Today in photos (Feb. 21)

‘Gilles of Binche’ dance during a carnival parade in the city centre of Binche, Belgium, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012. The Carnival of Binche dates back to around the 14th Century, with the clown-like Gilles performing their traditional dances to the sound of drums to ward off evil spirits with their sticks. (Yves Logghe / Associated Press)

Japan’s Ken Tarauchi is seen through the glass of a viewing window as he lands underwater after performing a dive in the men’s 3m springboard preliminary round during the Diving World Cup event at the London 2012 Olympic Aquatics Centre at the Olympic Park in London, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012. (Matt Dunham / Associated Press)

A reflection of the man looking at cars in the showroom at the newly opened automotive factory of the Chinese automaker Great wall in the small village of Bahovitsa, some 160 km (100 miles) North East of the capital Sofia, on Tuesday, Feb 21, 2012. Great Wall Motors has launched operations in Bulgaria, becoming the first Chinese automaker to assemble cars in the European Union. (Valentina Petrova / Associated Press)

A Pakistani boy pushes his bicycle past a man standing on a roadside waiting for transportation during the sunset on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012. (Muhammed Muheisen / Associated Press)

Kenyan army soldier Nicholas Munyanya, wearing a helmet on which is written in Kiswahili “Tea in Kismayo”, referring to a key strategic Somali town under the control of al-Shabab, checks his ammunition belt near the town of Dhobley, currently under control by Kenyan military and Somali government forces, in Somalia Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012. Kenya’s military has been fighting inside Somalia in an ongoing offensive against militant group al-Shabab since October, when Somali gunmen carried out several kidnappings in Kenya. (Ben Curtis / Associated Press)

A Somali schoolgirl sits at her desk during a lesson in the town of Dhobley, currently under control by Kenyan military and Somali government forces, in Somalia Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012. Kenya’s military has been fighting inside Somalia in an ongoing offensive against militant group al-Shabab since October, when Somali gunmen carried out several kidnappings in Kenya. (Ben Curtis / Associated Press)