Students of the Cossack Aksay Military School are seen with sabers during a training session in Rostov on Don, Thursday, Jan. 31, 2008. Dmitry Medvedev, the man who seems destined to be Russia's next president, toured the Cossack Aksay Military School with President Vladimir Putin, visiting classrooms and chatting with students.
Snowed Under
A young Chinese villager holds a snow-covered shovel at Zhangjia village Friday, Feb. 1, 2008, in Nanjing, China. Snow storms that have battered many parts of China over the last three weeks have killed at least 60 people and caused billions in damage, the Civil Affairs Ministry. The crippling snow storms have inflicted $7.5 billion in damages, the government said, as it announced a $700 million relief fund for farmers.
High And Dry?
Indonesian children and a man negotiate a flooded downtown street Friday, Feb. 1, 2008, in Jakarta, Indonesia. Heavy seasonal rains forced Jakarta's airport to temporarily close and flooded city streets.
Eye On The Prize
The Vince Lombardi Super Bowl trophy is blurred by a slow camera shutter speed while on display at the Phoenix Convention Center Friday, Feb. 1, 2008, in Phoenix. The New England Patriots play the New York Giants in Super Bowl XLII on Sunday, Feb. 3.
Slick Conditions
A bicyclist braves blowing snow and slippery road conditions after a fast-moving winter snow storm left 10 inches of snow in Springfield, Ill., Friday, Feb. 1, 2008. The heavy, wet snow made for treacherous roads and delayed commutes as a huge winter storm that stretched from Texas to the Great Lakes blanketed the nation's midsection.
Safe Refuge?
A displaced Kenyan child walks outside a police station where hundreds are seeking refuge, outside Thika, on the outskirts of Nairobi, Kenya, Friday, Feb. 1, 2008. At least three more people were killed in rioting, adding to the toll of a month long post-election crisis that has killed more than 800 people and forced 300,000 from their homes.
Pet Bazaar Blasts
Iraqi men mourn relatives killed in a suicide bombing in Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, Feb. 1, 2008. A pair of female suicide bombers blew themselves up Friday in two Baghdad pet markets, killing more than 70 people and wounding dozens, police said. The attacks were the deadliest in the Iraqi capital since 30,000 more American forces flooded into the center of the country last spring.
Fence-Sitter
Palestinian youths climb on a destroyed part of the Egypt-Gaza border fence during a demonstration to support the open border with Egypt, in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, Friday, Feb. 1, 2008. Hamas blew open the border wall on Jan. 23, ending a seven-month blockade of the Gaza Strip that began after the Islamic group violently wrested control of the territory.
Trash Fire
Several firefighters battle a fire early Friday, Feb. 1, 2008, at the Smiths Creek Landfill in Kimball Township. The cause of the fire has not been determined. Demolition material and foam rubber burned as firefighters from eight fire departments fought the fire.