An Afghan refugee girl looks on as her brother works outside their temporary home on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, April 7, 2008.
Flare Up
Policemen closely surround and protect the Olympic torch and its carrier, Monday, April 7, 2008, in Paris. Chaos marred the Olympic torch relay through Paris, with security officials extinguishing the flame three times amid raucous protests. Police escorted the torch onto a bus on three separate occasions over several hours, apparently to move it away from protesters.
Bearable
A bear at a temporary holding area in Tam Dao National Park in Vinh Phuc Province, Vietnam, Monday, April 7, 2008. Bears will move Tuesday to a new facility at the Bear Rescue Center, which officially opened on Monday. The center will provide a lifetime refuge for bears confiscated by authorities from farms where they have previously been kept for bile extraction, or from bear owners who voluntarily handed bears over.
Back In The Swim
Swans swim on the river Alster in Hamburg, northern Germany, Monday, April 7, 2008, after being released from their winter quarters. It is tradition in Hamburg since 1674 to accommodate some 120 Alster river swans under cover every winter until the next spring.
Reduced To Rubble
Neighbors in the al-Asdiqa neighborhood react in the rubble of a house that was destroyed in an explosion in Basra, Iraq, Monday. April 7. 2008. A large explosion demolished a building in the southern city, killing at least three militants and wounding four. British military spokesman Maj. Tom Holloway says it's not clear what caused Monday's blast but insists no British, U.S. or Iraqi forces were involved.
In Bloom, On Course
Azaleas are in bloom around the 16th green during a practice round for the 2008 Masters golf tournament at the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Ga., Monday, April 7, 2008. The Masters tournament begins on Thursday, April 10.
Pool View
The pool is reflected in a glitter ball at the MEN Arena in Manchester, England, Monday, April 7, 2008. A 25-meter pool has been built and installed at the MEN Arena, which is usually a music venue, for the upcoming World Shortcourse swimming championships that get underway on Wednesday, April 9.
Tall Order
Three people protesting China's human rights record and the impending arrival of the Olympic torch climbed up the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, Monday, April 7, 2008, and tied Tibetan flags and two banners to its cables.