Day in Pictures

People fearing for their safety evacuate the Abobo district of Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Thursday, Feb. 24, 2011. A new Ivory Coast militant group claimed Wednesday that it ambushed and killed 27 police and paramilitary forces loyal to the sitting president who refuses to cede power, amid intensified street fighting over the country's political crisis.

A Chinese evacuee carries his injured friend at the port of Iraklio city, on the Greek island of Crete, Thursday, Feb. 24, 2011. Two Greek ferries, background, carried some 4,500 Chinese and other nationalities from violence-torn Libya docked on the island.

Hollywood actress Catherine Zeta Jones, right, is invested as a Commander of the British Empire by Prince Charles at Buckingham Palace in London, Thursday, Feb. 24, 2011. The Welsh-born actress who became an Oscar-winning star will receive the royal honor for her services to the film industry and to charity.

Female anti-government protesters attend a demonstration demanding the resignation of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, in Sanaa, Yemen, Thursday, Feb. 24, 2011. Yemen's president said Wednesday he had ordered his security services to protect protesters, stop all clashes and prevent direct confrontation between government supporters and opponents.

Khalid Ali-M Aldawsari, 20, is shown in this undated photo made available by the Lubbock County Sheriff's Office, Thursday, Feb. 24, 2011. The Justice Department said Thursday that the student from Saudi Arabia studying chemical engineering in Texas purchased explosive chemicals over the Internet as part of a plan to hide bomb materials inside dolls and baby carriages to blow up dams, nuclear plants or the Dallas home of former President George W. Bush.

Search and recovery operation personnel work at the destroyed CTV building in Christchurch, New Zealand, Thursday, Feb. 24, 2011 after the city was hit by a 6.3 magnitude earthquake on Tuesday, Feb 22.

Heavy machinery demolishes an earthquake damaged church in Christchurch, New Zealand, Thursday, Feb. 24, 2011. Tuesday's magnitude 6.3 temblor collapsed buildings, caused extensive other damage and killed dozens of people in the city.

Anti-government protesters shout slogans during a demonstration demanding the resignation of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, in Sanaa, Yemen, Thursday, Feb. 24, 2011. Yemen's president said he had ordered his security services to protect protesters, stop all clashes and prevent direct confrontation between government supporters and opponents.

Commander Steve Lindsey, right, waves as he and the crew of space shuttle Discovery leave the Operations and Checkout Building to board the shuttle at pad 39A, Thursday, Feb. 24, 2011. The crew is on an 11-day mission to the international space station. Others from left, mission specialists Nicole Stott, Michael Barratt, Alvin Drew, Steve Bowen and pilot Eric Boe.

Tina Lewis, mother of Ouithreaun Stokes, who was one of seven victims of serial killer Walter Ellis, reacts in a courtroom, Thursday, Feb. 24, 2011, in Milwaukee. Ellis, who pleaded no contest last week to strangling seven women in Milwaukee over 21 years, was sentenced to prison for the rest of his life for the killings.

Libyan gunmen stand on their vehicle loaded with ammunition taken from Al-Katiba military base after it fell to anti-Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi protesters a few days ago, in Benghazi, Libya, Thursday Feb. 24, 2011.

Army units and militiamen loyal to Moammar Gadhafi struck back Thursday against rebellious Libyans who have risen up in cities close to the capital, attacking a mosque where many were holding an anti-government sit-in and battling others who seized control of an airport. Medical officials said 15 people were killed in the clashes.

WikiLeaks supporter Ciaron O'Reilly is removed by police and a security officer after sitting in the road after WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange departed after his extradition hearing at Belmarsh Magistrates' Court in London, Thursday, Feb. 24, 2011. Assange can be extradited to Sweden in a sex crimes inquiry, a British judge ruled Thursday, rejecting claims by the WikiLeaks founder that he would not face a fair trial there. Assange's lawyer said he would appeal. Judge Howard Riddle said the allegations of rape and sexual molestation by two women against Assange meet the definition of extraditable offenses and said the Swedish warrant had been properly issued and was valid.

Britain's Prince William applaudes, as Kate Middleton holds up a champagne bottle after naming a new lifeboat at the Trearddur Bay Lifeboat Station on the island of Anglesey, Wales, Thursday, Feb. 24, 2011. The visit had been highly anticipated because the couple have kept such a low profile since announcing their engagement in November, making only one other prior appearance at a charity event. They plan to marry April 29 at Westminster Abbey with just under 2,000 guests attending.

West Indies wicket keeper Devon Thomas, center, celebrates with captain Darren Sammy, right, after catching out South African Hashim Amla during their cricket World Cup match in New Delhi, India, Thursday, Feb. 24, 2011.

Handsets hang from a phone post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Thursday, Feb. 24, 2011.

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