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From L: US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, ...

(AFP) — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 01:33:00 GMT

(AFP) - From L: US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde chat before a statement by US President George W. Bush at the White House in Washington, DC. Bush said the world's richest economies were united on a 'serious global response' to the financial meltdown, as the eurozone countries prepared for a crisis summit. Photo:Mandel Ngan/AFP

France's President Nicolas Sarkozy (L) and Germany's Chancellor ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 14:35:00 GMT

(Reuters) - France's President Nicolas Sarkozy (L) and Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel (hidden) greet the public at the Charles De Gaulle Memorial in Colombey les Deux Eglises, eastern France, October 11, 2008. REUTERS/Gerard Cerles/Pool (FRANCE)

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, seen ...

(AFP) — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 02:31:00 GMT

(AFP) - US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, seen here in October 2008, spoke Friday to her partners in the North Korean nuclear talks but 'no decision has been taken yet' to strike Pyongyang from a US blacklist, officials said. Photo:Raveendran/AFP

Indian Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee(L) signs ...

(AFP) — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 22:28:00 GMT

(AFP) - Indian Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee(L) signs the US-India Civil Nuclear Agreement, with U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (R) in the Benjamin Franklin room at the State department in Washington, DC. Photo:Kris Connor/AFP

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (L) shakes ...

(AFP) — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 21:05:00 GMT

(AFP) - US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (L) shakes hands with Indian External Affairs minister Pranab Mukherjee (R) during a joint press conferece after the Indo-US nuclear meeting on October 4, 2008. Rice and Mukherjee signed a pact Friday to open up sales of civilian nuclear technology to India for the first time in three decades. Photo:Raveendran/AFP

Libyan Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdel Rahman ...

(AFP) — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 21:27:00 GMT

(AFP) - Libyan Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdel Rahman Shalgham (R) holds a joint press conference with US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice in Tripoli in September 2008. Libya has started depositing money in an account to compensate US and other terrorism victims under a 1.8 billion dollar deal aimed at fully normalizing US-Libyan ties, US officials said Thursday. Photo:Mahmud Turkia/AFP

US President George W. Bush signs HR 7081, the ...

(AFP) — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 19:29:00 GMT

(AFP) - US President George W. Bush signs HR 7081, the United States - India Nuclear Cooperation Approval and Nonproliferation Enhancement Act on Wednesday in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, celebrating 'the growing ties between the world's two largest democracies.' Behind him are (L-R) Joseph Crowley and Eliot Engel, Condoleezza Rice, Chris Dodd, John Warner, and Samuel Bodman. Photo:Saul Loeb/AFP

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice speaks ...

(AFP) — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 18:29:00 GMT

(AFP) - US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice speaks during a news conference in Astana on October 5, 2008. The six powers trying to scale back Iran's nuclear ambitions will consult soon via telephone about the 'next steps' to take at the United Nations, a State Department official said Wednesday. Photo:Stanislav Filippov/AFP

Indian political activists chant slogans and ...

(AFP) — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 15:06:00 GMT

(AFP) - Indian political activists chant slogans and wave placards as they take part in a rally in Mumbai on October 4, 2008, held to protest the visit of US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to India. US President George W. Bush was to sign legislation on Wednesday to enact a landmark US-India nuclear deal, in a lavish ceremony to highlight how the pact helps usher in a new era in relations. Photo:Sajjad Hussain/AFP

Indian External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee ...

(AFP) — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 15:06:00 GMT

(AFP) - Indian External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee (L) shakes hands with US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (R) prior to a meeting at Hyderabad House in New Delhi on October 4, 2008. US President George W. Bush was to sign legislation on Wednesday to enact a landmark US-India nuclear deal, in a lavish ceremony to highlight how the pact helps usher in a new era in relations. Photo:Raveendran/AFP

German Chancellor Angela Merkel poses with a tricot shirt during ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 14:48:00 GMT

(Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel poses with a tricot shirt during a reception for German Olympic and Paraolympics medalists in Berlin October 8, 2008. REUTERS/Johannes Eisele (GERMANY)

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Albanian Prime Minister ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 13:17:00 GMT

(Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha attend a news conference in Berlin October 8, 2008. REUTERS/Johannes Eisele (GERMANY)

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Albanian Premier Sali Berisha ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 13:14:00 GMT

(Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Albanian Premier Sali Berisha attend a news conference in Berlin October 8, 2008. REUTERS/Johannes Eisele (GERMANY)

Finnish President Tarja Halonen (R) talks with Turkish President ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 12:07:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Finnish President Tarja Halonen (R) talks with Turkish President Abdullah Gul in Helsinki October 8, 2008. Turkish President Abdullah Gul is on a three-day-visit in Finland. REUTERS/LEHTIKUVA /Pekka Sakki (FINLAND). NO COMMERCIAL SALES.. FINLAND OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN FINLAND..

Finnish President Tarja Halonen (R) meets with Turkish President ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 12:05:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Finnish President Tarja Halonen (R) meets with Turkish President Abdullah Gul in Helsinki October 8, 2008. Turkish President Abdullah Gul is on a three-day-visit in Finland. REUTERS/LEHTIKUVA /Pekka Sakki (FINLAND). NO COMMERCIAL SALES.. FINLAND OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN FINLAND..

German Chancellor Angela Merkel is reflected as she holds a ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 16:15:00 GMT

(Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel is reflected as she holds a speech during a session of the German lower house of parliament Bundestag in Berlin October 7, 2008. Merkel's cabinet agreed on Tuesday to extend Germany's participation in a NATO mission in Afghanistan and raise the number of troops it can send there by 1,000, sparking a heated parliamentary debate.REUTERS/Johannes Eisele (GERMANY)

French President Nicolas Sarkozy, right, and German Chancellor ...

(The Canadian Press) — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 16:01:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy, right, and German Chancellor Angela Merkel listen to questions during a media conference at an emergency financial summit at the Elysee Palace in Paris, Saturday Oct. 4, 2008. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Virginia Mayo

The Bush administration is still considering ...

(AFP) — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 07:47:00 GMT

(AFP) - The Bush administration is still considering setting up a diplomatic mission in Iran to improve contacts between the Iranian and American peoples, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Sunday. Photo:Nicholas Roberts/AFP

French President Nicolas Sarkozy (right) looks ...

(AFP) — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 06:06:00 GMT

(AFP) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy (right) looks at German Chancellor Angela Merkel. The leaders of Europe's four main economic powers vowed to protect fragile banks in their fight against the global credit crisis as the biggest rescue in German financial history collapsed Photo:Gerard Cerles/AFP

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (centre) ...

(AFP) — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 04:40:00 GMT

(AFP) - US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (centre) arrives in New Delhi. The United States and emerging Asian economic powerhouse India are looking to boost trade, defense and other ties following a successful deal between the two countries which has unlocked India's access to the global nuclear market. Photo:Raveendran/AFP

Indian External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee ...

(AFP) — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 04:40:00 GMT

(AFP) - Indian External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee (left) shakes hands with US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice at a meeting in New Delhi. The United States and emerging Asian economic powerhouse India are looking to boost trade, defense and other ties following a successful deal between the two countries which has unlocked India's access to the global nuclear market. Photo:Raveendran/AFP

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi (L) ...

(AFP) — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 20:31:00 GMT

(AFP) - Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi (L) speaks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel during a final press conference at the end of working meeting at the presidential Elysee Palace in Paris. Photo:Gerard Cerles/AFP

A rally in Hyderabad protesting the visit of ...

(AFP) — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 13:11:00 GMT

(AFP) - A rally in Hyderabad protesting the visit of US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to India, on October 4. Rice held talks Saturday in India on a visit to showcase a landmark bilateral nuclear deal, but last-minute hitches derailed the scheduled signing of the pact. Photo:Noah Seelam/AFP

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrives ...

(AFP) — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 13:11:00 GMT

(AFP) - US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrives in New Delhi on October 4. Rice held talks Saturday in India on a visit to showcase a landmark bilateral nuclear deal, but last-minute hitches derailed the scheduled signing of the pact. Photo:Raveendran/AFP

A rally in Hyderabad protesting the visit of ...

(AFP) — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 10:58:00 GMT

(AFP) - A rally in Hyderabad protesting the visit of US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to India. Rice held talks in India on a visit to showcase a landmark bilateral nuclear deal, but last-minute hitches derailed the scheduled signing of the pact. Photo:Noah Seelam/AFP

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice smiles before her meeting ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 09:39:00 GMT

(Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice smiles before her meeting with India's Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee in New Delhi October 4, 2008. Rice arrived in India on Saturday after Congress ratified a historic nuclear pact, but was unlikely to sign the deal during her visit because of a bureaucratic 'glitch'. REUTERS/B Mathur (INDIA)

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, seen ...

(AFP) — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 07:49:00 GMT

(AFP) - US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, seen here, arrived in India Saturday to showcase a historic civilian nuclear deal, but last-minute hitches raised doubts that the pact would be signed on her trip Photo:David Silverman/AFP

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrives ...

(AFP) — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 07:38:00 GMT

(AFP) - US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrives in New Delhi. Rice arrived in India Saturday to showcase a landmark civilian nuclear cooperation deal, although the triumph of her trip was tempered by last-minute hitches Photo:Raveendran/AFP

A rally in Hyderabad protesting the visit of ...

(AFP) — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 07:37:00 GMT

(AFP) - A rally in Hyderabad protesting the visit of US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to India. Rice arrived in India Saturday to showcase a landmark civilian nuclear cooperation deal, although the triumph of her trip was tempered by last-minute hitches Photo:Noah Seelam/AFP

German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Norbert Lammert, Speaker of ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 12:41:00 GMT

(Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Norbert Lammert, Speaker of the German Parliament, Hamburg's major Ole von Beust, Schleswig Holstein's state governor Peter Harry Carstensen and German President Horst Koehler (L-R) attend a service in the St. Michaelis church in Hamburg, northern Germany, October 3, 2008 during celebrations for the 18th anniversary of the unification of East and West Germany which had been separated by different social systems after World War II. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer/Pool (GERMANY)

German President Horst Koehler, his wife Eva Luise, Norbert ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 12:36:00 GMT

(Reuters) - German President Horst Koehler, his wife Eva Luise, Norbert Lammert, Speaker of the German Parliament, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Hamburg's major Ole von Beust, and Hans Juergen Papier, President of Germany's Constitutional Court, (L-R) attend a service in the St. Michaelis church in Hamburg, northern Germany, October 3, 2008 during celebrations for the 18th anniversary of the unification of East and West Germany which had been separated after World War II. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer/Pool (GERMANY)

South African artist Robin Rhode (L) spray-paints part of his ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 11:49:00 GMT

(Reuters) - South African artist Robin Rhode (L) spray-paints part of his 410 square metre work under the Queen Elizabeth Hall on the South Bank, in London's on October 3, 2008. Rhode is transforming the area; which is usually populated by skateboarders and grafitti artists. The work is in advance of Rhode's new exhibition which opens at the Hayward Gallery on October 7. REUTERS/Andrew Winning (BRITAIN)

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (R) and German ...

(AFP) — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 20:40:00 GMT

(AFP) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (R) and German Chancellor Angela Merkel chat in St. Petersburg before their meeting. Medvedev said Thursday the era of US financial dominance was over, and he won the backing of Germany's visiting chancellor in calling for a 'more just' system. Photo:Dmitry Astakhov/AFP

German Chancellor Angela Merkel (L) and Russian ...

(AFP) — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 20:40:00 GMT

(AFP) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel (L) and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev attend a session of the annual Russian-German development forum in St. Petersburg. Medvedev said Thursday the era of US financial dominance was over, and he won the backing of Germany's visiting chancellor in calling for a 'more just' system. Photo:Alexander Nemenov/AFP

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (R) and German ...

(AFP) — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 20:40:00 GMT

(AFP) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (R) and German Chancellor Angela Merkel chat during a session of the annual Russian-German development forum in St. Petersburg. Medvedev said Thursday the era of US financial dominance was over, and he won the backing of Germany's visiting chancellor in calling for a 'more just' system. Photo:Dmitry Astakhov/AFP

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (R) and German ...

(AFP) — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 16:32:00 GMT

(AFP) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (R) and German Chancellor Angela Merkel smile in St. Petersburg. It is too soon for NATO to provide a membership action plan (MAP) to the ex-Soviet republics of Georgia and Ukraine, Merkel said Thursday. Photo:Dmitry Astakhov/AFP

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and German ...

(AFP) — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 15:33:00 GMT

(AFP) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and German Chancellor Angela Merkel are pictured together in St. Petersburg. Medvedev has said the era of US financial dominance was over, and he won the backing of Germany's visiting chancellor in calling for a 'more just' system. Photo:Dmitry Astakhov/AFP