Photos Of The Day

Bite Worse Than Bark — AP Photo/Kevin Frayer

An Israeli army dog attacks a Palestinian woman during an army raid in the West Bank village of Obadiyah, near Bethlehem, Wednesday, March 21, 2007. The dog, which was supposed to enter a house with troops searching for a wanted militant, attacked the female bystander instead. The woman received medical attention from the troops on the scene.

Warm Reception

Former Vice President Al Gore testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 21, 2007, before a joint hearing of the House Energy and Commerce, and Science and Technology subcommittees on climate change. Gore's wife Tipper is at left.

Eyeing New Digs

The eye of a hippo is seen at the season opening of the ZOOM Erlebniswelt adventure park in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, Wednesday, March 21, 2007. The zoo, already featuring the two theme parks Africa and Alaska, is building a third region - Asia. The complete reconstruction costs $113 million and will be completed in two years.

Batavia Blaze

Batavia firefighters battle an early morning fire on Liberty Street in Batavia, N.Y., Wednesday, March 21, 2007. The building was home for three businesses and several apartments.

Vantage Point

Afghan women look down from a mountain on the occasion of Nawroz, the New Year ceremony, held at the Sakhi shrine in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, March 21, 2007. Afghans celebrated their new year by watching a few dozen beefy wrestlers smoothly erect a 26-foot flag pole topped with a bouquet of plastic flowers, a sign of good fortune for the next year.

Putting Their Heads Together

Skulls are positioned at a village cemetery in Kuban, on March 21, 2007, near Trunyan, Bali, Indonesia. Unlike the Balinese, the people of Trunyan do not cremate or bury their dead but lay them out in bamboo cages to decompose. The stench is masked by the perfumed scents from a huge Banyan tree growing nearby. Trunyan ancient village is inhabited by people who call themselves "Bali Aga" or original Balinese.

Denizens Of The Daffodils

A man walks through a field of daffodils, or narcissus flowers, on the first full day of spring in the town of Lisse in the heart of the bulb growing district of the Netherlands, Wednesday, March 21, 2007.

Garbage Gang

A woman looks at "Trash People," an exhibit of 1000 life-size figures made from compressed industrial waste and consumer refuse, in Rome's Piazza del Popolo, Wednesday, March 21, 2007. Since 1996 the exhibit, by German artist Ha Schult, has visited many places around the world including Paris La Defense, Moscow Red Square and the Great Wall of China. The exhibition will be in Rome until March 29.

Smooshi Smooch

Smooshi, a 1,400-pound walrus, enjoys some attention from her handler Phil Demers at Marineland in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Wednesday, March 21, 2007.