The day in photos: Thursday

A supporter of Pakistani opposition leader Nawaz Sharif throws a water pipe over a burning vehicle during a demonstration in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. Anti-government demonstrators attacked protested and lawmakers scuffled with police amid gathering political turmoil triggered by a court ruling barring two opposition leaders from taking elected office.  (Anjum Naveed / Associated Press)

Pakistani supporters of opposition leader Nawaz Sharif shout slogans against the government during a protest in Karachi, Pakistan.  (Fareed Khan / Associated Press)

A fighter from the Islamic Party takes up a position in the Hodan District in Mogadishu, where recently heavy fighting has taken place between Somali government forces and Islamic fighters.  (Farah abdi Warsameh / Associated Press)

Siberian tiger named Tinka plays in the snow at the zoo in Servion near Lausanne, Switzerland.  (Dominic Favre /Associated Press)

Tiger Woods tees off on the 12th hole surrounded by cactuses during the second round of the Accenture Match Play Championship at Ritz-Carlton Golf Club in Marana, Ariz.  (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

A city worker talks on his cellphone next to a giant sculpture of a woman entitled “Broadgate Venus” in London. The bronze sculpture by Fernando Botero is located in the heart of London’s financial district in Exchange Square behind Liverpool Street Station.  (Oli Scarff / Getty Images)

Hamburg’s Tomas Rincon, left, and Nijmegen’s Joel Tshibamba go after the ball during the UEFA Cup Round of 32, first-leg soccer match between NEC Nijmegen and Hamburger SV in Hamburg, Germany.  (Axel Heimken / Associated Press)

Brian Barton of the St. Louis Cardinals takes batting practice before a spring training game against the Baltimore Orioles at Fort Lauderdale in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.  (Rob Tringali / Getty Images)

Cars and pedestrians pass along Broadway in Times Square in New York City. The mayor of New York unveiled a plant to turn Broadway into a pedestrian walkway around Times Square in an attempts to curb congestion in the theater district.  (Mario Tama / Getty Images)

An Iranian shoe shop owner in the bazaar in Tabriz, Azerbaijan province in Iran. Even as Persian New Year (March 20) approaches, usually a busy shopping season, merchants are seeing a slowdown because of high prices.  (Abedin Taherkenareh / EPA)