News Photos of the Day
Date: 2/22/2012 Album ID: 1420338
Photos by Associated Press
News photos from around the world, Feb. 22, 2012.
Cardinal Timothy Dolan puts his hand on a mans head while handing out food to the hungry and posing for pictures at St. Francis of Assisi Church in New York, Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012. Over the weekend Dolan was elevated from and archbishop to cardinal in a ceremony at the Vatican. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
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A Kenyan army soldier rides in the back of a truck wearing a helmet on which is written We send soulz 2 heaven near the town of Dhobley, currently under control by Kenyan military and Somali government forces, in Somalia Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012. Kenya's military has been fighting inside Somalia in an ongoing offensive against militant group al-Shabab since October, when Somali gunmen carried out several kidnappings in Kenya. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
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An Egyptian anti-Mubarak protestor wears a head band with Arabic writing that reads retribution, during a trial session for the ousted president Hosni Mubarak, outside a courtroom in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012. Egypt's ousted President Hosni Mubarak has turned down the chance to address the court on the last session before the verdict in his seven-month trial. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
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An Egyptian woman holds a photo of the ousted Egyptian President Mubarak outside a courtroom in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012. Egypt's ousted President Hosni Mubarak has turned down the chance to address the court on the last session before the verdict in his seven-month trial. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
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Pakistani protesters burn a representation of the U.S. flag during a protest in Multan, Pakistan on Wednesday, Feb 22, 2012. Dozens of protesters rallied against the burning of Muslim holy books at a NATO military base. Banner reads We condemn NATO for desecration of Muslim holy book.(AP Photo/Khalid Tanveer)
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Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade is surrounded by supporters and security as he travels between campaign stops in downtrodden suburban neighborhoods of Dakar, Senegal Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012.  Thousands of supporters turned out to see Wade as he held rallies in the Pikine and Guediawaye neighborhoods on Wednesday.  Daily protests have rocked the capital after the opposition vowed to render the country ungovernable if 85-year-old Wade runs for a third term in Sunday's elections.(AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
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Specialist Robert Tuccillo works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012. U.S. stocks are opening mixed as investors worry over the details of a new bailout plan for Greece. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
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Sulma Mejia grieves at the gate outside the morgue in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Wednesday Feb. 22, 2012.  Forensic authorities continue the process of identifying and returning remains to waiting relatives after a prison fire in Comayagua on Feb. 14 killed over 300 inmates.  (AP Photo/Fernando Antonio)
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This Saturday Feb. 18, 2012 image taken from amateur video made available by the Shaam News Network Wednesday Feb. 22, 2012, shows a man cradling his son who was purportedly killed by Syrian government shelling in Homs Syria. (AP Photo/Shaam News Network) THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CANNOT INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE CONTENT, DATE, LOCATION OR AUTHENTICITY OF THIS MATERIAL. and
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A forty nine year old Afghan Muhammed Davood carries water containers in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012. Many neighborhoods in Kabul have no access to running water. (AP Photo/Ahmad Jamshid)
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Security guards stand as black smoke rises from tyres which were burnt by protesters during an anti-US demonstration in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012. Anti-American demonstrations erupted on the outskirts of Kabul for a second day Wednesday and in another Afghan city over an incident that the U.S. said was inadvertent burning of Muslim holy books at a military base in Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Ahmad Jamshid)
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'Gilles of Binche' dance during a carnival parade in the city centre of Binche, Belgium, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012.  The Carnival of Binche dates back to around the 14th Century, with the clown-like Gilles performing their traditional dances to the sound of drums to ward off evil spirits with their sticks. (AP Photo/Yves Logghe)
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Myanmar's Buddhist devotees throng the Shwedagon Pagoda during its 2600th anniversary celebrations in Yangon, Myanmar, Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
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Nepalese Chandra Bahadur Dangi, 72, who says he's only 22 inches (56 centimeters) tall arrives at the airport in Katmandu, Nepal, Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012. Guinness World Records officials will be in Nepal this weekend to measure Dangi who hopes to be named the world's shortest man. Dangi is hoping to snatch the title of the world's shortest man from Junrey Balawing of the Philippines, who is 23.5 inches (60 centimeters) tall. (AP Photo/Binod Joshi)
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An oil pump works at sunset Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012, in the desert oil fields of Sakhir, Bahrain. Oil prices are now at the highest level for many months on concerns that Iran will cut off oil supply which would have been destined for parts of Europe, a largely symbolic act, but an act which continues the upward pressure on oil prices. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali)
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A Pakistani man is reflected in water as he crosses a bridge at Lake View park on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
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Somali schoolgirls sit at their desk during a lesson in the town of Dhobley, currently under control by Kenyan military and Somali government forces, in Somalia Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012. Kenya's military has been fighting inside Somalia in an ongoing offensive against militant group al-Shabab since October, when Somali gunmen carried out several kidnappings in Kenya. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
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China's He Chong is seen through the glass of a viewing window as he lands underwater after performing a dive in the men's 3m springboard preliminary round during the Diving World Cup event at the London 2012 Olympic Aquatics Centre at the Olympic Park in London, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012.  (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
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An Indian Army soldier displays his daredevil motorcycle skills during an army fair in Bhubaneshwar, India, Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012. (AP Photo/Biswaranjan Rout)
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