A Palestinian boy holds a poster depicting the Palestinian President ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 10:58:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A Palestinian boy holds a poster depicting the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas during a rally in his support in the West Bank city of Ramallah November 6, 2009. Thousands of Palestinians turned out in Hebron on Sunday to urge Mahmoud Abbas to run again for the presidency following his announcement that he did not want a second term in the job. REUTERS/Ammar Awad

Labourers work at the construction site of Africa pavilion at ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 10:18:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Labourers work at the construction site of Africa pavilion at the 2010 World Expo site in Shanghai, November 8, 2009. China will increase investment in and aid to African countries despite the effects of global economic crisis, according to draft agreements to be signed at a summit in Egypt on Sunday. REUTERS/China Daily

A father carries his son, who was injured in a suicide bomb ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 10:16:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A father carries his son, who was injured in a suicide bomb attack, through the halls of Lady Reading hospital in Peshawar after he was treated November 8, 2009. REUTERS/Fayaz Aziz

Tiger Woods tees off at the 9th hole during the third round ...

(AFP) — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 10:07:00 GMT

(AFP) - Tiger Woods tees off at the 9th hole during the third round of the HSBC Champions golf tournament in Shanghai on November 7. Woods faded to finish sixth in the lucrative east Asian match. Photo:Goh Chai Hin/AFP

US golfer Phil Mickelson, pictured, held off a resurgent Ernie ...

(AFP) — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 10:07:00 GMT

(AFP) - US golfer Phil Mickelson, pictured, held off a resurgent Ernie Els in a thrilling finale to win both the WGC-HSBC Champions on Sunday and a personal battle with fellow American Tiger Woods, who faded to finish sixth. Photo:Philippe Lopez/AFP

Saudi Prince Khaled bin Sultan (R) shakes hands with soldiers ...

(AFP) — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 09:58:00 GMT

(AFP) - Saudi Prince Khaled bin Sultan (R) shakes hands with soldiers as he visits the southern province of Jizan, near the border with Yemen. Four Saudi soldiers are missing after clashes on the southeastern border with Yemen-based Shiite rebels, Deputy Defence Minister Prince Khaled said in remarks published on Sunday. Photo:/AFP

Saudi soldiers flash the victory sign in the southern province ...

(AFP) — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 09:58:00 GMT

(AFP) - Saudi soldiers flash the victory sign in the southern province of Jizan, near the border with Yemen. Four Saudi soldiers are missing after clashes on the southeastern border with Yemen-based Shiite rebels, Deputy Defence Minister Prince Khaled bin Sultan said in remarks published on Sunday. Photo:/AFP

People decorate the Tawang District Hospital in Arunachal Pradesh ...

(AFP) — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 08:48:00 GMT

(AFP) - People decorate the Tawang District Hospital in Arunachal Pradesh state. The Dalai Lama visited a remote Tibetan monastery in northeast India on Sunday at the start of a trip that has infuriated China, which claims the surrounding Himalayan region as its own. Photo:Diptendu Dutta/AFP

Exiled Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama. Thousands of ...

(AFP) — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 08:48:00 GMT

(AFP) - Exiled Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama. Thousands of Buddhists have given the religious head, who has lived in exile in India for 50 years, a rousing welcome as he landed by helicopter near the Tawang monastery, perched at 3,500 metres Inidia's Arunachal Pradesh region. Photo:Toru Yamanaka/AFP

An Indian Buddhist monk watches youth decorate the premises ...

(AFP) — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 08:48:00 GMT

(AFP) - An Indian Buddhist monk watches youth decorate the premises of the Yid-Gha-Chozein prayer hall at Tawang in the northwestern corner of Arunachal Pradesh state in India. The Dalai Lama visited a remote Tibetan monastery in northeast India on Sunday at the start of a trip that has infuriated China, which claims the surrounding Himalayan region as its own. Photo:Diptendu Dutta/AFP

A statue made by German artist Euer Helge shows a Trabant car ...

(AFP) — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 08:26:00 GMT

(AFP) - A statue made by German artist Euer Helge shows a Trabant car breaking the Berlin wall in the yard of the German embassy at The Hague. Once the butt of jokes the world over, communist-era East European goods from sweets, to rustic washing machines and clunky cars are all the rage again. Photo:Anoek de Groot/AFP

A Dacia 1300 cruises in Bucharest. Twenty years on from the ...

(AFP) — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 08:26:00 GMT

(AFP) - A Dacia 1300 cruises in Bucharest. Twenty years on from the fall of the Berlin Wall communist-era goods provoke feelings of nostalgia in older people and curiosity in youths Photo:Daniel Mihailescu/AFP

A man holds a package of 'Detska zakuska' (Children's breakfast) ...

(AFP) — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 08:26:00 GMT

(AFP) - A man holds a package of 'Detska zakuska' (Children's breakfast) cookies in front of the Soviet Army monument in Sofia. Twenty years on from the fall of the Berlin Wall on November 9, communist-era goods provoke feelings of nostalgia in older people and curiosity in youths Photo:Dimitar Dilkoff/AFP

A motorcyclist passes a road maintenance worker in Taipei. Taiwan ...

(AFP) — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 07:51:00 GMT

(AFP) - A motorcyclist passes a road maintenance worker in Taipei. Taiwan is expected to forge an agreement on financial cooperation with China 'soon', in yet another sign of evolving ties between the two former bitter rivals, it was reported Sunday. Photo:Sam Yeh/AFP

Protesters hold a sign at a mass anti-U.S. base rally in Ginowan ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 07:44:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Protesters hold a sign at a mass anti-U.S. base rally in Ginowan on Japan's southwestern island of Okinawa, a subtropical island about 1,600 km (1,000 miles) south of Tokyo, that hosts about half the 47,000 U.S. military personnel in Japan November 8, 2009. A dispute over a replacement facility for Futenma air base on Okinawa, a key part of a realignment of U.S. troops in Japan, has strained the alliance between the U.S. and Japan, ahead of U.S. President Barack Obama's trip to Tokyo next week. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

Traffic is seen bumper to bumper in the South Korean capital, ...

(AFP) — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 07:16:00 GMT

(AFP) - Traffic is seen bumper to bumper in the South Korean capital, Seoul. A 68-year-old woman in the country has passed the written test for her driving licence after 950 attempts. Photo:/AFP

A cleaner cleans the main entrance of the Reserve Bank in Sydney. ...

(AFP) — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 06:55:00 GMT

(AFP) - A cleaner cleans the main entrance of the Reserve Bank in Sydney. Withdrawing Australia's government stimulus now would interrupt the recovery underway, Treasurer Wayne Swan said Sunday as he warned the country was not immune to the risks to the global economy. Photo:Greg Wood/AFP

Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama greets the gathering ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 06:50:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama greets the gathering after his arrival at a monastery in Tawang in the northeastern Indian state of Arunchal Pradesh November 8, 2009. Thousands of Buddhist monks and supporters welcomed Tibet's exiled spiritual leader on Sunday to a remote Indian region also claimed by China, a trip that has renewed tensions between the Asian giants. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi

President Barack Obama walks back to the Oval Office after stepping ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 06:28:00 GMT

(Reuters) - President Barack Obama walks back to the Oval Office after stepping off Marine One on the South Lawn after returning to the White House in Washington, November 6, 2009. REUTERS/Jim Young

Russian Finance Minister Alexey Kudrin (R) poses with his G20 ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 06:25:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Russian Finance Minister Alexey Kudrin (R) poses with his G20 colleagues and central bank leaders during the family photo at the G20 Finance Ministers meeting at a hotel in St. Andrews, Scotland November 7, 2009. REUTERS/Simon Dawson/Pool

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (R) is greeted by democrat ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 06:12:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (R) is greeted by democrat representatives during a news conference about the House vote on health care reform on Capitol Hill in Washington November 7, 2009. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (R) speaks during a news conference ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 06:00:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (R) speaks during a news conference about the House vote on health care reform on Capitol Hill in Washington November 7, 2009. The House of Representatives approved a sweeping healthcare reform bill on Saturday, backing the biggest health policy changes in four decades and handing President Barack Obama a crucial victory. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas

Pakistani army soldiers secure a site in Peshawar in the northwest ...

(AFP) — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 05:51:00 GMT

(AFP) - Pakistani army soldiers secure a site in Peshawar in the northwest of the country. A suicide bomber blew himself up Sunday outside the home of a local politician in the city, killing five people and injuring 22 including the target, police said. Photo:A Majeed/AFP

Pakistani soldiers take their positions at the site of a drive-by ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 05:45:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Pakistani soldiers take their positions at the site of a drive-by shooting where gunmen fired and injured two people in Islamabad November 6, 2009. REUTERS/Faisal Mahmood

British challenger David Haye celebrates with the winner's belt ...

(AFP) — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 02:53:00 GMT

(AFP) - British challenger David Haye celebrates with the winner's belt after defeating Russian WBA heavyweight champion Nikolai Valuev in their WBA heavyweight boxing world champion match in the southern German city of Nuremberg. Photo:Timm Schamberger/AFP

Russian WBA heavyweight champion Nikolai Valuev (R) blocks a ...

(AFP) — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 02:53:00 GMT

(AFP) - Russian WBA heavyweight champion Nikolai Valuev (R) blocks a punch from British challenger David Haye during their WBA heavyweight boxing world champion match in the southern German city of Nuremberg. Haye won the WBA heavyweight title here on Saturday with a shock majority decision over Valuev. Photo:Timm Schamberger/AFP

Jockey Mike Smith celebrates winning the Breeders' Cup Classic ...

(AFP) — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 02:00:00 GMT

(AFP) - Jockey Mike Smith celebrates winning the Breeders' Cup Classic race on Zenyatta during the Breeders' Cup World Championships at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California. Zenyatta franked her stamp as one of the truly great racehorses in history here on Saturday when she won the Breeders Cup Classic. Photo:Jacob de Golish/AFP

Barcelona's forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic (R) challenges Mallorca's ...

(AFP) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:29:00 GMT

(AFP) - Barcelona's forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic (R) challenges Mallorca's midfielder Mario Suarez (L) during their Spanish League football match at Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona. Barcelona won 4-2. Photo:Lluis Gene/AFP

Barcelona's forward Pedro Rodriguez (L) scores against Mallorca ...

(AFP) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:29:00 GMT

(AFP) - Barcelona's forward Pedro Rodriguez (L) scores against Mallorca during a Spanish League football match at Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona. Rodriguez scored a brace as Barcelona kept up the pace at the top of the Spanish table with a 4-2 win over Real Mallorca. Photo:Lluis Gene/AFP

A battling performance by Deportivo La Coruna saw them keep ...

(AFP) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:29:00 GMT

(AFP) - A battling performance by Deportivo La Coruna saw them keep up their push for a place in Europe with a 2-0 win at Getafe on Saturday despite being reduced to nine men. Getafe had only lost once at home so far to Barcelona but they went behind after 14 minutes when Miguel Mista, pictured in 2008, headed home a cross from full back Luis Felipe. Photo:/AFP

A map locating the western province of Badghis in Afghanistan, ...

(AFP) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:06:00 GMT

(AFP) - A map locating the western province of Badghis in Afghanistan, where Kabul says 7 members of the Afghan security forces were killed in a NATO air strike that also injured international forces. Photo:/AFP

US troops and medics carry an injured Afghan soldier to be transported ...

(AFP) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:06:00 GMT

(AFP) - US troops and medics carry an injured Afghan soldier to be transported to a hospital in Kandahar on November 4. Seven Afghan security personnel were killed in a mis-targeted NATO air strike in the remote northwest of the country, the defence ministry said Saturday. Photo:Manpreet Romana/AFP

An Afghan army medic soldier looks out from an ambulance in ...

(AFP) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:06:00 GMT

(AFP) - An Afghan army medic soldier looks out from an ambulance in Kabul. Seven Afghan security personnel were killed in a mis-targeted NATO air strike in the remote northwest of the country, the defence ministry said Saturday. Photo:Nicolas Asfouri/AFP

US President Barack Obama (C) shakes hands with Speaker of the ...

(AFP) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:56:00 GMT

(AFP) - US President Barack Obama (C) shakes hands with Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (2nd L) as he walks out of the Caucus Room with House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn (L) and House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, (R) after a meeting on health care reform on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Photo:Jim Watson/AFP

US President Barack Obama (C) walks out of the Caucus Room with ...

(AFP) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:56:00 GMT

(AFP) - US President Barack Obama (C) walks out of the Caucus Room with House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn (L) and Congressman John Larson (2nd R) after a meeting on health care reform on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Obama hoped to bring the full persuasive power of the US presidency to bear in an 11th-hour push to secure the 218 votes needed to pass health care overhaul. Photo:Jim Watson/AFP

Protestors wave flags during a news conference 'To Make a Healthcare ...

(AFP) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:56:00 GMT

(AFP) - Protestors wave flags during a news conference 'To Make a Healthcare 'House Call' on Washington' at the US Capitol in Washington, DC. The US House of Representatives opened a historic debate Saturday on remaking US health care, with President Barack Obama set to make a rare in-person appeal for his top domestic priority. Photo:Kris Connor/AFP

Arsenal's midfielder Cesc Fabregas celebrates scoring his goal ...

(AFP) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:55:00 GMT

(AFP) - Arsenal's midfielder Cesc Fabregas celebrates scoring his goal with teammates during their English Premier League football match against the Wolverhampton Wanderers at Molineux Stadium in Wolverhampton. Arsenal swept Wolves aside to climb to second place in the Premier League on Saturday as a fifth consecutive draw resulted in Manchester City being ejected from the top four. Photo:Paul Ellis/AFP

Tottenham Hotspur's striker Robbie Keane (back) scores past ...

(AFP) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:55:00 GMT

(AFP) - Tottenham Hotspur's striker Robbie Keane (back) scores past Sunderland's goalkeeper Craig Gordon during their English Premier League football match at White Hart Lane, north London. Tottenham won 2-0. Photo:Glyn Kirk/AFP

Swine-flu victim Jason Roberts, pictured in action in 2008, ...

(AFP) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:55:00 GMT

(AFP) - Swine-flu victim Jason Roberts, pictured in action in 2008, came off the bench to lift Blackburn out of the relegation zone with a second-half double in a 3-1 win over bottom side Portsmouth. Photo:/AFP

Manchester City's winger Shaun Wright-Phillips (L) is challenged ...

(AFP) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:55:00 GMT

(AFP) - Manchester City's winger Shaun Wright-Phillips (L) is challenged by Burnley's Stephen Jordan (R) during the English Premier League football match between Manchester City and Burnley at the City of Manchester Stadium in Manchester. The match ended in a 3-3 draw. Photo:Martin Elliott/AFP

Aston Villa got back on track in spectacular fashion as Martin ...

(AFP) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:55:00 GMT

(AFP) - Aston Villa got back on track in spectacular fashion as Martin O'Neill's side thrashed Bolton 5-1 at Villa Park on Saturday. The hosts, who suffered an agonising last-gasp defeat at West Ham in midweek, moved into fifth place in the Premier League thanks to goals from Ashley Young, Gabriel Agbonlahor, John Carew, James Milner and Carlos Cuellar. Photo:Ian Kington/AFP

Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling (C) chats ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:06:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling (C) chats with U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner (L) as France's Finance Minister Christine Lagarde looks away during the family photo at the G20 Finance Ministers meeting at a hotel in St. Andrews, Scotland, November 7, 2009. REUTERS/Andrew Winning

Major Nidal Malik Hasan, the U.S. Army doctor identified by ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:55:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Major Nidal Malik Hasan, the U.S. Army doctor identified by authorities as the suspect in a mass shooting at the U.S. Army post in Fort Hood, Texas, is seen in this undated handout photo from a pdf file of the U.S. Government Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences downloaded on November 6, 2009. Investigators searched for the motive on Friday behind the mass shooting at a sprawling U.S. Army base in Texas, in which the Army psychiatrist trained to treat war wounded is suspected of killing 13 people. REUTERS/Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences/Handout

Moenchengladbach's midfielder Marco Reus attempts to get the ...