Photos Of The Day

Peek At The President — AP Photo/Ben Curtis

A young Kenyan boy crawls through the legs of officials at the front of the crowd to get a glance of Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki speaking in a makeshift camp on the grounds of the cathedral in Eldoret, Kenya, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2008. Kibaki addressed more than 1,000 people, many of whom who had fled their homes pursued by machete-wielding mobs. Kibaki said people should not flee and insisted he would hold onto power.

Chain Reaction

Dense smoke left from a brush fire and fog caused an early morning multi-vehicle pileup that closed Interstate 4 near Lakeland, Fla., seen in this aerial view Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2008. Officials said the accident killed at least three people and closed nearly a 15-mile stretch of the highway in central Florida.

Good Fences

Members of the Swiss army install barbed wire to secure the area around the Belvedere Hotel in Davos, Switzerland, Wednesday, Jan 9, 2008. The five-day World Economic Forum (WEF) will start in Davos on Jan. 23.

Strike Up The Band

The sky is reflected in a tuba during a ceremony marking Police Day at the police academy in Baghdad, Iraq, on Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2008. Iraqi police celebrated throughout Iraq on Wednesday, chanting, dancing and decorating their vehicles to mark the annual National Police Day - only three days after a suicide bombing marred Army Day celebrations.

Wild Eyes

Caroline Brown, who oversees small mammals at Bristol Zoo Gardens, holds a young aye aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis) named "Raz" in the Bristol Zoo in Bristol, England, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2007. Raz is only the second of his species to be born in Britain. The rare species of lemur, hunted to near-extinction and seen as a bad omen in its native Madagascar, was born at the zoo.

First Visit

President Bush greets a group of children who performed a song upon his arrival at the residence of Israeli President Shimon Peres, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2008, in Jerusalem, Israel. Mr. Bush, visiting the Middle East seeking to pull Israel and the Palestinians toward serious negotiations, has high hopes that a peace pact can be achieved before he leaves office next year despite ongoing land squabbles and fears of violence.

Riding The Wind

A wind surfer rides a wave at Scarborough beach near Cape Town, South Africa, Wednesday, Jan 9, 2008.

Old School Etiquette

Young Chinese women balance books on their heads while receiving etiquette training at a vocational school for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games medal ceremonies' hostesses in Beijing, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2008. The polished young women practice proper posture and a perfect smile, one that reveals six to eight white teeth, a skill honed by hours in front of a mirror while carefully clasping a chopstick between the canines.

Flood Zone

A group of homes are inundated by flood waters from the Tippecanoe River south of Monticello, Ind., Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2008. Floodwaters began a slow withdrawal across a swath of northern Indiana where surging rivers and streams have killed three people and damaged hundreds of homes.

Out Of Harm's Way

A polar bear baby sleeping on a blanket is shown in this photo made available by the Nuremberg Zoo, Nuremberg, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2008. The zoo announced Tuesday that it would begin bottle-feeding the cub that was taken away from its mother over fears she might harm it. Another polar bear at the zoo is believed to have killed and eaten her cubs recently because they were sick.