Day in Pictures
Photos: Olympic Preparations
Full Coverage: Vancouver Olympics
Designer Death
Photographers take pictures as undertakers carry a body from the home of British fashion designer Alexander McQueen in central London, Thursday, Feb. 11, 2010. Brilliant and controversial British fashion designer Alexander McQueen, a leading light in the fashion firmament, was found dead in his London home Thursday, his company announced. He was 40 years old.Photos: Alexander McQueen
Alexander McQueen Found Dead
A Smile from Kabul
An internally displaced Afghan child smiles as he looks out from a small window of a shanty, in a refugee camp on a cold day in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Feb. 11, 2010.Sealed With a Kiss
A Marine from the US 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines regiment reads a letter covered in lipstick kisses at his front line outpost on Thursday, Feb. 11, 2010, on the outskirts of Marjah, Afghanistan, where NATO commanders are planning a major offensive against the Taliban in the coming days.View from the Capitol
The Capitol dome is seen through the glass of the snow covered roof of the new Capitol Visitor Center, Thursday, Feb. 11, 2010, in Washington.Photos: Washington Winter Storm
Photos: Winter Whiteout
Student Input
An Iranian student gestures during a protest calling on the Iranian government to stop violence against demonstrators at the Speakers' Corner, Thursday, Feb. 11, 2010, in Singapore. About 30 Iranian students wore green clothes and held signs reading "Iran wants freedom" and "Stop human rights violations against students in Iran" along with photos of protesters who the students said had been killed by government security forces in Iran."Nuclear State" Iran Marks 31st Birthday
Fireeater At Hindu Festival
A fire eater participates in a procession ahead of Shivratri, in Jammu, India, Thursday, Feb. 11, 2010. Shivratri, a festival dedicated to the worship of Hindu God Shiva, will be marked across India Friday.Balancing Act
Women balance bags on their heads as they wade through a river to a makeshift camp for earthquake survivors in Leogane, Haiti, Thursday, Feb. 11, 2010.Full Coverage: Disaster in Haiti
Touring Temple Fair
A traditional Chinese cultural performer smiles during a media preview of a temple fair in Beijing, Thursday, Feb. 11, 2010.Photos: Chinese New Year
Old Women's Day
Women dressed in carnival costumes celebrate the start of the street carnival with it's tradition of entering the town halls and women cutting off men's ties with scissors, on carnival's so called "Old Women's Day" Thursday, Feb. 11, 2010 in Duesseldorf, Germany.Latest Photo Galleries