Comerica maintenance workers
Comerica maintenance workers remove snow on the sidewalks at Comerica Park where the Detroit Tigers will start their season 46 days from today, April 8th against the KC Royals in Detroit, Mich., on Monday, Feb. 21, 2011.
Mallards swim through frozen water on Minihaha Creek in south Minneapolis after more than twelve inches of snow fell in Minneapolis, February 21, 2011.
People displaced by last year’s earthquake attend a campaign rally for Haiti's presidential candidate, former first lady Mirlande Manigat in the Port-au-Prince slum Cite Soleil, Haiti, Monday Feb. 21, 2011. Manigat, whose husband, former President Leslie Manigat was ousted in 1988 after 130 days in office, will face musician Michel "Sweet Micky" Martelly in a runoff election scheduled for March 20.
Buildings damaged by an earthquake are seen in Christchurch February 22, 2011. A strong earthquake killed and trapped people beneath rubble and sparked fires and toppled buildings in New Zealand's second-biggest city of Christchurch on Tuesday.
A man takes a picture to a box of cigars as he attends the 12th Cigar Festival that was launched in Havana, Cuba, 21 February 2011. The state owned company Habanos reported that the sails of cigars grew by 2% in 2010 despite the economical crisis and anti-tobacco laws being adopted in several countries such as Spain.
A man pushes a snowblower past a car stuck in a snowbank in south Minneapolis after more than twelve inches of snow fell February 21, 2011.
Libyan people take part in a protest
Libyan people take part in a protest in the seaport city of Tobruk February 20, 2011. Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi fought an increasingly bloody battle to hang on to power on Monday when protests against his 41-year rule struck the capital Tripoli after days of violence in the east. Picture taken February 20, 2011.
A soldier looks on during a ceremony marking the Army Day in Reynosa, Tamaulipas, Mexico, Saturday, Feb. 19, 2011.
A sunset is reflected in a desalination pond near the Baja California town of Guerrero Negro, Mexico, Sunday Feb. 20, 2011.
The "Duyfken", an authentic replica of the 17th century Dutch wooden sailing ship, prepares to escort Holland America Line's historical cruise liner the "ms Amsterdam" (not pictured), which is in the midst of a 114-day around the world voyage, out of Sydney Harbour on February 21, 2011. Sydney staged the spectacular meeting of the two ships which bridge 400 years of Dutch maritime history. The original Duyfken ("Little Dove"), captained by Willem Janszoon, discovered Australia while on an exploratory voyage south from the Spice Islands in 1606 looking for gold, with the voyage marking the beginning of Australia's recorded history.
Baird's Beaked whale
Workers butcher a Baird's Beaked whale at Wada port in Minamiboso, southeast of Tokyo in this June 28, 2008 file photo. Obstruction by hardline anti-whaling group the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society has forced Japan to cut short its Antarctic whale hunt, the fisheries minister said on Friday, the first time the fleet is heading home early due to clashes with activists
Nepalese Hindu
Nepalese Hindu devotees offer prayers by rolling on the ground after performing a bathing ritual on the last day of the month-long Swasthani Festival in the Hanumante River at Bhaktapur on the outskirts of Kathmandu on February 18, 2011. Hundreds of married and unmarried women in the Himalayan nation are marking the last day of a month-long fast in the hope of a prosperous life and conjugal happiness
An elderly woman is assisted by an electoral official before casting her vote for the presidential election at a polling station in Mukono, 20km east of the capital Kampala, Uganda, in the early morning of 18 February 2011. The leader of National Resistane Movement (NRM) President Yoweri Museveni, who is widely expected to win the poll, has dismissed the possibility of Egypt-inspired revolution in his country, responding to threats made by his main opponent Kizza Besigye, the leader of the main opposition Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) saying the government will arrest those who try to incite the protests. Besigye, who is challenging Museveni for the third time, is considered to be the only one to pose the real challenge to the incumbent. 13.8 million Ugandans will vote on 18 February to choose their president
Indian school boys leap in air as they perform Bhangra, a folk dance from the state of Punjab as they take part in a procession, taken out to mark the beginning of the Amritsar Festival 2011 in the northern Indian city of Amritsar, 18 February 2011. Amritsar Heritage Festival 2011 runs from 17 to 20 February, showcasing Punjab's rich heritage, culture and customs
Dogs fight during a traditional dog fighting competition in Kabul February 18, 2011.
A woman sits at her photographic stall offering portraits before the Hong Kong city skyline on February 15, 2011. According to the Hong Kong observatory January 2011 was the coldest in the region since 1977.
Thousands of Indonesians hold prayers at the National Monument park in Jakarta to mark the birth of Islam's Prophet Mohammad, on February 15, 2011. In a closing address after the prayers Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono urged Indonesian Muslims to follow the example set by the Prophet Muhammad to solve problem in a peaceful way. More than 10,000 members of conservative Muslim organization participated in the prayers.
Twenty-year-old women wearing kimonos attend a Coming of Age Day event at an amusement park in Tokyo January 10, 2011. The fracturing of the post-World War Two system that propelled Japan's economy to the No.2 global spot -- a status now lost to China -- has pushed many youths to seek security by trying to cling to what remains. But for others, the uncertainty itself is giving birth to a do-it-yourself mindset that could generate welcome dynamism. Picture taken January 10, 2011.
Dead corn husks stand in a field dried up by drought in Shandong Province, China, on Monday, Feb. 14, 2011. Wheat prices extended a rally to the highest since 2008 on signs that political tension in the Middle East and North Africa is spurring governments to boost grain imports, while drought threatens the crop in China.
This photo taken on January 5, 2011 shows a Mongolian "ninja miner" preparing to start mining for gold by the banks of the Tuul river west of the Mongolian capital Ulan Bator. There are reportedly tens of thousands of "ninja miners" -- so named because the green tubs strapped to their backs bring to mind the 1980s sewer-dwelling superhero Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, who are mainly unemployed youths or herders who lost their livelihoods due to extreme winters in recent years
A woman secures her baby away from burnt houses following a fire which left one boy dead in suburban Quezon City, north of Manila, Philippines on Tuesday Feb. 15, 2011. Fire officials estimate the fire, which started late Monday, gutted around 500 houses leaving about 2,000 people homeless .
The Griffith Park Bear is adorned with Valentine's Day objects in Los Angeles February 14, 2011.
Couples raise their arms after getting married in a mass wedding ceremony in Ciudad Juarez February 14, 2011. A mass wedding ceremony was held for 2,400 couples on Monday during Valentine's Day.
Tibetan Buddhists
Tibetan Buddhists and tourists view a giant Thangka, a religious silk embroidery or painting unique to Tibet, displayed on a hill near the Langmu Temple in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Gansu province February 15, 2010. Local Tibetan monks and pilgrims gather to celebrate "Monlam", or Great Prayer Festival, one of the most important festivals in Tibetan Buddhism.
A girl wearing a rabbit hat plays in the snow in the grounds of the Forbidden City in Beijing, China, 10 February 2011. The snowfall is the first precipitation in China's capital for more than 100 days, coming as many parts of China are suffering from severe drought.
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