Day In Pictures

With CodePink protestors in the background, AIG Chairman Edward Liddy waits to testify on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 18, 2009, before the House Capital Markets, Insurance and Government Sponsored Enterprises subcommittee. Facing intense grilling, Liddy said he has asked employees to voluntarily return millions in bonuses that have outraged taxpayers who spent billions bailing out the insurance giant.

Barack Backing

President Barack Obama, accompanied by Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, left, makes remarks on AIG, Wednesday, March 18, 2009, on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, prior to departing for a trip to California. Mr. Obama gave a strong vote of confidence to Geithner, who has been the target of growing Republican criticism over his knowledge of the company's controversial bonuses.

Multiple Moons

Image by Hubble Space Telescope taken Feb. 24, 2009, of four moons of Saturn passing in front of their parent planet. The giant orange moon Titan casts a large shadow onto Saturn's north polar hood. Below Titan, near the ring plane and to the left is the moon Mimas, casting a much smaller shadow. Farther to the left, and off Saturn's disk, are the bright moon Dione and the fainter Enceladus.

Hair-Raising Experience?

Kasper, right, a three-month-old white lion cub, plays with zookeeper Nadja Radovic's hair in the lion's enclosure at Belgrade Zoo, Serbia, Wednesday, March 18, 2009. The cub, an extremely rare subspecies of the African lion, was born Dec. 9 in the zoo. White lions are unique to the Timbavati area of South Africa and are not albinos but a genetic rarity.

Flashing Their Shields

A girl with a pink helmet is confronted by police in anti-riot gear during a demonstration against the government's education reform, at Rome's La Sapienza University, Wednesday, March 18, 2009. Students and teachers protested against the reform during a nationwide strike Wednesday. In Rome the police scuffled with protesting university students.

Passing Pope

Pope Benedict XVI leaves in his popemobile after he celebrated a Vesper ceremony in the "Marie Reigne des Apotres" basilica, in Yaounde, Cameroon, Wednesday, March 18, 2009. The pontiff is in Africa for a seven-day trip that will take him to Cameroon and Angola.

Winning Team

Lance Mackey sits with his lead dogs Larry, right, and Maple after crossing the finish line of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on Wednesday, March 18, 2009, in Nome, Alaska, to win his third Iditarod in a row.

Floral Park

A couple enjoys the spring sunshine in St. James's Park as they sit amongst the daffodils in London, Wednesday, March 18, 2009.