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Student activists scuffle with policemen as they turn up to demonstrate outside the US embassy in Manila on March 22, 2011, to condemn the air assault on Libya. The US, Britain and France pounded Libya with Tomahawk missiles and air strikes into the early hours of March 20, sparking fury from Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi who declared the Mediterranean to be a "battlefield."

Libyan rebels deploy for a second day several kilometers from the key city of Ajdabiya Tuesday to try to attack government forces that have encircled the town.

Local residents walk among destroyed houses and debris in the tsunami-damaged city of Rikuzentakata, in Iwate prefecture on March 22, 2011. The twin quake and tsunami disaster, Japan's worst crisis since World War II, has now left at least 9,079 people dead and 12,645 missing, with entire communities along the northeast coast swept away.

Relatives cry as the bodies of tsunami and earthquake victims are buried in Higashimatsushima in Miyagi prefecture on March 22, 2011. The Japanese usually cremate remains. But local governments say a lack of fuel -- which is desperately needed by homeless survivors for heat and transport -- make burial a more sensible option.

Contortionist Lowri Thomas poses for a photograph in front of the Houses of Parliament on March 22, 2011, in London, England. The Association of Circus Proprietors are attending a Parliamentary Reception where members of the circus industry will be granted the opportunity to meet and lobby politicians.

Afghan officers listen to a speech by Afghan President Hamid Karzai at The National Military Academy in Kabul on March 22, 2011. Afghanistan said that its forces would take over security in areas including the Helmand capital from NATO this summer, launching a transition as foreign troops plan an exit by the end of 2014.

Used gloves from hospital staff in the morgue are seen on the ground outside the Jalaa hospital in Benghazi, eastern Libya, Tuesday, March 22, 2011.

A resident looks at his destroyed house in the tsunami damaged city of Rikuzentakata, in Iwate prefecture, on March 22, 2011. The twin quake and tsunami disaster, Japan's worst crisis since World War II, has now left at least 9,079 people dead and 12,645 missing, with entire communities along the northeast coast swept away.

Men from Sudan, who used to work in Libya and fled the unrest in the country, are seen behind a fence as they wait news regarding their repatriation after crossing from Libya in a refugee camp near the Tunisia-Libyan border, in Ras Ajdir, Tunisia, Tuesday.

A tsunami survivor stands next to a firewood outside a relief center in Rikuzentakata, in Iwate prefecture, on March 22, 2011.

Pallbearers carry the coffin of Lance Corporal Liam Tasker into Tayport Parish Church on Tuesday in Tayport, Scotland. Hundreds turned out to pay their respects at the funeral for Corporal Tasker, from the Royal Army Veterinary Corps, who was killed while on patrol with his dog Theo, in the Helmand region of Afghanistan.

A Libyan rebel covered with the rebellion flag looks at a column of rebels massed several kilometers from the city of Ajdabiya, Libya as they ready to attack government forces that have encircled the town Tuesday.

A Libyan rebel sits on the back of a pick up truck as rebel forces massed several kilometers from the city of Ajdabiya, Libya.

People use their phones to photograph a performer from the Ringling Bros. & Barnum and Bailey production "BARNUM 200" in the middle of 3rd Street NW on the National Mall in front of the U.S. Capitol during the annual Pachyderm Parade on Capitol Hill March 22, 2011, in Washington, DC. 2011 marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of circus legend P.T. Barnum.

A cyclist rides past wreckages left by the March 11 tsunami in Rikuzentakata, in Iwate prefecture, on March 22, 2011.

Libyans gather around the wreckage of a US F-15 fighter jet in Ghot Sultan, southeast of Benghazi, Libya on March 22, 2011. The US Africa Command said the aircraft had experienced equipment malfunction over northeast Libya, adding that the two crew members had ejected and were safe.

Afghan National Army commandos are seen during a training session at Camp Morehead in the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan March, 22, 2011. President Hamid Karzai said Tuesday that his security forces will soon take charge of securing seven areas around Afghanistan, the first step toward his goal of having Afghan police and soldiers protecting the entire nation by the end of 2014.

A Chinese man sleeps on a bench while tree's shadow cast on the pavement and the wall near the Tiananmen Gate in Beijing, China Tuesday.

A Palestinian relative reacts at the morgue of Shifa hospital in Gaza City after an Israeli strike killed four at a house east of Gaza City, Tuesday, March 22, 2011. Palestinian officials said an Israeli military strike killed four family members and wounded 13 others in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday after days of rocket fire toward Israel.

Libyan rebels retreat as mortars from Moammar Gadhafi's forces are fired on them on the frontline of the outskirts of the city of Ajdabiya, south of Benghazi, eastern Libya, Tuesday. Coalition forces bombarded Libya for a third straight night, targeting the air defenses and forces of Libyan ruler Moammar Gadhafi, stopping his advances and handing some momentum back to the rebels, who were on the verge of defeat just last week.

A Navy Sea Hawk helicopter of USS Ronald Reagan (CVN76) lands to drop supply to the evacuees during "Operation Tomodachi " in an earthquake and tsunami devastated area in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture Tuesday, March 22, 2011, in Japan.

In this image taken during an organized trip by the Libyan authorities, a Libyan supporter of Moammar Gadhafi salutes amidst the wreckage of what was described as a maintenance warehouse, hit by two missiles Monday evening, on a Naval base in Tripoli, Libya, Tuesday March 22, 2011. Missile transporters and launchers were among the destroyed hardware. A senior defense official, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss classified data, said Monday that the attacks thus far had reduced Libya's air defense capabilities by more than 50 percent

Libyan rebels try to take cover as mortars from Moammar Gadhafi's forces are fired on them on the frontline of the outskirts of the city of Ajdabiya, south of Benghazi, eastern Libya, Tuesday, March 22, 2011.

A Libyan man stands on top of his car looking at the frontline where rebels fight with forces of Moammar Gadhafi's forces outside the city of Ajdabiya, south of Benghazi, eastern Libya, Tuesday.

Men from Bangladesh, who used to work in Libya and fled the unrest in the country, warm themselves up by a fire as they spend the night in a refugee camp after crossing from Libya near the Tunisia-Libyan border, in Ras Ajdir, Tunisia, Tuesday.

A man from Ghana, who used to work in Libya and fled the unrest in the country, carries his belongings as he arrive in a refugee camp after crossing from Libya at the Tunisia-Libyan border, in Ras Ajdir, Tunisia, March 22, 2011.