A man passes the famed bronze bull in New York's financial district, Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2007, a day after the Dow fell 416 points, or about 3.3 percent on Tuesday. The Dow rebounded somewhat Wednesday.
Stick-Up With A Smile
Two female bank robbery suspects, described as between 16 to 24 years old, are seen in a bank surveillance photo released Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2007. The two are suspected of robbing a grocery store bank in Acworth, Ga. Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2007.
Libby Limelight
Former White House aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby arrives at Federal Court in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2007. Deliberations in Libby's trial, in which he is accused of lying and obstructing the investigation into the 2003 leak of CIA operative Valerie Palm's identity, continued for a sixth day. He faces up to 30 years in prison if convicted, though he would be likely to get far less time under sentencing guidelines.
A Little Bird Told Him ...
An Afghan man feeds pigeons in front of the shrine of Hazrat-i-Ali in Mazar-i-Sharif, Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2007. Around 4,000 chickens a day are being vaccinated in Afghanistan after outbreaks of the H5N1 virus but the slaughtering of birds is being slowed by local resistance.
Smoke Out
A man holds a cigarette outside a train in Frankfurt, Germany. Germany's Cabinet on Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2007, approved a plan to ban smoking on public transport and in federal buildings, but left open the possibility of special rooms being set aside for smokers.
A Queen In Hong Kong
The Queen Mary 2 sails across Victoria Harbor as it leaves Hong Kong Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2007. Queen Mary 2, the world's longest, tallest and widest ocean liner visited Hong Kong during her maiden world voyage. The massive vessel departed Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on January 10 on an 80-day voyage visiting 20 world cities.
West Bank Clash
An Israeli border police officer prepares to throw a stun grenade as others detain a Palestinian youth during an army operation in the West Bank city of Nablus, Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2007. Dozens of jeeps backed by bulldozers raided the flashpoint city on Wednesday, imposing a curfew on tens of thousands of Palestinians for the second time this week as the army pushed forward with arrest raids against suspected militants.
Spicy Stromboli
The flanks of the Stromboli volcano north of Sicily spews lava towards the sea, Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2007, after one of Europe's most active volcanoes churned into activity. Stromboli, which attracts up to 6,000 tourists every year, had recently been placed under heightened surveillance after scientists registered higher seismic readings.
Having A Ball
Workers rest after preparing concrete balls to be used to help stem mudflow from a crater Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2007 in Sidoarjo, East Java, Indonesia. Engineers have dropped four clusters of chained concrete balls into the crater at a gas drilling field in hopes of stemming the flow of mud into nearby villages, which has displaced about 11,000 people. Authorities plan drop about 1,500 of the 88 pound balls into the crater.
Dropping In
Cadet Capt. Brian Clason, 22, rappels down the wall of Young Hall as Lt. Col. Bradley Gavle acts as the belay man, who is responsible for Clason's safety, during ROTC Awareness Day at New Mexico State University in Las Cruces, N.M., Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2007.