Wednesday: The day in photos
A 10-year-old girl cowers as a life-size Tyrannosaurus Rex roars in her face during a media launch of “Walking with Dinosaurs” at the O2 Arena in London. The show, based on an award-winning BBC television series, features 15 life-size dinosaurs that come to life in a presentation that tells the tale of their evolution over millions of years, through to their extinction. (Adrian Dennis / AFP / Getty Images)
Musicians perform in front of a polling station during the Referendum on Constitutional Amendments in Baku, Azerbaijan. One of the main questions of the referendum is whether a constitutional provision making a person unable to run for president for more than two terms should be voided. (Zurab Kurtsikdze / EPA)
Racers warm up on front of the royal castle before the finals of the FIS World Cup Cross Country Sprint in Stockholm. (Oliver Morin / AFP / Getty Images)
British soldiers carry the coffin of Mark Quinsey of Birmingham, a soldier who was one of two men shot dead by the Real IRA as they took delivery of pizzas outside the gates of Massareene Barracks in Antrim, Northern Ireland, on March 7. (Anita Maric / EPA)
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Models present a colorful creation by Ashish Viral & Vikrant during the 2009 autumn winter collection of the Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week in New Delhi, India. (Harish Tyagi / EPA)
A young supporter of the United Development Party attends a campaign rally in Jakarta, Indonesia, ahead of parliamentary elections April 9 and presidential elections July 8. (Mast Irham / EPA)
A bush fire burns on the slopes of Table Mountain in the Table Mountain National Park, Cape Town, South Africa. Parts of the park were destroyed by fire early Wednesday as gale-force winds and hot, dry weather fanned the blaze. The park is recognized globally for its extraordinarily rich, diverse and unique fauna and flora. (Nic Bothma / EPA)
A girl in a pink helmet faces police in anti-riot gear during a demonstration in Rome against the government’s education reforms. (Pier Paolo Cito / Associated Press)
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The rising sun burns through the fog near the Orange County Fairgrounds, where people lined up early in hopes of getting good seats to see President Obama at a town hall meeting. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)