Alex in a new rental home in Napa over the past weekend. "God has kept me strong, and this is my new life. This is what I must do," Hatfield said. The Sacramento Bee / Reéne C. Byer

Don Hatfield takes a break while caring for his three grandchildren as his granddaughter, Ariel Winkler, 3, drapes herself over his shoulder in Hatfield's Napa, Calif., home. The Sacramento Bee / Reéne C. Byer

Don Hatfield gives his grand daughter Eva, 4, a kiss before heading out to run errands. "I love your dainty dress, " he tells her. The house is filled with flowers in remembrance of the children's mother, Rachel. The Sacramento Bee / Reéne C. Byer

Don Hatfield talks on the phone as he checks to make sure a fax has been received. He is checking on healthcare insurance for his three grandchildren. The insurance company is asking for a copy of the death certificate of the children's mother. He cautiously makes an effort not to show any angst or pain in front of his grandchildren. The Sacramento Bee / Reéne C. Byer

Don Hatfield takes a moment to study the blank canvas on which he will begin his first painting since his daughter's death in February 2012. Since her death, the noted Impressionist painter has spent the time caring for his three grandchildren, Alex, Ariel and Eva in his Napa, Calif., home. Now, instead of retirement, he has to start painting to financially support his grandchildren. The Sacramento Bee / Reéne C. Byer

Don Hatfield changes his grandson Alex's diaper in his Napa, Calif., home on May 3, 2012. By now, Hatfield has become more comfortable with the routine of caring for his three grandchildren. His two granddaughters are enrolled in preschool and ballet and are attending a children's ministry at Grace Church in St. Helena every Sunday. The Sacramento Bee / Reéne C. Byer

Eva Winkler, 5, holds two new Hello Kitty lunch boxes as she waits for her grandfather, Don Hatfield, to finish loading her sister Ariel, 3, into the car on April 16, 2012. Hatfield prepared the snacks for his granddaughters' first day at school. "I'm so happy this school is only five minutes away so I can check on them," said Hatfield. He returned to the school at noon to make sure they were okay. The Sacramento Bee / Reéne C. Byer

Don Hatfield escorts his two granddaughters Eva, 5, left, and Ariel, 3, center, to their first day at St. John's Lutheran School in Napa, Calif., on April 16, 2012. For the past two and a half months, Hatfield has worked to prove to authorities that he is capable, financially and otherwise, of raising the children. He enrolled them in school, takes them to dance class, medical appointments and reads to them before bed. They are also in therapy to help them handle the loss of their mother. The Sacramento Bee / Reéne C. Byer

Ariel Winkler, 3, leans against her grandfather, Don Hatfield, after waking up from her afternoon nap at St. John's Lutheran School on May 3, 2012. The Sacramento Bee / Reéne C. Byer

Don Hatfield becomes emotional as he thanks Neilann Martinez of Yountville, Calif., who suffers from polio, for delivering him a specially made meal along with his Yountville newspaper, stickers for his grandchildren and a gift certificate on March 30, 2012. Hatfield used to live in Yountville with his wife, Janey, before she died of cancer in January 2012. Hatfield now lives in Napa where he cares for his three grandchildren after his daughter, Rachel, was killed on Feb. 27, 2012. Napa and Yountville communities are supporting his transition from retirement back to work as an artist and full-time grandfather. The Sacramento Bee / Reéne C. Byer

Don Hatfield shares a touching moment with his grandson, Alex. Hatfield was forced in February 2012 to quickly decide he could come out of retirement and care for his three grandchildren. He realized he was more than capable of protecting two confused little girls and a baby boy, who suddenly were without their parents after their mother was killed and their father arrested. He gets out of bed three times in the night to feed a bottle to baby Alex. He changes diapers, cleans up spills, picks up toys, cooks oatmeal and reads bedtime stories to Eva, 4, and Ariel, 3. The Sacramento Bee / Reéne C. Byer

Don Hatfield, 64, of Napa, Calif., appears in El Dorado Superior Court in the first step to obtain formal guardianship of his grandchildren, Alex, Ariel and Eva. He has been caring for them since the murder of his daughter, Rachel Winkler, in Cameron Park, allegedly by her husband, Todd Winkler. On Hatfield's 65th birthday in May 2012, he was granted custody of the three children. The Sacramento Bee / Reéne C. Byer

As babysitter Brandy Stanley, 37, center, chats with Frankie Young, left, Eva Winkler, right, peeks in a bag after opening her gifts while celebrating her fifth birthday. Young, who was a good friend of Eva's mom, Rachel, was visiting from Austin, Texas. "I'm hoping we can relocate back to California so I can be closer to Rachel's children," said Young. The Sacramento Bee / Reéne C. Byer

Eva Winkler tries to knock down a piñata as she celebrates her fifth birthday dressed as Wendy from "Peter Pan." In support of Winkler's grandfather, Don Hatfield, several fathers along with their daughters attended Eva's party. Hatfield's sons, Caleb and Matthew, also attended the party. The Sacramento Bee / Reéne C. Byer

Don Hatfield opens a box of cereal for his granddaughters Eva, 5, right, and Ariel, 3, left, as he readies them for their first day of school before his grandson Alex's babysitter arrives. The day before, Eva celebrated her fifth birthday; her cake and balloons are still on the table. The Sacramento Bee / Reéne C. Byer

Eva Winkler, 4, cheers her brother Alex, 10 months, as he learns how to crawl in the hallway of their new home in Napa, Calif. on March 21, 2012. Eva, the oldest of the three children, seems to take on the role of her mother, Rachel, with her younger siblings. The Sacramento Bee / Reéne C. Byer

Eva Winkler, 5, gives her grandfather, Don Hatfield, a flower on Mother's Day after she attended a children's ministry program at Grace Church in St. Helena, Calif. Hatfield attends services there and lights a candle for his late wife, Janey, and late daughter, Rachel. The Sacramento Bee / Reéne C. Byer

Don Hatfield plays with his grandchildren, Alex, 11 months, and Eva, 5, at their home in Napa, Calif., on March 22, 2012. In May 2012, a mediation session in El Dorado Superior Court granted Hatfield custody of the three children. The Sacramento Bee / Reéne C. Byer

Don Hatfield reflects on the loss of his wife, Janey, and his only daughter, Rachel Winkler, in solitude at his home in Napa, Calif., on Sept. 26, 2012. Janey had given him the inspirational rocks that are scattered in his backyard. She died of cancer in January 2012, and a month later, his daughter Rachel was killed. Her husband, Todd Winkler, has been charged with her murder and remains in the El Dorado County Jail, awaiting trial. Hatfield has custody of his three grandchildren - Eva, 5, Ariel, 3, and Alex, 14 months. "It was quite a year," Hatfield said. "Losing Janey was enough, and then the loss of my daughter was and is horrific. But the intensity of my grief has quieted down a bit and these children have been a gift, " he said. "I wish Rachel could see how wonderful they are. Maybe she does in some mysterious way." The Sacramento Bee / Reéne C. Byer

PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) -- As the world watches to see what North Korea's next move will be in a high-stakes game of brinksmanship with the United States, residents of its capital aren't hunkering down in bunkers and preparing for the worst. Instead, they are out on the streets en masse getting ready for the birthday of national founder Kim Il Sung -- the biggest holiday of the year.

The festivities leading up to Kim's birthday come amid fears that North Korea may be planning to test launch a new missile in retaliation for what it claims are provocative war games by U.S. and South Korean troops just across the Korean border. Even at such a seemingly innocuous setting as a flower show in Kim's honor, North Korea's warning that it is prepared to strike back if pushed too far is on prominent display.

This year's exhibition of "Kimilsungia" flowers - which North Koreans claim their scientists have bred into the most beautiful orchids in the world - is built around mockups of red-tipped missiles, slogans hailing the military and reminders of the threats that North Koreans feel are all around them.

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Retired North Korean military members stand at attention during an induction ceremony for children into the Korean Children's Union, the first political organization for North Koreans, held at a stadium in Pyongyang on Friday, April 12, 2013. AP / David Guttenfelder

Children's band members line up before a ceremony to induct children into the Korean Children's Union, the first political organization for North Koreans, at a stadium in Pyongyang, North Korea, Friday, April 12, 2013. AP / Alexander F. Yuan

North Korean children stand waiting while officers tie red bandanas around their necks during a ceremony to induct children into the Korean Children's Union, the first political organization for North Koreans, at a stadium in Pyongyang, North Korea, Friday, April 12, 2013. AP / Alexander F. Yuan

Members of the Korean Children's Union, bottom, chat while spectators take their seats at a stadium before a ceremony to induct children into the union, the first political organization for North Koreans, in Pyongyang, North Korea, Friday, April 12, 2013. AP / Alexander F. Yuan

People visit a flower show featuring thousands of Kimilsungia flowers, named after the late leader Kim Il Sung, while models of a rocket and missiles are also displayed in Pyongyang, North Korea, Friday, April 12, 2013. AP / Alexander F. Yuan

People stand waiting before a ceremony to induct children into the Korean Children's Union, the first political organization for North Koreans, at a stadium in Pyongyang, North Korea, Friday, April 12, 2013. AP / Alexander F. Yuan

A man cycles past a building construction site in Pyongyang, North Korea, Friday, April 12, 2013. AP / Alexander F. Yuan

Two men holding hands pose for photos in front of a photo showing the late North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, right, and his son Kim Jong Un at a flower show featuring thousands of Kimilsungia flowers, named after the late leader Kim Il Sung, in Pyongyang, North Korea, Friday, April 12, 2013. AP / Alexander F. Yuan

People visit a flower show featuring thousands of Kimilsungia flowers, named after the late leader Kim Il Sung, in Pyongyang, North Korea, Friday, April 12, 2013. AP / Alexander F. Yuan

A North Korean man carries a baby in his arms as they walk along a sidewalk in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Friday, April 12, 2013. AP / David Guttenfelder

North Korean soldiers climb stairs on a street overpass in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Friday, April 12, 2013. AP / David Guttenfelder

North Korean soldiers stand together along a street in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Friday, April 12, 2013. AP / David Guttenfelder

Seen through a car window, a man cycles past as people wait at a bus stop in Pyongyang, North Korea, Friday, April 12, 2013. AP / Alexander F. Yuan

North Korean commuters ride on a trolley car in Pyongyang, North Korea on Friday, April 12, 2013. Reflected in the window is a roadside propaganda banner that reads: "Let's follow the example of the space conquerors,"referring to the country's rocket launch program. AP / David Guttenfelder

North Koreans dance together beneath a mosaic painting of the late leader Kim Il Sung during a mass folk dancing gathering in Pyongyang Thursday, April 11, 2013, to mark the anniversary of the first of many titles of power given to leader Kim Jong Un after the death of his father Kim Jong Il. AP / David Guttenfelder

In this April 11, 2013 photo, a North Korean girl rides a bicycle in Pyongyang, North Korea. AP /

This photo taken from the Chinese border city of Dandong shows North Koreans parachuting down from a helicopter in Sinuiju, North Korea Thursday, April 11, 2013. AP /

U.S. Army soldiers sit on an armored vehicle during annual military drills in Yeoncheon, South Korea, near the border with North Korea, Thursday, April 11, 2013. This year's drills are unusual in the level of fury they've inspired from the North -- Pyongyang has threatened nuclear war -- and in the tougher than usual U.S. response that some call a case of Washington overplaying its hand. AP / Ahn Young-joon

U.S. Army soldiers conduct their annual military drills in Yeoncheon, South Korea, near the border with North Korea, Thursday, April 11, 2013. AP / Ahn Young-joon

Journalists talk to a worker, third from left, who arrived back from North Korea's Kaesong at the customs, immigration and quarantine office near the border village of Panmunjom, that has separated the two Koreas since the Korean War, in Paju, north of Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, April 11, 2013. AP / Lee Jin-man

A South Korean man unload sacks full of his company's products to be picked up by colleagues upon arrival back from North Korea's Kaesong, at the customs, immigration and quarantine office near the border village of Panmunjom, that has separated the two Koreas since the Korean War, in Paju, north of Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, April 11, 2013. AP / Lee Jin-man

South Korean protesters from Korea Freedom Federation sing the national anthem during a rally denouncing North Korea's decision to pull workers from the Kaesong industrial park, as well as its threat of nuclear war and its alleged plan to launch a missile, in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, April 11, 2013. The letters read "Urge operation at the Kaesong Industrial Complex." AP / Lee Jin-man

South Korean army soldiers check a barbed-wire fence in Paju, near the demilitarized zone of Panmunjom, South Korea, Thursday, April 11, 2013. AP / Ahn Young-joon

A South Korean worker, left, who arrives with products from North Korea's Kaesong is helped by a South Korean man who greeted him at the customs, immigration and quarantine office near the border village of Panmunjom, that has separated the two Koreas since the Korean War, in Paju, north of Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, April 11, 2013. AP / Lee Jin-man

South Korean soldiers guard at Unification Bridge near the border village of Panmunjom, that has separated the two Koreas since the Korean War, in Paju, north of Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, April 11, 2013. AP / Lee Jin-man

A North Korean soldier, center top, looks at the southern side as South Korean soldiers stand guard at the border village of Panmunjom, which has separated the two Koreas since the Korean War, in Paju, north of Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, April 10, 2013. AP / Lee Jin-man

U.S. Army soldiers prepare for an exercise during their annual military drills with South Korea in Yeoncheon, South Korea, near the border with North Korea, Wednesday, April 10, 2013. AP / Ahn Young-joon

U.S. Army armored vehicles are parked for an exercise during annual military drills with South Korea in Yeoncheon, South Korea, near the border with North Korea, Wednesday, April 10, 2013. AP / Ahn Young-joon

A U.S. Air Force F-16 fighter jet prepares to land on the runway during a military exercise at the Osan U.S. Air Base in Osan, South Korea, Wednesday, April 10, 2013. AP / Ahn Young-joon

South Korean soldiers look at North Korea through binoculars from Dora Observation Post near the border village of Panmunjom, which has separated the two Koreas since the Korean War, in Paju, north of Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, April 10, 2013. AP / Lee Jin-man

South Korean vehicles carrying products from North Korea's Kaesong industrial complex arrive at the customs, immigration and quarantine office near the border village of Panmunjom, that has separated the two Koreas since the Korean War, in Paju, north of Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, April 10, 2013. AP / Im Byung-shik

South Korean military vehicles carrying soldiers pass at barricaded Unification Bridge near the border village of Panmunjom, that has separated the two Koreas since the Korean War, in Paju, north of Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, April 10, 2013. A few hundred South Korean managers, some wandering among quiet assembly lines, were all that remained Tuesday at the massive industrial park run by the rival Koreas after North Korea pulled its more than 50,000 workers from the complex. Other managers stuffed their cars full of finished goods before heading south across the Demilitarized Zone that divides the nations. AP / Lee Jin-man

North Korean pedestrians walk on a sidewalk past a large nationalist painting in Pyongyang, North Korea on Wednesday, April 10, 2013. AP / David Guttenfelder

North Korean children carrying brooms walk on a sidewalk in Pyongyang on Wednesday, April 10, 2013, on their way to help tidy up the area around bronze statues of the late leaders as the capital city prepares to mark the April 15 birthday of its founder Kim Il Sung. AP / David Guttenfelder

North Korean women pass by roadside propaganda depicting a North Korean soldier killing a U.S. soldier in Pyongyang, North Korea on Wednesday, April 10, 2013. The poster reads in Korean "Life or Death Battle. Merciless Punishment to U.S. Imperialists and Puppet Traitors." AP / David Guttenfelder

The National Cherry Blossom Festival is a spring celebration in Washington, D.C., commemorating the March 27, 1912, gift of Japanese cherry trees from Mayor Yukio Ozaki of Tokyo City to the city of Washington. Mayor Ozaki donated the trees in an effort to enhance the growing friendship between the United States and Japan and also celebrate the continued close relationship between the two nations.

The festival runs for March 20 to April 14 this year with peak bloom predicted for April 6 through 8. eak bloom is defined as the period when 70 percent of the blossoms on the Yoshino Cherry trees are open; however, the blooming period can last up to 14 days.

Visit the National Cherry Blossom Festival website.

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People walk by cherry blossoms along the Tidal Basin on Monday night April 8, 2013 in Washington, DC. The National Cherry Blossom Festival Parade is scheduled for this Saturday. AP / Matt McClain

As the sun sets, cherry blossoms appear to float suspended in the air, as a family picnics by cherry blossom trees in bloom along the tidal basin in Washington, on Monday, April 8, 2013. AP / Jacquelyn Martin

With the Jefferson Monument in the background, cherry blossom trees bloom along the tidal basin in Washington, on Monday, April 8, 2013. AP / Jacquelyn Martin

Bailey Bickel, 2, of Washington, walks among cherry blossom trees in bloom along the tidal basin in Washington, on Monday, April 8, 2013. AP / Jacquelyn Martin

Cherry blossoms bloom on the edge of the U.S. Capitol after a colder than normal March and chilly April delayed the beginning of the cherry blossom season in the nation's capital, Monday, April 8, 2013, in Washington, D.C. MCT / Olivier Douliery

Cherry blossoms bloom on the edge of the Tidal Basin after a colder than normal March and chilly April in the nation's capital, Monday, April 8, 2013, in Washington, D.C. MCT / Olivier Douliery

Cherry blossoms bloom on the edge of the Tidal Basin in the nation's capital, Monday, April 8, 2013, in Washington, D.C. MCT / Olivier Douliery

Cherry blossoms bloom on the edge of the Tidal Basin in the nation's capital, Monday, April 8, 2013, in Washington, D.C. MCT / Olivier Douliery

Cherry blossoms bloom on the edge of the Tidal Basin after a colder than normal March and chilly April delayed the beginning of the cherry blossom season in the nation's capital, Monday, April 8, 2013, in Washington, D.C. MCT / Olivier Douliery

Cherry blossoms bloom on the edge of the Tidal Basin in the nation's capital, Monday, April 8, 2013, in Washington, D.C. MCT / Olivier Douliery

Ellie Sakilayan, 1, of Arlington, Va., looks up at a canopy of blooming cherry blossoms along the tidal basin in Washington, on Monday, April 8, 2013. AP / Jacquelyn Martin

The cherry blossom trees are in bloom along the tidal basin in Washington, on Monday, April 8, 2013. In the background is the Jefferson Memorial. AP / Jacquelyn Martin

The cherry blossom trees are blooming along the tidal basin in Washington, on Monday, April 8, 2013. AP / Jacquelyn Martin

A cluster of cherry blossoms are seen as they hang over the tidal basin from a tree in bloom in Washington, on Monday, April 8, 2013. AP / Jacquelyn Martin

Cherry blossoms buds hang on branches of the famous Yoshino cherry trees along the Tidal Basin in Washington, Sunday, April 7, 2013. AP / Carolyn Kaster

Cherry blossoms begin to open on the branches of the famous Yoshino cherry trees along the Tidal Basin, Sunday, April 7, 2013, in Washington. Despite repeated predictions peak blossom time for the cherry trees is not yet here as nighttime temperatures in the nation's capital continues to dip sharply. AP / Carolyn Kaster

A nesting bird peeks out of the budding Japanese Yoshino cherry tree along the Tidal Basin in Washington, Sunday, April 7, 2013. AP / Carolyn Kaster

Cherry blossoms begin to open on the branches of the famous Yoshino cherry trees along the Tidal Basin, Sunday, April 7, 2013, in Washington. AP / Carolyn Kaster

Ann Bagala of Gray, Maine, takes a picture of the cherry blossoms around the Tidal Basin that are starting to bloom, Friday, April 5, 2013 in Washington. The blossoms are blooming a little later than expected due to the unseasonably cool weather. AP / Alex Brandon

Monika Perzan of Chicago, takes a picture of the cherry blossoms around the Tidal Basin that are starting to bloom, Friday, April 5, 2013 in Washington. AP / Alex Brandon

The cherry blossoms around the Tidal Basin are starting to bloom, a little later than expected due to the unseasonably cool weather, Friday, April 5, 2013 in Washington. AP / Alex Brandon

Laura Weemhoff, from Columbus, Ohio, photographs one of the very few the cherry blossoms trees in bloom, Tuesday, April 2, 2013, in Washington. AP / Alex Brandon

LA PLATA, Argentina (AP) -- Argentine police and soldiers searched house to house, in creeks and culverts and even in trees for bodies on Thursday after floods killed at least 57 people in the province and city of Buenos Aires.

As torrential rains stopped and the waters receded, the crisis shifted to guaranteeing public health and safety in this provincial capital of nearly 1 million people. Safe drinking water was in short supply, and more than a quarter-million people were without power, although authorities said most would get their lights back on overnight.

Many people barely escaped with their lives after seeing everything they own disappear under water reeking with sewage and fuel that rose more than six feet (nearly two meters) high inside some homes. The wreckage was overwhelming: piles of broken furniture, overturned cars, ruined food and other debris.

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People embrace outside a club where the Red Cross set up a center to help flood victims in La Plata, in Argentina's Buenos Aires province, Thursday, April 4, 2013. Buenos Aires Gov. Daniel Scioli says 49 people died in this flooded capital of Argentina's largest province as torrential rains swamped entire neighborhoods, washing away cars and flooding some houses to their rooftops. AP / Natacha Pisarenko

People affected by flooding line up outside the Red Cross which set up a center inside a social and sporting club in La Plata, in Argentina's Buenos Aires province, Thursday, April 4, 2013. AP / Natacha Pisarenko

Women are comforted by Alicia Kirchner, center, Argentina's Social Development Minister outside a sporting and social club where the Red Cross set up a base to help people affected by flooding in La Plata, in Argentina's Buenos Aires province, Thursday, April 4, 2013. AP / Natacha Pisarenko

A woman stands with two girls on a street with a mattress that was donated to them from the Red Cross which is helping people who were affected by flooding in La Plata, in Argentina's Buenos Aires province, Thursday, April 4, 2013. AP / Natacha Pisarenko

A woman carries donated items from the Red Cross which set up a center inside a social and sporting club to help people affected by flooding in La Plata, in Argentina's Buenos Aires province, Thursday, April 4, 2013. AP / Natacha Pisarenko

A woman using a sweater to cover her head lines up outside a sporting and social club that the Red Cross is using as a base to help people affected by flooding in La Plata, in Argentina's Buenos Aires province, Thursday, April 4, 2013. AP / Natacha Pisarenko

A woman is comforted by a neighbor outside her home where her belongings dry in the sun in La Plata, in Argentina's Buenos Aires province, Thursday, April 4, 2013. AP / Natacha Pisarenko

Men carry water past a car that flipped on its side during flooding in La Plata, in Argentina's Buenos Aires province, Thursday, April 4, 2013. AP / Natacha Pisarenko

A man places his home's belongings outside to dry in La Plata, in Argentina's Buenos Aires province, Thursday, April 4, 2013. AP / Natacha Pisarenko

Men stand outside their home where they placed belongings to dry in La Plata, in Argentina's Buenos Aires province, Thursday, April 4, 2013. AP / Natacha Pisarenko

Men stand outside their homes as their belongings dry after flooding in La Plata, in Argentina's Buenos Aires province, Thursday, April 4, 2013. AP / Natacha Pisarenko

Natalia Miseli cries outside a social and sporting center where the Red Cross set up to help people affected by flooding in La Plata, in Argentina's Buenos Aires province, Thursday, April 4, 2013. AP / Natacha Pisarenko

A man stands outside his home with his belongings as he waits for them to dry in La Plata, in Argentina's Buenos Aires province, Thursday, April 4, 2013. AP / Natacha Pisarenko

Vilma Gorostiaga cries outside her home as she dries her family pictures on the ground in La Plata, in Argentina's Buenos Aires province, Thursday, April 4, 2013. AP / Natacha Pisarenko

A child sleeps inside a school being used as a shelter for people affected by flooding in La Plata, in Argentina's Buenos Aires province, Thursday, April 4, 2013. AP / Natacha Pisarenko

Juan Fernandez sits inside a club where the Red Cross set up a help center for people affected by flooding after his home was damaged in La Plata, in Argentina's Buenos Aires province, Thursday, April 4, 2013. AP / Natacha Pisarenko

People affected by flooding line up to get help from the Red Cross in La Plata, in Argentina's Buenos Aires province, Thursday, April 4, 2013. AP / Natacha Pisarenko

A man with a boy in his arms wades through a flooded street in La Plata, in Argentina's Buenos Aires province, Wednesday, April 3, 2013. AP / Natacha Pisarenko

A woman pushes her bike through a flooded street in La Plata, in Argentina's Buenos Aires province, Wednesday, April 3, 2013. AP / Natacha Pisarenko

A man wades through a flooded street in La Plata, in Argentina's Buenos Aires province, Wednesday, April 3, 2013. AP / Natacha Pisarenko

People stand on the roof of their home above a flooded street where a taxi is submerged in La Plata, in Argentina's Buenos Aires province, Wednesday, April 3, 2013. AP / Natacha Pisarenko

A couple looks at their flooded street from behind their home's window in La Plata, in Argentina's Buenos Aires province, Wednesday, April 3, 2013. AP / Natacha Pisarenko

A man pushes his bike through a flooded street in La Plata, in Argentina's Buenos Aires province, Wednesday, April 3, 2013. AP / Natacha Pisarenko

Indonesian Christians carry a bamboo cross during a Good Friday procession to reenact Jesus' path to crucifixion. At the Vatican, Pope Francis lies down in prayer during the Passion of Christ Mass inside St. Peter's Basilica. Hundreds of Christians stream through the cobblestone alleyways of Jerusalem's Old City toward the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, traditionally believed by many to be the site of the crucifixion.

Christians all over the world attend ceremonies that mark the day Jesus Christ was crucified, commonly known as Good Friday.

These are some images of Good Friday around the world.

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Faithful carry the cross, bottom right, as Pope Francis, not pictured, presides the Via Crucis (Way of the Cross) torchlight procession celebrated in front of the ancient Colosseum on Good Friday in Rome, Friday, March 29, 2013. AP / Gregorio Borgia

Worshippers hold up family pictures and passports, as a symbol of their petitions to Jesus Christ, at the end of their pilgrimage to Calvaire Miracle Mount, marking Good Friday in Ganthier, Haiti, March 29, 2013. The Haitian Christians holding up passports, pray to Jesus Christ to provide them travel visas. AP / Dieu Nalio Chery

Vendors ready their stand of religious items near the Calvaire Miracle Mount, in Ganthier, Haiti, March 29, 2013. Many Haitian Christians make an annual pilgrimage to the mount to mark the day Jesus Christ was crucified, commonly known as Good Friday. AP / Dieu Nalio Chery

An actor prepares himself for the reenactment of Via Crucis, portraying the final hours of Jesus Christ, in a patio area of the Metropolitan Cathedral in Mexico City, Friday, March 29, 2013. AP / Alexandre Meneghini

A veiled woman, recognized as a "Veronica," holds up a crucifix as she takes part in the Good Friday procession in Quito, Ecuador, March 29, 2013. Veronica is believed to be the women who wiped the face of Jesus, as he carried his cross, with a cloth upon which he left the imprint of his face. AP / Dolores Ochoa

La Merced Catholic church penitents carry a statue of Jesus Christ in a morning procession through the streets of Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala, Friday, March 29, 2013. AP / Moises Castillo

Catholic deacon Omar Garcete, right, and his assistant, fit into place a hand carved crucifix, during an open-air Mass marking Good Friday in Limpio, Paraguay, March 29, 2013. According to Garcete, the wooden statue was carved by indigenous artists around the 17th century, as ordered by the Jesuit mission. AP / Jorge Saenz

Cardinal Odilo Pedro Scherer, Sao Paulo's archbishop, center, takes part in a Way of the Cross procession in a low income neighborhood popularly known as "Crackland" during in downtown Sao Paulo, Brazil, Friday, March 29, 2013. Written in the cross are names of homeless killed in the streets of Sao Paulo recently. AP / Andre Penner

Parishioners take part in the traditional Good Friday reenactment of Jesus Christ's final hours in Pirenopolis, Brazil, Friday, March 29, 2013. AP / Eraldo Peres

Portraying Jesus Christ, a parishioner reenacts the steps of Jesus' final hours, in the traditional Good Friday procession, or the 14 Stations of the Cross, in Pirenopolis, Brazil, Friday, March 29, 2013. AP / Eraldo Peres

Carrying a wooden cross, Bobby Fresques, leads followers past the west steps of the Capitol building in Sacramento, Calif., during the Good Friday 'Way of the Cross' procession on Friday, March 29, 2013. The Sacramento Bee / Randall Benton

Paul Besong carries a cross during Albany Catholic Worker Community's Good Friday Stations of the Cross procession on Friday, March 29, 2013, in Albany, N.Y. Participants in the Easter celebration carried the cross through city streets and prayed at each of the fourteen stations retracing the steps of Jesus' condemnation and death. AP / Mike Groll

Miguel Vega portraying Jesus makes his way with other parishioners from the Annunciation Of The Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church to conduct a Good Friday procession to commemorate the Stations of the Cross, Friday, March 29, 2013, in Philadelphia, Penna. AP / Matt Rourke

A man prays in Montreal during the stations of the cross on Good Friday in Montreal, Friday, March 29, 2013. The Canadian Press / Graham Hughes

People walk through the streets of old Montreal during the stations of the cross on Good Friday in Montreal, Friday, March 29, 2013 The Canadian Press / Graham Hughes

Parishoners of St Clara church carry a cross through central Stockholm, Sweden, during a procession for Good Friday March 29, 2013. SCANPIX / Anders Wiklund

Members of a traditional coal miner music corps march to celebrate a divine service at the peak of a coal mine dump in Bottrop, on Good Friday March 29,2013. AP / Frank Augstein

An actor portraying the part of Jesus Christ, hangs on the cross during the Good Friday procession in Wuppertal, Germany, Friday, March 29, 2013. AP / Martin Meissner

Nuns carry a Cross during a Way of the Cross procession in downtown Warsaw, Poland, Friday, March 29, 2013. The procession on Good Friday is a part of celebrations during the Holy Week, which ends with Easter Sunday, the most important holiday for Catholics. AP / Alik Keplicz

Pope Francis lies down in prayer during the Passion of Christ Mass inside St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican, Friday, March 29, 2013. Pope Francis began the Good Friday service at the Vatican with the Passion of Christ Mass and hours later will go to the ancient Colosseum in Rome for the traditional Way of the Cross procession. AP / Gregorio Borgia

Faithful follow the Via Crucis (Way of the Cross) torchlight procession presided by Pope Francis in front of the Colosseum on Good Friday in Rome, Friday, March 29, 2013. AP / Andrew Medichini

A Christian Catholic pilgrim lights a candle inside the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, traditionally believed to be the site of the crucifixion of Christ, in Jerusalem's Old City, Friday, March 29, 2013. Less than 2 percent of the population of Israel and the Palestinian territories is Christian, mostly split between Catholicism and Orthodox streams of Christianity. Christians in the West Bank wanting to attend services in Jerusalem must obtain permission from Israeli authorities. Israel's Tourism Ministry said it expects some 150,000 visitors in Israel during Easter week and the Jewish festival of Passover, which coincide this year. AP / Bernat Armangue

Christian worshippers carry a cross towards the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, traditionally believed by many to be the site of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, during the Good Friday procession in Jerusalem's Old City, Friday, March 29, 2013. AP / Sebastian Scheiner

Pakistani Christians pray during a Mass on Good Friday in a church in Islamabad, Pakistan, Friday, March 29, 2013. Christians around the world are marking the Easter holy week. AP / Muhammed Muheisen

Indian Christian devotees pray on Good Friday in Jammu, India, Friday, March 29, 2013. Christians all over the world are marking Good Friday, the day when Jesus Christ was crucified. AP / Channi Anand

Indian Christian devotees pray as a man dressed as Jesus Christ, unseen, carries a cross while reenacting Jesus' path to crucifixion on Good Friday in Gauhati, India, Friday, March 29, 2013. AP / Anupam Nath

An Indonesian Christian devotee carries a bamboo cross as he walks with others during a Good Friday procession to reenact Jesus path to crucifixion in Klaten, Central Java, Indonesia, Friday, March 29, 2013. AP / A.K. Hendratmo

David Carnell plays a part of Jesus Christ during a "Journey to the Cross" procession while celebrating Good Friday in Sydney, Australia, Friday, March 29, 2013. The annual event by Wesley Mission tells the Easter story in a modern Australia. AP / Rick Rycroft

NEW DELHI (AP) -- Bollywood's biggest star, Amitabh Bachchan, wants his fans to enjoy a dry Holi and save water during the Hindu festival of colors because of a drought in western India.

Bachchan said on his Facebook page Tuesday that "I have expressed that we play a dry Holi without water." The 70-year-old actor known as "Big B" posted similar notes on his other social media accounts, which are followed by millions.

The Holi festival on Wednesday is celebrated by playing with dry colors as well as colored water.

Several districts in the western Indian state of Maharashtra face severe drought after receiving far less than their usual share of rain during last year's monsoon. Local residents say they are finding it difficult to get enough drinking water, and hundreds of cattle farmers have taken their animals to government-run camps for water and fodder.

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Indians throw colored powder during Holi festival celebrations in Hyderabad, India, Wednesday, March 27, 2013. Holi, the festival of colors celebrates the arrival of spring among other things. AP / Mahesh Kumar A

A woman, drenched in colored water, cover s the face of a child as they ride a rickshaw past people celebrating Holi festival outside Banke Bihari temple in Vrindavan, India, Wednesday, March 27, 2013. AP / Altaf Qadri

Hindu devotees throw colored powder on each other inside Banke Bihari temple during Holi festival celebrations in Vrindavan, India, Tuesday, March 26, 2013. AP / Altaf Qadri

Indian devotees raise their hands as colored water is sprayed on them by a Hindu priest during a Holi celebration at the Swaminarayan temple in Ahmadabad, India, Wednesday, March 27, 2013. AP / Ajit Solanki

Indian devotees raise their hands as colored water is sprayed on them by a Hindu priest during a Holi celebration at the Swaminarayan temple in Ahmadabad, India, Wednesday, March 27, 2013. AP / Ajit Solanki

Indian devotees raise their hands as colored water is sprayed on them by a Hindu priest during a Holi celebration at the Swaminarayan temple in Ahmadabad, India, Wednesday, March 27, 2013. AP / Ajit Solanki

Indian devotees raise their hands as colored water is sprayed on them by a Hindu priest during a Holi celebration at the Swaminarayan temple in Ahmadabad, India, Wednesday, March 27, 2013. AP / Ajit Solanki

Colored powder falls on a Hindu devotee as he prays at the Banke Bihari temple ahead of Holi festival in Vrindavan, India, Tuesday, March 26, 2013. AP / Altaf Qadri

Hindu devotees throw colored powder on each other inside Banke Bihari temple during Holi festival celebrations in Vrindavan, India, Tuesday, March 26, 2013. AP / Altaf Qadri

Hindu devotees throw colored water on each other inside Banke Bihari temple during Holi festival celebrations in Vrindavan, India, Tuesday, March 26, 2013. AP / Altaf Qadri

Hindu devotees throw colored powder on each other inside Banke Bihari temple during Holi festival celebrations in Vrindavan, India, Tuesday, March 26, 2013. AP / Altaf Qadri

Hindu devotees covered with colored powder shout religious slogans inside Banke Bihari temple during Holi festival celebrations in Vrindavan, India, Tuesday, March 26, 2013. AP / Altaf Qadri

A Hindu priest sprays colored water towards devotees inside Banke Bihari temple during Holi festival celebrations in Vrindavan, India, Tuesday, March 26, 2013. AP / Altaf Qadri

A man pours a bucket full of colored water on a passing Hindu woman in a small alleyway during Holi festival celebrations in Vrindavan, India, Tuesday, March 26, 2013. AP / Altaf Qadri

Hindu devotees chant religious slogans amid dust from colored powder inside Banke Bihari temple during Holi festival celebrations in Vrindavan, India, Tuesday, March 26, 2013. AP / Altaf Qadri

Indian children react to camera as they celebrate Holi festival with colors and water in Vrindavan, India, Tuesday, March 26, 2013. AP / Altaf Qadri

A man, left, waits with a bucket full of colored water while another man throws colored water at a passing Hindu woman in a small alleyway during Holi festival celebrations in Vrindavan, India, Tuesday, March 26, 2013. AP / Altaf Qadri

Hindu devotees chant religious slogans amid dust from colored powder inside Banke Bihari temple during Holi festival celebrations in Vrindavan, India, Tuesday, March 26, 2013. AP / Altaf Qadri

Hindu devotees play with colored powder during Holi festival celebrations in Hyderabad, India, Tuesday, March 26, 2013. AP / Mahesh Kumar A

A physically disabled child reacts in joy as his teacher applies colored powder during Holi festival celebrations in Mumbai, India, Tuesday, March 26, 2013. AP / Rajanish Kakade

Physically disabled children react to camera as they play with colored powder during Holi festival celebrations in Mumbai, India, Tuesday, March 26, 2013. AP / Rajanish Kakade

Indian women smear colors on each others faces as they celebrate "Holi", the Indian festival of colors in Allahabad, India, Tuesday, March 26, 2013. AP / Rajesh Kumar Singh

Hindu devotees play with colored powder during Holi festival celebrations in Hyderabad, India, Tuesday, March 26, 2013. AP / Mahesh Kumar A

Hindu devotees celebrate seeing the deity of Krishna inside Banke Bihari temple, dedicated to Lord Krishna, during Holi festival celebrations in Vrindavan, India, Tuesday, March 26, 2013. AP / Kevin Frayer

A young Hindu devotee sits covered in colored dye at the Banke Bihari temple, dedicated to Lord Krishna, during Holi festival celebrations in Vrindavan, India, Tuesday, March 26, 2013. AP / Kevin Frayer

Hindu devotees crowd the entrance as they push to get inside Banke Bihari temple, dedicated to Lord Krishna, during Holi festival celebrations in Vrindavan, India, Tuesday, March 26, 2013. AP / Kevin Frayer

Hindu devotees celebrate seeing the deity of Krishna inside Banke Bihari temple, dedicated to Lord Krishna, during Holi festival celebrations in Vrindavan, India, Tuesday, March 26, 2013. AP / Kevin Frayer

An Indian uses water gun as he and others celebrate "Holi," the Indian festival of colors in New Delhi, India , Wednesday, March 27, 2013 AP / Manish Swarup

Indian boys smear wet mud on to their friend during Holi celebrations in New Delhi, India , Wednesday, March 27, 2013. AP / Manish Swarup

Indians put color on each other as they greet during "Holi", the Indian festival of colors in New Delhi, India , Wednesday, March 27, 2013. AP / Manish Swarup

Indian youth play with colored powder during Holi festival celebrations in Jammu, India, Wednesday, March 27, 2013. AP / Channi Anand

Indian youth play with colored powder during Holi festival celebrations in Jammu, India, Wednesday, March 27, 2013. AP / Channi Anand

Indian youth smear color on each other's faces during Holi festival celebrations in Jammu, India, Wednesday, March 27, 2013. AP / Channi Anand

Indians dance in artificial rain as part of Holi festival celebrations in Hyderabad, India, Wednesday, March 27, 2013. AP / Mahesh Kumar A

An Indian throws colored powder as people walk past during Holi celebrations outside Banke Bihari temple in Vrindavan, India, Wednesday, March 27, 2013. AP / Altaf Qadri

Indians throw colored powder on each other as they celebrate Holi outside Banke Bihari temple in Vrindavan, India, Wednesday, March 27, 2013. AP / Altaf Qadri

Indians, their faces smeared with color and glitter, dance as water is sprinkled on them during Holi celebrations in Allahabad, India, Wednesday, March 27, 2013. Holi, the Hindu festival of colors that also marks the advent of spring, is being celebrated across the country Wednesday. AP / Rajesh Kumar Singh

An Indian girl, face smeared with colored powder, celebrates the Holi festival in Mumbai, India, Wednesday, March 27, 2013. AP / Rajanish Kakade

An Indian, face smeared with colored powder, celebrates Holi in Mumbai, India, Wednesday, March. 27, 2013. AP / Rajanish Kakade

Indian girls, faces smeared with colored powder, celebrate the Holi festival in Mumbai, India, Wednesday, March 27, 2013. AP / Rajanish Kakade

Indians, their faces smeared with color and glitter, dance during Holi celebrations in Allahabad, India, Wednesday, March 27, 2013. AP / Rajesh Kumar Singh

Colored powder envelops an Indian during holi celebrations outside Banke Bihari temple in Vrindavan, India, Wednesday, March 27, 2013. AP / Altaf Qadri

Indians, their faces smeared with color and glitter, dance as water is sprinkled on them during Holi celebrations in Allahabad, India, Wednesday, March 27, 2013. AP / Rajesh Kumar Singh

Indian children play with colored powder during Holi festival in Kolkata, India, Wednesday, March. 27, 2013. AP / Sucheta Das

Indians, faces smeared with colored powder, dance during Holi celebrations in Gauhati, India, Wednesday, March. 27, 2013. AP / Anupam Nath

An Indian sprays colored water on others during holi celebrations outside Banke Bihari temple in Vrindavan, India, Wednesday, March 27, 2013. AP / Altaf Qadri

A Hindu woman stands on a floor covered with colored powder as devotees celebrate holi festival inside the Banke Bihari temple in Vrindavan, India, Wednesday, March 27, 2013. AP / Altaf Qadri

An Indian girl tries to block colored water being sprayed on her during Holi festival in Kolkata, India, Wednesday, March. 27, 2013. AP / Sucheta Das

An Indian boy throws colored water on passers-by during holi celebrations outside Banke Bihari temple in Vrindavan, India, Wednesday, March 27, 2013. AP / Altaf Qadri

Indian Border Security Force soldiers smear colored powder on each other's faces as they celebrate Holi, inside their base camp on the outskirts of Srinagar, India, Wednesday, March 27, 2013. AP / Mukhtar Khan

Indian widows watch a traditional dancer during Holi celebrations, or the festival of colors, at an event organized by the NGO Sulabh at the Meera Sahbhagini Ashram in Vrindavan, India on Sunday, March 24, 2013. The widows, many of whom at times have lived desperate lives in the streets of the temple town, celebrated Holi for the first time at the century old ashram. The women were banished by their families after their husband's deaths to the town where devotees believe Lord Krishna was born, for supposedly bringing bad luck. AP / Kevin Frayer

Indian widows throw flowers during Holi celebrations, or the festival of colors, at an event organized by the NGO Sulabh at the Meera Sahbhagini Ashram in Vrindavan, India on Sunday, March 24, 2013. AP / Kevin Frayer

A traditional dancer lays on the ground after spinning until she passed out while entertaining widows during Holi celebrations, or the festival of colors, at an event organized by the NGO Sulabh at the Meera Sahbhagini Ashram in Vrindavan, India on Sunday, March 24, 2013. AP / Kevin Frayer

An Indian widow dressed as a consort of Lord Krishna walks as others throw flowers during Holi celebrations, or the festival of colors, at an event organized by the NGO Sulabh at the Meera Sahbhagini Ashram in Vrindavan, India on Sunday, March 24, 2013. AP / Kevin Frayer

An Indian Hindu widow throws red colored powder on two others as they dance as part of Holi celebrations organized by the NGO Sulabh at the Meera Sahbhagini Ashram in Vrindavan, India, Wednesday, March 27, 2013. AP / Kevin Frayer

An Indian Hindu widows covers her face as colored powder is thrown in the air during Holi celebrations organized by the NGO Sulabh at the Meera Sahbhagini Ashram in Vrindavan, India, Wednesday, March 27, 2013. AP / Kevin Frayer

Indian Hindu widows stand in a cloud of colored powder as they wait to throw flowers as part of Holi celebrations organized by the NGO Sulabh at the Meera Sahbhagini Ashram in Vrindavan, India, Wednesday, March 27, 2013. AP / Kevin Frayer

An Indian Hindu widow walks with a cane as flowers fall from above during Holi celebrations organized by the NGO Sulabh at the Meera Sahbhagini Ashram in Vrindavan, India, Wednesday, March 27, 2013. AP / Kevin Frayer

Indian Hindu widows throw colored powder during Holi celebrations organized by the NGO Sulabh at the Meera Sahbhagini Ashram in Vrindavan, India, Wednesday, March 27, 2013. AP / Kevin Frayer

Indian Hindu widows in costume dance during Holi celebrations organized by the NGO Sulabh at the Meera Sahbhagini Ashram in Vrindavan, India, Wednesday, March 27, 2013. AP / Kevin Frayer

Holi, is the Hindu religious festival of colors celebrating the arrival of spring.

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Colored powder is thrown on Hindu men from the village of Nandgaon as they sit on the floor during prayers at the Ladali or Radha temple before the procession for the Lathmar Holi festival, the legendary hometown of Radha, consort of Hindu God Krishna, in Barsana, 115 kilometers (71 miles) from New Delhi, India, Thursday, March 21, 2013. AP / Kevin Frayer

Indian women from Barsana village hit villagers from Nandgaon with a wooden stick during the Lathmar Holi festival the legendary hometown of Radha, consort of Hindu God Krishna, in Barsana, 115 kilometers (71 miles) from New Delhi, India, Thursday, March 21, 2013. AP / Manish Swarup

A villager from Nandgaon teases an Indian woman from Barsana village during the Lathmar Holi festival, the legendary hometown of Radha, consort of Hindu God Krishna, in Barsana 115 kilometers (71 miles) from New Delhi, India, Thursday, March 21, 2013. AP / Manish Swarup

An elderly Indian Hindu woman devotee reacts to colors at Ladali or Radha temple during the Lathmar Holi festival, the legendary hometown of Radha, consort of Hindu God Krishna, in Barsana, 115 kilometers (71 miles) from New Delhi, India, Thursday, March 21, 2013. AP / Manish Swarup

Indian Hindu devotees pray at Ladali or Radha temple during the Lathmar Holi festival, the legendary hometown of Radha, consort of Hindu God Krishna, in Barsana, 115 kilometers (71 miles) from New Delhi, India, Thursday, March 21, 2013. AP / Manish Swarup

A young villager from Nandgaon soaked in water and colors arrives in Barsana village during the Lathmar Holi festival, the legendary hometown of Radha, consort of Hindu God Krishna, in Barsana 115 kilometers (71 miles) from New Delhi, India, Thursday, March 21, 2013. AP / Manish Swarup

Indian Hindu devotees pray at Ladali or Radha temple during the Lathmar Holi festival, the legendary hometown of Radha, consort of Hindu God Krishna, in Barsana 115 kilometers ( 71 miles) from New Delhi, India , Thursday, March 21, 2013. AP / Manish Swarup

A Hindu priest prays holding a bag with an image of Hindu God Krishna at the Ladali or Radha temple during the Lathmar Holi festival, the legendary hometown of Radha, consort of Hindu God Krishna, in Barsana 115 kilometers ( 71 miles) from New Delhi, India , Thursday, March 21, 2013. AP / Manish Swarup

Hindu men from the village of Nandgaon are covered in colored powder as they sit on the floor during prayers at the Ladali or Radha temple before the procession for the Lathmar Holi festival, the legendary hometown of Radha, consort of Hindu God Krishna, in Barsana 115 kilometers (71 miles) from New Delhi, India, Thursday, March 21, 2013. AP / Kevin Frayer

Hindu men and a boy from the village of Nangaon are covered in colored powder as they sit on the floor during prayers at the Ladali or Radha temple before the procession for the Lathmar Holi festival, the legendary hometown of Radha, consort of Hindu God Krishna, in Barsana, 115 kilometers (71 miles) from New Delhi, India, Thursday, March 21, 2013. AP / Kevin Frayer

Hindu men joke as they wrestle on the ground during prayers at the Ladali or Radha temple before the procession for the Lathmar Holi festival, the legendary hometown of Radha, consort of Hindu God Krishna, in Barsana, 115 kilometers (71 miles) from New Delhi, India, Thursday, March 21, 2013. AP / Kevin Frayer

Hindu men from the village of Nangaon are covered in colored powder as they sit on the floor during prayers at the Ladali or Radha temple before the procession for the Lathmar Holi festival, the legendary hometown of Radha, consort of Hindu God Krishna, in Barsana 115 kilometers ( 71 miles) from New Delhi, India , Thursday, March 21, 2013. AP / Kevin Frayer

Colored powder is thrown on Hindu men from the village of Nandgaon as they sit on the floor during prayers at the Ladali or Radha temple before the procession for the Lathmar Holi festival, the legendary hometown of Radha, consort of Hindu God Krishna, in Barsana, 115 kilometers (71 miles) from New Delhi, India, Thursday, March 21, 2013. AP / Kevin Frayer

Hindu men from the village of Nangaon are covered in colored powder as they sit on the floor during prayers at the Ladali or Radha temple before the procession for the Lathmar Holi festival, the legendary hometown of Radha, consort of Hindu God Krishna, in Barsana, 115 kilometers (71 miles) from New Delhi, India, Thursday, March 21, 2013. AP / Kevin Frayer

Hindu transsexuals or Eunuchs dance as colored powder is thrown at the Ladali or Radha temple before the procession for the Lathmar Holi festival, the legendary hometown of Radha, consort of Hindu God Krishna, in Barsana, 115 kilometers (71 miles) from New Delhi, India, Thursday, March 21, 2013. AP / Kevin Frayer

Hindu transsexuals or Eunuchs dance as colored powder is thrown at the Ladali or Radha temple before the procession for the Lathmar Holi festival, the legendary hometown of Radha, consort of Hindu God Krishna, in Barsana, 115 kilometers (71 miles) from New Delhi, India, Thursday, March 21, 2013. AP / Kevin Frayer

Hindu men throw and spray colored water on men from the village of Nangaon as they sit on the floor during prayers at the Ladali or Radha temple before the procession for the Lathmar Holi festival, the legendary hometown of Radha, consort of Hindu God Krishna, in Barsana 115 kilometers ( 71 miles) from New Delhi, India , Thursday, March 21, 2013. AP / Kevin Frayer

A Hindu man from the village of Nangaon throws colored powder on others as they sit on the floor during prayers at the Ladali or Radha temple before the procession for the Lathmar Holi festival, the legendary hometown of Radha, consort of Hindu God Krishna, in Barsana 115 kilometers ( 71 miles) from New Delhi, India , Thursday, March 21, 2013. AP / Kevin Frayer

Hindu men and a boy from the village of Nangaon are covered in colored powder as they sit on the floor during prayers at the Ladali or Radha temple before the procession for the Lathmar Holi festival, the legendary hometown of Radha, consort of Hindu God Krishna, in Barsana 115 kilometers ( 71 miles) from New Delhi, India , Thursday, March 21, 2013. AP / Kevin Frayer

Indian students smear each other's faces with colored powder as they celebrate Holi, the Hindu festival of colors, at Rabindra Bharati University campus in Kolkata, India, Friday, March 22, 2013. Rabindra Bharati University is founded at the residence of the first Indian Nobel Laureate, Rabindranath Tagore. AP / Bikas Das

A student throws flower petals during a performance as they celebrate Holi, the Hindu festival of colors, at Rabindra Bharati University campus in Kolkata, India, Friday, March 22, 2013. AP / Bikas Das

An Indian student, face smeared with colored powder, celebrates Holi, the Hindu festival of colors, at Rabindra Bharati University campus in Kolkata, India, Friday, March 22, 2013. AP / Bikas Das

Indian Hindu devotees smeared with colors sing at the Nandagram temple, famous for Lord Krishna and his brother Balram, during Lathmar Holi festival, in Nandgaon, India , Friday, March 22, 2013. D AP / Manish Swarup

Villagers from Nandgaon throw color water on the villagers from Barsana as they arrive at the Nandagram temple, famous for Lord Krishna and his brother Balram, during Lathmar Holi festival, in Nandgaon 120 kilometers ( 75 miles) from New Delhi, India , Friday, March 22, 2013. AP / Manish Swarup

Villagers from Nandgaon throw colored water on the villagers from Barsana as they arrive at the Nandagram temple, famous for Lord Krishna and his brother Balram, during Lathmar Holi festival, in Nandgaon 120 kilometers ( 75 miles) from New Delhi, India , Friday, March 22, 2013. AP / Manish Swarup

Indian Hindu devotees smeared with colors play at the Nandagram temple famous for Lord Krishna and his brother Balram, during Lathmar Holi festival, in Nandgaon 120 kilometers ( 75 miles) from New Delhi, India , Friday, March 22, 2013. AP / Manish Swarup

Indian Hindu devotees smeared with colors play holy at the Nandagram temple famous for Lord Krishna and his brother Balram, during Lathmar Holi festival, in Nandgaon, India, Friday, March 22, 2013. AP / Manish Swarup

Indian Hindu devotees throw colored water onto a foreign tourist at the Nandagram temple famous for Lord Krishna and his brother Balram, during Lathmar Holi festival, in Nandgaon 120 kilometers ( 75 miles) from New Delhi, India , Friday, March 22, 2013. AP / Manish Swarup

Indian Hindu devotees smeared with colors watch others dance and play at the Nandagram temple famous for Lord Krishna and his brother Balram, during Lathmar Holi festival, in Nandgaon 120 kilometers ( 75 miles) from New Delhi, India , Friday, March 22, 2013. AP / Manish Swarup

Indian Hindu devotees smeared with colors from village Barsana and Nandgaon sing at the Nandagram temple famous for Lord Krishna and his brother Balram, during Lathmar Holi festival, in Nandgaon 120 kilometers ( 75 miles) from New Delhi, India , Friday, March 22, 2013. AP / Manish Swarup

Villagers from Nandgaon throw colored water on the villagers from Barsana as they arrive at the Nandagram temple famous for Lord Krishna and his brother Balram, during Lathmar Holi festival, in Nandgaon 120 kilometers ( 75 miles) from New Delhi, India , Friday, March 22, 2013. AP / Manish Swarup

Indian Hindu devotees from the villages of Barsana and Nandgaon, soaked in colored waters sing at the Nandagram temple famous for Lord Krishna and his brother Balram, during Lathmar Holi festival, in Nandgaon 120 kilometers ( 75 miles) from New Delhi, India , Friday, March 22, 2013. AP / Manish Swarup

Indian Hindu devotees smeared with colors play holy at the Nandagram temple famous for Lord Krishna and his brother Balram, during Lathmar Holi festival, in Nandgaon, India , Friday, March 22, 2013. AP / Manish Swarup

Indian Hindu devotees smeared with colors from village Barsana and Nandgaon sing at the Nandagram temple famous for Lord Krishna and his brother Balram, during Lathmar Holi festival, in Nandgaon 120 kilometers ( 75 miles) from New Delhi, India , Friday, March 22, 2013. AP / Manish Swarup

Villagers from Nandgaon throw color dye on the villagers from Barsana as they arrive at the Nandagram temple famous for Lord Krishna and his brother Balram, during Lathmar Holi festival, in Nandgaon, India , Friday, March 22, 2013. AP / Manish Swarup

A villager from Barsana smeared with colors arrives at the Nandagram temple famous for Lord Krishna and his brother Balram, during Lathmar Holi festival, in Nandgaon, India, Friday, March 22, 2013. AP / Manish Swarup

Indian Hindu devotees smeared with colors sing at the Nandagram temple famous for Lord Krishna and his brother Balram, during Lathmar Holi festival, in Nandgaon, India, Friday, March 22, 2013. AP / Manish Swarup

Indian Hindu devotees smeared with colors,sing at the Nandagram temple famous for Lord Krishna and his brother Balram, during Lathmar Holi festival, in Nandgaon, India , Friday, March 22, 2013. AP / Manish Swarup

Indian Hindu devotees smeared with colors, sing at the Nandagram temple famous for Lord Krishna and his brother Balram, during Lathmar Holi festival, in Nandgaon, India, Friday, March 22, 2013. AP / Manish Swarup

In this picture taken Friday, March 22, 2013, Indian Hindu devotees shout at others spraying colored water at the Nandagram Temple famous for Lord Krishna in Nandgaon 120 kilometers (75 miles) from New Delhi, India. AP / Kevin Frayer

An Indian Hindu devotee covered in color dances as he arrives at the Nandagram Temple famous for Lord Krishna in Nandgaon 120 kilometers ( 75 miles) from New Delhi, India, Friday, March 22, 2013. AP / Kevin Frayer

A young Hindu priest throws colored powder on devotees inside Banke Bihari temple during Holi festival celebrations in Vrindavan, India, Monday, March 25, 2013. Holi, the festival of colors celebrates the arrival of spring among other things. AP / Altaf Qadri

A young Hindu priest throws colored powder on devotees inside Banke Bihari temple during Holi festival celebrations in Vrindavan, India, Monday, March 25, 2013. AP / Altaf Qadri

Hindu devotees throw colored powder on each other inside Banke Bihari temple during Holi festival celebrations in Vrindavan, India, Monday, March 25, 2013. AP / Altaf Qadri

Hindu devotees are covered with colored powder inside Banke Bihari temple during Holi festival celebrations in Vrindavan, India, Monday, March 25, 2013. AP / Altaf Qadri

A Hindu devotee rests his head on a parapet as he prays inside Banke Bihari temple during Holi festival celebrations in Vrindavan, India, Monday, March 25, 2013. AP / Altaf Qadri

A child sits on the shoulders of a Hindu devotee inside Banke Bihari temple during Holi festival celebrations in Vrindavan, India, Monday, March 25, 2013. AP / Altaf Qadri

Hindu priests spray colored water on devotees inside Banke Bihari temple during Holi festival celebrations in Vrindavan, India, Monday, March 25, 2013. AP / Altaf Qadri

A Hindu devotee prostrates amid colors thrown inside Banke Bihari temple as he prays during Holi festival celebrations in Vrindavan, India, Monday, March 25, 2013. AP / Altaf Qadri

Hindu devotees try to catch offerings thrown by a priest, unseen, inside Banke Bihari temple during Holi festival celebrations in Vrindavan, India, Monday, March 25, 2013. AP / Altaf Qadri

A Hindu devotee kneels down for prayers amid colors thrown inside Banke Bihari temple during Holi festival celebrations in Vrindavan, India, Monday, March 25, 2013. AP / Altaf Qadri

A Hindu priest throws colored water on devotees inside Banke Bihari temple during Holi festival celebrations in Vrindavan, India, Monday, March 25, 2013. AP / Altaf Qadri

Thousands of Afghans celebrated Nowruz on Thursday, March 21, 2013, marking the first day of spring and the beginning of the year on the Iranian calendar. Nowruz is also widely referred to as the "Persian New Year".

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Hundreds of Afghans wait to see the holy flag at the Kart-e Sakhi mosque in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, March 21, 2013. Afghanistan celebrates Nowruz, marking the first day of spring and the beginning of the year on the Iranian calendar. AP / Anja Niedringhaus

Hundreds of Afghans line up the hill overlooking the Kart-e Sakhi mosque in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, March 21, 2013. AP / Anja Niedringhaus

Hundreds of Afghans line up the hill overlooking the Kart-e Sakhi mosque to see the holy flag in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, March 21, 2013. AP / Anja Niedringhaus

An Afghan policeman guards, near the Kart-e Sakhi mosque in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, March 21, 2013. AP / Ali Hamed Haghdoust

A balloon seller walks across the graveyard outside the Kart-e Sakhi mosque in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, March 21, 2013, as Afghans celebrate Nowruz, marking the first day of spring and the beginning of the year in the Iranian calendar. AP / Ahmad Jamshid

Afghan men wait to see the holy flag, at the Kart-e Sakhi mosque in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, March 21, 2013. AP / Ali Hamed Haghdoust

Hundreds of Afghan men wait holy flag to be risen at the Blue Mosque, Afghanistan, Thursday, March 21, 2013. AP / Mustafa Najafizada

Afghan men wait to see the holy flag, at the Kart-e Sakhi mosque in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, March 21, 2013. AP / Ali Hamed Haghdoust

An Afghan man helps raise the holy flag, the Kart-e Sakhi mosque in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, March 21, 2013. According to local belief, the country's fortune in the New Year depends on the ability of the men to erect the pole. AP / Ahmad Jamshid

Afghan men raise the holy flag during Nowruz, at the Kart-e Sakhi mosque in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, March 21, 2013. AP / Ali Hamed Haghdoust

Hundreds of Afghans line up the hill overlooking the Kart-e Sakhi mosque to see the holy flag in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, March 21, 2013. AP / Anja Niedringhaus

Hundreds of Afghans line up the hill overlooking the Kart-e Sakhi mosque to see the holy flag in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, March 21, 2013. AP / Anja Niedringhaus

Hundreds of Afghans line up the hill overlooking the Kart-e Sakhi mosque to see the holy flag in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, March 21, 2013. AP / Anja Niedringhaus

Afghan policemen try to get the crowd under control who are trying to get a glimpse of the holy flag at the Kart-e Sakhi mosque in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, March 21, 2013. AP / Anja Niedringhaus

Afghans gather during the celebration of Nowruz, near the Kart-e Sakhi mosque in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, March 21, 2013. AP / Ali Hamed Haghdoust

Afghan men celebrate Nowruz, at the Kart-e Sakhi mosque in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, March 21, 2013. AP / Ali Hamed Haghdoust

An Afghan boy dances during Nowruz near the Kart-e Sakhi mosque in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, March 21, 2013. AP / Ali Hamed Haghdoust

Afghan children attend Nowruz celebrations, near the Kart-e Sakhi mosque in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, March 21, 2013. AP / Ali Hamed Haghdoust

Afghan policemen follow the raising of the holy flag at the Kart-e Sakhi mosque in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, March 21, 2013. AP / Anja Niedringhaus

An Afghan policeman secures the Kart-e Sakhi mosque in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, March 21, 2013. AP / Anja Niedringhaus

An Afghan Army soldier secures the hill overlooking the Kart-e Sakhi mosque in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, March 20, 2013. AP / Ahmad Jamshid

An Afghan woman buys meat at a butcher's shop a day before the celebration of the Persian New Year Nowruz in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, March 20, 2013. AP / Ali Hamed Haghdoust

Traffic fills a street, before the celebration of the Persian New Year Nowruz in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, March 20, 2013. AP / Ali Hamed Haghdoust

Afghans shop at an open air market a day before the celebration of the Persian New Year Nowruz in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, March 20, 2013. AP / Ali Hamed Haghdoust

VATICAN CITY (AP) -- Pope Francis laid out the priorities of his pontificate during his installation Mass on Tuesday, urging the princes, presidents, sheiks and thousands of ordinary people attending to protect the environment, the weakest and the poorest and to let tenderness "open up a horizon of hope."

It was a message Francis has hinted at in his first week as pontiff, when his gestures of simplicity often spoke louder than his words. But on a day when he had the world's economic, political and religious leadership sitting before him on the steps of St. Peter's Basilica for the official start of his papacy, Francis made his point clear.

"Please," he told them. "Let us be protectors of creation, protectors of God's plan inscribed in nature, protectors of one another and of the environment."

The Argentine native is the first pope from Latin America and the first named for the 13th-century friar St. Francis of Assisi, whose life's work was to care for nature, the poor and most disadvantaged.

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Pope Francis waves to crowds as he arrives to his inauguration Mass in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Tuesday, March 19, 2013. AP / Gregorio Borgia

Priests line up in St. Peter's Square for Pope Francis' installation Mass, at the Vatican, Tuesday, March 19, 2013. AP / Andrew Medichini

A flag from Argentina waves in the foreground as Pope Francis, bottom, is driven through the crowd prior to his inaugural Mass, in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Tuesday, March 19, 2013. Pope Francis thrilled tens of thousands of people on Tuesday gathered for his installation Mass, taking a long round-about through St. Peter's Square and getting out of his jeep to bless a disabled man in a wheelchair in the crowd. AP / Domenico Stinellis

Pope Francis waves as he is driven through the crowd prior to his inaugural Mass, in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Tuesday, March 19, 2013. AP / Andrew Medichini

Pope Francis waves as he is driven through the crowd prior to his inaugural Mass, in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Tuesday, March 19, 2013. AP / Dmitry Lovetsky

Pope Francis waves to crowds as he arrives to his inauguration Mass in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Tuesday, March 19, 2013. AP / Gregorio Borgia

Pope Francis waves to crowds as he arrives to his inauguration Mass in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Tuesday, March 19, 2013. AP / Alessandra Tarantino

Pope Francis waves as he arrives in St. Peter's Square for his inauguration Mass at the Vatican, Tuesday, March 19, 2013. AP / Michael Sohn

Pope Francis waves to crowds as he arrives to his inauguration Mass in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Tuesday, March 19, 2013. AP / Oded Balilty

Pope Francis gives the thumbs up to the crowd as he arrives in St. Peter's Square for his inauguration Mass at the Vatican, Tuesday, March 19, 2013. AP / Gregorio Borgia

Pope Francis waves as he arrives in St. Peter's Square for his inauguration Mass at the Vatican, Tuesday, March 19, 2013. AP / Michael Sohn

Pope Francis reaches out to touch a child as he arrives to his inauguration Mass in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Tuesday, March 19, 2013. AP / Michael Sohn

Pope Francis waves incense around the alter before his inauguration Mass in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Tuesday, March 19, 2013. AP / Gregorio Borgia

Pope Francis celebrates his installation Mass as cardinals stand around him, in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Tuesday, March 19, 2013. AP / Andrew Medichini

Cardinals attend Pope Francis' inaugural Mass in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Tuesday, March 19, 2013. AP / Andrew Medichini

Cardinals attend Pope Francis' inaugural Mass in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Tuesday, March 19, 2013. Pope Francis has officially begun his ministry as the 266th pope, receiving the ring symbolizing the papacy and a wool stole symbolizing his role as shepherd of his 1.2-billion strong flock. AP / Andrew Medichini

Pope Francis walks past the alter in front of St. Peter's Basilica in St. Peter's Square following his inauguration Mass at the Vatican, Tuesday, March 19, 2013. AP / Gregorio Borgia

An Argentine flag is waved in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Tuesday, March 19, 2013. AP / Andrew Medichini

A priest, center, delivers communion to the faithful in St. Peter's Square during the inauguration Mass for Pope Francis at the Vatican, Tuesday, March 19, 2013. AP / Oded Balilty

People pray in St. Peter's Square during the inauguration of Pope Francis at the Vatican, Tuesday, March 19, 2013. AP / Oded Balilty

A priest delivers communion to the faithful in St. Peter's Square during the inauguration Mass for Pope Francis at the Vatican, Tuesday, March 19, 2013. AP / Domenico Stinellis

Nuns listen as Pope Francis reads the gospel during his inaugural Mass in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Tuesday, March 19, 2013. AP / Gregorio Borgia

People listen to Pope Francis' homily during his inaugural Mass in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Tuesday, March 19, 2013. AP / Gregorio Borgia

Syrians marked the second anniversary of the revolt against President Bashar Assad on Friday, with small protests and vigils inside the war-shattered country and abroad. Since the heady, early days of their uprising, many Syrians opposed to the regime have descended into despair: The civil war has killed an estimated 70,000 people, displaced more than four million and turned neighbor against neighbor.

The country, with a prewar population of 22 million, is now carved up into areas controlled by the regime and others held by rebels. Months of heavy street fighting and aerial bombardment has left entire neighborhoods in ruins.

As the war enters its third year, many Syrians feel a sense of abandonment. Others in the rebel movement think momentum is on their side, believing they're able to declare victory within few months.

Here's a gallery of photos from the Associated Press looking back at the conflict in Syria.

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A Free Syrian Army soldier, right, looks through a mirror that helps him see Syrian troops from the other side, as he takes his position with his comrade during fighting, at the old city of Aleppo city, Syria, Monday, Sept. 24, 2012. AP / Hussein Malla

A Free Syrian Army fighter displays a damaged ordinance in Aleppo, Syria, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013. AP / Andoni Lubaki

Syrian rebels attend a training session in Maaret Ikhwan, near Idlib, Syria, Monday, Dec. 17, 2012. AP / Muhammed Muheisen

People help a wounded Free Syrian Army fighter during heavy clashes with government forces at a military academy besieged by rebels north of Aleppo, Syria, on Saturday, Dec. 15, 2012. AP / Narciso Contreras

Motorists drive past damaged buildings in Aleppo, Syria, Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2012. AP / Narciso Contreras

A Syrian family who fled from the violence in their village, sit in a tent at a displaced camp, in the Syrian village of Atma, near the Turkish border with Syria, Monday, Nov. 5, 2012. AP / Khalil Hamra

A rebel sniper aims at a Syrian army position, seen with another rebel fighter reflected in a mirror, in a residential building in the Jedida district of Aleppo, Syria on Monday, Oct. 29, 2012. AP / Narciso Contreras

Displaced Syrian children play in a refugee camp near Atma, Idlib province, Syria, Friday, Oct. 26, 2012. AP / Manu Brabo

Syrian rebel fighters belonging to the Liwa Al Tawhid unit pose for photo in the Karmal Jabl neighborhood after several days of intense clashes between rebel fighters and the Syrian army in Aleppo, Syria on Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012. AP / Narciso Contreras

A wounded Syrian civilian lies in the street with a shot to his stomach as he tries to escape the line-of-fire after he was targeted by a Syrian army sniper while walking near the frontline in the Bustan al-Qasr neighborhood of Aleppo, Syria, Saturday, Oct. 20, 2012. AP / Narciso Contreras

A man points a flashlight toward the body of a Syrian man killed from Syrian Army shelling at a graveyard in Aleppo, Syria, Saturday, Oct. 13, 2012. AP / Manu Brabo

A Syrian man cries outside the Dar El Shifa hospital in Aleppo, Syria, after his daughter was injured during a Syrian Air Force strike over a school where hundreds of refugees had taken shelter Thursday, Oct. 4, 2012. AP / Manu Brabo

A Syrian man cries while holding the body of his son, killed by the Syrian Army, near Dar El Shifa hospital in Aleppo, Syria, Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2012. AP / Manu Brabo

A Free Syrian Army fighter takes cover in a building during clashes against the Syrian Army in Aleppo, Syria, Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2012. AP / Manu Brabo

A Free Syrian Army fighter runs after attacking a tank with a rocket-propelled grenade during fighting in the Izaa district in Aleppo, Syria, Friday, Sept 7, 2012. AP / Manu Brabo

A Syrian boy, who fled his home with his family due to fighting between the Syrian government troops and the rebels, lies on the ground under a mosquito net as he and his family take refuge at the Bab Al-Salameh border crossing, in hopes of entering one of the refugee camps in Turkey, near the Syrian town of Azaz, Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2012. AP / Muhammed Muheisen

Injured Syrian women arrive at a field hospital after an air strike hit their homes in the town of Azaz, on the outskirts of Aleppo, Syria, Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012. AP / Khalil Hamra

A Syrian man holds bullets he picked from the wall of a damaged house in the town of Atareb, on the outskirts of Aleppo, Syria, Sunday, Aug. 5, 2012. AP / Khalil Hamra

Free Syrian Army fighters swim in a pool on the outskirts of Aleppo, Syria, Tuesday, June 12, 2012. AP / Anonymous

Birds fly over the destroyed minaret of a mosque in the northern town of Ariha, on the outskirts of Idlib, Syria, Sunday, June 10, 2012. AP / Khalil Hamra

A Syrian rebel stands next to a flaming tire while firing at a Syrian army checkpoint in a suburb of Damascus, Syria, on Saturday, March 17, 2012. AP / STR

The wife of Mohammed Halak slumps in a chair next to his body as she mourns the death of her husband, killed during fighting between Free Syrian Army fighters and the Syrian Army in Idlib, north Syria, Sunday, March 11, 2012. AP / Rodrigo Abd

Free Syrian Army fighters ride a motorbike to approach Syrian Army tanks in Idlib, north Syria, Sunday, March 11, 2012. AP / Rodrigo Abd

Aida cries as she recovers from severe injuries after the Syrian Army shelled her house in Idlib, north Syria, Saturday, March 10, 2012. Aida's husband and two of her children were killed after their home was shelled. AP / Rodrigo Abd

Ahmed, center, mourns his father Abdulaziz Abu Ahmed Khrer, who was killed by a Syrian Army sniper, during his funeral in Idlib, north Syria, Thursday, March 8, 2012. AP / Rodrigo Abd

A woman holds her daughter on the balcony of her building damaged by Syrian Army bombings in central Idlib, north of Syria, Monday, Feb. 27, 2012. AP / Rodrigo Abd

A Free Syrian Army fighter takes a position as the Syrian Army advances toward the town of Sarmin, Syria, Monday, Feb. 27, 2012. AP / Rodrigo Abd

Bullet holes are seen in a window in Tripoli, Lebanon, Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012. AP / Bilal Hussein

Hamza Mansour, secretary general of the Islamic Action Front, joins Syrians living in Amman, Jordan, for their Ramadan prayers in front of the Syrian embassy, as they call for Syrian President Bashar Assad to step down, Friday, Aug. 26, 2011. AP / Mohammad Hannon

A Syrian refugee boy peers from a tent in a camp in Boynuyogun, Turkey, Tuesday, June 14, 2011. AP / Vadim Ghirda

In this photo provided by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian President Bashar Assad, center top, greets lawmakers before his speech at the Parliament in Damascus, Syria, Wednesday, March 30, 2011. AP / Handout

A supporter of Syrian President Bashar Assad waves a Syrian flag as she looks over a crowd gathered to show support for their president in Damascus, Syria, Tuesday, March 29, 2011. AP / Bassem Tellawi

A Syrian man reacts next to his brother, who was seriously wounded during a violence between security forces and armed groups in Latakia, northwest of Damascus, Syria, on Sunday, March 27, 2011. AP / Hussein Malla

A Syrian municipality worker extinguishes a burned court room that was set on fire by Syrian anti-government protesters, in the southern city of Daraa, Syria, Monday, March 21, 2011. AP / Hussein Malla