Veiled female students of an Islamic seminary "Jamia Hafsa" hold bamboos as they chant slogans during a protest demanding the released of their teachers, Wednesday, March 28, 2007 in Islamabad, Pakistan.
A hostage gestures for a cell phone as a grenade is held close to her by a hostage-taker inside a tourist bus in front of the Manila City Hall Wednesday March 28, 2007, in Manila, Philippines.
Competitors dive in to start the men's 100m Freestyle heat at the World Swimming Championships in Melbourne, Australia, Wednesday, March 28, 2007.
Workers work on a crashed passenger train at Hua Lampong station, Wednesday, March 28, 2007 in Bangkok. A passenger train car rolled off the end of the track at Bangkok's main station and hit a ticket booth on as the driver was backing up to the platform to let people board, a station official said. There were no injuries.
An Iraqi policeman runs for cover as an alleged sniper opened fire at people in central Baghdad, March 28, 2007. A brief exchange of fire took place between Iraqi security forces and the sniper as panic took over civilians who rushed to find a shelter in the nearby buildings.
A hand reaches in for a scent stick which reeks a close replica of the smell of a toxic agent called "Soman", used to help police officers learn to identify the scents of toxic gases, Wednesday March 28, 2007 in Singapore at the Home Team Academy, which seeks to harness the best in training and knowledge from its different departments.
A model displays the creations of Indian designer Arjun Salujaat during the Lakme Fashion week in Mumbai, India, Wednesday, March 28, 2007. Forty nine Indian and foreign designers will display their autumn/winter collection in the week-long event.
U.S. soldiers of B company, 4th Infantry Regiment, fires a mortar at a forward operating base in Lagman southeastern Afghanistan, Wednesday, March. 28, 2007.
Anxious mothers react as they arrive at the scene where the owner of a day-care center and at least one other hostage-taker are holding over 30 children and two teachers, in front of the Manila City Hall in Manila, Philippines Wednesday March 28, 2007.
Bao Xishun, the world's tallest man, poses with his new wife Xia Shujian in Chifeng, in China's Inner Mongolia region. The two officially married on March 26, 2007. Bao, at 2.36 meters, is listed by the Guinness Book of World Records as the world's tallest man, while his wife is 1.68 meters tall.
Gurkhas gather in Parliament Square to demonstrate about their pension rights in central London, Wednesday March 28, 2007. The Gurkhas are seeking for equal treatment with their U.K. counterparts.
Jewish settlers gather near a fire before being forcibly removed by Israeli police from the evacuated settlement of Homesh, in the northern West Bank, Wednesday, March 28, 2007.
A flight deck crew passes by a fighter jet as it prepares to take off on the second day of operations on board of the USS John C. Stennis Wednesday March 28, 2007 in Persian Gulf waters.
An anti-abortion demonstrator, right, tries to snatch a crucifix from a pro-abortion activist during a rally in support of a proposal to further tighten Poland's already restrictive abortion law in Warsaw, Poland, Wednesday, March 28, 2007.
An Islamist student guards the entrance to a madrassa where students are holding two policemen and three women hostage at Lal Mosque March 28, 2007, in Islamabad, Pakistan.