Snapshots: The world in 24 hours Feb 26

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi gestures as he delivers his speech during a meeting in Rome Feb 26, 2011. Muammar Gaddafi does not seem to be in control of Libya anymore, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, Gaddafi's strongest European ally, said on Saturday. "I have fresh news from a few minutes ago and it appears that, effectively, Gaddafi no longer controls the situation in Libya," Berlusconi told a political meeting in Rome. [Photo/Agencies]

Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe (C) holds onto 87 balloons as he celebrates his birthday at a rally organised by his ZANU-PF party in Harare, Feb 26, 2011. [Photo/Agencies]