Today in photos (Feb. 18)

An Afghan child plays on the barrel of a Soviet tank in the Behsood district of Jalalabad, Afghanistan, Monday, Feb 18, 2013. Despite being a mineral-rich country, four decades of war have left Afghanistan as one of the least developed countries in the world and highly dependent on foreign aid. (Rahmat Gul / Associated Press)

Women bathe in mud in a presentation for the inauguration of the National Meeting of Rural Women, in Brasilia, Brazil, Monday, Feb. 18, 2013. The four-day event aims to discuss the issues of violence against women and exploitation of women in rural areas. (Eraldo Peres / Associated Press)

Children react as a carnivorous theropod known as the Australovenator dinosaur walks through crowds along the Southbank, in London, Monday, Feb. 18, 2013. The dinosaur is one of many that can be visited at the Erth’s Dinosaur Petting Zoo, visiting from Australia, the creatures can be touched and fed at the Southbank Centre. (Kirsty Wigglesworth / Associated Press)

Pakistani Shiite Muslims sit in protest next to the dead bodies of their family members killed in Saturday’s bombing, in Quetta on Monday, Feb. 18, 2013. The protesters have refused to bury victims of the attack until authorities take action against the militants who were responsible. Writing on shrouds reads, “We are ready Hussain.” (Arshad Butt / Associated Press)

A long line of taxis wait for passengers at Barajas international airport in Madrid, Spain, Monday Feb. 18, 2013. Flights were disrupted Monday as workers at Iberia airlines began the first of 15-days of strikes to protest the company’s plan to cut almost a fifth of its workforce. (Paul White / Associated Press)

A supporter of Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez attends a celebration marking the leader’s return, in Bolivar Square, in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, Feb. 18, 2013. The woman holds a cutout image of Chavez along with a Saint Judas statue and a note that reads in Spanish: “Thank you St. Judas,” because she believes her prayers to the Catholic saint helped in the return of the ailing president. Chavez returned to Venezuela early Monday after more than two months of medical treatment in Cuba following cancer surgery, and was being treated at the Carlos Arvelo Military Hospital in Caracas, his government said. (Fernando Llano / Associated Press)