Today in photos

One of a number of hi-jacked vehicles set on fire, seen, in West Belfast, Northern Ireland. A Russian man examines bronze sculptures of mammoths in the Siberian city of Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia. And masked Palestinian stones-throwers prepare to hurl stones at Israeli soldiers, during a protest marking Land Day in the West Bank village of Nilin, near Ramallah. View a slideshow of these images and more.

Section:Gallery

Mon., March 30, 2009

One of a number of hi-jacked vehicles set on fire, seen, in West Belfast, Northern Ireland, Monday, March, 30, 2009. Suspected IRA dissidents and their supporters hijacked cars in working-class Catholic parts of Northern Ireland in an apparently coordinated effort Monday to block roads and threaten police stations. Some of the vehicles were being set on fire in roads to disrupt traffic at rush hour, while others were abandoned near four Belfast police stations and on Northern Ireland's major motorway at the point where it passes Lurgan.

Peter Morrison Associated Press
A western tourist visits Toul Sleng Genocide museum Monday, March 30, 2009, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The former commander of the torture prison, Kaing Guek Eav, also know as "Duch," is the first of five former Khmer Rouge leaders being tried for crimes against humanity. With no death penalty in Cambodia, the maximum sentence "Duch" could face would be life imprisonment.

David Longstreath Associated Press
A young boy peeks through the guard of honor awaiting the arrival of the Czech Republic's President Vaclav Klaus and his Israeli counterpart Shimon Peres, at the former concentration camp of Terezin, Czech Republic, Monday, March 30, 2009.

Petr Josek Associated Press
Image of Su Shulin, chairman of Sinopec, is reflected on a glass of water during a press conference in Hong Kong Monday, March 30, 2009. Asia's biggest oil refiner, Sinopec, said its net profit fell 47 percent in 2008 from a year earlier as government caps barred it from passing on costs of surging crude oil prices.

Vincent Yu Associated Press
Supporters of Prosperous Justice Party wave party flags during a campaign rally in Jakarta, Indonesia, Monday, March 30, 2009. Indonesia will hold its legislative race in April and second direct presidential elections in July this year.

Achmad Ibrahim Associated Press
Masked Palestinian stones-throwers prepare to hurl stones at Israeli soldiers, during a protest marking Land Day in the West Bank village of Nilin, near Ramallah, Monday March 30, 2009. Land Day commemorates the killing of six Arab citizens of Israel by the Israeli army and police on March 30, 1976 during protests over Israeli confiscations of Arab land.

Muhammed Muheisen Associated Press
A Palestinian farmer sits in his field, as a protest marking Land Day, not seen, passes by in the West Bank village of Nilin, near Ramallah, Monday March 30, 2009. Land Day commemorates the killing of six Arab citizens of Israel by the Israeli army and police on March 30, 1976 during protests over Israeli confiscation of Arab land.

Muhammed Muheisen Associated Press
Models wearing creations of the Italian brand Lotto jump as the audience watches during a fashion show on the last day of China Fashion Week in Beijing, China, Monday, March 30, 2009.

Elizabeth Dalziel Associated Press
A Russian man examines bronze sculptures of mammoths in the Siberian city of Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia, Monday, March 30, 2009.

Dmitry Lovetsky Associated Press
New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter goes up for a throw to first during infield drills and batting practice before the Yankees spring training baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays at Dunedin Stadium in Dunedin, Fla., Monday, March 30, 2009.

Kathy Willens Associated Press