Today in photos

The Westminster Dog Show continues, a car bombing in Spain, an airplane crash and the Chinese Lunar New Year are some of today's photos.

Section:Gallery

Mon., Feb. 9, 2009

Essie, a 4-year-old Ibizan Hound, waits backstage for competition during the 133rd annual Westminster Kennel Club dog show Monday, Feb. 9, 2009, at Madison Square Garden in New York.

Mary Altaffer Associated Press
Marcelo Veras, of Ocala, Fla., and Dylan, a 2-year-old Afghan, wait backstage during the 133rd annual Westminster Kennel Club dog show Monday, Feb. 9, 2009, at Madison Square Garden in New York.

Mary Altaffer Associated Press
The legs and shoes of some of the 23 regional beauty queens from all over Germany are seen as they pose for a group photo at the Europapark amusement park in Rust, southern Germany, Monday, Feb. 9, 2009. On Saturday, Feb. 14, 2009, they will compete for the title "Miss Germany" in a beauty contest.

Winfried Rothermel Associated Press
In this photo released Monday, Feb. 9, 2009 by Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities, the remains of a newly-discovered Egyptian mummy and sarcophagus are seen in a tomb at Saqqara, south of Cairo, in Egypt, Sunday, Feb. 8, 2009. A storeroom housing about two dozen ancient Egyptian mummies has been unearthed inside a 2,600-year-old tomb during the latest round of excavations at the vast necropolis of Saqqara south of Cairo, archaeologists said Monday.
Police inspect the scene after a car bomb exploded at a trade fair center on Madrid's outskirts early Monday Feb. 9, 2009. The bomb went off shortly after 9 a.m. (0800GMT; 3 a.m. EST) at the Campo de La Naciones center about 90 minutes after the Spanish Red Cross received a warning call, a police spokesman said. There were no reported injuries.

Paul White Associated Press
Rescue workers review a plane that crashed last Saturday at the Manacapuru river, near Manaus, in the Brazilian state of Amazonas, Brazil, Sunday, Feb. 8, 2009. Investigators probing the plane crash that killed 24 people, recovered the plane's cockpit recorder as thousands of people packed a gymnasium to mourn the victims, Brazil's Air Force said Monday.

Adalto Silva Associated Press
Visitors look at lanterns at Yuyuan Garden on Monday Feb. 9, 2009, on the sixth day of the Chinese Lunar New Year, in Shanghai, China. Traditional lanterns are displayed prior to the 15th day of the new year is called the Lantern Festival.

Eugene Hoshiko Associated Press
Lanterns are displayed at Yuyuan Garden on Monday Feb. 9, 2009, on the sixth day of the Chinese Lunar New Year, in Shanghai, China. Traditional lanterns are displayed prior to the 15th day of the new year is called the Lantern Festival.

Eugene Hoshiko Associated Press
A devotee leads a sacrificial animal as others walk about during a local festival dedicated to the Hindu God Shiva at Suryapet, about 140 kilometers (87 miles) from Hyderabad, India, Monday, Feb. 9, 2009.

Mahesh A Associated Press
Lindsey Vonn, of the United States, shows the gold medals of the Women's Downhill and super-g races, at the World Alpine Ski Championships in Val d'Isere, France, Monday, Feb. 9, 2009.

Giovanni Auletta Associated Press