A policeman is covered in flames from a petrol bomb thrown by rioters during clashes in central Athens. Throughout Greece, youths and authorities have clashed for days in protests sparked by the fatal police shooting of a teenager. (Lefteris Pitarakis / Associated Press)
Posters showing members of Taiwan’s former first family and others connected to a corruption case are discarded on the floor of a press room after prosecutors announced they have indicted former President Chen Shui-bian on graft charges. (Wally Santana / Associated Press)
A office worker takes a break in London on a day when world stock markets plunged in response to the U.S. Senate’s rejection of a deal to rescue Detroit’s ailing automakers. (Matt Dunham / Associated Press)
Carlo Janka of Switzerland competes in the men’s World Cup super-G race in Val d’Isere in the French Alps. Janka placed first in the super-G, the first leg of the super combined. (Jacques Demarthon / AFP/Getty Images)
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Cherries are covered in ice after a storm in East Greenbush, N.Y. The ice storm knocked out power to more than half a million homes and businesses in New England and upstate New York. (Mike Groll / Associated Press)
Ulli Kapp of Germany eyes the stone while Andreas Lang, left, and Holger Hohne sweep during the semifinal competition between Scotland and Germany at the European Curling Championships in Ornskoldsvik, Sweden. (Jessica Gow / AFP/Getty Images)
A black rhinoceros eyes the photographer taking his picture at the zoo in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. (Frank May / EPA)
A swimmer heads ashore after splashing about in the bathing area at Nanhu Lake near Changchun, China. (China Photos / Getty Images)
