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Opposition supporters carrying a poster march during a protest ...

(AP) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:51:28 GMT

(AP) - Opposition supporters carrying a poster march during a protest against President Mikhail Saakashvili's policies in Tbilisi, Georgia, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009. Demonstrators wear masks to protest against the use of tear gas by police during a crackdown on opposition demonstration two years ago in Tbilisi. (AP Photo/Shakh Aivazov)

Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh (R) speaks with a tribal ...

(AFP) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:44:28 GMT

(AFP) - Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh (R) speaks with a tribal official during the inauguration of the Balhaf plant on the Gulf of Aden. Yemen, one of the world's poorest countries, has joined the international club of gas exporters as pumping started at the newly-built liquefied natural gas plant in the Gulf of Aden.(AFP/Marwan Naamani)

Yemeni soldiers guard the Balhaf plant on the Gulf of Aden. ...

(AFP) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:44:28 GMT

(AFP) - Yemeni soldiers guard the Balhaf plant on the Gulf of Aden. Yemen, one of the world's poorest countries, has joined the international club of gas exporters as pumping started at the newly-built liquefied natural gas plant in the Gulf of Aden.(AFP/Marwan Naamani)

Domino pieces are lined up in front of the Brandenburg Gate ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:42:46 GMT

(Reuters) - Domino pieces are lined up in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin November 7, 2009. As the highlight of a 5-million euro celebration marking the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall on November 9, a 1.5-km (one-mile) long segment of the Wall will stand for two days along its original route in front of the Brandenburg Gate to the Potsdamer Platz. The row of 1,000 20-kg dominos standing 1.5 metres apart -- painted in bright colours by school children and rising 2.5 metres high -- will be toppled at the end of a gala ceremony as a symbolic tribute to the collapse of the Wall 20 years earlier. Van Dyk, who was born in the former GDR, has composed a song for the event. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch (GERMANY ANNIVERSARY SOCIETY)

Participants race in the River Ganges, holy to Hindus, during ...

(AP) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:42:17 GMT

(AP) - Participants race in the River Ganges, holy to Hindus, during the Ganga water rally from Allahabad to Varanasi, organized by Uttar Pradesh state tourism department in Allahabad, India, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

A general view shows domino pieces near the Brandenburg Gate ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:41:33 GMT

(Reuters) - A general view shows domino pieces near the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin November 7, 2009. As the highlight of a 5-million euro ($7.4 million) celebration marking the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall on November 9, a 1.5-km (one-mile) long segment of the Wall will stand for two days along its original route in front of the Brandenburg Gate to the Potsdamer Platz. The row of 1,000 20-kg dominos standing 1.5 metres apart -- painted in bright colours by school children and rising 2.5 metres high -- will be toppled at the end of a gala ceremony as a symbolic tribute to the collapse of the Wall 20 years earlier. Van Dyk, who was born in the former GDR, has composed a song for the event. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch (GERMANY ANNIVERSARY SOCIETY)

Saudi Prince Mohammed bin Nasser bin Abdul Aziz visits a man ...

(AFP) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:40:16 GMT

(AFP) - Saudi Prince Mohammed bin Nasser bin Abdul Aziz visits a man wounded in an attack by Yemeni rebels inside Saudi territory. Saudi forces are battling Yemeni rebels for a fifth straight day as medics said seven Saudis and an unknown number of rebels had been killed.(AFP)

Saudi artillery is lined up in the southern province of Jizan ...

(AFP) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:40:16 GMT

(AFP) - Saudi artillery is lined up in the southern province of Jizan near the border with Yemen. Saudi forces are battling Yemeni rebels for a fifth straight day as medics said seven Saudis and an unknown number of rebels had been killed.(AFP)

U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner speaks with British ...

(Canadian Press) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:37:14 GMT

(Canadian Press) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner speaks with British Treasury chief Alistair Darling, right, as they pose for a group photo during the G20 Finance Ministers meeting at St. Andrews, Scotland, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Chris Clark)

Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao, seen here with Egyptian President ...

(AFP) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:37:13 GMT

(AFP) - Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao, seen here with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in Cairo, has sought to reassure the world's Muslims about his country's goodwill towards them at a time when Beijing is criticised for the treatment of its own Muslim minority.(AFP/Khaled Desouki)

Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao -- pictured giving a speech ...

(AFP) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:37:13 GMT

(AFP) - Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao -- pictured giving a speech at the Arab League headquarters in Cairo -- has sought to reassure the world's Muslims about his country's goodwill towards them, at a time when Beijing is criticised for the treatment of its own Muslim minority.(AFP/Khaled Desouki)

People walk along the domino pieces near the Brandenburg Gate ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:36:07 GMT

(Reuters) - People walk along the domino pieces near the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin November 7, 2009. The banner reads "20 years of the the fall of the Wall, November 9, 2009" REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch

France's Secretary for Cooperation Alain Joyandet (R) attends ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:34:57 GMT

(Reuters) - France's Secretary for Cooperation Alain Joyandet (R) attends a memorial ceremony for the passengers of the Air France Flight 447 which crashed into the Atlantic on June 1 in Rio de Janeiro November 7, 2009. REUTERS/Philippe Delafosse/Air France/Handout (BRAZIL TRANSPORT DISASTER)

Demonstrators taking part in a protest against the G20 Finance ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:34:55 GMT

(Reuters) - Demonstrators taking part in a protest against the G20 Finance Ministers meeting are escorted by mounted police officers in St Andrews, Scotland November 7,2009. A tax on financial transactions to fund future bank bailouts should be considered with urgency, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown told G20 policymakers on Saturday, a significant departure from London's line to date. REUTERS/David Moir (BRITAIN BUSINESS POLITICS)

Iranian students flash the victory sign and wave their national ...

(AFP) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:32:59 GMT

(AFP) - Iranian students flash the victory sign and wave their national flag during a rally outside the former US embassy in Tehran. Iran's former crown prince Reza Pahlavi has backed a campaign of "civil disobedience and non-violence" to oust the government in Tehran and urged Western support, but warned against any armed intervention.(AFP/Behrouz Mehri)

Iran's former crown prince Reza Pahlavi, seen here in Washington ...

(AFP/Getty Images) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:32:59 GMT

(AFP/Getty Images) - Iran's former crown prince Reza Pahlavi, seen here in Washington in June, has backed a campaign of "civil disobedience and non-violence" to oust the government in Tehran and urged Western support, but warned against any armed intervention.(AFP/Getty Images/Win Mcnamee)

Jason Rodriguez is taken from the Orlando Police station in ...

(Canadian Press) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:31:55 GMT

(Canadian Press) - Jason Rodriguez is taken from the Orlando Police station in Orlando, Fla., Friday, Nov. 6, 2009 en route to the Orange County Jail after he was charged with a shooting at the engineering firm that fired him two years ago, killing one person and wounding five, authorities said. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Orlando Sentinel, Red Huber)

Demonstrators take part in a protest against the G20 Finance ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:31:38 GMT

(Reuters) - Demonstrators take part in a protest against the G20 Finance Ministers meeting in St Andrews, Scotland November 7,2009. A tax on financial transactions to fund future bank bailouts should be considered with urgency, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown told G20 policymakers on Saturday, a significant departure from London's line to date. REUTERS/David Moir (BRITAIN BUSINESS POLITICS)

Chancellor Alistair Darling attends a G20 Finance Ministers ...

(AFP) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:30:48 GMT

(AFP) - Chancellor Alistair Darling attends a G20 Finance Ministers group photograph outside the Fairmont Hotel, in St Andrews. G20 countries have committed to work towards an "ambitious outcome" at next month's vital UN climate change conference, but fell short of agreeing a figure on climate funding.(AFP/Derek Blair)

General view of the Fairmont Hotel, in St Andrews, Scotland, ...

(AFP) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:30:48 GMT

(AFP) - General view of the Fairmont Hotel, in St Andrews, Scotland, where the G20 Finance Ministers and Bank Governors Meeting is being hosted. The G20 is committed to an "ambitious outcome" at December's UN climate change summit in Copenhagen, it has said in a communique after talks, but has not agreed a figure for climate finance.(AFP/Derek Blair)

A monument in honor of passengers of the Air France Flight 447 ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:30:31 GMT

(Reuters) - A monument in honor of passengers of the Air France Flight 447 which crashed into the Atlantic on June 1, with Ipanema beach in the background, is seen during a memorial ceremony in Rio de Janeiro November 7, 2009. REUTERS/Philippe Delafosse/Air France/Handout (BRAZIL)

A demonstrator takes part in a protest march against the G20 ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:29:29 GMT

(Reuters) - A demonstrator takes part in a protest march against the G20 Finance Ministers meeting in St Andrews, Scotland November 7,2009. A tax on financial transactions to fund future bank bailouts should be considered with urgency, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown told G20 policymakers on Saturday, a significant departure from London's line to date. REUTERS/David Moir (BRITAIN BUSINESS POLITICS)

Amateur actors dressed as troops of the Ottoman Empire and Christian ...

(AP) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:28:40 GMT

(AP) - Amateur actors dressed as troops of the Ottoman Empire and Christian knights re-enact a scene from the battle for the town of Varna east of the Bulgarian capital Sofia, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009. Bulgaria commemorates the 565th anniversary of the battle as part of the liberation struggle against the Ottoman Empire. (AP Photo/Petar Petrov)

Lebanon's Prime Minister-designate Saad al-Hariri arrives ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:28:21 GMT

(Reuters) - Lebanon's Prime Minister-designate Saad al-Hariri arrives to begin consultation meetings with the parliamentary bloc on the formation of a new cabinet at Parliament in Beirut September 24, 2009. REUTERS/Jamal Saidi/Files

Machines use yellowcake to produce Uranium hexafluoride (UF6) ...

(AFP/File) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:27:53 GMT

(AFP/File) - Machines use yellowcake to produce Uranium hexafluoride (UF6) at the Isfahan Uranium Conversion Facilities in central Iran. Iran has decided to turn down proposals from the major powers for the supply of nuclear fuel, a leading member of parliament says in a serious setback for UN-brokered efforts to allay Western concerns about its ambitions.(AFP/File/Behrouz Mehri)

Head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Mohamed ...

(AFP/File) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:27:53 GMT

(AFP/File) - Head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Mohamed ElBaradei. Iran has decided to turn down proposals from the major powers for the supply of nuclear fuel, a leading member of parliament says in a serious setback for UN-brokered efforts to allay Western concerns about its ambitions.(AFP/File/Atta Kenare)

Iranian short-range missile (Tondar) is test-launched during ...

(AFP) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:27:53 GMT

(AFP) - Iranian short-range missile (Tondar) is test-launched during war games in Qom, 120 kms south of Tehran in September. Iran has decided to turn down proposals from the major powers for the supply of nuclear fuel, a leading member of parliament says in a serious setback for UN-brokered efforts to allay Western concerns about its ambitions.(AFP/Shaigan)

Amateur actor dressed as knight attends a scene from the battle ...

(AP) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:26:20 GMT

(AP) - Amateur actor dressed as knight attends a scene from the battle for the town of Varna east from the Bulgarian capital Sofia, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009. Bulgaria commemorates the 565th anniversary of the battle as part of the liberation struggle against the Ottoman Empire. (AP Photo/Petar Petrov)

A monument in honor of passengers of the Air France Flight 447 ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:24:10 GMT

(Reuters) - A monument in honor of passengers of the Air France Flight 447 which crashed into the Atlantic on June 1 is seen during a memorial ceremony in Rio de Janeiro November 7, 2009. REUTERS/Philippe Delafosse/Air France/Handout (BRAZIL TRANSPORT DISASTER)

Iranian authorities have freed detained AFP reporter Farhad ...

(AFP/File) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:23:53 GMT

(AFP/File) - Iranian authorities have freed detained AFP reporter Farhad Pouladi, seen here in 2008, the official IRNA news agency has reported, but AFP has had no confirmation of his release nor been in contact with him.(AFP/File/Atta Kenare)

A NATO helicopter flies over the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan, ...

(Canadian Press) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:23:18 GMT

(Canadian Press) - A NATO helicopter flies over the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Anja Niedringhaus

Mohammed Malik Hasan, a cousin of the Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, ...

(Canadian Press) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:22:01 GMT

(Canadian Press) - Mohammed Malik Hasan, a cousin of the Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, walks into his living room of his house in the West Bank city of Ramallah, late Friday, Nov. 6, 2009. Mohammed Malik Hasan, says his cousin, the man suspected of shooting fellow soldiers at a Texas military base had little contact with his Palestinian relatives in the West Bank but had told family there that he suffered discrimination in the U.S. Army because he is a Muslim. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Nasser Shiyoukhi)

The US flag flies above the Capitol building in Washington, ...

(AFP/File) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:16:12 GMT

(AFP/File) - The US flag flies above the Capitol building in Washington, DC. President Barack Obama, his top domestic priority in the balance, is to make a rare in-person plea for wary lawmakers to cast an historic vote for legislation to remake US health care.(AFP/File/Karen Bleier)

Protestors wave flags during a news conference "To Make ...

(AFP/Getty Images) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:16:12 GMT

(AFP/Getty Images) - Protestors wave flags during a news conference "To Make a Healthcare 'House Call' on Washington" at the US Capitol in Washington, DC. President Barack Obama, his top domestic priority in the balance, is to make a rare in-person plea for wary lawmakers to cast an historic vote for legislation to remake US health care(AFP/Getty Images/Kris Connor)

US President Barack Obama speaks about healthcare reform legislation ...

(AFP) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:16:12 GMT

(AFP) - US President Barack Obama speaks about healthcare reform legislation during a daily press briefing in the White House. Obama, his top domestic priority in the balance, is to make a rare in-person plea for wary lawmakers to cast an historic vote for legislation to remake US health care(AFP/Saul Loeb)

Relatives and friends of passengers of the Air France Flight ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:15:33 GMT

(Reuters) - Relatives and friends of passengers of the Air France Flight 447 which crashed into the Atlantic on June 1 attend a memorial ceremony in Rio de Janeiro November 7, 2009. REUTERS/Philippe Delafosse/Air France/Handout (BRAZIL)

Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga, seen here during an interview ...

(AFP) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:12:13 GMT

(AFP) - Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga, seen here during an interview with AFP in Nairobi, has criticised a walkout by African states during climate talks in Barcelona as "grandstanding," and said it did not help developing countries' case.(AFP/Tony Karumba)

In this photo released by Air France, people attend a ceremony ...

(AP) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:09:01 GMT

(AP) - In this photo released by Air France, people attend a ceremony in honor of the victims of Air France flight 447 in Rio de Janeiro, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009. The cause of the June 1, 2009 crash off Brazil's northeastern coast that killed 228 people is unknown. (AP Photo/Philippe Delafosse, Air France)

In this photo released by Air France, a man stands on the other ...

(AP) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:07:38 GMT

(AP) - In this photo released by Air France, a man stands on the other side of a transparent memorial in honor of the victims of Air France flight 447 in Rio de Janeiro, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009. The cause of the June 1, 2009 crash off Brazil's northeastern coast that killed 228 people is unknown. The memorial reads in several language the words 'In remembrance.' (AP Photo/Philippe Delafosse, Air France)

Iranian riot and plainclothes policemen detain a man during ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:06:57 GMT

(Reuters) - Iranian riot and plainclothes policemen detain a man during protests in central Tehran November 4, 2009. Iranian police detained more than 100 people for "disturbing public order" during a rally this week to mark the anniversary of the seizure of the U.S. embassy, the official IRNA news agency reported on Saturday. REUTERS/via Your View

A salt worker carries metal pitchers to collect drinking water ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:06:55 GMT

(Reuters) - A salt worker carries metal pitchers to collect drinking water in Kharaghodha village, about 120 km (75 miles) west from the western Indian city of Ahmedabad November 7, 2009. REUTERS/Amit Dave (INDIA SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT)

Supporters of Honduras ousted President Manuel Zelaya display ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:05:43 GMT

(Reuters) - Supporters of Honduras ousted President Manuel Zelaya display the national flag and Zelaya's photograph during a protest outside the National Congress building in Tegucigalpa November 6, 2009. REUTERS/Oswaldo Rivas

Salt workers work at a salt bed in Kharaghodha village, about ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:04:30 GMT

(Reuters) - Salt workers work at a salt bed in Kharaghodha village, about 120 km (75 miles) west from the western Indian city of Ahmedabad November 7, 2009. REUTERS/Amit Dave (INDIA EMPLOYMENT BUSINESS IMAGES OF THE DAY SOCIETY)

A Bahraini woman and her children fly a kite as the sun sets ...

(AP) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:01:34 GMT

(AP) - A Bahraini woman and her children fly a kite as the sun sets on a rocky ridge in the Sakhir desert area, Bahrain, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali)

A military musical band performs during the inauguration ceremony ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:01:12 GMT

(Reuters) - A military musical band performs during the inauguration ceremony of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant in the southeastern Yemeni port of Balhaf November 7, 2009. Yemen dispatched its first liquefied natural gas (LNG) shipment on Saturday from a $4.5 billion Total-led plant, as the leader of the violence-torn country sought to soothe security concerns. The first shipment left the export terminal at Belhaf for South Korea aboard a Korean tanker, carrying around 149,000 cubic metres of LNG. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah (YEMEN ENERGY MILITARY POLITICS BUSINESS CONFLICT)

Israeli soldiers take position during clashes in the village ...

(AP) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:00:59 GMT

(AP) - Israeli soldiers take position during clashes in the village of Iraq Borin near the West Bank city of Nablus, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009. (AP Photo/Nasser Ishtayeh)

In this photo released by Air France, a memorial in honor of ...

(AP) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:00:37 GMT

(AP) - In this photo released by Air France, a memorial in honor of the victims of Air France flight 447 is seen over Leblon beach in Rio de Janeiro, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009. The cause of the June 1, 2009 crash off Brazil's northeastern coast that killed 228 people is unknown. (AP Photo/Philippe Delafosse, Air France)

A Bahraini family is seen as the sun sets on a rocky ridge in ...

(AP) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:59:12 GMT

(AP) - A Bahraini family is seen as the sun sets on a rocky ridge in the Sakhir desert area, Bahrain, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali)

In this photo released by Air France, France's Secretary for ...

(AP) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:58:20 GMT

(AP) - In this photo released by Air France, France's Secretary for Cooperation Alain Joyandet, right, attends a ceremony in honor of the victims of Air France flight 447 in Rio de Janeiro, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009. The cause of the June 1, 2009 crash off Brazil's northeastern coast that killed 228 people is unknown. (AP Photo/Philippe Delafosse, Air France)

Dominoes stand in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany, ...

(AP) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:57:20 GMT

(AP) - Dominoes stand in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009. Around 1,000 dominoes were placed on the former border near the Brandenburg Gate for the Festival of Freedom on the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall on Nov. 9, 2009 and will collapse during the commemoration event. (AP Photo/Herbert Knosowski)