World in Photos

A musician with the University of Wisconsin marching band performs during the band’s send-off for Iraq-bound members of the Wisconsin Army National Guard at the Dane County Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Madison.  (Corey Wilson / Associated Press)

Workers at the Amsterdam Historical Museum hang a painting by 16th-century Dutch artist Pieter Isaacsz, part of the “Old Masters of Amsterdam” exhibit.  (Olaf Kraak / EPA)

Druze pray at the funeral of Lutfi Zeineddine in Chbaniye, Lebanon. Zeineddine was stabbed to death by supporters of a rival, pro-Syrian political party as he was returning from a rally in Beirut marking the fourth anniversary of the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.  (Nabil Mounzer / EPA)

President Obama and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper walk toward their joint news conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa.  (Charles Dharapak / Associated Press)

New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez signs autographs at a spring training workout in Tampa, Fla., days after he spoke in detail to the media about his use of steroids.  (Gene J. Puskar / Associated Press)

Pauline and John Roberge grieve for their son, Army Pfc. Jonathan Roberge, as they leave his funeral in Leominster, Mass. The 22-year-old private was killed by a suicide bomber near Mosul, Iraq.  (Winslow Townson / Associated Press)

A General Motors worker during a protest outside Government House in Bangkok, Thailand. GM plans to lay off 900 workers in Thailand as the automaker struggles to cope with its financial crisis.  (Sakchai Lalit / Associated Press)

Couples crowd the dance floor at the annual Vienna Opera Ball at the Vienna State Opera.  (Ronald Zak / Associated Press)