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A Tunisian farmer harvests wheat near the northern ...

(AFP) — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 05:36:00 GMT

(AFP) - A Tunisian farmer harvests wheat near the northern Tunisian city of Bizerte. US President George W. Bush arrived in Japan on Sunday for talks with Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda on the next steps in the North Korean nuclear dispute ahead of a summit of industrialised powers. Photo:Fethi Belaid/AFP

US President George W. Bush waves as he makes ...

(AFP) — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 05:36:00 GMT

(AFP) - US President George W. Bush waves as he makes his way to board Air Force One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC. Bush arrived in Japan on Sunday for talks with Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda on the next steps in the North Korean nuclear dispute ahead of a summit of industrialised powers. Photo:Mandel Ngan/AFP

Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda points out ...

(AFP) — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 05:36:00 GMT

(AFP) - Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda points out the location of the Windsor hotel, the venue of the G8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit on a map at his official residence in Tokyo on July 3. US President George W. Bush arrived in Japan on Sunday for talks with Fukuda on the next steps in the North Korean nuclear dispute ahead of a summit of industrialised powers. Photo:Toru Hanai/AFP

Anti-G8 activists brandish a poster of US President ...

(AFP) — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 05:15:00 GMT

(AFP) - Anti-G8 activists brandish a poster of US President George W. Bush during a demonstration in Sapporo on July 5. Bush arrived in Japan on Sunday for talks with Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda on the next steps in the North Korean nuclear dispute as well as to attend the Group of Eight summit of industrialised nations Photo:Jewel Samad/AFP

Policemen keep vigil on anti-G8 activists during ...

(AFP) — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 05:15:00 GMT

(AFP) - Policemen keep vigil on anti-G8 activists during a demonstration in Sapporo on July 5. Four people were arrested as Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda arrived on the northern island of Hokkaido on Sunday to chair a three-day summit of the Group of Eight powers. Photo:Jewel Samad/AFP

Anti-G8 activists from British charity organization ...

(AFP) — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 05:15:00 GMT

(AFP) - Anti-G8 activists from British charity organization Oxfam, dressed in masks of G8 leaders, pretend to perform 'karaoke' during a demonstration in Sapporo on July 5. Four people were arrested as Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda arrived on the northern island of Hokkaido on Sunday to chair a three-day summit of the Group of Eight powers. Photo:Kazuhiro Nogi/AFP

Boston Red Sox batter Jason Varitek looks up as he pops the ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 04:42:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Boston Red Sox batter Jason Varitek looks up as he pops the ball up to New York Yankees first baseman Wilson Betemit for an out with the bases loaded in the ninth inning of their MLB American League baseball game at Yankee Stadium in New York July 5, 2008. REUTERS/Ray Stubblebine

U.S. President George W. Bush and first lady Laura Bush walk ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 04:37:00 GMT

(Reuters) - U.S. President George W. Bush and first lady Laura Bush walk to Air Force One as they prepare to depart from Dulles Airport, near Washington, July 5, 2008. They are on their way to the G8 Summit in Toyako, Japan. REUTERS/Jim Young

A Tunisian farmer harvests wheat in June 2008 ...

(AFP) — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 03:19:00 GMT

(AFP) - A Tunisian farmer harvests wheat in June 2008 in the Mateur area near the northern Tunisian city of Bizerte, as the food crisis is hitting Africa. US President George W. Bush was due in Japan on Sunday for talks with Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda on the next steps in the North Korean nuclear dispute ahead of a summit of industrialised powers. Photo:Fethi Belaid/AFP

Tyson Gay grimaces as he is placed on a stretcher after injuring ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 02:22:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Tyson Gay grimaces as he is placed on a stretcher after injuring his leg in a men's 200 meters quarter-final heat at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials in Eugene, Oregon, July 5, 2008. REUTERS/Mike Blake

After months vowing to get US troops home from ...

(AFP) — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 02:02:00 GMT

(AFP) - After months vowing to get US troops home from Iraq, Barack Obama has succumbed to the war's political entanglements, struggling to explain his plan in the light of recent security gains. Photo:Emmanuel Dunand/AFP

An Iraqi elderly man walks past a US soldier ...

(AFP) — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 02:02:00 GMT

(AFP) - An Iraqi elderly man walks past a US soldier standing guard outside a house during a patrol in the al-Dora neighbourhood in Baghdad on July 3. After months vowing to get US troops home from Iraq, Barack Obama has succumbed to the war's political entanglements, struggling to explain his plan in the light of recent security gains. Photo:Ali Yussef/AFP

An Iraqi man rides his bicycle past US soldiers ...

(AFP) — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 02:02:00 GMT

(AFP) - An Iraqi man rides his bicycle past US soldiers patrolling the al-Dora neighbourhood in Baghdad on July 3. After months vowing to get US troops home from Iraq, Barack Obama has succumbed to the war's political entanglements, struggling to explain his plan in the light of recent security gains. Photo:Ali Yussef/AFP

A firefighter heads to a burning redwood tree during a massive ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 21:36:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A firefighter heads to a burning redwood tree during a massive wildfire in Big Sur, California July 5, 2008. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith

South Koreans walk past next to a TV screen showing ...

(AFP) — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 21:35:00 GMT

(AFP) - South Koreans walk past next to a TV screen showing footage of the public demolition of North Korea's cooling tower at its Yongbyon nuclear complex, at a railway station in Seoul in June 2008. US President George W. Bush left Washington for the G8 meeting in Japan, where he aims to highlight Africa's battles against hunger and deadly diseases and assuage Japanese on his North Korea policy. Photo:Jung Yeon-Je/AFP

North Korean soldiers march at the truce village ...

(AFP) — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 21:07:00 GMT

(AFP) - North Korean soldiers march at the truce village of Panmunjom dividing two Koreas in June 2008. The US said Saturday that the six-party process overseeing North Korea's nuclear disablement is at 'a very pivotal point' and that talks would be held in Beijing on verification as early as July 11 or 12. Photo:Jung Yeon-Je/AFP

Technicians prepare to wash the reactor of the ...

(AFP) — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 20:46:00 GMT

(AFP) - Technicians prepare to wash the reactor of the Bushehr nuclear power plant at the Iranian port town of Bushehr, 1200 Kms south of Tehran, in 2007. The US said Saturday that it would talk with allies before commenting on Tehran's response to a plan from six world powers offering Iran technology and negotiations if it suspends uranium enrichment. Photo:Behrouz Mehri/AFP

People ride their bikes past Google Inc. headquarters in Mountain ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 20:19:00 GMT

(Reuters) - People ride their bikes past Google Inc. headquarters in Mountain View, California, May 8, 2008. REUTERS/Kimberly White

Democratic presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 20:12:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) speaks to a National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) conference in Washington, June 28, 2008. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

Democratic presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 19:54:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) addresses a news conference after meeting with his foreign policy advisory panel of former Democratic U.S. government officials at a hotel in Washington June 18, 2008. REUTERS/Jim Bourg

Tyson Gay runs through a corner during his first round men's ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 19:34:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Tyson Gay runs through a corner during his first round men's 200m heat at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials in Eugene, Oregon, July 4, 2008. REUTERS/Mike Blake

Houses sit in flood waters from the Mississippi River in La ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 17:49:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Houses sit in flood waters from the Mississippi River in La Grange, Missouri June 18, 2008. REUTERS/Frank Polich

US President George W. Bush, seen here on July ...

(AFP) — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 11:50:00 GMT

(AFP) - US President George W. Bush, seen here on July 3, leaves for Japan, looking to ease worries there about his North Korea policies and push rich nations to do more to help Africa battle hunger and deadly diseases. Photo:Saul Loeb/AFP

People watch a fireworks display from the Lincoln ...

(AFP) — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 06:13:00 GMT

(AFP) - People watch a fireworks display from the Lincoln Memorial during Independence Day celebrations on the National Mall July 4 in Washington, DC. Photo:Brendan Smialowski/AFP

A protester shouts slogans while holding a banner ...

(AFP) — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 06:13:00 GMT

(AFP) - A protester shouts slogans while holding a banner as US President George W. Bush speaks during an Independence Day celebration and naturalization ceremony on the West Lawn of Monticello, the estate of former US president Thomas Jefferson in Charlottesville, Virgina. Photo:Mandel Ngan/AFP

US President George W. Bush (R) poses with newly ...

(AFP) — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 06:13:00 GMT

(AFP) - US President George W. Bush (R) poses with newly sworn-in US citizen Julia White Freeman during an Independence Day celebration and naturalization ceremony on the West Lawn of Monticello, the estate of former US president Thomas Jefferson in Charlottesville, Virginia. Photo:Mandel Ngan/AFP

With fireworks displays lighting the skies from ...

(AFP) — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 06:13:00 GMT

(AFP) - With fireworks displays lighting the skies from coast to coast, Americans celebrated Independence Day as White House hopefuls Barack Obama, seen here in June, and John McCain geared up Saturday for new clashes on the campaign trail. Photo:Saul Loeb/AFP

Santa Cruz's Governor Ruben Costas is seen during a ceremony ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 04:35:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Santa Cruz's Governor Ruben Costas is seen during a ceremony of an unofficial legislative assembly in Santa Cruz, May 15, 2008. Regional governors pushing for greater autonomy from Bolivia's central government said Friday they will not boycott an August recall vote that could force them out of office despite initially resisting the ballot. REUTERS/Stringer

Michael Phelps swims to a win in the Men's 200m Individual Medley ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 04:31:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Michael Phelps swims to a win in the Men's 200m Individual Medley setting a new world record at the U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials in Omaha, Nebraska, July 4, 2008. REUTERS/Jeff Haynes

A US Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter ferries ...

(AFP) — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 02:08:00 GMT

(AFP) - A US Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter ferries troops for a mission in the Al-Dora neighbourhood in Baghdad on July 2. US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Friday that she was 'proud' of the US decision to invade Iraq and said the Middle East had improved since President George W. Bush took office. Photo:Ali Yussef/AFP

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, seen ...

(AFP) — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 02:08:00 GMT

(AFP) - US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, seen here in June, said on Friday that she was 'proud' of the US decision to invade Iraq and said the Middle East had improved since President George W. Bush took office. Photo:Ramzi Haidar/AFP

Michael Phelps swims to a win in his heat of the Men's 100m ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 01:25:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Michael Phelps swims to a win in his heat of the Men's 100m butterfly at the U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials in Omaha, Nebraska, July 4, 2008. REUTERS/Jeff Haynes

A firefighter works to extinguish a blaze that burned to the ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 23:47:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A firefighter works to extinguish a blaze that burned to the shoulder of Highway 1 during a wildfire in Big Sur, California July 4, 2008. California firefighters held the line overnight on two wildfires burning along the California coast that threatened more than 4,000 homes and other structures, fire officials said on Friday morning. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith

US Senator Jesse Helms (R) and his wife Dorothy ...

(AFP) — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 23:11:00 GMT

(AFP) - US Senator Jesse Helms (R) and his wife Dorothy arrive at the House Chamber in 2001. Helms, an iconic US conservative lawmaker known for hardline stances on foreign policy and civil liberties, died Friday at the age of 86, a spokesman said. Photo:Shawn Thew/AFP

Then-US Senator Jesse Helms speaks during a luncheon ...

(AFP) — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 23:11:00 GMT

(AFP) - Then-US Senator Jesse Helms speaks during a luncheon at the International Christian Conference On HIV/AIDS in 2002. Helms, an iconic US conservative lawmaker known for hardline stances on foreign policy and civil liberties, died Friday at the age of 86, a spokesman said. Photo:Paul Richards/AFP

File image of former Republican Senator Jesse Helms speaking ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 22:52:00 GMT

(Reuters) - File image of former Republican Senator Jesse Helms speaking at the Christian Coalition Annual Meeting. REUTERS/file

Firefighters Dan Bittle (L) and Kevin Pfister discuss their ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 21:36:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Firefighters Dan Bittle (L) and Kevin Pfister discuss their defense of businesses against wildfire in Big Sur, California July 4, 2008. California firefighters held the line overnight on two wildfires burning along the California coast that threatened more than 4,000 homes and other structures, fire officials said on Friday morning. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith

Guests use umbrellas to protect themselves against ...

(AFP) — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 20:59:00 GMT

(AFP) - Guests use umbrellas to protect themselves against the rain during the opening ceremony for the new US embassy building (background) on the 'Pariser Platz' in Berlin. Merkel and America's last Cold War leader called Friday for lasting transatlantic friendship as the US embassy in Berlin reopened on the site it last occupied in 1941. Photo:John Macdougall/AFP

US ambassador to Germany William Timken (L) shows ...

(AFP) — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 20:59:00 GMT

(AFP) - US ambassador to Germany William Timken (L) shows German Chancellor Angela Merkel the terrace on the roof of the new US embassy building on the sidelines of its opening ceremony in Berlin. Merkel and America's last Cold War leader called Friday for lasting transatlantic friendship as the US embassy in Berlin reopened on the site it last occupied in 1941. Photo:Guido Bergmann/AFP

Former US president George Bush (R) walks with ...

(AFP) — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 20:59:00 GMT

(AFP) - Former US president George Bush (R) walks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel on the 'Pariser Platz' in front of the Brandenburg Gate during the opening ceremony for the new US embassy building in Berlin. Merkel and America's last Cold War leader called Friday for lasting transatlantic friendship as the US embassy in Berlin reopened on the site it last occupied in 1941. Photo:Michael Gottschalk/AFP

A woman affixes a US flag on a window on top ...

(AFP) — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 20:59:00 GMT

(AFP) - A woman affixes a US flag on a window on top of a window bearing a German flag at a building adjoining the new US embassy in Berlin, on the day the building will officially be inaugurated by former US president George Bush during a ceremony also attended by German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Photo:John Macdougall/AFP

Joey Chestnut (R) holds his arm up after defeating Takeru Kobayashi ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 20:36:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Joey Chestnut (R) holds his arm up after defeating Takeru Kobayashi of Japan (L) in overtime at Nathan's annual hot dog eating contest in New York, July 4, 2008. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson