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Day In photos: March 21, 2011

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Yemeni anti-government protesters shout slogans during a demonstration demanding the ouster of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh in Sana’a, Yemen. EPA
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A Libyan rebel walks past a wrecked T-55 tank belonging to the forces of Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi, which were targeted a day earlier by a French air strike, in Shat al-Bedin. AFP/Getty Images
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A British Typhoon jet fighter of the Royal Air Force’s Number 3 Squadron takes off from Gioia del Colle air base near Bari, Southern Italy. AP
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Former Major League Baseball player Barry Bonds arrives for the first day of his perjury trial on March 21, 2011 in San Francisco, California. Getty Images
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Leeches are placed on the hands of a patient during a leech therapy session at a roadside in Srinagar. ZUMAPRESS.com
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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev inspects riot police weapons and equipment at the Zubr special police base in Tshcholkovo outside Moscow, Russia. EPA
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Debris lies on the ground on March 21, 2011 in Asahi, Chiba, Japan. Getty Images
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Afghan horsemen compete for a goat carcass during a game of Buzkashi to celebrate Nowruz in Mazar-i Sharif on the Afghan New Year or Nowruz celebrations, in northern Afghanistan. AFP/Getty Images
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TOPSHOTS Traditionally dressed Kyrgyz dancers perform in the center of Bishkek during the annual celebration of Newroz (New Year) holiday. Newroz is an ancient Persian festival marking the first day of spring, which falls on March 21 and is celebrated in Central Asia. AFP/Getty Images
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Trenches are seen in Cuitlhauac, Mexico. Mexican soldiers found an arsenal and a training camp armed underground in the state of Veracruz. The site had an arsenal composed of 12,344 cartridges of different calibers, 191 magazines, 28 grenades, and over a dozen guns. AFP/Getty Images