Today in photos

A Palestinian woman dances during a party to celebrate the marriage of Reem Abu Leila and Haitham Attar in Beit Lahiya, northern Gaza Strip. A zebra lets loose at Dusit Zoo in Bangkok, Thailand. And a huge sandstorm engulfs the Saudi capital of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. View a slideshow of these images and more.

Section:Gallery

Tue., March 10, 2009

A zebra lets loose at Dusit Zoo in Bangkok, Thailand, Tuesday, March 10. 2009.

Sakchai Lalit Ap
A giraffe sticks out his tongue at Dusit Zoo in Bangkok, Thailand, on Tuesday March 10, 2009.

Sakchai Lalit Ap
A honey bee collects pollen, also seen deposited on hind leg as yellow mass, from a flower in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, March 10, 2009. "Holi", the Indian Spring festival of colors will be celebrated on March 11.

Gurinder Osan Ap
Kashmiri Muslim pray as the head priest, unseen, displays a relic of Prophet Mohammad at the Hazratbal shrine on the occasion of Eid Milad-un Nabi, marking the birth anniversary of Prophet Mohammad in Srinagar, India, Tuesday March, 10, 2009. Thousands of Kashmiri Muslims thronged the Hazratbal shrine, which houses a relic believed to be a hair from the beard of Prophet Mohammad.

Dar Yasin Ap
Sylvain Chavanel of France wins the third stage of the Paris-Nice cycling race ahead of Juan Antonio Flecha of Spain, in Vichy, central France, Tuesday, March 10, 2009. Chavanel of France leads the race overall.

Lionel Cironneau Ap
Students shout slogans demanding the police chief resign, Tuesday, March 10, 2009 during a student protest in Nairobi, Kenya. Hundreds of Kenyan university students are protesting the deaths of a fellow student and two activists who were researching extrajudicial killings when they were shot last week.

Karel Prinsloo Ap
Axel Weber, president of the German Bundesbank, is seen in the view finder of a TV camera during the annual press conference in Frankfurt, central Germany, Tuesday, March 10, 2009. The Bundesbank, Germany's central bank, said Tuesday it booked a 46 percent increase in net profit for 2008, but warned that the country's economy faces significant risks as global demand for its exports weakens. The Frankfurt-based bank said its net profit for the year rose to 6.26 billion euros (U.S. dlrs 8 billion) from 4.285 billion euros a year ago.

Michael Probst Ap
Samuel Eto'o, from Cameroon, attends a press conference at Camp Nou Stadium in Barcelona, Spain, Tuesday, March 10, 2009. FC Barcelona will play against Olympique Lyonnais in a Champions League second round second leg soccer match next Wednesday.

Manu Fernandez Ap
A Tibetan child watches others at a protest to mark the 50th anniversary of the failed Tibetan uprising against Chinese rule that sent spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, into exile, in New Delhi, India, Tuesday March 10, 2009. Chinese rule in Tibet has created a "hell on earth" that has caused the deaths of hundreds of thousands of Tibetans, the Dalai Lama said Tuesday in a speech to mark the 50th anniversary of the failed uprising that sent him into exile.

Mustafa Quraishi Ap
Palestinians mourners participate in the funeral of Mar'i al-Rdaidah, 26, in the West Bank Village of Ubeidiya, near Bethlehem, Tuesday, March 10, 2009. Rdaidah commandeered a construction vehicle last Thursday on a major road and swung a police car into the air, smashing it against a bus before bystanders opened fire on him and police shot him dead.

Bernat Armangue Ap
Moving effigies of Israel's Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni, left, Israel's Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu, center, and Defense Minister and Labor Party leader Ehud Barak, right, are seen as Israelis march in a Purim parade in the town of Holon near Tel Aviv, Israel, Tuesday, March 10, 2009. The festival of Purim commemorates the rescue of Jews from genocide in ancient Persia.

Ariel Schalit Ap
A soldier dressed as an usher yawns before the third plenary session of the National People's Congress, in Beijing's Great Hall of the People Tuesday, March 10, 2009.

Elizabeth Dalziel Ap
Reem Abu Leila, 24, left, sits in a room prepared for her and her husband to spend their first night together, in Beit Lahiya, northern Gaza Strip, Monday, March 9, 2009.

Tara Todras-Whitehll Ap
A Palestinian woman dances during a party to celebrate the marriage of Reem Abu Leila and Haitham Attar, not seen, in Beit Lahiya, northern Gaza Strip, Monday, March 9, 2009.

Tara Todras-Whitehll Ap
A Jewish settler is pushed in his wheelchair up a hill during an annual parade marking the Jewish holiday of Purim in the divided West Bank town of Hebron, Tuesday, March 10, 2009. The festival of Purim commemorates the rescue of Jews from genocide in ancient Persia.

Kevin Frayer Ap
Models present creations by French fashion designer Jean-Charles de Castelbajac for his Fall-Winter 2009-2010 ready-to-wear collection, Tuesday, March 10, 2009 in Paris. The face of US actor and director Clint Eastwood is seen printed on the fabric at left, and of singer Michael Jackson in foreground.

Francois Mori Ap
A model presents a creation by French fashion designer Jean-Charles de Castelbajac for his Fall-Winter 2009-2010 ready-to-wear collection, Tuesday, March 10, 2009 in Paris.

Francois Mori Ap
ORG XMIT: ILQHW101 Jack Bunte ponders the rising Mississippi River Tuesday morning, March 10, 2009, while working at his home along Bonansinga Drive in Quincy, Ill. "I've been down here 18 years, and this is the fastest I've ever seen it come up," Bunte said of the river's rapid rise. Bunte said he was in the process of disconnecting his outdoor telephone from underneath his home.

Philip Carlson Ap
A huge sandstorm engulfs the Saudi capital of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Tuesday, March 10, 2009. The storm, which was still raging hours after it started, disrupted flights at the city's King Khalid International airport, with weather authorities announcing that visibility would drop to zero, and warning residents to take precautionary measures.

Jad Saab Ap
A huge sand storm engulfs the Saudi capital of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Tuesday, March 10, 2009. The storm, which was still raging hours after it started, disrupted flights at the city's King Khalid International airport, with weather authorities announcing that visibility would drop to zero, and warning residents to take precautionary measures.

Jad Saab Ap
A huge sandstorm engulfs the Saudi capital of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Tuesday, March 10, 2009. The storm, which was still raging hours after it started, disrupted flights at the city's King Khalid International airport, with weather authorities announcing that visibility would drop to zero, and warning residents to take precautionary measures.

Jad Saab Ap
Cars jam a highway as a sandstorm colours their view and reduces visibility, as people try to make their way along the main road as sand and dust is carried on the strong wind in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Tuesday, March 10, 2009.

Hassan Ammar Ap