Mohammed Haj, 45, looks on as he takes a break at a brick factory in Lahore, Pakistan, Friday, Feb. 22, 2008. Fed up with violence, Pakistanis appear be turning away from religious extremism in the deeply conservative northwest, where al Qaeda and the Taliban have sought refuge. Voters gave their support instead to secular parties that want peace through dialogue and economic incentives for the extremists.
Today's Catch
Fishermen take a break after catching a fish in Havana Bay, Friday, Feb. 22, 2008.
Balkans Bitterness
A Serb wearing a traditional cap faces a U.S. soldier serving in KFOR, as NATO peacekeeping forces temporarily closed the checkpoint at Jarinje, on the border between Serbia and Kosovo, Friday, Feb. 22, 2008. KFOR forces prevented buses from Serbia from joining student demonstrations in Kosovska Mitrovica, in fear that the Serbian soccer hooligans who attacked embassies in Belgrade on Thursday, were on the buses.
Speed Demon
Jeremy Wotherspoon of Canada reacts after the men's 500 meter race at the World Cup Speed Skating finals in Heerenveen, Netherlands, Friday, Feb. 22, 2008.
Barrier Battle
A Palestinian protester holds a sling-shot as he covers his face against tear gas fired by Israeli troops during a demonstration against Israel's separation barrier in the village of Bilin, near the West Bank city of Ramallah, Friday, Feb. 22, 2008. Israel maintains the barrier is necessary for security while Palestinians call it a land grab.
Glossed Over
Flowers are encased in a layer of ice during a winter storm in Washington on Friday, Feb. 22, 2008.
Baghdad Boy
Injured 2-year-old Abbas Hussein stands outside a building where he lives with his family after it was hit by a blast in central Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, Feb. 22, 2008.
Harbor Queen
The ocean liner Queen Victoria is escorted into Sydney Harbor in the early hours of Saturday morning, Feb. 23, 2008. The Queen Victoria is on her maiden around-the-world voyage and will share Sydney Harbor with her retiring sister ship the Queen Elizabeth 2 later Saturday when she also arrives in the harbor.
Under Wraps Until Sunday
A covered Oscar statue is shown on the red carpet on Friday, Feb. 22, 2008, during preparations for the 80th Academy Awards at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles.