Tuesday: The day in photos

Defaced posters of International Criminal Court prosecutor Luis Moreno Ocampo lie on the ground in Merowe, northern Sudan, after a rally by supporters of Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir. Moreno Ocampo is seeking an arrest warrant against al-Bashir on charges of masterminding genocide in Darfur. At the rally, Al-Bashir danced for cheering supporters, who set fire to an effigy of Moreno Ocampo.  (Abd Raouf / Associated Press)

Heikki Kovalainen of Finland drives his McLaren Formula One car during a test session at a track in Jerez de la Frontera, Spain.  (Miguel Angel Morenatti / Associated Press)

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton rekindles the Eternal Flame in the Hall of Remembrances in the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial in Jerusalem. Later Clinton had a full day of political meetings.  (Jim Hollander / EPA)

Supporters of Bulgaria’s nationalist ATAKA (Attack) party shout anti-government slogans during a rally in the Bulgarian capital Sofia. Thousands of ATAKA supporters gathered to celebrate Bulgaria’s National day, marking the 131st anniversary of the country’s liberation from the Ottoman empire, and called on members of government to resign for corruption and inefficiency.  (Petar Petrov / Associated Press)

Indian cricket enthusiasts cover their faces with black pieces of cloth and flash posters in Calcutta, India, as they protest the attack on Sri Lankan cricketers in Pakistan. About a dozen men assaulted the team’s bus with rifles, grenades and rocket launchers ahead of a match in Pakistan. Seven players, a coach and an umpire were wounded; a driver and six police officers guarding the players were killed.  (Bikas Das / Associated Press)

Crocuses blossom at the foot of the Eiffel Tower in Paris.  (Remy de la Mauviniere / Associated Press)

A child carries a chick bought from a vendor outside a school in Changchun of Jilin Province, China.  (China Photos / Getty Images)

An attendant walks along a row of seats as she arranges tea cups for delegates on the opening day of the second session of the 11th National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.  (Diego Azubel / EPA)

A model takes to the catwalk during a show of the Agatha Ruiz De La Prada Fall-Winter 2009 pret-a-porter collection at Milan Fashion Week in Milan, Italy.  (Giulio Mauro / EPA)

Tibetan women weave a carpet at the Tibetan refugee camp in Kathmandu, Nepal.  (Manish Swarup / Associated Press)

Police officers watch Swedish Davis Cup team tennis players training in the Baltic Arena in Malmo, Sweden. The head of the International Tennis Federation has called on Swedish authorities to reverse a decision to ban fans from the Davis Cup series this week between Sweden and Israel, dismissing the security concerns cited by Malmo officials as the reason for playing the March 6-8 matches behind closed doors.  (Drago Prvulovic / Associated Press)