Firefighters begin attacking a house fire along Pershing Avenue in Brockway, Pa., Thursday morning, April 3, 2008. Pennsylvania state police said eight people were killed and two others were missing and presumed dead. There were two survivors, including one who jumped from the second floor. The fire started between 2:30 and 2:45 a.m.
Brick-By-Brick
A laborer works in a brick factory on the outskirts of Jammu, India, Thursday, April 3, 2008.
Duck And Cover
A U.S. Army soldier from Charlie company 1-27IN, 25th Infantry, takes cover after the rooftop of Patrol Base Texas took sniper fire in southern Sadr City, Baghdad, on Thursday, April 3, 2008. The base overlooks a spot the U.S. military says the Mahdi Army used to launch rockets and mortars toward the Green Zone.
End In Sight?
A child peeks from behind packets of sugar on sale in Harare, Zimbabwe, Thursday, April 3, 2008. President Robert Mugabe is said to be pondering conflicting advice on whether to cede power or face a potentially humiliating runoff as official results show his party has lost power in parliament and unofficial tallies indicating he has been defeated in the first round of presidential elections.
Breaking Barriers
A Cypriot man cuts a barrier next to the U.N.-controlled buffer zone during the opening of a crossing point at Ledra Street in the heart of the island's divided capital Nicosia, Cyprus, early Thursday, April 3, 2008. A main shopping street in Cyprus' divided capital that symbolized the island's ethnic partition is set to reopen Thursday for the first time in 44 years.
NATO Nyet
Supporters of former Ukrainian Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych listen to him give a speech during a rally at Independence Square to protest the country's plans to join NATO in Kiev, Ukraine, Thursday, April 3, 2008. NATO leaders gave way to Russian pressure and delayed a decision to put the former Soviet states of Ukraine and Georgia on track for membership in the alliance, despite President Bush's staunch support.
In The Weeds
Milwaukee Brewers left fielder Ryan Braun makes an unsuccessful leaping attempt to make a catch on a double hit by Chicago Cubs' Kosuke Fukudome during the second inning of a baseball game Thursday, April 3, 2008, in Chicago.