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A man watches as firefighters try to extinguish a fire in a ...

(AP) — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 02:38:16 GMT

(AP) - A man watches as firefighters try to extinguish a fire in a book store in Port-au-Prince, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010. A powerful earthquake hit Haiti on Jan. 12. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

A woman walks through a destroyed area in Port-au-Prince, Tuesday, ...

(AP) — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 02:31:58 GMT

(AP) - A woman walks through a destroyed area in Port-au-Prince, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010. A powerful earthquake hit Haiti on Jan. 12. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

A child watches a fire in a book store in Port-au-Prince, Tuesday, ...

(AP) — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 02:28:19 GMT

(AP) - A child watches a fire in a book store in Port-au-Prince, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010. A powerful earthquake hit Haiti on Jan. 12. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

A boy, holding a skate, stands in front of a fire in a book ...

(AP) — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 02:25:06 GMT

(AP) - A boy, holding a skate, stands in front of a fire in a book store in Port-au-Prince, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010. A powerful earthquake hit Haiti on Jan. 12. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

Options for curbing carbon emissions, in descending order of ...

(AFP/Graphic) — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 02:24:08 GMT

(AFP/Graphic) - Options for curbing carbon emissions, in descending order of feasibility. The United States pressed China, India and other emerging powers to make clearer commitments to fighting climate change, warning that last year's Copenhagen accord risked being "stillborn."(AFP/Graphic)

Todd Stern, US special envoy for climate change, listens to ...

(AFP/SCANPIX/File) — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 02:24:08 GMT

(AFP/SCANPIX/File) - Todd Stern, US special envoy for climate change, listens to questions during a press conference in Copenhagen in 2009. Stern described the positions of the four developing powers, China, India, Brazil and South Africa, as "a bit ambiguous" and said they wanted to "limit the impact" of the accord.(AFP/SCANPIX/File/Jens Astrup)

Polluted waste water flows into the Ganges river in Kanpur, ...

(AFP/File) — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 02:24:08 GMT

(AFP/File) - Polluted waste water flows into the Ganges river in Kanpur, in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh on January 13, 2010. China, India, Brazil and South Africa each submitted to the United Nations their plans to fight climate change but described them as voluntary and did not formally endorse the Copenhagen deal.(AFP/File/Diptendu Dutta)

A shroud of haze is seen over the city of Zengzhou in central ...

(AFP/File) — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 02:24:08 GMT

(AFP/File) - A shroud of haze is seen over the city of Zengzhou in central China's Henan province in November 2009. The United States pressed China, India and other emerging powers to make clearer commitments to fighting climate change, warning that last year's Copenhagen accord risked being "stillborn."(AFP/File/Peter Parks)

A woman walks through a damaged area in Port-au-Prince, Tuesday, ...

(AP) — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 02:19:27 GMT

(AP) - A woman walks through a damaged area in Port-au-Prince, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010. A powerful earthquake hit Haiti on Jan. 12. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

A man walks past a fire in a book store in Port-au-Prince, Tuesday, ...

(AP) — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 02:17:08 GMT

(AP) - A man walks past a fire in a book store in Port-au-Prince, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010. A powerful earthquake hit Haiti on Jan. 12. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

Firefighters try to extinguish a fire in a book store in Port-au-Prince, ...

(AP) — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 02:15:47 GMT

(AP) - Firefighters try to extinguish a fire in a book store in Port-au-Prince, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010. A powerful earthquake hit Haiti on Jan. 12. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

People pass the window of an empty shop in Riga in this June ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 02:09:53 GMT

(Reuters) - People pass the window of an empty shop in Riga in this June 9, 2009 file photo. Economists say the worst may be over for the Baltics, but the human cost has been high: unemployment in Latvia is now the highest in the European Union -- at 22.8 percent in December 2009. To match feature BALTIC-CRISIS/ REUTERS/Ints Kalnins/Files (LATVIA POLITICS EMPLOYMENT BUSINESS)

A man passes a shop advertising a closing down sale in Riga ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 02:09:52 GMT

(Reuters) - A man passes a shop advertising a closing down sale in Riga in this June 9, 2009 file photo. Economists say the worst may be over for the Baltics, but the human cost has been high: unemployment in Latvia is now the highest in the European Union -- at 22.8 percent in December 2009. To match feature BALTIC-CRISIS/ REUTERS/Ints Kalnins/Files (LATVIA - Tags: BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT)

A man stands in front of a closed shop in Riga in this August ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 02:09:50 GMT

(Reuters) - A man stands in front of a closed shop in Riga in this August 10, 2009 file photo. Economists say the worst may be over for the Baltics, but the human cost has been high: unemployment in Latvia is now the highest in the European Union -- at 22.8 percent in December 2009. To match feature BALTIC-CRISIS/ REUTERS/Ints Kalnins/Files (LATVIA POLITICS - Tags: BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT)

A Ontario Provincial Police vehicle sits outside the Ottawa ...

(AP) — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 02:09:43 GMT

(AP) - A Ontario Provincial Police vehicle sits outside the Ottawa home of Col. Russell Williams on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010. Canadian authorities are looking into unsolved murder and sexual assault cases after charging the commander of Canada's largest Air Force base with the murder of two women and the sexual assault of two others. Col. Russell Williams was arrested Sunday and charged with the murder of two women, including a soldier who was under his command. Williams was once an elite pilot who flew prime ministers. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Pawel Dwulit)

A man walks near a fire in a book store in Port-au-Prince, Tuesday, ...

(AP) — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 02:09:01 GMT

(AP) - A man walks near a fire in a book store in Port-au-Prince, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010. A powerful earthquake hit Haiti on Jan. 12. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

A sign advertises a shop for let in Riga in this June 9, 2009 ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 02:08:46 GMT

(Reuters) - A sign advertises a shop for let in Riga in this June 9, 2009 file photo. Economists say the worst may be over for the Baltics, but the human cost has been high: unemployment in Latvia is now the highest in the European Union -- at 22.8 percent in December 2009. To match feature BALTIC-CRISIS/ REUTERS/Ints Kalnins/Files (LATVIA - Tags: BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT)

A survivor of Haiti's earthquake walks in a makeshift camp ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 02:02:30 GMT

(Reuters) - A survivor of Haiti's earthquake walks in a makeshift camp at the Petionville Club Port-au-Prince February 9, 2010. The 7.0 magnitude quake which struck Haiti on Jan. 12 is estimated to have killed up to 200,000 people. It has led to scenes of chaotic food handouts amid the ruins of the capital Port-au-Prince. REUTERS/Kena Betancur (HAITI - Tags: DISASTER)

Ten US missionaries are facing a long wait behind bars after ...

(afp.com) — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:59:52 GMT

(afp.com) - Ten US missionaries are facing a long wait behind bars after being charged for trying to smuggle 33 children out of quake-hit Haiti. If convicted, they could face nine years in prison for child kidnapping and further jail time for conspiracy. Duration: 01:30(afp.com)

Angelina Jolie waves to members of the United Nations Stabilization ...

(AFP) — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:59:52 GMT

(AFP) - Angelina Jolie waves to members of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) during her visit to Haiti as a United Nations Goodwill Ambassador for the UN Refugee Agency UNHCR on February 9, 2010 in Port au Prince.(AFP/Ariel Marinkovic)

Haitian workers help to demolish the remains of a school that ...

(AFP) — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:59:52 GMT

(AFP) - Haitian workers help to demolish the remains of a school that collapsed during a major earthquake that struck Haiti killing over 200,000 and leaving over a million people homeless. The WHO stopped Tuesday providing free drugs to private clinics and NGOs in Haiti after reports patients were being charged, potentially dealing a big blow to the already stumbling aid effort.(AFP/Roberto Schmidt)

People wait in a line to receive medical help from the Red Cross ...

(AFP) — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:59:52 GMT

(AFP) - People wait in a line to receive medical help from the Red Cross on February 9, 2010 in Petion-ville a suburb of Port-au-Prince.The WHO halted free drug deliveries to private hospitals and NGOs in quake-devastated Haiti following reports patients were being charged for treatment, a spokeswoman said.(AFP/Thony Belizaire)

Officials and journalists arrive on February 8, at the Whistler ...

(AFP/File) — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:52:09 GMT

(AFP/File) - Officials and journalists arrive on February 8, at the Whistler Creekside Alpine skiing venue of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics. Fears of a weather-affected Winter Olympics deepened on Tuesday when warm, spring-like conditions prompted quickfire remedial work at the mountain resort of Whistler which will stage the blue riband skiing events.(AFP/File/Fabrice Coffrini)

The Olympic rings are pictured during the sunset on Whistler ...

(AFP) — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:52:09 GMT

(AFP) - The Olympic rings are pictured during the sunset on Whistler village main street, on February 9. Fears of a weather-affected Winter Olympics deepened when warm, spring-like conditions prompted quickfire remedial work at the mountain resort of Whistler which will stage the blue riband skiing events starting February 13.(AFP/Fabrice Coffrini)

A survivor of Haiti's earthquake has her nails painted in ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:46:36 GMT

(Reuters) - A survivor of Haiti's earthquake has her nails painted in front of a destroyed market near downtown Port-au-Prince February 9, 2010. The 7.0 magnitude quake which struck Haiti on Jan. 12 is estimated to have killed up to 200,000 people. It has led to scenes of chaotic food handouts amid the ruins of the capital Port-au-Prince. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado (HAITI - Tags: DISASTER)

U.S. soldiers provide security at the Petionville Club makeshift ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:44:29 GMT

(Reuters) - U.S. soldiers provide security at the Petionville Club makeshift camp in Port-au-Prince February 9, 2010. The 7.0 magnitude quake which struck Haiti on Jan. 12 is estimated to have killed up to 200,000 people. REUTERS/Kena Betancur (HAITI - Tags: DISASTER MILITARY)

Survivors of Haiti's earthquake walk along a dump near the ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:36:49 GMT

(Reuters) - Survivors of Haiti's earthquake walk along a dump near the downtown of Port-au-Prince February 9, 2010. The 7.0 magnitude quake which struck Haiti on Jan. 12 is estimated to have killed up to 200,000 people. It has led to scenes of chaotic food handouts amid the ruins of the capital Port-au-Prince. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado (HAITI - Tags: DISASTER)

Haitian workers sweep the streets in front of a house that was ...

(AFP) — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:30:21 GMT

(AFP) - Haitian workers sweep the streets in front of a house that was destroyed by a major earthquake that struck Haiti killing over 200,000 and leaving over a million people homeless. The WHO stopped providing free drugs to private clinics and NGOs in Haiti after reports patients were being charged, potentially dealing a big blow to the already stumbling aid effort.(AFP/Roberto Schmidt)

A girl with a cast on her left arm is seen at the makeshift ...

(AP) — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:29:08 GMT

(AP) - A girl with a cast on her left arm is seen at the makeshift camp for earthquake survivors in the Doctors Without Borders compound in Port-au-Prince, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010. Thousands were killed and many displaced after the Jan. 12 earthquake left the city in ruins. (AP Photo/Javier Galeano)

Police wait for search warrants to enter the home of Col. Russell ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:27:21 GMT

(Reuters) - Police wait for search warrants to enter the home of Col. Russell Williams on Cozy Cove Lane, in Tweed, Ontario February 9, 2010. Canadian police said on Tuesday they are looking at reopening cold cases of slain women after having laid murder charges against Williams, the commanding officer of the country's largest military air base. Williams was charged on Sunday with the murder of Jessica Lloyd and another woman, Marie-France Comeau, who was a corporal at the Trenton base. REUTERS/Fred Thornhill (CANADA - Tags: MILITARY CRIME LAW)

A Haitian man's shadow is cast as he walks past graffiti ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:26:12 GMT

(Reuters) - A Haitian man's shadow is cast as he walks past graffiti in Port-au-Prince, January 27, 2010. REUTERS/Jorge Silva/Files

Steve McMullin, 56, of Twin Falls, Idaho, one of the 10 Americans ...

(AP) — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:20:48 GMT

(AP) - Steve McMullin, 56, of Twin Falls, Idaho, one of the 10 Americans who were arrested while trying to bus children out of Haiti without proper documents or government permission, is seen in the back of a police car while being brought back to jail in Port-au-Prince, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010. Nine of the ten Americans went to court for a fourth time for questioning. (AP Photo/Javier Galeano)

Three of the 10 Americans, who were arrested while trying to ...

(AP) — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:20:38 GMT

(AP) - Three of the 10 Americans, who were arrested while trying to bus children out of Haiti without proper documents or government permission, from left to right, Carla Thompson, 53, Corinna Lankford, both of Meridian, Idaho, and Drew Culberth, 34, of Topeka, Kansas, are escorted by Haitian police officers while being brought back to jail in Port-au-Prince, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010. Nine of the ten Americans went to court for a fourth time for questioning. (AP Photo/Javier Galeano)

Supporters of former chief minister of Malaysia's state ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:12:30 GMT

(Reuters) - Supporters of former chief minister of Malaysia's state of Perak Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin perform a special prayer outside the courthouse in Putrajaya February 9, 2010. Mohammad Nizar failed in his bid to get the Federal Court to declare him as the rightful Perak's chief minister, according to local media reports. Zambry Abdul Kadir of the National Front retained the chief minister's post after the court declared his appointment by the state ruler of Perak as constitutional. Picture taken February 9, 2010. REUTERS/Bazuki Muhammad (MALAYSIA - Tags: POLITICS CRIME LAW)

A survivor of Haiti's earthquake walks along a destroyed ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:08:08 GMT

(Reuters) - A survivor of Haiti's earthquake walks along a destroyed area as she carries movables in downtown Port-au-Prince February 9, 2010. The 7.0 magnitude quake which struck Haiti on Jan. 12 is estimated to have killed up to 200,000 people. It has led to scenes of chaotic food handouts amid the ruins of the capital Port-au-Prince. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado (HAITI - Tags: DISASTER)

North Korean leader Kim Jong-il (C) poses during a visit to ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:05:03 GMT

(Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong-il (C) poses during a visit to the February 8 Vinalon Complex in Hamheung, northeast of Pyongyang in this photo released by North Korea's KCNA news agency February 10, 2010. KCNA did not state when the picture was taken. The Korean characters read: "Improvement of people's lives". REUTERS/KCNA (NORTH KOREA - Tags: POLITICS) NO THIRD PARTY SALES. NOT FOR USE BY REUTERS THIRD PARTY DISTRIBUTORS. QUALITY FROM SOURCE

London has defended the use of more than 100 pigs in military ...

(AFP/File) — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:03:44 GMT

(AFP/File) - London has defended the use of more than 100 pigs in military explosives tests in the past five years, saying the experiments had saved lives in Afghanistan and Iraq.(AFP/File/Viktor Drachev)

Survivors of Haiti's earthquake build makeshift shelters ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:02:59 GMT

(Reuters) - Survivors of Haiti's earthquake build makeshift shelters in a makeshift camp at the Petion ville club Port-au-Prince February 09,2010. The 7.0 magnitude quake which struck Haiti on Jan. 12 is estimated to have killed up to 200,000 people. It has led to scenes of chaotic food handouts amid the ruins of the capital Port-au-Prince. REUTERS/Kena Betancur (HAITI tags NATURAL CATASTROPHES - Tags: DISASTER)

In this photo released by Colombia's Presidential Press Office, ...

(AP) — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:01:56 GMT

(AP) - In this photo released by Colombia's Presidential Press Office, Ecuador's President Rafael Correa, left, welcomes Colombia's President Alvaro Uribe, right, to the extraordinary meeting of Union of South American Nations, UNASUR, in Quito, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010. The emergency meeting was called to discuss the region's response to the humanitarian crisis in quake-shattered Haiti. (AP Photo/Colombia Presidential Press Office, Felipe Pinzon)

North Korean leader Kim Jong-il (3rd L) visits the February ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:01:55 GMT

(Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong-il (3rd L) visits the February 8 Vinalon Complex in Hamheung, northeast of Pyongyang in this photo released by North Korea's KCNA news agency February 10, 2010. KCNA did not state when the picture was taken. The Korean characters read: "Improvement of people's lives". REUTERS/KCNA (NORTH KOREA - Tags: POLITICS) NO THIRD PARTY SALES. NOT FOR USE BY REUTERS THIRD PARTY DISTRIBUTORS. QUALITY FROM SOURCE

Survivors of Haiti's earthquake walk along a destroyed area ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:00:53 GMT

(Reuters) - Survivors of Haiti's earthquake walk along a destroyed area near downtown Port-au-Prince February 9, 2010. The 7.0 magnitude quake which struck Haiti on Jan. 12 is estimated to have killed up to 200,000 people. It has led to scenes of chaotic food handouts amid the ruins of the capital Port-au-Prince. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado (HAITI - Tags: DISASTER)

North Korean leader Kim Jong-il (C) visits the February 8 Vinalon ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:00:50 GMT

(Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong-il (C) visits the February 8 Vinalon Complex in Hamheung, northeast of Pyongyang in this photo released by North Korea's KCNA news agency February 10, 2010. KCNA did not state when the picture was taken. The Korean characters read: "Improvement of people's lives". REUTERS/KCNA (NORTH KOREA - Tags: POLITICS) NO THIRD PARTY SALES. NOT FOR USE BY REUTERS THIRD PARTY DISTRIBUTORS. QUALITY FROM SOURCE

Colombia's President Alvaro Uribe gestures to people outside ...

(AP) — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:00:35 GMT

(AP) - Colombia's President Alvaro Uribe gestures to people outside Ecuador's government palace after attending a meeting by the Union of South American Nations, UNASUR, in Quito, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010. An extraordinary summit was called to discuss the region's response to the crisis in quake-shattered Haiti. (AP Photo/Patricio Realpe)

REFILE - CORRECTING SNOW BOARDER TO FREE-RIDE SKIER A free-ride ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:59:46 GMT

(Reuters) - REFILE - CORRECTING SNOW BOARDER TO FREE-RIDE SKIER A free-ride skier gets some air as he enjoys the so-called 'Whistler snow park' prior to the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics in Whistler, British Columbia, February 9, 2010. REUTERS/Stefano Rellandini (CANADA - Tags: SPORT SOCIETY SNOWBOARDING OLYMPICS)

Fristmer Alexi, 40, carries his daughter Rosemita, 10, to the ...

(AP) — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:59:04 GMT

(AP) - Fristmer Alexi, 40, carries his daughter Rosemita, 10, to the General Hospital after she fell ill over night in downtown Port-au-Prince, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010. Thousands were killed and many displaced by the Jan. 12 earthquake that left the city in ruins. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

A translator sits with Emmanuel Etan as a team of British doctors ...

(AP) — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:58:21 GMT

(AP) - A translator sits with Emmanuel Etan as a team of British doctors amputate his right leg at their field hospital in Port-au-Prince, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010. Etan was injured in the 7.0-magnitude earthquake that hit Haiti on Jan. 12, killing and injuring thousands. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

A suspected looter keeps his hands on the head as he is detained ...

(AP) — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:58:05 GMT

(AP) - A suspected looter keeps his hands on the head as he is detained by Haitian police in the aftermath of Haiti's earthquake in downtown Port-au-Prince, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010. Thousands were killed and many displaced by the Jan. 12 earthquake that left the city in ruins. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

Alex Gough of Canada during the Wiessmann Luge World Cup in ...

(AFP/Getty Images/File) — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:56:13 GMT

(AFP/Getty Images/File) - Alex Gough of Canada during the Wiessmann Luge World Cup in 2009 at the Whistler Sliding Center in Whistler, Bristish Columbia, Canada. Canada's luge team were salivating Tuesday after news that their team sponsor has offered one million dollars to anyone winning gold at the Winter Olympics.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Jonathan Ferrey)

A survivor of Haiti's earthquake walks along a dump near ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:51:24 GMT

(Reuters) - A survivor of Haiti's earthquake walks along a dump near downtown Port-au-Prince February 9, 2010. The 7.0 magnitude quake which struck Haiti on Jan. 12 is estimated to have killed up to 200,000 people. It has led to scenes of chaotic food handouts amid the ruins of the capital Port-au-Prince. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado (HAITI - Tags: DISASTER)

A woman carries water in a makeshift camp at the Petion ville ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:49:20 GMT

(Reuters) - A woman carries water in a makeshift camp at the Petion ville club Port-au-Prince February 9, 2010. The 7.0 magnitude quake which struck Haiti on Jan. 12 is estimated to have killed up to 200,000 people. It has led to scenes of chaotic food handouts amid the ruins of the capital Port-au-Prince. REUTERS/Kena Betancur (HAITI tags NATURAL CATASTROPHES - Tags: DISASTER)