Photos Of The Day

Light Show — AP Photo/Dr. Scott M. Lieberman

Lightning strikes south of Tyler, Texas, as a thunder storm passes over east Texas, early Wednesday, April 4, 2007. A birdhouse hangs from an eave in the foreground.

Release Decree

Faye Turney, 26, left, the only woman among the British Navy personnel seized by Iran, meets with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, second right, in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, April 4, 2007. Ahmadinejad announced that his government would release the 15 detained British sailors and marines Wednesday as an Easter season gift to the British people.

Elevated Entertainment

American Cohdi Harrell of 'Escape Artist' performs for students at a school in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, April 4, 2007. The American performing group with backgrounds in street theatre, circus, dance, abstract imagery and martial arts, are in the country to give performances in three cities.

Speaker In Syria

Syrian President Bashar Assad meets on Wednesday, April 4, 2007, with Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi at Ash-Shaeb presidential palace in Damascus. Pelosi is the highest ranking U.S. official to visit Syria since 2003 for talks with the Syrian leadership on the strained relations between Syria and the U.S., and to discuss Iraq and other regional issues. Pelosi's visit was criticized by the Bush administration.

Scorched School

Thai students look at the remains of their burned school Wednesday, April 4, 2007, in Pattani province, southern Thailand. The school was set ablaze by suspected Muslim insurgents. Violence continues to plague southern Thailand where more than 2,000 people have been killed since Jan. 2004.

Newly-Minted American

Paciotta Federico, of Italy, wipes tears from his face during the swearing in ceremony for over 3,000 new American citizens in Miami Beach, Fla., Wednesday, April 4, 2007.

Camel's First Hump Day

The young Bactrian Camel "Husun," born April 3, 2007, stands next to its mother "Urga", in the Zoo of Zurich, Switzerland, Wednesday, April 4, 2007.

Masters Mow down

Patrons leave the course as groundskeepers start mowing the eighth fairway Wednesday, April 4, 2007, in preparation for Thursday's first round of the 2007 Masters golf tournament at the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Ga.

Chile Protest Bubbles Over

A demonstrator is detained by riot police during a protest against the implementation of a new transportation plan in Santiago, Chile, near the presidential palace on Wednesday, April 4, 2007.