Today in Photos

Today's photos feature several images from the bombing of Gaza, a sculptor who does presidential heads and a rescue of illegal immigrants on the high seas.

Section:Gallery

Thu., Jan. 15, 2009

A Palestinian firefighter gestures as he and others try to put out a fire at the United Nations headquarters after it was hit in Israeli bombardment in Gaza City, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2009. Israel shelled the United Nations headquarters in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, engulfing the compound and a warehouse in fire and destroying thousands of pounds of food and humanitarian supplies intended for Palestinian refugees.

Ashraf Amra Associated Press
United Nations workers and Palestinian firefighters work to try and put out a fire and save bags of food aid at the United Nations headquarters after it was hit in Israeli bombardment in Gaza City, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2009. Israeli forces shelled the United Nations headquarters in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, setting the compound on fire as U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon was in the area on a mission to end Israel's devastating offensive against the territory's Hamas rulers. Ban expressed "outrage" over the incident.

Hatem Moussa Associated Press
United Nations workers and Palestinian firefighters work to try and put out a fire and save bags of food aid at the United Nations headquarters after it was hit in Israeli bombardment in Gaza City, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2009. Israeli forces shelled the United Nations headquarters in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, setting the compound on fire as U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon was in the area on a mission to end Israel's devastating offensive against the territory's Hamas rulers. Ban expressed "outrage" over the incident.

Hatem Moussa Associated Press
Smoke rises after an Israeli bombing in the Gaza Strip, as seen from the Israeli side of the border between southern Israel and the Gaza Strip, Thursday Jan. 15, 2009. Israeli forces shelled the United Nations headquarters in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, setting the compound on fire as U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon was in the area on a mission to end Israel's devastating offensive against the territory's Hamas rulers. Ban expressed "outrage" over the incident.

Sebastian Scheiner Associated Press
Sculptor David Adickes works on a bust of President-elect Barack Obama as his studio Friday, Jan. 9, 2009 in Houston. The bust is the first step in a process used to create an 18-foot statue that will eventually be placed alongside oversized statues of all 44 U.S. presidents in the Presidential Park and Gardens in Pearland, Texas.

David Phillip Associated Press
Sculptor David Adickes works on a bust of President-elect Barack Obama at his studio Friday, Jan. 9, 2009 in Houston. The bust is the first step in a process used to create an 18-foot statue that will eventually be placed alongside oversized statues of all 44 U.S. presidents in the Presidential Park and Gardens in Pearland, Texas.

David Phillip Associated Press
Statues of former and the current U.S. president, from left, to right, Richard Nixon, George W. Bush, Gerald Ford and William Howard Taft, are shown in sculptor David Adickes' studio Friday, Jan. 9, 2009 in Houston. Adickes is currently working to complete a statue of President-elect Barack Obama.

David Phillip Associated Press
The freighter, City of Panama, approaches a boatload of migrants in the Aegean Sea between Milos and Crete islands late Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2009. Greek authorities rescued dozens of illegal immigrants Wednesday after their boat became stranded in rough weather. The 53 immigrants, including six children and four women, were rescued south of the island of Mylos, the Merchant Marine Ministry said.

Eurokinissi Eurokinissi Associated Press
Texas Department of Transportation officials work to clear the scene of an accident at the intersection of FM 3083 and Interstate 45 Thursday, Jan. 15, 2009 in Conroe, Texas. The load of a 64-wheeler transporting a heating unit from the Port of Houston to Canada was unseated as the truck attempted to navigate a turn There were no injuries in the incident according to an official with the Texas Department of Transportation.

Eric Swist Associated Press
A woman with her child walks through lanterns on display for the up-coming Chinese Spring Festival at a park in Beijing, China, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2009.

Andy Wong Associated Press