The Week in Pictures
An Oscars attendant helps Virginia Madsen stay dry as she arrives at the 82nd annual
People ice-fish on the Ob River near the Siberian city of Novosibirsk. (Ilnar Salakhiev / Associated Press)
Stavriani Anastasis, center, grieves over the coffin of her son Christofis in Sotira village, Cyprus. Christofis Anastasis had been listed as missing since the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974. His remains were found during exhumations and identified using DNA testing. (Petros Karadjias / Associated Press)
Models wear creations by British fashion designer John Galliano. (Jacques Brinon / Associated Press)
Novak Djokovic of Serbia celebrates after defeating John Isner of the U.S. in a Davis Cup first-round tennis match on Sunday. Djokovic won, 7-5, 3-6, 6-3, 6-7 (6), 6-4. (Darko Vojinovic / Associated Press)
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown’s reflection is seen on a plaque honoring slain soldiers at Lashkar Gah base, Helmand province. Brown promised troops 200 new patrol vehicles that can resist roadside bombs more effectively. Brown made the unannounced trip to thank the troops involved in a 3-week-old offensive in nearby Marja. (Carl De Souza / Associated Press)
Women collect sacks of rice in Port-au-Prince, the Haitian capital. The United Nations’ World Food Program launched a food “surge” to boost rations for nearly 2 million people in the impoverished nation, still reeling from the effects of a massive earthquake in January. (Eitan Abramovich / AFP / Getty Images)
A car drives through a snow flurry near Wenglingen, Germany. Heavy snowfalls caused severe obstructions to traffic in Bavaria and other areas in Germany. (Karl-Josef Hildenbrand / EPA)
West Virginia’s Deniz Kilicli attempts a shot against Villanova’s Mouphtaou Yarou during an NCAA game in Philadelphia. (Matt Slocum / Associated Press)
Dutch designers Viktor Horsting, left, and Rolf Snoeren put the final touches on one of their creations at a ready-to-wear show in Paris. (Jacques Brinon / Associated Press)
Rescue workers search by boat for earthquake survivors along the Maule River in Constitucion, Chile. (Luis Hidalgo / Associated Press)
Colombian police officers guard assault rifles on display that had been seized in Cali. Authorities discovered 234 Chinese-made assault rifles, which they said had been bought by a criminal gang. (Luis Robayo / AFP/Getty Images)
A model shows off a Jean Paul Gaultier design at the ready-to-wear fashion show in Paris. (Jacques Brinon / Associated Press)
Gymnast Fabian Hambuechen of Germany competes on the horizontal bar during the Tyson American Cup gymnastics competition in Worcester, Mass. (Gretchen Ertl / Associated Press)
A painting lies amid the ruins of a home in Dichato, a small beach enclave on Chile’s central coast north of Concepcion. At least 17 people died there and as many as 50 are missing after the earthquake and tsunami that hit Feb. 27. Full report (Michael Robinson Chavez / Los Angeles Times)
The Silva family burns the debris from their home outside Dichato, among many devastated by the 8.8 earthquake on Feb. 27. The Silvas pledged to rebuild, but not on the coast; they hope to build atop a hill that overlooks the bay. Full report (Michael Robinson Chavez / Los Angeles Times)
People stand in front of the Trevi Fountain in central Rome. (FILIPPO MONTEFORTE/AFP/Getty Images)
Children wait for the inauguration of a school that will be run by an Israeli non-governmental organization at a camp for
A demonstrator pulls a fellow protester away from riot police during clashes outside the
Riot police detain a man demonstrating against austerity measures meant to cut government spending by 4.8 billion euros in a frantic bid to persuade Greece’s EU partners and the markets that it can dodge bankruptcy. (Angelos Tzortzinis / AFP / Getty Images)
A demonstrator with a
A Kashmiri Muslim woman looks up for prayers as a head priest, unseen, displays a relic of Islam’s Prophet Muhammad at the Hazratbal shrine on the Friday following Eid Milad-un
Women wave Iraqi flags at a campaign rally for Ammar al-Hakim, head of the Supreme Islamic Iraqi Council, which is part of the Iraqi National Alliance, a broad Shiite coalition. Politicians launched into their last day of campaigning as more than a million Iraqis living abroad began voting in an election that could turn the page on years of deadly sectarian strife. (Ahmad Al-Rubaye AFP / Getty Images)
A sign offering offices for sale hangs from a
Hundreds gather in UCLA’s Bruin Plaza to protest continuing budget cuts and fee increases. Similar protests were held across the country as part of an event billed as the “Day of Action for Public Education.” (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)
An Afghan girl, whose family fled violence in their country, walks near their makeshift residence in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. (Muhammed Muheisen / Associated Press)
A model wears an outfit designed by South Korean Lie Sang Bong at a fashion show in Paris. (Jacques Brinon / Associated Press)
Covered Oscar statues line the main walk into the Hollywood & Highland Center as preparations continue for the 82nd Academy Awards show on Sunday. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)
An Iraqi policeman holds colleagues’ handguns while they vote in Ramadi, Iraq. (Khalid Mohammed / Associated Press)
Rocket launchers are test-fired at an airfield in central Cambodia’s Kampong Chhnang province. (Tang Chhin Sothy / AFP/Getty Images)
Rickie Weeks of the Milwaukee Brewers slides into third base during a spring training game against the San Francisco Giants in Scottsdale, Ariz. Weeks was thrown out trying to steal. (Eric Risberg / Associated Press)
Firefighters work to put out a fire at the Hong Yuan Hsing textile factory in southern Taiwan after a powerful earthquake struck the region, causing panic among residents. At least eight people were injured but no major damage was reported from the 6.4-magnitude quake, which the U.S. Geological Survey said struck about 40 miles from the island’s second-largest city, Kaohsiung. (Tin Tin Tsao AFP/Getty Images)
Iraqi police, some holding Iraqi flags, raise their inked fingers after casting their votes Thursday.
An aerial view shows a house floating near this earthquake-torn coastal town Thursday. An 8.8-magnitude earthquake, followed by a tsunami in the coastal areas, struck central Chile early Saturday. (Natacha Pisarenko / Associated Press)
A pensioner holds up a pair of handcuffs outside
Lee Jackson, playing the role of Elvis Presley, gets kisses from Caroline Welsh, left, and Amy Lucas in a ceremony at Prestwick’s airport commemorating Presley’s first and only stop on British soil. Presley was en route from Germany, where he had concluded his military service, to the U.S. when his plane made a refueling stop at what was then a U.S. Air Force Base. (Jeff J. Mitchell / Getty Images)
As part of an ongoing investigation in Germany into allegations of sexual abuse of underage children by priests, authorities with the Munich State Prosecutors Office raided the the Benedictine Abbey monastery of Ettal. (Karl Josef Hildenbrand / EPA)
Journalists take a look at ammunition and arms discovered by Afghan security forces during an operation against Taliban militants. (Jalil Rezayee / EPA)
Women and their children walk with candles as they celebrate International Sexworkers Rights Day. The event originated in 2001 when more than 25,000 sex workers gathered in India for a festival. (Piyal Adhikary / EPA)
Protesters carry flags during an anti-government protest outside the parliament building. Around 1,000 anti-government demonstrators staged a protest as legislators presented a report on an inquiry into a controversial bank bailout. (Mast Irham / EPA)
Israeli border forces carry a protester away as an excavator works on a section of the controversial Israeli barrier. About 25 Palestinian, Israeli and international activists protested against the barrier and against the uprooting of olive trees for its construction. (Abed Al Haslamoun / EPA)
Chilean soldiers apprehend two looting suspects at a damaged pharmacy in Concepcion. (Michael Robinson Chavez / Los Angeles Times)
Men pour a mixture of colored water and flowers at Dauji Temple in Dauji, India, as part of the Hindu festival of colors, known as Holi. (Mustafa Quraishi / Associated Press)
Brazil’s Lucio, left, and Maicon, in gold jerseys, battle for the ball with Ireland’s Kevin Doyle during a soccer match at Emirates Stadium in London. (Sang Tan / Associated Press)
A soccer fan in Durban, South Africa, joins in a celebration marking the 100-day countdown to the FIFA World Cup, which the country is hosting. (Denis Farrell / Associated Press)
A protester hurls a stone toward riot police during a clash outside the parliament building in Jakarta, Indonesia, during a demonstration against a proposed government bailout of the nation’s banks. (Bay Ismoyo / AFP/Getty Images)
Firefighters search for victims under a collapsed bridge after Saturday’s
Firefighters search for earthquake victims amid the debris. Nearly 14,000 army and navy troops deployed throughout Chile’s earthquake-devastated coastal communities have contained looting and were clearing the way for aid to be distributed. (Martin Bernetti AFP / Getty Images)
An Indonesian protester kicks policemen’s shields during a clash outside the parliament building, where an inquiry committee’s recommendations over a controversial bank bailout was being held Tuesday. Indonesian police pushed the mainly student demonstrators back using water cannons and teargas. (Bagus Indahono / EPA)
Police wield a water cannon against protesters outside Parliament, where an inquiry committee is due to report its recommendations on a controversial bank bailout. (Ulet Ifansasti / Getty Images)
Cape Town Mayor Dan Plato kicks a football toward the Green Point Stadium to celebrate and mark 100 days before the FIFA World Cup 2010 kickoff. FIFA on Tuesday brushed aside lingering doubts about South Africa’s readiness for the World Cup, as cities across the nation staged dance parties and celebrations to launch the 100-day countdown. FIFA President Sepp Blatter insisted the country was ready to host Africa’s first World Cup, which kicks off June 11, and said he was bothered by naysayers who worry South Africa won’t pull it off. (Gianluigi Guercia AFP / Getty Images)
A statue of
Tachi, a Catalina Island fox raised in captivity, goes for a walk near a sign that warns motorists to watch for Tachi’s wild cousins, who frequently cross a road that traverses the interior between Avalon and Two Harbors. Nearly wiped out by a distemper epidemic in 1999, the Catalina Island fox has made a dramatic recovery. Members of the Catalina Island Conservancy now estimate the island’s fox population at about 1,300. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)
A three-masted sailing ship plies the glimmering waters between
A shop near the Plaza de Armas in the older downtown section of Constitucion, Chile, lies in ruins after the weekend earthquake. (Michael Robinson Chavez / Los Angeles Times)
Brazil’s Elano works out during a training session for an upcoming soccer match against Ireland at Emirates Stadium in London. (Glyn Kirk / AFP/Getty Images)
On a warm winter’s day, Kristina Finch, a senior philosophy major, relaxes to the soothing sounds of the “Gentle Springs” sculpture by Norm Hines at Chapman University. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
Indian air force planes put on a colorful display at the Vayu Shakti 2010 air show above the Chandan firing range near Pokhran, India. (Sam Panthaky / AFP/Getty Images)
A boatman rows on Dal Lake in Srinagar, in the Indian-held portion of Kashmir. (Mukhtar Khan / Associated Press)
The Liberty Foundation’s B-17 “Liberty Belle” makes a stop at
An ultra-Orthodox Jewish man carries a Palestinian flag on a Jerusalem street during the Purim holiday. (Oded Balilty / Associated Press)
The central square of Talcahuano, near Concepcion, was heavily damaged in Saturday’s 8.8-magnitude earthquake, which was followed by a tsunami. As of early Monday, the death toll from the disaster had risen to 711. (Leo La Valle / EPA)
Residents of Constitucion line up to receive potable water. The coastal town was devastated in Saturday’s quake and tsunami. (Roberto Candia / Associated Press)
A woman is covered in bright green powder to celebrate the Holi festival in Mumbai, India. Holi, or the festival of colors, heralds the beginning of spring and is celebrated by Hindus around the world. (Divyakant Solkanki / EPA)
An aircraft belonging to Malmo Aviation is de-iced after a heavy snowfall at Bromma Airport in Stockholm. Atlantic storm Xynthia hit southern Sweden with heavy snowfall Monday, causing problems for both land and air traffic and collapsed the roofs of several buildings. (Johan Nilsson / Associated Press)
Residents and rescuers took to boats in Aytre, France, after the French Atlantic coast was pounded by Xynthia. Several towns were flooded and Europe’s death toll from the storm stood at 62 as of midmorning Monday. (Xavier Leoty / AFP / Getty Images)
A Cuban immigrant holds his national flag during the first Day Without Immigrants demonstration in Naples, a move by migrant workers to point up their worth and role in society. (Mario Laporta / AFP / Getty Images)
Orthodox Jews celebrate Purim in the Mea Shearim enclave of Jerusalem. (Marco Longari / AFP / Getty Images)
Members of
Sidney Crosby is mobbed by teammates after he scored the winning goal in overtime Sunday in Canada’s 3-2 victory over the U.S. in the men’s hockey final at the Vancouver Winter Olympics. Canada thus earned the gold medal and the U.S. took the silver. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
Inflatable figures of Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers are guided by performers dressed as Mounties, providing a singularly Canadian image to the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics closing ceremony Sunday night. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
Children in Kolkata are smeared with colors as they celebrate ‘Holi,’ the Indian festival of colors that marks the triumph of good over evil and the coming of spring. Kolkata, in eastern India, was formerly known as Calcutta. (Sucheta Das / Associated Press)
The Phoenix Suns’ Amare Stoudemire dunks over the San Antonio Spurs’ Richard Jefferson during the second half of an NBA basketball game Sunday. San Antonio won, 113-110. (Darren Abate / Associated Press)
Men in traditional costumes shout during a ceremony to celebrate the March First Independence Movement Day, the anniversary of the 1919 uprising against Japanese colonial rule, in Cheonan, South Korea. (Ahn Young-joon / Associated Press)
Ethnic Chinese devotees in Thailand spit fire during the annual festival at Chao Mae Lim Ko Nieo temple in southern Pattani province. The goddess Chao Mae Lim Ko Nieo is revered by ethnic Chinese in southern Thailand as well as in Malaysia and Singapore. (Tuwaedaniya Meringing / AFP / Getty Images)
Children swim near flooded homes in Puerto Barador, in Bolivia’s Beni state. Bolivia has suffered floods in seven of its nine states, called departments, affecting some 40,000 people. (Aizar Raldes / AFP / Getty Images)
A camel-back rider races in the fourth edition of the Dakhla festival in the Western Sahara desert, which is controlled by Morocco. The event also features windsurfing and kitesurfing races. (Abdelhak Senna / AFP / Getty Images)
Northern Iowa’s Lucas O’Rear, top, blocks a shot by Illinois State’s Jackie Carmichael during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Saturday. O’Rear was called for an intentional foul on the play. Northern Iowa won, 61-55. (Matthew Putney / Associated Press)
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A Jordanian boy walks down flooded stairs at the Jabal
Schoolchildren smear a classmate with colors Friday as they celebrate Holi, the
A farmer walks his paddy Friday, when India began to roll back tax cuts as the government’s new budget pledged to trim a deficit while maintaining spending on social programs and infrastructure. (Biswaranjan Rout / Associated Press)
A Palestinian demonstrator runs between burning tires during clashes Friday with Israeli soldiers, who are not visible. Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad made a rare visit to the tomb of Abraham, which is holy to both Jews and Muslims. Speaking to reporters after prayers, Fayyad accused Israel of “annexing” the tomb. Palestinians have been violently protesting in Hebron since Israel declared this week that it would add the Cave of Patriarchs in Hebron to its list of national heritage sites. (Nasser Shiyoukhi / Associated Press)
A wave breaks over an occupied car as people attempt to tow it to safety Friday at Camp Ellis in Saco. The driver left the car as the tide continued to rise, flooding local streets. (Joel Page / Associated Press)
Singer Salome Kammer and saxophonist Lutz Koppetsch perform during a dress rehearsal for the theater piece “Die Wunde Heine.” (Jens Schlueter / AFP / Getty Images)
Afghan private security soldiers look out from the broken windows at the scene of a gun battle between Afghan security forces and insurgents who struck Friday in the heart of Kabul with suicide attackers and a car bomb, targeting hotels used by foreigners and killing at least 17 people, police said. (Ahmad Nazar / Associated Press)
A US Airways Express plane is treated prior to take off at Newark Liberty International Airport. A snow storm delayed flights. (Joe Epstein / Associated Press)
Valencia forward Nikola Zigic takes one in the face as he heads the ball during a Europa League soccer match at Mestalla Stadium in Valencia, Spain. (Jose Jordan / AFP/Getty Images)
A Norwegian speedskater picks up a drink while training for the team pursuit at the Richmond Olympic Oval at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics. (Kevin Frayer / Associated Press)
President Obama listens as the Republican congressional leadership speaks at a healthcare summit in Washington. Obama said he welcomed ideas from both parties on the stalled effort to overhaul the nation’s healthcare system. Full coverage (Saul Loeb / AFP / Getty Images)
Supporters of Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich rally near an ad for the film “Alice in Wonderland.” Yanukovich was recently inaugurated as Ukraine’s president, five years after his first bid failed amid massive protests over vote fraud. (Sergei Chuzavkov / Associated Press)
A crowd watches a demonstration by advocates for universal, government-financed healthcare. The protest near the Manhattan Criminal Court building was also in support of 17 defendants fighting charges connected to a September sit-in at the offices of insurance giant Aetna. (Stan Honda / AFP/Getty Images)
Marines cook a chicken at a farm compound where they stayed for the night. (David Guttenfelder / Associated Press)
Rescuers search for approximately 35 people still missing after heavy rains caused a landslide that hit houses, factories and the offices of a tea plantation. (Ulet Ifansasti / Getty Images)
Villagers carry food to areas hit by a rain-induced landslide. (Ulet Ifansasti / Getty Images)
Ismatt Mahmoud smokes a water pipe while taking a break from working in a plastic recycling factory. (Muhammed Muheisen / Associated Press)
Commuters make their way through Times Square during a snowstorm. The city may receive over a foot of snow in the next two days, and regional airports have canceled hundreds of flights because of the weather. (Spencer Platt / Getty Images)
A mother and her child spend time on Jimbaran Beach at sunset. (Sonny Tumbelaka / AFP/Getty Images)
A migrant worker from Myanmar looks out from a building in a minority settlement on the outskirts of the city. Thai soldiers shot and killed three Burmese migrant children traveling by pickup truck after their driver failed to stop at a checkpoint, police said. (Nicolas Asfouri / AFP/Getty Images)
The Battersea Power Station building in London is illuminated for a soccer shoe promotion. (Christopher Lee / Getty Images)
German Green Party activists protest in Berlin wearing masks depicting, from left, Bavarian prime minister Horst Seehofer, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle. (Michael Gottschalk / AFP/Getty Images)
The Dutch women’s Olympic bobsled team of Esme Kamphuis and Tine Veenstra makes a run at the Whistler Sliding Center near Vancouver, Canada. (Shaun Botterill / Getty Images)
A young fan awaits the start of an Olympic women’s 1,000-meter speedskating race at the Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver, Canada. (Yuri Kadobnov / AFP/Getty Images)
Akio Toyoda’s Highlander SUV is parked on Capitol Hill, where the Toyota Motor Corp. president was testifying before a congressional committee. (Cliff Owen / Associated Press)
Alvaro Negredo of Sevilla FC, left, and CSKA Moscow goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev compete during a UEFA Champions League soccer match in Moscow. (Alexander Nemenov / AFP/Getty Images)
Afghan army commandos stand on a sand bank as a U.S. Army Apache helicopter flies overhead in Marja, Afghanistan. (Patrick Baz / AFP/Getty Images)
African immigrants chant slogans during a demonstration in
Protesters clash with riot police in central Athens. A nationwide strike has paralyzed Greece as more than 3 million public and private sector workers embarked on a 24-hour walkout protesting tough government measures, including salary freezes and tax increases. Greece has vowed to tackle the debt crisis that has shaken the entire
Buffaloes rest on the dried bed of a reservoir in Shilin county in southwest
Ethnic Roma youths shield themselves from the rain during a protest against Romanian Foreign Minister Teodor Baconschi in front of government headquarters in Bucharest. Accusing Baconschi of racism, the protesters asked for his resignation after statements he made two weeks ago concerning crime and the Roma community in the presence of French State Secretary for European Affairs Pierre Lellouche. In a news statement on Feb. 18 Baconschi said, “We have physiological problems, natural, crime in certain Romanian communities, especially in communities of Romanian citizens of Roma origin.” (Daniel Mihailescu / AFP/Getty Images)
Villagers mourn the loss of relatives as the search continues for people buried under a landslide in Dewata, Indonesia. About 35 people are still missing after heavy rain caused the landslide to destroy houses, factories and offices at a tea plantation. (Ulet Ifansasti / Getty Images)
Treo, an 8-year-old black Labrador from the Military Working Dogs, who is to be presented with Britain’s Dickin medal, awarded for bravery and commitment in wartime, the highest military honor an animal can expect, poses with the medal at the Imperial War Museum in London. Treo is being decorated for his work sniffing out explosives in Afghanistan. (Sang Tan / Associated Press)
A municipal worker fumigates a residential area in Allahabad, India. (Rajesh Kumar Singh / Associated Press)
U.S. figure skater Mirai Nagasu performs in the Olympic women’s short program competition in Vancouver, Canada. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
Devin Harris of the New Jersey Nets drives to the basket past Portland’s Nicolas Batum, left, and Marcus Camby during the first quarter of a game at New Jersey. (Bill Kostroun / Associated Press)
A woman kisses a portrait of Soviet leader Josef Stalin at a rally in downtown Moscow celebrating Defender of the Fatherland Day, a Russian holiday honoring the military. (Mikhail Metzel / Associated Press)
Forensics investigators with the Police Service of Northern Ireland examine the site of a car bombing outside Newry Court House in Northern Ireland. No one was killed or injured in the Monday night blast, although police were still evacuating the scene when the explosive detonated. Republican extremists were being blamed for the attack in which a number of buildings were damaged. (Paul McErlane / EPA)
At a workshop near Kfar Saba in central Israel, a man paints the face of an oversized French President
The Nevskie Berega International Beauty Expo showcases makeup and hairstyling techniques. A Russian model shows a creation by Kira Gonchar. (Victoria Lamzina / EPA)
Dodi, a 3-month-old orangutan, plays with her mother, Daisy, in the zoological garden in Dresden. (Matthias Rietschel / Associated Press)
A man holds a child near the
Members of an Afghan fire brigade inspect the site of an explosion near Jalalabad, east of Kabul. Two civilians were killed and two others injured, authorities said, when an auto rickshaw exploded. The bombing was intended to target police. No police were injured. (Rahmat Gul / Associated Press)
A man selling straw for animal feed leads his camel past the central bank building. Niger’s dictatorial president was ousted in a coup last week after he refused to step down when his mandate expired. (Rebecca Blackwell / Associated Press)
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men dance near the tomb of Jewish biblical figure Calev ben Yefuneh in the northern Palestinian village. Calev ben Yefuneh was one of the two Jewish spies who reported to the biblical leader Moses that the Holy Land, which Jews believe God promised to their patriarch Abraham, was “flowing with milk and honey.” (Jonthan Nackstrand / AFP/Getty Images)
Residents of a camp for displaced people on the grounds of the Haitian prime minister’s residence watch as a woman is evicted for fighting with police. Tens of thousands of Haitians have been displaced by last month’s earthquake. (Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images)
Fashion show staffers prepare a model for the Paul Smith autumn/winter collection. (Ben Stansall / AFP/Getty Images)
Lufthansa’s check-in terminals are empty on the first day of a strike by more than 4,000 of the German airline’s pilots. (Michael Probst / Associated Press)
The Harsens Island ferry navigates behind a U.S. Coast Guard ice breaker in the St. Clair River. (Paul Sancya / Associated Press)
Ingo Auer, left, and Andreas Flatscher, climb an ice fall in Unken’s Heutal Valley in the Austrian province of Salzburg. (Kerstin Joensson / Associated Press)
Ultra-orthodox Jewish men attend the funeral of Rabbi Menachem Porush in Jerusalem. The esteemed Israeli rabbi and longtime leader of one of the most influential ultra-Orthodox factions in parliament, died of an apparent heart attack at the age of 93. (Bernat Armangue / Associated Press)
An Afghan boy covers his head with his jacket at a market as it rains in Kabul. A NATO airstrike in Afghanistan’s central Uruzgan province killed as many as 33 civilians, triggering government criticism over noncombatant deaths as a U.S.-led offensive against the Taliban continues in neighboring Helmand province. (Altaf Qadri / Associated Press)
Tigers recently confiscated from an Indonesian man sit in a cage at an International Animal Rescue center in Bogor, Indonesia. Conservationists are against a government plan that would allow Indonesians to keep endangered Sumatran tigers as pets if they give a $100,000 deposit and build a large enough enclosure. The tigers’ DNA is currently being tested to determine their species. (Irwin Fedriansyah / Associated Press)
Pilots for German airline Lufthansa hold posters that say “We are not for sale” or “Lufthansa airplanes, Lufthansa pilots” as they protest at an airport in Frankfurt am Main. Lufthansa pilots scared of losing their jobs began a crippling four-day strike on Monday, grounding two-thirds of flights at Europe’s biggest airline and all but emptying Germany’s normally busy airports. (Thomas Lohnes / AFP / Getty Images)
A masked Palestinian youth is seen near a burning tire during clashes with Israeli soldiers in the West Bank town of Hebron. Palestinians clashed with Israeli troops in Hebron amid outrage over Israel’s plan to restore two flashpoint Jewish holy sites in the occupied territory. (Hazem Bader / AFP / Getty Images)
A man walks along the snow-covered banks of a river as steam rises from the water in Stockholm. Sweden is experiencing its worst winter in 22 years. (Anders Wiklund / AFP / Getty Images)
A woman cleans out a store near a street filled with mud and debris in downtown Funchal, the capital of Madeira Island. Rescue teams on Monday were searching for at least four people still missing after flash floods and rockslides crashed through hillside villages and costal towns during a deadly weekend storm on the Portuguese vacation island. (Armando Franca / Associated Press)
The flag of China waves during that country’s fireworks display at the first Philippine International Pyrotechnic-Musical Competition in Manila. Teams from Australia, China, Britain, Japan, France, Malaysia, Singapore, the United States and the Philippines are competing. (Aaron Favila / Associated Press)
Harry Connick Jr. takes the stage with Derrick Hopkins Jr., 10, a member of a Washington elementary school glee club, during a performance at the White House. Connick co-founded the Musicians Village in New Orleans, which helps displaced musicians. (Kevin Wolf / Associated Press)
Children are silhouetted against the sunset as they climb a tree. (Rajesh Kumar Singh / Associated Press)
Four week-old African lion cubs snarl for the camera at Ramat Gan Safari near Tel Aviv. The birth of three female cubs last month have calmed Israeli veterinarians’ fears of a reproductive disaster after a string of male-only births. (Ariel Schalit / Associated Press)
Catania defender Matias Auguste Silvestre tussles for the ball with AS Roma’s Mirko Vucinic on Sunday at Rome. Vucinic scored the only goal as Roma claimed a 1-0 victory, closing within five points of Serie A leader Inter Milan. (Christophe Simon / AFP / Getty Images)
U.S. troops kneel as chaplain Capt. Carl Subler celebrates Mass in southern Afghanistan. U.S. Marines and Afghan soldiers encountered pockets of Taliban resistance as they continued their push into Marja. Full story (Pier Paolo Cito / Associated Press)
A model displays a fall/winter design by Ana Locking at Spain’s main fashion show, Pasarela Cibeles. (Paul White / Associated Press)
Members of the Traditional Korean Dance Company in New Jersey practice before Sunday’s Lunar New Year Parade in New York (Seth Wenig / Associated Press)
A couple seeks relief from the heat at the Wawa dam in the Philippine province of Rizal. (Noel Celis / AFP/Getty Images)
A 20-year-old Bengal tiger named Socrates is carried to the surgery room at the Villa Lorena animal shelter to receive care for a fractured tooth. Socrates was left at the shelter three years ago. (Luis Robayo / AFP /Getty Images)
Charlotte’s Tyrus Thomas grasps the net while stretching before the Bobcats’ game Saturday in Milwaukee against the Bucks, who went on to win the NBA contest, 93-88. (Darren Hauck / Associated Press)