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Coal miners are seen here in a small mining town in China's ...

(AFP/File) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:45:13 GMT

(AFP/File) - Coal miners are seen here in a small mining town in China's Shanxi province, in 2006. Over a hundred miners have been trapped after a gas explosion at a coal mine in northeast China early Saturday, according to state-run Xinhua news agency. The incident reportedly happened at about 2:30 am (1830 GMT Friday) at a mine in Hegang City in China's Heilongjiang province.(AFP/File/Peter Parks)

Patients of the Eduardo Bernabe Ordaz Psychiatric Hospital perform ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:43:27 GMT

(Reuters) - Patients of the Eduardo Bernabe Ordaz Psychiatric Hospital perform in a play titled "El Caballero de Paris in Havana November 17, 2009. Psychiatric patients took to the streets of Havana on Friday to stage a street theatre play which French playwright Serge Sandor hopes will improve their self-esteem. REUTERS/Enrique De La Osa (CUBA SOCIETY)

A patient of the Eduardo Bernabe Ordaz Psychiatric Hospital ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:42:19 GMT

(Reuters) - A patient of the Eduardo Bernabe Ordaz Psychiatric Hospital performs in a play titled "El Caballero de Paris in Havana November 17, 2009. Psychiatric patients took to the streets of Havana on Friday to stage a street theatre play which French play wright Serge Sandor hopes will improve their self-esteem. REUTERS/Enrique De La Osa (CUBA ENTERTAINMENT SOCIETY)

A doctor holds a patient of the Eduardo Bernabe Ordaz Psychiatry ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:40:06 GMT

(Reuters) - A doctor holds a patient of the Eduardo Bernabe Ordaz Psychiatry Hospital, during a play titled "El Caballero de Paris on the street in Old Havana November 20, 2009. Psychiatric patients took to the streets of Havana on Friday to stage a street theatre play which French playwright Serge Sandor hopes will improve their self-esteem. REUTERS/Enrique De La Osa(CUBA SOCIETY)

US President Barack Obama speaks during a town hall meeting ...

(AFP/File) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:27:32 GMT

(AFP/File) - US President Barack Obama speaks during a town hall meeting at in Shanghai, on November 16. President Barack Obama will wait until after Americans mark Thanksgiving on November 26 to announce whether or not to he will send reinforcements to Afghanistan, his spokesman Robert Gibbs said Friday.(AFP/File/Mandel Ngan)

US soldiers march along fifth avenue as part of the Veterans ...

(AFP/File) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:27:32 GMT

(AFP/File) - US soldiers march along fifth avenue as part of the Veterans Day parade in New York, November 11. President Barack Obama will wait until after Americans mark Thanksgiving on November 26 to announce whether or not he sends reinforcements to Afghanistan, his spokesman Robert Gibbs said Friday.(AFP/File/Emmanuel Dunand)

French President Nicolas Sarkozy (L) and German Chancellor Angela ...

(AFP/file) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:24:05 GMT

(AFP/file) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy (L) and German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Incoming EU president Herman Van Rompuy kept a low profile Friday as the 27-nation bloc's leaders faced flak for picking him and a little-known British peer to lead a revamped Europe on the world stage.(AFP/file/John Thys)

British peer Catherine Ashton was chosen as the EU's foreign ...

(AFP) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:24:05 GMT

(AFP) - British peer Catherine Ashton was chosen as the EU's foreign policy chief. European leaders chose Belgian premier Herman Van Rompuy to become the first president of the European Union.(AFP/Georges Gobet)

VIDEO: European leaders have chosen a low-profile pair to lead ...

(AFPTV) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:24:05 GMT

(AFPTV) - VIDEO: European leaders have chosen a low-profile pair to lead a revamped EU. The pick of Belgium's premier, Herman Van Rompuy, as president and EU Commissioner Catherine Ashton as the top diplomat came at a summit of the 27 EU heads of state and government. Duration: 02:21(AFPTV)

(L-R) European Union Foreign Policy Chief Javier Solana, Belgian ...

(AFP/File) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:24:05 GMT

(AFP/File) - (L-R) European Union Foreign Policy Chief Javier Solana, Belgian Prime Minsiter Herman Van Rompuy and Luxembourg Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker at a European Union summit. Incoming EU president Van Rompuy kept a low profile as the 27-nation bloc's leaders faced flak for picking him and a little-known British peer to lead a revamped Europe on the world stage.(AFP/File/Georges Gobet)

A gaggle of geese are seen in the flood waters, on the main ...

(Canadian Press) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:05:49 GMT

(Canadian Press) - A gaggle of geese are seen in the flood waters, on the main street of Cockermouth, England Friday Nov. 20, 2009 after heavy rains caused local flooding in the picturesque village. The Royal Air Force and Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RLNI) rescue services have joined efforts to help around 200 people who are stranded by rising floodwater in the northern England tourist town.(THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Scott Heppell)

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, center, shares ...

(AP) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:59:14 GMT

(AP) - Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, center, shares a moment with Afro-Brazilian movements' representatives during Black Consciousness Day festivities in Salvador, Brazil, Friday, Nov. 20, 2009. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (L) and his Brazilian counterpart ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:58:42 GMT

(Reuters) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (L) and his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva wave in Salvador November 20, 2009. Abbas is on a three-day official visit in Brazil. REUTERS/Thiago Teixeira (BRAZIL POLITICS)

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (2nd L) wears ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:52:10 GMT

(Reuters) - Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (2nd L) wears Benin costumes next to visiting delegates from the African nation, in Salvador November 20, 2009. REUTERS/Ricardo Stuckert/Handout (BRAZIL POLITICS) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS

Palestine's President Mahmoud Abbas, left, receives a basket ...

(AP) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:47:05 GMT

(AP) - Palestine's President Mahmoud Abbas, left, receives a basket as a gift from a representative of an Afro-Brazilian community during Black Consciousness Day festivities in Salvador, Brazil, Friday, Nov. 20, 2009. Abbas is on three-day official visit to Brazil. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

A patient of the Eduardo Bernabe Ordaz Psychiatric Hospital ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:44:47 GMT

(Reuters) - A patient of the Eduardo Bernabe Ordaz Psychiatric Hospital is reflected on the mirror backstage before performing in a play titled "El Caballero de Paris in Havana November 20, 2009. Psychiatric patients took to the streets of Havana on Friday to stage a street theatre play which French playwright Serge Sandor hopes will improve their self-esteem. REUTERS/Enrique De La Osa (CUBA SOCIETY)

Patients of the Eduardo Bernabe Ordaz Psychiatry Hospital, sing ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:41:41 GMT

(Reuters) - Patients of the Eduardo Bernabe Ordaz Psychiatry Hospital, sing in a play titled "El Caballero de Paris on the street in Old Havana November 20, 2009. Psychiatric patients took to the streets of Havana on Friday to stage a street theatre play which French playwright Serge Sandor hopes will improve their self-esteem. REUTERS/Enrique De La Osa (CUBA SOCIETY)

Palestine's President Mahmoud Abbas, left, and Brazil's President ...

(AP) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:38:41 GMT

(AP) - Palestine's President Mahmoud Abbas, left, and Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva attend Brazilian Black Consciousness Day festivities in Salvador, Brazil, Friday, Nov. 20, 2009. Abbas is on three-day visit to Brazil. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, left, shares a ...

(AP) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:37:09 GMT

(AP) - Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, left, shares a moment with a woman dressed in traditional costumes during Brazilian Black Consciousness Day festivities in Salvador, Brazil, Friday, Nov. 20, 2009. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

A patient of the Eduardo Bernabe Ordaz Psychiatric Hospital ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:29:11 GMT

(Reuters) - A patient of the Eduardo Bernabe Ordaz Psychiatric Hospital prepares backstage before performing in a play titled "El Caballero de Paris" in Havana November 20, 2009. Psychiatric patients took to the streets of Havana on Friday to stage a street theatre play which French playwright Serge Sandor hopes will improve their self-esteem. REUTERS/Enrique De La Osa (CUBA SOCIETY)

Cindy Bueler, left, stands with Paul Johnson, who is dressed ...

(Canadian Press) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:26:32 GMT

(Canadian Press) - Cindy Bueler, left, stands with Paul Johnson, who is dressed in a historic military costume, as they wait to get their books signed by former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin at Joseph-Beth Booksellers in in Norwood, Ohio, Nov. 20, 2009. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Tom Uhlman)

S.Africa's Cameron Van der Burgh is seen on his way to winning ...

(AFP/DDP/File) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:23:11 GMT

(AFP/DDP/File) - S.Africa's Cameron Van der Burgh is seen on his way to winning and setting new world record in the men's 50m breaststroke in Berlin, on November 14. Van der Burgh of South Africa is one to watch this w/e in Singapore after his outstanding performance in Germany.(AFP/DDP/File/Berthold Stadler)

S.Africa's Darian Townsend (right) and Britain's Robert ...

(AFP/File) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:23:11 GMT

(AFP/File) - S.Africa's Darian Townsend (right) and Britain's Robert Bale are seen competing during the heats of the men's 200m freestyle race in 2008. The final leg of the shortcourse swimming World Cup gets under way in Singapore on Saturday with expectations high that world records will fall.(AFP/File/John Macdougall)

A man walks past a bus burned by suspected rebels of the Revolutionary ...

(AP) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:21:24 GMT

(AP) - A man walks past a bus burned by suspected rebels of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, FARC, in Ricaurte, southern Colombia, Friday, Nov.20, 2009. Colombian authorities say six people, including two children, were killed when the bus was attacked and caught fire. (AP Photo/Juan Manuel Barrero)

A bus burned by suspected rebels of the Revolutionary Armed ...

(AP) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:17:48 GMT

(AP) - A bus burned by suspected rebels of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, FARC, sits on a road in Ricaurte, southern Colombia, Friday, Nov.20, 2009. Colombian authorities say six people, including two children, were killed when the bus was attacked and caught fire.(AP Photo/Juan Manuel Barrero)

The husband of blogger Yoani Sanchez, Reinaldo Escobar, second ...

(AP) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:15:45 GMT

(AP) - The husband of blogger Yoani Sanchez, Reinaldo Escobar, second from left, is surrounded by government supporters in Havana, Friday, Nov. 20, 2009. Escobar was punched, slapped and shouted down by a pro-government mob in downtown Havana. (AP Photo/Javier Galeano)

Cuban government supporters chant pro-revolutionary slogans ...

(AP) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:08:25 GMT

(AP) - Cuban government supporters chant pro-revolutionary slogans against Reinaldo Escobar, not in the photo, in Havana, Friday, Nov.20, 2009. Escobar was punched, slapped and shouted down by government supporters in downtown Havana. (AP Photo/Javier Galeano)

Government supporters surround Reinaldo Escobar, background, ...

(AP) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:54:08 GMT

(AP) - Government supporters surround Reinaldo Escobar, background, the husband of Cuban blogger Yoani Sanchez, in Havana, Friday, Nov. 20, 2009. Escobar was punched, slapped and shouted down by a pro-government mob in downtown Havana. (AP Photo/Javier Galeano)

Kerry Cahill receives a hug from Lt. Veronica Pacheco after ...

(Canadian Press) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:45:39 GMT

(Canadian Press) - Kerry Cahill receives a hug from Lt. Veronica Pacheco after the memorial service for her father Michael Grant Cahill, 62, outside St. Monica Catholic Church in Cameron, Texas, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2009. Cahill was killed at Fort Hood military base shooting along with twelve others. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Jerry Larson)

The husband of Cuban blogger Yoani Sanchez, Reinaldo Escobar, ...

(AP) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:40:58 GMT

(AP) - The husband of Cuban blogger Yoani Sanchez, Reinaldo Escobar, third from left, and three of his companions, walk surrounded by government supporters in Havana, Friday, Nov. 20, 2009. Escobar was punched, slapped and shouted down by government supporters in downtown Havana. (AP Photo/Javier Galeano)

Ike Skelton on Capitol Hill in Washington April 9, 2008. The ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:28:35 GMT

(Reuters) - Ike Skelton on Capitol Hill in Washington April 9, 2008. The chairman of the U.S. House Armed Services Committee, Representative Ike Skelton, cast doubt on Friday about the Obama administration's decision to try the Sept. 11, 2001, conspirators in a U.S. criminal court. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/Files

Reinaldo Escobar, the husband of dissident Cuban blogger Yoanis ...

(AP) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:21:21 GMT

(AP) - Reinaldo Escobar, the husband of dissident Cuban blogger Yoanis Sanchez, center, is taking away by unidentified men in Havana, Friday, Nov. 20, 2009. Escobar was punched, slapped and shouted down by government supporters in downtown Havana. (AP Photo/Javier Galeano)

Colombian policemen stand guard alongside a bus burned by rebels ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:20:52 GMT

(Reuters) - Colombian policemen stand guard alongside a bus burned by rebels of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) in Ricaurte town along the highway between Tumaco and Narino November 20, 2009. Six people died in the incident, authorities said. REUTERS/Juan Manuel Barrera (COLOMBIA MILITARY CRIME LAW IMAGES OF THE DAY)

A children looks at a burned bus in Ricaurte, Colombia, Friday, ...

(AP) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:20:47 GMT

(AP) - A children looks at a burned bus in Ricaurte, Colombia, Friday, Nov.20, 2009. Colombian authorities say six people have died in a turbulent southern region when a bus was attacked and caught fire. Narino state Governor Antonio Navarro told The Associated Press that the bus driver apparently did not stop when attackers opened fire. (AP Photo/Juan Manuel Barrero)

Maintenance man David Lee of Arvada, Colo., puts the finishing ...

(Canadian Press) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:17:34 GMT

(Canadian Press) - Maintenance man David Lee of Arvada, Colo., puts the finishing touches on a sign featuring drawings of President Barack Obama for a sales lot for pre-owned vehicles along Interstate 70 in the northwest Denver suburb of Wheat Ridge, Colo., on Friday, Nov. 20, 2009. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/David Zalubowski)

REFILE - CORRECTING BRANCH OF MILITARY Members of Nicaragua's ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:45:09 GMT

(Reuters) - REFILE - CORRECTING BRANCH OF MILITARY Members of Nicaragua's navy unload sacks containing drugs at the seaport at Bilwi, in the municipality of Puerto Cabeza November 20, 2009. Navy troops confiscated about 2.5 tons of cocaine during an anti-drug raid on the Caribbean coast of Nicaragua, authorities said. REUTERS/Oswaldo Rivas (NICARAGUA MILITARY SOCIETY CRIME LAW)

REFILE - CORRECTING BRANCH OF MILITARY Members of Nicaragua's ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:42:00 GMT

(Reuters) - REFILE - CORRECTING BRANCH OF MILITARY Members of Nicaragua's navy escort detained cocaine traffickers from Honduras during an anti-narcotics operation on the Caribbean coast of Nicaragua November 20, 2009. Navy troops confiscated about 2.5 tons of cocaine during an anti-drug raid on the Caribbean coast of Nicaragua, authorities said. REUTERS/Oswaldo Rivas (NICARAGUA MILITARY SOCIETY CRIME LAW)

Lesbian couple holds hands during a gay rights protest rally ...

(AFP/File) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:41:52 GMT

(AFP/File) - Lesbian couple holds hands during a gay rights protest rally in Hollywood on May 2009. A Canadian court Friday ordered the country's refugee board to review the rejected asylum application of a lesbian US soldier who claimed her sexual orientation had prompted death threats.(AFP/File/Mark Ralston)

U.S. President Barack Obama in the Oval Office at the White ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:38:44 GMT

(Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, November 9, 2009. Obama's job approval rating has dropped below 50 percent in a second major poll in an indication he is suffering from the long healthcare debate and weakness in the economy, Gallup said. REUTERS/Jim Young/Files

Members of Nicaragua's navy inspect drugs confiscated from ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:36:35 GMT

(Reuters) - Members of Nicaragua's navy inspect drugs confiscated from cocaine traffickers from Honduras during an anti-drug operation at the Caribbean coast of Nicaragua November 20, 2009. Navy troops confiscated about 2.5 tons of cocaine during an anti-drug raid on the Caribbean coast of Nicaragua, authorities said. REUTERS/Oswaldo Rivas (NICARAGUA MILITARY SOCIETY)

Members of Nicaragua's navy escort detained cocaine traffickers ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:35:28 GMT

(Reuters) - Members of Nicaragua's navy escort detained cocaine traffickers from Honduras during an anti-drug operation at the Caribbean coast of Nicaragua November 20, 2009. Navy troops confiscated about 2.5 tons of cocaine during an anti-drug raid on the Caribbean coast of Nicaragua, authorities said. REUTERS/Oswaldo Rivas (NICARAGUA SOCIETY MILITARY)

A combination of pictures shows candidates for President of ...

(AP) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:32:24 GMT

(AP) - A combination of pictures shows candidates for President of Romania, Mircea Geoana, left, of the Social Democracy party, Traian Basescu, right, President in office, of the Democrat Liberal party, and Crin Antonescu, center, of the Liberal party, during a live debate in Bucharest, Romania, Friday night, Nov. 20, 2009. Romania will hold presidential elections on Nov. 22, 2009.(AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Cocaine traffickers from Honduras are detained by members of ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:32:14 GMT

(Reuters) - Cocaine traffickers from Honduras are detained by members of Nicaragua's navy during an anti-drug operation at the Caribbean coast of Nicaragua November 20, 2009. Navy troops confiscated about 2.5 tons of cocaine during an anti-drug raid on the Caribbean coast of Nicaragua, authorities said. REUTERS/Oswaldo Rivas (NICARAGUA SOCIETY MILITARY)

Candidates for President of Romania, Mircea Geoana, left, of ...

(AP) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:31:43 GMT

(AP) - Candidates for President of Romania, Mircea Geoana, left, of the Social Democracy party, Traian Basescu, right, President in office, of the Democrat Liberal party, and Crin Antonescu, center, of the Liberal party, are seen shortly before the end of a live debate in Bucharest, Romania, Friday night, Nov. 20, 2009. Romania will hold presidential elections on Nov. 22, 2009.(AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Candidates for President of Romania, Mircea Geoana, right, of ...

(AP) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:31:18 GMT

(AP) - Candidates for President of Romania, Mircea Geoana, right, of the Social Democracy party, Traian Basescu, left, President in office, of the Democrat Liberal party, and Crin Antonescu, center, of the Liberal party, are seen at the end of a live debate in Bucharest, Romania, Friday night, Nov. 20, 2009. Romania will hold presidential elections on Nov. 22, 2009.(AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Candidates for President of Romania, Mircea Geoana, left, of ...

(AP) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:30:42 GMT

(AP) - Candidates for President of Romania, Mircea Geoana, left, of the Social Democracy party, Traian Basescu, center, President in office, of the Democrat Liberal party, and Crin Antonescu, right, of the Liberal party, are seen at the end of a live debate in Bucharest, Romania, Friday night, Nov. 20, 2009. Romania will hold presidential elections on Nov. 22, 2009.(AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty speaks to a luncheon meeting ...

(Canadian Press) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:28:32 GMT

(Canadian Press) - Federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty speaks to a luncheon meeting of the combined Canadian and Empire Clubs in Toronto on Friday November 20, 2009. Flaherty says the Conservative government doesn't plan to undertake major new spending initiatives in next year's budget. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn

Ski jumping athletes, from left, Meaghan Reid, of Calgary, Alta., ...

(Canadian Press) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:26:30 GMT

(Canadian Press) - Ski jumping athletes, from left, Meaghan Reid, of Calgary, Alta., Lindsey Van, of Park City, Utah, Karla Keck, of Oconomowoc, Wisc., and Jessica Jerome, of Park City, Utah, pose for a photograph outside British Columbia Supreme Court in Vancouver, B.C., on Tuesday, April 21, 2009. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Jailed suspect Amanda Knox reacts during a murder trial session ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:21:30 GMT

(Reuters) - Jailed suspect Amanda Knox reacts during a murder trial session in Perugia November 20, 2009. Defendants Knox and Raffaele Sollecito are on trial for the murder of British student Meredith Kercher in November 2007 REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi (ITALY CRIME LAW)

Defence Minister Peter MacKay, left, and U.S. Defence Secretary ...

(Canadian Press) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:20:36 GMT

(Canadian Press) - Defence Minister Peter MacKay, left, and U.S. Defence Secretary Robert Gates field questions after a meeting at the Halifax Citadel National Historic Site in Halifax on Friday Nov. 20, 2009. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan