Libyans inspect the wreckage of a US F15 fighter jet after it crashed in an open field in the village of Bu Mariem, east of Benghazi, eastern Libya, with both crew ejecting safely. The US Africa Command said both crew members were safe after what was believed to be a mechanical failure of the Air Force F-15. The aircraft, based out of Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, was flying out of Italy's Aviano Air Base in support of Operation Odyssey Dawn. Anja Niedringhaus/AP
A fire fighter climbs the lader near the burning Elysee Montmartre concert hall in Paris. About one hundred of firefighters pull off the fire at the historical building that opened in 1807 in the Montmartre district of the French capital. Jacques Brinon/AP
Doctor Keiko Yamada (L) screens a dog from Fukushima to test for signs of nuclear radiation at a health center in Yonezawa, northern Japan, 61 miles from the Fukushima nuclear plant. The mixed dog Koro was left in the health center by his owner when the owner evacuated from Fukushima and he will be adopted by a new owner in Yonezawa. Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters
A farmer carries cucumbers from his field to sell in the markets in the northern Indian city of Allahabad. India's wholesale price index rose an annual 8.31 percent in February on higher fuel and manufactured product prices. Jitendra Prakash/Reuters
Tajiks horse riders play 'buzkashi' during a competition as part of Navruz festivities near Dushanbe, Tajikistan. Navruz is a spring festival celebrated around equinox in Iran, Central Asia and the Caucasus. Theodore Kaye/AP
Members of Britain's Royal Air Force (RAF) 111 (Fighter) Squadron carry out a disbandment parade at the RAF Leuchars air base in Fife, Scotland. The squadron is being disbanded as their Tornado jets have been phased out to make way for Typhoon aircraft. David Moir/Reuters
Divers of the Japan Coast Guard prepare to search missing people in waters off Onagawa, northern Japan, following the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. Kunihiko Miura/AP
England's Jade Dernbach takes a catch during a fielding practice session in Colombo, Sri Lanka. England has called up South African-born seam bowler Jade Dernbach to boost its chances of beating Sri Lanka in the World Cup quarterfinal Saturday, after injured bowler Ajmal Shahzad, who pulled a hamstring, returned home. Andres Leighton/AP
A girl smiles as she carries water from the Ravi river on the outskirts of Lahore. The United Nations' World Water Day is held on March 22 every year to increase people's awareness of water's importance in environment, agriculture, health and trade. Mohsin Raza/Reuters
Three oiled rock hopper penguins on the island chain of Tristan da Cunha. Thousands of endangered penguins have been coated with oil after a cargo ship ran aground and broke up on a remote British South Atlantic territory. The shipwreck also threatens the lobster fishery that provides a livelihood to one of the world's most isolated communities. Trevor Glass/AP
Afghan National Army commandos pose for pictures during a training session at Camp Morehead in the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan. President Hamid Karzai said Tuesday that his security forces will soon take charge of securing seven areas around Afghanistan, the first step toward his goal of having Afghan police and soldiers protecting the entire nation by the end of 2014. Dar Yasin/AP
Libyan rebels retreat as mortars from Moammar Gadhafi's forces are fired on them on the front line of the outskirts of the city of Ajdabiya, south of Benghazi, eastern Libya. Anja Niedringhaus/AP
A family member of Bahiya al-Aradi, a woman who was killed during riots, is consoled during her funeral procession held in Manama. Aradi died after suffering gunshot wounds to the head and disappearing the day security forces launched a crackdown against protesters, the main Shi'ite Muslim opposition group Wefaq said on Tuesday. Hamad I Mohammed/Reuters
A Libyan holds a poster of Libya's leader Muammar Gaddafi as he walks past a naval military facility damaged by coalition air strikes in eastern Tripoli. Anti-aircraft fire and explosions reverberated across Tripoli for a third night on Monday and state television said several sites had come under attack in the capital. Zohra Bensemra/Reuters
Family members watch as the coffin of Lance Corporal Tasker is carried after his funeral service at Tayport Parish Curch, in Tayport, Scotland. Lance Corporal Tasker was killed by small arms fire in Afghanistan while on duty with his dog Theo. Theo died soon after, suffering a seizure on return to their base. David Moir/Reuters
A security guard (l.) looks on as a woman gestures next to a sign with an image of the Cuban leader Fidel Castro at a building in Havana, Cuba. Castro said Tuesday he resigned five years ago from all his official positions, including head of Cuba's Communist Party, a position he was thought to still hold. Javier Galeano/AP
The Crow Tribe rounds up horses on the former Leachman Cattle Company ranch east of Billings, Mont. Hundreds of horses were placed in the former ranch feedlot and will soon be sold. The Bureau of Indian Affairs condemned the horses on March 1 because they were trespassing on tribal land. The BIA is paying the tribe $45,000 to round up the animals and feed them until they can be sold. The proceeds will be used to pay for damage the horses did to the land and for the cost of the roundup. Larry Mayer/AP
A dancer in theatrical costume performs during an event to celebrate local artists in the southern Russian city of Stavropol. Eduard Kornienko/Reuters
An injured man is evacuated from the burning Interior Ministry complex in Cairo, Egypt. An Egyptian security official says police protesting in front of Egypt's Interior Ministry have set fire to part of the downtown complex. The official says protesters lit Tuesday's fire in the building housing in the ministry's personnel department. It then spread to an adjacent building. The fire followed a protest by thousands of low-ranking police officers calling for better wages and working conditions. Nasser Nasser/AP
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Anti-terrorist police are preparing to interview two hospitalized suspects arrested after a brutal attack on an off-duty soldier in southeast London who was butchered in the street with knives and a meat cleaver.
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