

People walk on a road between the rubble of destroyed buildings in the town of Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, northern Japan, three days after a powerful earthquake-triggered tsunami hit the country's east coast. Tsuyoshi Matsumoto/The Yomiuri Shimbun/AP
A fisherman casts his line in an artificial lake in Tirana, Albania. Arben Celi/Reuters
A farmer shows a horse to potential buyers at one of Poland's biggest horse markets in Skaryszew, central Poland. Czarek Sokolowski/AP
A woman walks her child to school past high-voltage electrical towers on the outskirts of Kenya's capital, Nairobi. A union representing workers at Kenya's sole power supplier started a strike today to protest unfair employment terms, its secretary-general said. Thomas Mukoya/Reuters
A rebel holds a portable air-defense system during clashes with pro-Qaddafi forces between Ras Lanuf and Bin Jawad, Libya. The rebel movement in their east Libyan headquarters of Benghazi said their forces moved back into the hard-fought-over town of Bin Jawad, but some fighters said its fate is not clear. Asmaa Waguih/Reuters
Members of the People's Liberation Army band play during the closing session of the National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. China needs to find the right balance between boosting employment and cooling inflation, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said today at the end of the country's national parliament. David Gray/Reuters
Traders work in the oil options pit at the New York Mercantile Exchange in New York. Seth Wenig/AP
Pedestrians walk on the Spitalgasse in Bern, Switzerland. Pascal Lauener/Reuters
A member of an emergency services special unit fires a shell towards the upper slopes to clear snow buildup above the Transcaucasian highway near the southern Russian city of Vladikavkaz on Sunday. Avalanches are a constant threat on the road which is the only route connecting Russia to South Ossetia. Kazbek Basayev/Reuters
President Obama greets members of the audience after speaking at Kenmore Middle School in Arlington, Va. Carolyn Kaster/AP
A family rests in a shelter in the city of Soma, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, three days after a massive earthquake and tsunami struck the country's northeast coast. On top of the losses of family, friends, and property, evacuees in the area are now faced with the fears of radiation contamination from nearby damaged nuclear facilities. Wally Santana/AP
A man walks past an Australian Securities Exchange board in North Sydney, Australia. Early losses for Asian shares deepened today after Japan's massive earthquake sent investors scurrying to safe assets. Daniel Munoz/Reuters
The shadow of an antigovernment protestor is cast on the national flag as he flashes the victory sign during a demonstration demanding the resignation of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, in Sanaa, Yemen. Yemen's president has sacked a key minister for failing to mediate with opposition parties and resolve a month-long crisis that is threatening to spiral out of control. Muhammed Muheisen/AP
Tibetan exiles gesture in respect as the Dalai Lama prepares to deliver a religious talk at the Tsuglakhang temple in Dharmsala, India. The Tibetan spiritual leader said recently that he will give up his political role in Tibet's government in exile, shifting that power to an elected representative. Ashwini Bhatia/AP
Oil leaks from ships overturned by a tsunami in Fudai Village, Iwate Prefecture, in northern Japan, after an earthquake struck the area. Yomiuri Shimbun /Reuters
A cricket fan cheers as he waves Zimbabwe's national flag during the rain interruption during the Cricket World Cup match between Pakistan and Zimbabwe in Pallekele, Sri Lanka. Andres Leighton/AP
Men from Bangladesh, who used to work in Libya and fled the unrest in the country, wait to be called during their repatriation process at a refugee camp at the Tunisian-Libyan border in Ras Ajdir, Tunisia. More than 250,000 migrant workers have left Libya for neighboring countries, primarily Tunisia and Egypt, in the past three weeks. Emilio Morenatti/AP
People in Bern, Switzerland, light candles during a vigil for victims of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan. Pascal Lauener/Reuters