A blue tit is reflected in the mirror of a car that is covered with raindrops in Friedrichshafen, southern Germany, on Friday, Feb. 29, 2008. Weather forecasters predict stormy and rainy conditions in Germany this weekend.
From Gaza ...
A Palestinian policeman walks in the rubble left after an Israeli air strike destroyed a Palestinian Workers Union building used by the Islamic group Hamas in Gaza City, Friday, Feb. 29, 2008. Since Wednesday, 31 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli missile strikes, including 14 civilians, among them eight children, according to Palestinian officials.
... To The West Bank
Israeli solders scuffle with a Palestinian protester, center, during a weekly demonstration against Israel's separation barrier in the West Bank village of Bilin, near Ramallah, Friday, Feb. 29, 2008. Israel says the barrier is necessary for security, while Palestinians call it a land grab.
Ganges Glide
Indian fishermen row their boat in the River Ganges in Allahabad, India, Friday, Feb. 29, 2008.
Nose-To-Nose
Animal keeper Irma Macleod goes nose-to-nose with the Los Angeles Zoo's newest giraffe during the yet-unnamed animal's public debut, Friday Feb. 29, 2008. Born on Feb. 6, the giraffe is the second Masai giraffe to be born at the zoo within three months. The baby, born six-feet-three-inches tall and 156 pounds, currently receives nine quarts of whole cow's milk per day.
Snow Queen
Organizers introduce "Olympia" the giant snowwoman as the sun peaks out from behind her head during a ceremony in Bethel, Maine, on Friday, Feb. 29, 2008. The name honors Maine's Sen. Olympia Snowe. Bethel first claimed the record for world's tallest snowman in 1999. That one was dubbed Angus, King of the Mountain, in honor of then-Gov. Angus King. Olympia rises 122 feet, one inch, which beats the old record of 114 feet.
Friday Fade
Albert Young, a floor official with H&R Block Financial Advisors, watches the numbers on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Friday, Feb. 29, 2008. Stocks fell sharply after a series of economic and earnings reports and a further rise in oil prices stoked concerns about the health of economy.
Home Base
Turkish military helicopters return from northern Iraq, to Cukurca in Hakkari province at the Turkey-Iraq border, Friday, Feb. 29, 2008. Hundreds of military trucks carried Turkish troops back home from neighboring Iraq on Friday.