

The Serbian Army's guard of honor stands at attention during a Statehood Day ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier on Mount Avala, near Belgrade. Serbia is celebrating the 207th anniversary of the first Serbian uprising and the creation of the modern Serbian state. Darko Vojinovic/AP
The new Playbook tablet by BlackBerry is displayed at the Mobile World Congress, the world's largest cellphone trade show, in Barcelona, Spain. Manu Fernandez/AP
Protestors stand on the Pearl Monument in a main square in Manama, Bahrain. Thousands of protesters poured into the square in Bahrain's capital in an Egypt-style rebellion that sharply escalated pressure on authorities as the Arab push for change gripped the Gulf for the first time. Opposition groups are calling for greater political freedom and an end to the ruling Sunni monarchy's grip on key decisions and government posts. The nation's majority Shiites have long complained of discrimination. Hasan Jamali/AP
A truck driver sleeps in a hammock under his truck during a strike in Bogota, Colombia. Thousands of truck drivers affiliated with the Colombian Truckers Association have parked their vehicles along key roads to protest high fuel prices and low pay. Truckers began striking on Feb. 3. Fernando Vergara/AP
Demonstrators flee as Somali government forces open fire during a protest in Mogadishu, Somalia. Three people were reported to have died and several others wounded in the incident. Feisal Omar/Reuters
Visitors pose for a photo in front of a snow sculpture during an ice festival in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Pyeongchang is making its third straight bid for the Winter Olympics. Ahn Young-joon/AP
France's President Nicolas Sarkozy reacts as he speaks to employees of the Axon Cable factory in Montmirail, France. Francois Nascimbeni/Reuters
A tabby cat named Larry looks out a window at No. 10 Downing Street in London. The 4-year-old tabby has been brought in to the British Prime Minister's residence to clean up a gang of rats that have been openly parading in front of the TV cameras. Mark Large/Reuters
Devotees portraying the god Madhavnarayan prepare themselves for the Madhav Narayan Mela in Thecho near Katmandu, Nepal. In many Hindu households, the month-long festival, dedicated to Madhavnarayan and the goddess Swasthani, involves the recitation of folk tales about miraculous feats performed by them. Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters
Somali women learn sewing techniques at a local nongovernmental organization center in Mogadishu. The women hope to find employment with their new skills so they can support their families. Omar Faruk/Reuters
An expert with the Bosnian missing persons institute examines personal items found in mass graves around the eastern town of Srebrenica in the institute's laboratory in Tuzla, Bosnia. Often these items are the only memorabilia relatives of the victims of the 1995 Srebrenica massacre have of their lost relatives. Many items used as evidence in war crimes are sometimes destroyed because of lack of storage space. Amel Emric/AP
Synchronized swimmers in Pyongyang, North Korea, perform during an event to celebrate the birthday of leader Kim Jong-il, whose birthday is tomorrow. Kyodo/Reuters
Potter, an English springer spaniel, gets groomed backstage during the second day of the 135th Westminster Dog Show at Madison Square Garden in New York. Jeff Christensen/AP
A township resident holds an old drum used as part of a barricade during protests over the delivery of basic housing and education outside Ermelo, near Johannesburg, South Africa. Local media reported that one resident was killed but the police would not confirm or deny the report. Mike Hutchings/Reuters
Actor Jack Black poses for pictures with students from Parkside Elementary and Kipp Elementary schools in Atlanta during a naming ceremony for a 3-month-old giant panda cub born at the Atlanta Zoo. Black, who is promoting his animated film, Kung Fu Panda II, posed for pictures with the cub, who is the only giant panda born at a US zoo last year. David Goldman/AP
A student and her mother eat in front a mural depicting the revolution of the Sandinista National Liberation Front as they wait for the start of classes on the first day of the new school year in Managua, Nicaragua. Esteban Felix/AP
One of the freed Kenyan fishermen from the South Korean fishing vessel Keummi 305, which was held for four months by Somali pirates, greets friends and family in Mombasa, Kenya. South Korea's Foreign Ministry said 39 Kenyans, two South Koreans and two Chinese sailors were aboard the ship. The 241-ton Kenya-registered trawler was attacked on Oct. 9 in the waters off Kenya's Lamu Island while fishing for crabs. AP
Lionesses stand in a cage in Santa Cruz, Bolivia. With help from Bolivian government officials, 25 lions were rescued from traveling circuses in Bolivia by the nongovernmental organization Animal Defenders International. Bolivian law prohibits the use of wild animals in public performances. David Mercado/Reuters
West Indies' Andre Russell, left, celebrates with teammate Darren Bravo after Bravo caught out Sri Lanka's Mahela Jayawardene during their Cricket World Cup warm-up match in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/Reuters