Tulips are in full bloom in Lafayette Park across the street from the White House, where President Barack Obama will return Tuesday night after the conclusion of a long overseas trip that included economic and NATO summits in Europe, two days in Turkey and a stop in Baghdad. (Ron Edmonds / Associated Press)
Ukrainian TV reporter Dmitry Anopchenko does a spot at Madame Tussauds Wax Museum in Washington, D.C., next to the likenesses of President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama. Michelle Obama was just added to the display, and both waxworks are popular with tourists. (Paul J. Richards / AFP/Getty Images)
A man walks past graffiti in the Mountjoy Square area of Dublin, Ireland. Finance Minister Brian Lenihan unveiled hefty hikes in income tax and spending cuts in an emergency budget designed to restore international confidence in the shaky finances of debt-struck Ireland. Lenihan told the Irish parliament that the government’s painstakingly negotiated plan would trim 3.25 billion euro ($4.65 billion) this year from Ireland’s ballooning deficit the worst in the 16-nation euro zone. (Peter Morrison / Associated Press)
Al Kuwait SC’s Fahad Homoud kicks the ball as Mohun Baganís Branco looks on during the AFC Cup soccer match in Calcutta, India. Al Kuwait SC won the match 1-0. (Bikas Das / Associated Press)
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A 3-week-old Chihuahua named Tom Thumb in Renton, Scotland, is thought to be one of the smallest dogs born in the U.K. At 8 inches long, the pup is just 2 inches short of a world record. (Jeff J. Mitchell / Getty Images)
Protesters staged a rally outside parliament in London against alleged human rights abuses in Sri Lanka. The protesters waved flags of the Tamil Tigers separitist group, which for a quarter of a century has been fighting for a homeland in the northern part of the South Asian island nation. (Oli Scarff / Getty Images)
Mike Gansler, director of core technology with Segway Inc., drives a Personal Urban Mobility and Accessibility, or PUMA, prototype vehicle in New York‘s Times Square over the weekend. On Tuesday, Segway and General Motors Corp. announced that they are working together to develop the two-wheeled, two-seat electric vehicle designed to be a fast, inexpensive and clean alternative to traditional cars and trucks in an urban environment. (Jin Lee / Associated Press)
Smoke and ashes rise from Vilcun’s Llaima volcano, one of Chile’s most active volcanoes. The volcano is spewing lava and ash again, prompting evacuations and landslide warnings. (Francisco Negroni / Associated Press)