Residents of Mena, Ark., look over a tornado damaged home, Friday, April 10, 2009. Battered residents of this western Arkansas town waited for daylight Friday to dig out from a "direct hit" by a tornado that killed three people, injured at least 24, and flattened homes and businesses, including a manufacturing plant.
Feeling The Heat
David Hitchner, left, and John Brewer use a garden hose to battle a wildfire in the Wind Song housing addition in Midwest City in eastern Oklahoma County, Okla. Gusting winds and dry conditions fueled wildfires across Texas and Oklahoma, destroying or damaging homes, forcing evacuations and shutting down parts of a major highway in Oklahoma.
Economic "Glimmers"
President Barack Obama, accompanied by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, makes remarks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, Friday, April 10, 2009. Mr. Obama said Friday the economy is showing "glimmers of hope" despite continuing stresses and signaled more steps to brighten the business climate.
Italy Mourns
A woman kneels over a coffin prior to the mass funerals for quake victims in L'Aquila, central Italy, Friday, April 10, 2009, four days after the major earthquake that made L'Aquila and nearby towns and villages uninhabitable. The death toll has reached 287.
Holy Week Happening
A penitent of the "Santisimo Cristo del Salvador y el Amparo" brotherhood throws a wreath into the sea during a Holy Week procession on the beach of Valencia, Friday, April, 10, 2009. Hundreds of processions take place throughout Spain during the Easter Holy Week.
Prayer Perch
A young Muslim boy offers prayers on a podium along with others at the Jama Masjid in the old part of New Delhi, India, Friday April 10, 2009. One of India's most influential Muslim clerics Syed Ahmed Bukhari said in a speech Friday that political parties have no interest in secularism. rather they are hungry for power itself. India will hold general elections in five phases beginning April 16.
Weekend Rally?
Tiger Woods throws his club after his approach shot to the 18th green during the second round of the Masters golf tournament at the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Ga., Friday, April 10, 2009. Woods shot an even-par 72 and was seven shots back of the leaders after two rounds.
Dust Defense
A woman wears a headscarf to protect against wind-blown dust in Beijing, China, Friday, April 10, 2009.
Mary Had A ...
A young lamb stands by its mother at a farm in Underhill, Vt., Friday, April 10, 2009.