Tsunami waves swirl near a port in Oarai, Ibaraki Prefecture after Japan was struck by a strong earthquake off its northeastern coast on Friday, Mar. 11, 2011.
Traders of crude oil and natural gas react during early trading at the New York Mercantile Exchange, on Friday, Mar. 11, 2011. The economic fallout from a massive earthquake that struck off the east coast of Japan dipped oil below $100 for the first time this month.
Police remove a protester from the Capitol Thursday, Mar. 10, 2011, in Madison, Wis. The state's Assembly passed Republican Gov. Scott Walker's explosive proposal 53-42.
Beach chairs sit empty along Agua Dulce beach which is normally full of people in Lima, Peru, on Friday, Mar. 11, 2011. Latin American governments ordered islanders and coastal residents to head for higher ground as the vast Pacific seaboard readied for a possible tsunami raised by Japan's magnitude-8.9 earthquake.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, left, puts her hand on the shoulder of French President Nicolas Sarkozy during a round table meeting at an EU Summit, in Brussels, on Friday, Mar. 11, 2011. European Union nations are putting French President Nicolas Sarkozy under pressure even before his arrival at Friday's EU summit, complaining he was out of line to give a Libyan opposition group diplomatic recognition before any joint action could be discussed.
A man with a cross painted on his face looks on during a rally to support Muslims and Christians in national unity at Tahrir Square, the focal point of Egyptian January 25 uprising, in Cairo, Egypt, on Friday, Mar. 11, 2011, two days after 13 were killed and 140 wounded during clashes between Muslims and Christians as the police and ruling military struggle to maintain order barely a month after a popular uprising ousted longtime leader Hosni Mubarak.
Switzerland's Beat Feuz speeds down to the course on his way to winning an alpine ski, World Cup men's downhill race, in Kvitfjell, Norway, on Friday, Mar. 11, 2011.
A Koni class frigate of the Libyan navy, crewed by anti-Gadhafi rebels, sails past the waterfront of Benghazi eastern Libya, on Friday, Mar. 11, 2011. French President Nicolas Sarkozy faced increasing pressure from fellow leaders who complained he was out of line to suddenly give a Libyan opposition group diplomatic recognition. Rebels held out Friday in part of a strategic oil port after fierce fighting with Moammar Gadhafi loyalists waging a heavy counteroffensive trying to push the opposition further east away from the capital.
Hotel employees squat down in horror at the hotel's entrance in Tokyo after a strong earthquake hit Japan, on Friday, Mar. 11, 2011.
High water from the Pompton River reflects trees and a parked car at the Heritage Manor condominium complex, in Wayne, N.J., on Friday, Mar. 11, 2011. The river overflowed its banks following a storm that hit northern New Jersey.
In this photo taken during a government-organized visit for foreign media, a pro-Gadhafi soldier stands on a tank next to a destroyed building in the main square of Zawiya, 30 miles west of Tripoli, in Libya, on Friday, Mar. 11, 2011. Libyan Leader Moammar Gadhafi's regime has gained momentum with the capture of Zawiya after days of fierce fighting with rebels, in a key test of the government's ability to maintain its hold on the Libyan capital and surrounding areas.
Duquesne's B.J. Monteiro, left, dives for control of a loose ball with teammate Bill Clark, center, and Saint Joseph's Idris Hilliard, right, during the first half of the NCAA college basketball quarterfinal game at the Atlantic 10 conference tournament in Atlantic City, N.J., on Friday, Mar. 11, 2011.