Thursday: The day in photos
A woman in San Francisco watches an outdoor broadcast of California Supreme court hearings on the legality of Proposition 8, the measure approved by state voters last year to ban same-sex marriage. (David Paul Morris / Getty Images)
A man poses at the 2009 Armory Show -- The International Fair of New Art in New York. (Timothy A. Clary / AFP / Getty Images)
Proposition 8 supporters Jessica and Sandra Rodrigues voice their position outside the California Supreme Court before a hearing of oral arguments on whether the initiative should be upheld.
Complete coverage of Proposition 8 arguments (Barbara Davidson / Los Angeles Times)
Lifeguards from the North Bondi Surf Life Saving Club in Australia rehearse their “Lifesavers with Pride” appearance at this weekend’s Sydney Mardi Gras parade. The annual Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade is held March 7. (Lisa Maree Williams / Getty Images)
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Dancers perform a choreography by Sasha Waltz at the Northern Cupola Hall of Berlin’s Neues Museum during a ceremony to mark the handing over of keys for the museum, which was unveiled Thursday after 11 years of work to repair damage from World War II. It will open to the public in October. (Barbara Sax / AFP / Getty Images)
A giant screen greets those attending the high-tech fair CeBIT in Hanover, Germany. An estimated 4,300 firms from 69 countries are taking part in the fair, which runs through Sunday and displays the latest in information and communications technology. (John MacDougall / AFP / Getty Images)
Police escort suspected mafia figure Giuseppe Vrenna in Cosenza, southern Italy, after he was detained in Marbella, Spain. Vrenna is wanted in Italy on drug trafficking charges and is suspected of involvement in a 1997 slaying in Rome, police said. (Mario Tosti / AFP / Getty Images)
