Day in Pictures
Photos: Volcano in Iceland
India's Cylone Spirals into Disaster
Indian woman Ropina Bibi, 28, looks as her husband removes debris of their hut in cyclone affected Bikor village, about 400 kilometers (250 miles) north of Calcutta, India, Thursday, April 15, 2010.Poland Prays
A woman prays in a church near the Polish Presidential Palace in Warsaw, Thursday, April 15, 2010.Photos: Mourning in Poland
Caring for War Widows in Kabul
An Afghan girl carries the ration of her mother, a victim of land mines and a war widow after receiving them from CARE's food distribution program for windows in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, April 15, 2010.Iceland's Volcanic Erruption Halts Flights
Cobwebs on a tree are seen in front of British Airways tail fins on planes parked at Heathrow Airport in London, Thursday, April 15, 2010.Photos: Volcano in Iceland
Volcanic Ash Grounds Air Travel
Hindu to the Core
Onlookers gather around a Hindu devotee who has his tongue pierced with iron pins, during the Bhotka Parab festival on the occasion of Bengali New Year in Purulia, about 350 kilometers (217 miles) west of Calcutta, India, Thursday, April 15, 2010.The devotees pierce their body and tongue with steel hooks and pins in the belief that the ritual will help them in fulfilling their wishes.
Sri Lanka's Elephant Orphanage
Elephants eat at Pinnawela elephant orphanage at Pinnawela, 80 kilometers (50 miles) east of Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, April 15, 2010.The Pinnawela elephant orphanage was established 1975 by the Sri Lanka Wildlife department, and covers about 24 acres with some 69 elephants being cared for.
Western China's Earthquake Aftermath
People stand on the debris of a collapsed building, while rescuers work in the earthquake-hit town of Jiegu, Yushu, in west China's Qinghai province, Thursday, April 15, 2010.Rescue teams fought gusty winds and altitude sickness Thursday as survivors faced a second night outside in freezing weather after strong earthquakes left hundreds of people dead and thousands hurt in a mountainous Tibetan area of western China.
Photos: China Earthquake