Today's Pics, Thursday, January 17th, 2008

[Sato]

G'day everyone!



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On the road again: Trooper Robert Doncaster provides top cover. Top cover is a vital part of any convoy move, providing an all-around view to keep the vehicle commander informed of what is happening around the vehicle.

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An Australian Light Armoured Vehicle (ASLAV) from Combat Team Whaler is ready for the range practice.

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Australian Light Armoured Vehicles wait in position on top of a berm for firing orders.

More pictures from this series @ the Australian Overwatch Battle Group 4 in Iraq thread

[Sato]

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Timor- Leste Battle Group soldier (Delta Company, 2RAR) at the Battle Group's Military Demonstration held in the district of Gleno, where the local people were invited to watch displays by the International Stablilisation Forces (ISF), including Military working dogs, repelling by Recon Platoon, and Amoured Personal Carriers.

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Timor- Leste Battle Group's Corporal Ryan Young of Recon Platoon, 2RAR (far right) at the Battle Group's Military Demonstration held in the district of Gleno, where the local people were invited to watch displays by the International Stablilisation Forces (ISF), including Military working dogs, repelling by Recon Platoon, and Amoured Personal Carriers.

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Timor- Leste Battle Group's Trooper Kirk Gray and Trooper Dillon Jones (7RAR) show eager onlookers the Armoured Personal Carrier and its hardwear, at the Battle Groups Military Demonstration held in the district of Gleno, where the local people were invited to watch displays by the International Stablilisation Forces, (ISF) including Military working dogs, repelling by Recon Platoon, and Amoured Personal Carriers.

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Military Police Working Dog Handler, Sergeant Aaron Barnett from the Timor-Leste Battle group and working dog "Amy" put on a thrilling display at the Timor- Leste Battle Groups Military Demonstration held in the district of Gleno, where the local people were invited to watch displays by the International Stablilisation Forces, (ISF) including Military working dogs, repelling by Recon Platoon, and Amoured Personal Carriers.

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A local Timorese man tries out the repelling (rapelling?)equipment with the assistant of the Armoured Personal Carrier (APC's) and Recon Company soldiers. Timor- Leste Battle Group's Military Demonstration was recently held in the district of Gleno, where the local people were invited to watch displays by the International Stablilisation Forces, (ISF) including Military working dogs, repelling by Recon Platoon, and Amoured Personal Carriers.

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Timor- Leste Battle Group soldier (Delta Company, 2RAR) at the Battle Group's Military Demonstration held in the district of Gleno, where the local people were invited to watch displays by the International Stablilisation Forces, (ISF) including Military working dogs, repelling (rapelling?) by Recon Platoon, and Amoured Personal Carriers.

[Swerap]

Good wrk so far Sato!! Ausseis allways looks great!
But I cant help it, I dont like the steyer or weapoms similar to it....

[djiti]

great pics !!!! thanks
and excelent relations with citizens for australia's army

[Sato]

Another great slide show by the NYtimes:

Lightly equipped, marginally trained and undermined by corruption and poor discipline, Afghanistan's police force remains weak, even though its work is daunting. In the Nawa district of Ghazni Province, near the border with Pakistan, the front yard of a police station was littered with scrapped vehicles and broken artillery pieces in early December.

Shair Mohammad, 30, center, had been the acting police chief in the Nawa district until this month. He had jurisdiction over hundreds of square miles near Pakistan that the Taliban had used as a sanctuary since losing Kabul, the Afghan capital, in 2001. But his ability to police his beat was severely compromised.

A supply closet of loose ordnance. Among the problems Mr. Mohammad faced were a lack of ammunition, no money for food and not enough clothing or gear to operate in cold weather.
Photo: Tyler Hicks/The New York Times

The possibility of mutiny concerned Mr. Mohammad, right. No one under his command had been paid since April. "My commanders always just give me promises," he said. "They never send the money."
Photo: Tyler Hicks/The New York Times

In the last two years, the insurgency has blossomed, making control of many provinces a contest. The Afghan army, under American tutelage, has made considerable progress, American officers say. The police lag far behind.
Photo: Tyler Hicks/The New York Times

Several enlisted soldiers nicknamed Mr. Mohammad, left, "Charles Manson," to whom he bears a slight resemblance. The soldiers said he was a character of his own: he managed a gentle and wry demeanor, but never declined to accompany them on patrols and was courageous under fire.
Photo: Tyler Hicks/The New York Times

But Mr. Mohammad lacked some fundamental leadership traits. His successor inherited a station that was a picture of disorder and filth.
Photo: Tyler Hicks/The New York Times

Afghan police patrolled a village outside of Nawa district. Mr. Mohammad's district had long been a transit corridor for insurgents between Pakistan and Afghanistan, and had felt almost no government presence. Since 2006 the area had been covered only by Mr. Mohammad's detachment and a single American platoon.
Photo: Tyler Hicks/The New York Times

As his tour ended in mid-December, Mr. Mohammad, left, spent his last evenings sipping tea, crouched by a hissing space heater in a mud-walled fort.
Photo: Tyler Hicks/The New York Times

[Dark Avenger]

The WW-II vintage guns behind the UAZ's should be museum pieces: 57mm ZiS-2 (left) and 76,2mm ZiS-3 (right).

[Abbadon the Despoiler]

great start! keep it up!!

[Campo]

It's back to work for the Royal Australian Navy after a well needed break over Christmas and New Years

[Campo]

Had some big bushfires down our way today, here's some of my shots of the guys fighting the fires in our area.

[ZoneOne]

Nice early start, for those of us on the East Coast of the U.S.A.

A Pakistani paramilitary soldier stands
A Pakistani paramilitary soldier stands guard during a Shiite Muslim procession in Quetta, 17 January 2008, on the seventh day of the holy month of Moharram. Security has been beefed up and the provincial capital city police along with teams of other law enforcement agencies have increased patrolling in the city ahead of the 10th day of Moharram. AFP PHOTO/Banaras KHAN (Photo credit should read BANARAS KHAN/AFP/***** Images)

Pakistani paramilitary soldiers stand on
Pakistani paramilitary soldiers stand on a street during a Shiite Muslim procession in Quetta, 17 January 2008, on the seventh day of the holy month of Moharram. Security has been beefed up and the provincial capital city police along with teams of other law enforcement agencies have increased patrolling in the city ahead of the 10th day of Moharram. AFP PHOTO/Banaras KHAN (Photo credit should read BANARAS KHAN/AFP/***** Images)

Palestinians inpect the destroyed car of
Palestinians inpect the destroyed car of Raad Abu Foull, 43, a commander in the Popular Resistance Committees militant group, who was killed with his wife during an Israeli army air strike as they drove in the northern Gaza Strip town of Beit Lahiya, 17 January 2008. The couple was killed as Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert vowed to keep up raids against gunmen in the Hamas-run territory. (Photo credit should read MOHAMMED ABED/AFP/***** Images)

Palestinians gather around the destroyed
Palestinians gather around the destroyed car of Raad Abu Foull, 43, a commander in the Popular Resistance Committees militant group, who was killed with his wife during an Israeli army air strike as they drove in the northern Gaza Strip town of Beit Lahiya, 17 January 2008. The couple was killed as Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert vowed to keep up raids against gunmen in the Hamas-run territory. (Photo credit should read MOHAMMED ABED/AFP/***** Images)

Soldiers try to open the door of a burni
Soldiers try to open the door of a burning house to remove the belongings inside in Eldoret 17 January 2008 in western Kenya. Seven demonstrators were killed in Nairobi slums on Thursday in the second day of protests against the re-election of President Mwai Kibaki, opposition leader Raila Odinga said. Odinga said the dead included a driver for a Kenyan opposition member of parliament who was shot by police as he attempted to leave his house in the Kasarani district which includes the sprawling Mathare slum, an opposition stronghold. AFP PHOTO / JOSE CENDON (Photo credit should read JOSE CENDON/AFP/***** Images)

Palestinians gather around the destroyed
Palestinians gather around the destroyed car of Raad Abu Foull, 43, a commander in the Popular Resistance Committees militant group, who was killed with his wife during an Israeli army air strike as they drove in the northern Gaza Strip town of Beit Lahiya, 17 January 2008. The couple was killed as Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert vowed to keep up raids against gunmen in the Hamas-run territory. (Photo credit should read MOHAMMED ABED/AFP/***** Images)

Pakistani policemen and paramilitary sol
Pakistani policemen and paramilitary soldiers patrol a street in Karachi, 17 January 2008, on the seventh day of the Shiite Muslim period of mourning, Moharram. Around 17,000 Pakistani army troops have been deployed to maintain law and order in sensitive parts of the country in the holy month of Moharram. AFP PHOTO/Rizwan TABASSUM (Photo credit should read RIZWAN TABASSUM/AFP/***** Images)

Pakistani policemen and paramillitary so
Pakistani policemen and paramillitary soldiers patrol a street in Karachi, 17 January 2008, on the seventh day of the Shiite Muslim period of mourning, Moharram. Around 17,000 Pakistani army troops have been deployed to maintain law and order in sensitive parts of the country in the holy month of Moharram. AFP PHOTO/Rizwan TABASSUM (Photo credit should read RIZWAN TABASSUM/AFP/***** Images)

An Afghan policeman stands guard during
An Afghan policeman stands guard during a bright and sunny day in Kabul, 17 January 2008. At least 43 people have been killed in a remote western Afghanistan village after days of heavy sunshine across the country. AFP PHOTO/SHAH Marai (Photo credit should read SHAH MARAI/AFP/***** Images)

Prince William and instructor Squadron L
Prince William and instructor Squadron Leader Roger Bousfield take to the sky in a Grob 115E light aircraft, known as the Tutor, while training at airbase RAF Cranwell, near Sleaford, Lincolnshire 17 January 2008. The prince, an army officer with the Household Cavalry's Blues and Royals, is two weeks into a four-month attachment with the RAF to help William, 25, get to grips with the service's ethos, traditions and military role. The prince's father, Prince Charles, completed his flying training course at RAF Cranwell from March to August in 1971 and graduated that year as a Flight Lieutenant. While training with 1 Squadron of 1 Elementary Flying Training School he will fly a propeller driven Grob 115E light aircraft, known as the Tutor. If successful he will move to 1 Flying Training School where he will get to grips with the faster Tucano T1 plane and finally progress to fly the Squirrel helicopter. AFP PHOTO ADRIAN DENNIS (Photo credit should read ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP/***** Images)

Prince William (R) and instructor Squadr
Prince William (R) and instructor Squadron Leader Roger Bousfield (L) after landing a Grob 115E light aircraft, known as the Tutor, while training at airbase RAF Cranwell, near Sleaford, Lincolnshire 17 January 2008. The prince, an army officer with the Household Cavalry's Blues and Royals, is two weeks into a four-month attachment with the RAF to help William, 25, get to grips with the service's ethos, traditions and military role. The prince's father, Prince Charles, completed his flying training course at RAF Cranwell from March to August in 1971 and graduated that year as a Flight Lieutenant. While training with 1 Squadron of 1 Elementary Flying Training School he will fly a propeller driven Grob 115E light aircraft, known as the Tutor. If successful he will move to 1 Flying Training School where he will get to grips with the faster Tucano T1 plane and finally progress to fly the Squirrel helicopter. AFP PHOTO ADRIAN DENNIS (Photo credit should read ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP/***** Images)

An Indian army tank makes its way during
An Indian army tank makes its way during a rehearsal for India's upcoming 59th Republic Day parade in New Delhi, 17 January 2008. Country-wide preparations are picking up to celebrate India's transition to a Republic 26 January 1950. AFP PHOTO/RAVEENDRAN (Photo credit should read RAVEENDRAN/AFP/***** Images)

Indian soldiers from the Border Security
Indian soldiers from the Border Security Force (BSF) ride camels during a rehearsal for India's upcoming 59th Republic Day parade in New Delhi, 17 January 2008. Country-wide preparations are picking up to celebrate India's transition to a Republic 26 January 1950. AFP PHOTO/RAVEENDRAN (Photo credit should read RAVEENDRAN/AFP/***** Images)

Indian soldiers from the Border Security
Indian soldiers from the Border Security Force (BSF) ride camels during a rehearsal for India's upcoming 59th Republic Day parade in New Delhi, 17 January 2008. Country-wide preparations are picking up to celebrate India's transition to a Republic 26 January 1950. AFP PHOTO/RAVEENDRAN (Photo credit should read RAVEENDRAN/AFP/***** Images)

Indian soldiers from the Border Security
Indian soldiers from the Border Security Force (BSF) ride camels during a rehearsal for India's upcoming 59th Republic Day parade in New Delhi, 17 January 2008. Country-wide preparations are picking up to celebrate India's transition to a Republic 26 January 1950. AFP PHOTO/RAVEENDRAN (Photo credit should read RAVEENDRAN/AFP/***** Images)

Indian army soldiers march on a foggy mo
Indian army soldiers march on a foggy morning during a rehearsal for India's upcoming 59th Republic Day parade in New Delhi, 17 January 2008. Country-wide preparations are picking up to celebrate India's transition to a Republic 26 January 1950. AFP PHOTO/RAVEENDRAN (Photo credit should read RAVEENDRAN/AFP/***** Images)

Indian army soldiers march on a foggy mo
Indian army soldiers march on a foggy morning during a rehearsal for India's upcoming 59th Republic Day parade in New Delhi, 17 January 2008. Country-wide preparations are picking up to celebrate India's transition to a Republic 26 January 1950. AFP PHOTO/RAVEENDRAN (Photo credit should read RAVEENDRAN/AFP/***** Images)

An Afghan army soldier walks in front of
An Afghan army soldier walks in front of an MI-17 helicopter at military airport in Kabul, 17 January 2008. Afganistan inaguarated its army's air force corps with 22 helicopters given in a grant from the Czech Republic and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) along with four N32 fixed wing tranport aircraft funded by the US. AFP PHOTO/MASSOUD Hossaini (Photo credit should read MASSOUD HOSSAINI/AFP/***** Images)

An Afghan army soldier stands guard at a
An Afghan army soldier stands guard at a military airport in Kabul, 17 January 2008. Afganistan inaguarated its army's air force corps with 22 helicopters given in a grant from the Czech Republic and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) along with four N32 fixed wing tranport aircraft funded by the US. AFP PHOTO/MASSOUD Hossaini (Photo credit should read MASSOUD HOSSAINI/AFP/***** Images)

An Afghan army soldier walks in front of
An Afghan army soldier walks in front of an MI-17 helicopter at military airport in Kabul, 17 January 2008. Afganistan inaguarated its army's air force corps with 22 helicopters given in a grant from the Czech Republic and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) along with four N32 fixed wing tranport aircraft funded by the US. AFP PHOTO/MASSOUD Hossaini (Photo credit should read MASSOUD HOSSAINI/AFP/***** Images)

An MI-17 helicopter stands on the tarmac
An MI-17 helicopter stands on the tarmac at a military airport in Kabul, 17 January 2008. Afganistan inaguarated its army's air force corps with 22 helicopters given in a grant from the Czech Republic and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) along with four N32 fixed wing tranport aircraft funded by the US. AFP PHOTO/MASSOUD Hossaini (Photo credit should read MASSOUD HOSSAINI/AFP/***** Images)

Afghan and foreign officials gather arou
Afghan and foreign officials gather around an MI-17 helicopter during a ceremony at a military airport in Kabul, 17 January 2008. Afganistan inaguarated its army's air force corps with 22 helicopters given in a grant from the Czech Republic and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) along with four N32 fixed wing tranport aircraft funded by the US. AFP PHOTO/MASSOUD Hossaini (Photo credit should read MASSOUD HOSSAINI/AFP/***** Images)

[Lancero]

Nice pics gents!

Iraqi actors perform the epic of Imam Hussein, as part in Ashur ceremony at Al-Kazim's Shrine in Baghdad , Iraq on 17 January 2008 . Thousands of Shiite worshippers attend religious festival ceremonies in Baghdad on the anniversary of the death of Imam Hussein the grandson of Muhammad who was killed in the Battle of Karbala in 681AD

Afghan President Hamid Karzai (C) cuts a ribbon during a ceremony at the military airport in Kabul, 17 January 2008. President Hamid Karzai hailed what he called the rebirth of the Afghan air force corps in a ceremony on Thursday to mark the arrival of the first of 22 new helicopters from the Czech Republic and United Arab emirates

Close up of Britain's Prince William, grandson of Queen Elizabeth II, as he prepares for take off in the pilot seat of his Tucano training airplane at RAF Cranwell in Lincolnshire,north east England 17 January 2008. The Prince has started his 4 month RAF training learning to fly three different types of aircraft. He will take the RAF rank ofFlying Officer and will be called Flying Officer Wales whilst with the RAF but will remain under full command of the Army throughout his attachment (specifically the Household Cavalry Regiment)

Heinz-Christian Strache,left of the Austrian right-wing Austrian Freedom Party and Filip Dewinter of Belgian right wing party Vlaams Belang, take part in a manifestation to present the organisation of 'Cities against Islamisation' in Antwerp, Thursday 17 January 2008.They carry traffic-style signs depicting mosques with a red line running through

Palestinians inspect a destroyed car after an Israeli air strike in Beit lahiya, northern Gaza Strip, 17 January 2008. An Israeli air strike killed two Palestinians and wounded three others in the central Gaza Strip, medical officials at Kamal Adwan hospital said

Opposition supporters throw stones at police in the Mathare slum as violent clashes continued today in Nairobi, Kenya on 17 January 2008. Police fired tear gas and bullets to disperse thousands of protesters in several Kenyan cities on the second day of three days of opposition rallies that reignited post-election violence.

Overhead close up of riot police and students confronting each other at the La Sapienza University in Rome 17 January 2008. It was the opening of the new academic year and a planned visit by Pope Benedict XVI was cancelled after the controversy of recent days with some teachers seeking secular universities

Bulgarian policemen stop a photographer during a protest against Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to Bulgaria, in Sofia, 17 January 2008. Putin arrives on a two-day official visit to Bulgaria.

An Israeli policewoman on a main road near Sderot in southern Israel on 17 January 2008 after a Kassam rocket landed on the road and exploded, causing no injuries but some damage. Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip have fired at least 20 rockets into southern Israel today

An Israeli stands in the kitchen of a home in the southern town of Sderot on 17 January 2007 after a Kassam rocket fired from the northern Gaza Strip slamed through a wall causing extensive damage but no injuries. Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip have fired at least 20 rockets into southern Israel today.

Iraqi soldiers at a checkpoint in Baghdad, Iraq, 17 January 2008. The Iraqi government announced a curfew in eleven provinces and imposed strict security measures during religious festival ceremonies in Iraq on the anniversary of the death of Imam Hussein, the grandson of Muhammad who was killed in the Battle of Karbala in 681AD

Canadian soldiers of NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF )patrol in Southern Kandahar province in Afghanistan in this photo made available 16 January 2008. One NATO-led Canadian soldier was killed and another was wounded when their vehicle hit a roadside bomb in southern Kandahar province, officials said on 16 January 2008

In this photo released by Japan's Institute of Cetacean Research, activists from environmental group Sea Shepherd are seen preparing to throw a bottle containing what is described as containing a 'foul smelling liquid' at the Japanese whaling vessel Yushin Maru No. 2, in the Southern Ocean of the Anarctic, 15 January, 2008. Two activists who boarded one of Japan's harpoon ships during a chase with Sea Shepherd boats are being detained on the whaling vessel. Britain called Wednesday for a swift and safe resolution to the situation involving the two anti-whaling activists still detained on board the Japanese ship

In this photo released by Japan's Institute of Cetacean Research, Australian Benjamin Potts, left, and Briton Giles Lane, activists from environmental group Sea Shepherd are seen detained on board the Japanese whaling vessel Yushin Maru No. 2, in the Southern Ocean of the Anarctic, 15 January, 2008. The two activists boarded one of Japan's harpoon ships during a chase with Sea Shepherd boats. Britain called Wednesday for a swift and safe resolution to the situation involving the two anti-whaling activists still detained on board the Japanese ship

A FIAT handout shows Carla Bruni in a picture taken during the new Lancia Fiat advertising spot of the new European campaign in Rome, central Italy, on January 16, 2008

A horserider crosses a fire on occasion of the traditional celebration 'Las Luminarias' in San Bartolome de Pinares, Spain, 16 January 2008. About twenty bonfires coveredthe streets of San Bartolome de Pinares, a village of 800 inhabitants, with ashes and smoke. The event goes back to the 18th century and is celebrated every year in honor of San Anton to banish the villainous spirits that cause diseases in the animals of the province

[saigonsmuggler]

interesting... matching the turret from the Arjun onto a T-72 chassis?

[Fireglow]

^^Thats very strange thought first it was LEO 2A4
Nice pics everyone.

[Lancero]

Pakistani Rangers and Police patrol on the seventh day of mourning month of Moharram in Karachi Pakistan 17 January 2008. Security has been beefed up throughout Pakistan during the first month of Islamic calendar, Moharam, to avoid sectarian violence. The climax of Moharramul Haram is the Ashura festival commemorating the martyrdom of Imam Hussein a grandson of the Prophet Mohammed in the Iraqi city of Karbala in the seventh century

Lebanese and US investigators gather evidence from the site of an explosion that targeted a US embassy convoy in northern Beirut, Lebanon, 17 January 2008. The US embassy car was the likely target of the attack on 16 January 2008 which left three dead and around 25 wounded

Palestinian boys walk past Israeli troops during clashes between Israeli forces and Palestinian youths , in the West Bank city of Hebron, 17 January 2008.

[bd popeye]

Outstanding PIX gents! Simply outstanding! I love it when diffrent members post PIX!


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[QUOTE]NEW ORLEANS (Jan. 15, 2008) Lawrence Tremblay, center, stands with Marines from the 3rd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division to honor those who have fallen in the line of duty. U.S. Navy photo by Aviation Structural Mechanic 3rd Class Sundae A. Lewis (Released)..There was no explanation why this man is with these Marines. Probaly he is an former Marine....[/QUOTE]


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Marines with I Co., 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment search a vehicle in Anbar Province.

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SIGONELLA, Sicily (Jan. 15, 2008) A U.S. Air Force C-5 Galaxy is serviced on the flight line at Naval Air Station (NAS) Sigonella. The C-5 is a heavy airlift cargo aircraft designed to transport oversized cargo, troops and equipment over intercontinental distances. NAS Sigonella provides logistical support for 6th Fleet and NATO forces in the Mediterranean. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jason T. Poplin (Released)

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PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (Jan. 14, 2008) Rear Adm. Scott Van Buskirk, commander, Carrier Strike Group (CVW) 9, renders a salute for the parading of the colors during a change of command ceremony on the flight deck of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Russell (DDG 59). Russell is underway in the Pacific Ocean conducting a joint task force exercise in preparation for an upcoming deployment. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Michael Hight (Released)

American soldiers searched a man at a factory in Baghdad. North of Baghdad, in Diyala Province, a woman carried out a suicide bombing near a Shiite mosque, killing at least eight people.
Photo: Jewel Samad/Agence France-Presse--***** Images

Thousands of protesters were out on the streets in several Kenyan cities at the start of three days of opposition rallies that reignited postelection violence. Police officers fired tear gas and bullets to disperse the protesters and made arrests. Among those taken into custody was this opposition supporter in the Kibera slum on the outskirts of Nairobi.
Photo: Stephen Morrison/European Pressphoto Agency

A woman helped a man who was hit in the head by the police in Kisumu, Kenya's third largest city, scene of the worst clashes between demonstrators and the authorities. Witnesses said the police shot and killed at least one unarmed protester.
Photo: Yasuyoshi Chiba/Agence France-Presse--***** Images

An Israeli soldier points to a Palestinian boy during an operation following a shooting incident against a Jewish settlement enclave in the southern West Bank city of Hebron

Members of the Royal Navy of Oman tried to pull a dead whale out of the sea along the coast of Darsait, a village in Muscat. According to Oman's Ministry of Environment, the whale was killed after a collision with an oil tanker. DNA samples will be taken before it is buried.
Photo: Randolph Caguintuan/Reuters

O.J. Simpson attended a bail revocation hearing at the Clark County Regional Justice Center in Las Vegas, Nev. A judge raised Mr. Simpson's bail to $250,000 after he was accused of violating his probation by trying to get a message to a co-defendant, Clarence Stewart. Mr. Simpson, Mr. Stewart and another defendant, Charles Ehrlich, are scheduled to stand trial on April 7 on charges that include burglary, robbery and assault after an attempted robbery at the Palace Station Hotel and Casino in September.
Photo: Pool photograph by Rick Wilking

A woman and children walk past a pile of garbage in Naples, Italy. where the Italian government has yet to resolve Naples' garbage crisis.