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These photos taken in August show the Bangladeshi set of twins ...

(AFP) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:59:00 GMT

(AFP) - These photos taken in August show the Bangladeshi set of twins Trishna (L) and Krishna. Bangladeshi twins Trishna and Krishna have left intensive care as they continue their remarkable recovery from surgery to separate their conjoined heads, the hospital said. Photo:Royal Childrens Hospital/AFP

President Barack Obama pauses as he speaks during a meeting ...

(The Canadian Press) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:51:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - President Barack Obama pauses as he speaks during a meeting with members of his Cabinet in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, Nov. 23, 2009. Seated at the table are Secretary of Sate Hillary Rodham Clinton, left, Defense Secretary Robert Gates, behind Obama, Commerce Secretary Gary Locke, second from right, and Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Susan Walsh)

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Monday urged ...

(AFP) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:50:00 GMT

(AFP) - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Monday urged his visiting Iranian counterpart Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to find a 'just solution' with the West to Tehran's contested nuclear program. Lula, speaking in a joint media conference with Ahmadinejad, reiterated that Brazil backed Iran's declared quest for 'peaceful nuclear energy in full respect of international accords.' Duration: 00:49 Photo:/AFP

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad delivers a speech during ...

(AFP) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:50:00 GMT

(AFP) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad delivers a speech during a ceremony to sign agreements with Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva at Itamaraty Palace in Brasilia. Lula da Silva on Monday urged Ahmadinejad to find a 'just solution' with the West to Tehran's contested nuclear program. Photo:Evaristo Sa/AFP

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (R) and Brazilian President ...

(AFP) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:50:00 GMT

(AFP) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (R) and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva wave during a meeting at Itamaraty Palace in Brasilia. Lula da Silva on Monday urged Ahmadinejad to find a 'just solution' with the West to Tehran's contested nuclear program. Photo:Evaristo Sa/AFP

Demonstrators protest against the visit of Iranian President ...

(AFP) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:50:00 GMT

(AFP) - Demonstrators protest against the visit of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in Brasilia. Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Monday urged Ahmadinejad to find a 'just solution' with the West to Tehran's contested nuclear program. Photo:Felipe Barra/AFP

Cuba and Australia have decided to strengthen their 20-year ...

(AFP) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:12:00 GMT

(AFP) - Cuba and Australia have decided to strengthen their 20-year relationship, Australian Foreign Affairs Minister Stephen Smith, pictured on November 10, said Monday at the start of a two-day visit to Havana. Photo:Roslan Rahman/AFP

Japanese hostage, identified by Japanese media as 63-year-old ...

(AFP) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:59:00 GMT

(AFP) - Japanese hostage, identified by Japanese media as 63-year-old Takeo Mashimo, speaks at press conference in the Yemen capital Sanaa after he released from the hands of tribesmen. The man was kidnapped on November 15. Photo:/AFP

Yemen's old city of Sanaa is pictured on November 8. A Japanese ...

(AFP) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:59:00 GMT

(AFP) - Yemen's old city of Sanaa is pictured on November 8. A Japanese engineer kidnapped by tribesmen near the Yemeni capital on November 15 was released on Monday, Sanaa's governor Numan Duid announced. Photo:Marwan Naamani/AFP

Pakistan skipper Mohammad Yousuf, pictured in July 2009, won ...

(AFP) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:49:00 GMT

(AFP) - Pakistan skipper Mohammad Yousuf, pictured in July 2009, won the toss and elected to bowl in the opening Test of the three-match series against New Zealand here Tuesday. Photo:Lakruwan Wanniarachchi/AFP

Somali boys chant as they watch hard-line Islamist fighters ...

(AFP) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:35:00 GMT

(AFP) - Somali boys chant as they watch hard-line Islamist fighters from Al-Shabab parade during a rally in the streets of Mogadishu in October 2009. Eight people face terrorism charges in the case of 20 young men missing from Minnesota after allegedly being recruited to fight for an Islamist militia in Somalia, officials said Monday. Photo:Abdurashid Abikar/AFP

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin signs a copy her her autobiography, ...

(The Canadian Press) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:47:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin signs a copy her her autobiography, 'Going Rogue', at the North Post Exchange at Fort Bragg, N.C., Monday, Nov. 23, 2009. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Jim R. Bounds)

Astronaut Robert Satcher Jr. is seen working on a oxygen tank ...

(The Canadian Press) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:42:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Astronaut Robert Satcher Jr. is seen working on a oxygen tank near the International Space Station. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/NASA)

Israel's Industry and Trade Minister Benjamin Ben-Eliezer (L) ...

(AFP) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:20:00 GMT

(AFP) - Israel's Industry and Trade Minister Benjamin Ben-Eliezer (L) shakes hands with Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu before a meeting in Ankara. Israel's trade minister Monday began a visit to Turkey to mend strained relations, saying Ankara could help resolve the conflict between Israel and Syria. Photo:Adem Altan/AFP

Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas (L) and Argentina's President ...

(AFP) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:12:00 GMT

(AFP) - Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas (L) and Argentina's President Cristina Kirchner shake hands before a working meeting at Casa Rosada presidential palace in Buenos Aires. Kirchner on Monday urged the United States to 'do more' to restart Israeli-Palestinian negotiations as she held talks with Abbas. Photo:Juan Mabromata/AFP

President Barack Obama, sitting next to Defense Secretary Robert ...

(The Canadian Press) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:56:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - President Barack Obama, sitting next to Defense Secretary Robert Gates, right, pauses as he speaks during a meeting with members of his Cabinet in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, Nov. 23, 2009. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Susan Walsh)

Two Iranians work at the zirconium production plant, part of ...

(AFP) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:55:00 GMT

(AFP) - Two Iranians work at the zirconium production plant, part of the nuclear facilities in Isfahan in 2005. Iran will not ship its low enriched uranium abroad, a top security official said on Monday, renewing the government's rejection of UN-drafted proposals aimed at allaying concerns over its nuclear ambitions. Photo:Henghameh Fahimi/AFP

Demonstrators protest the visit of Iran's President Mahmoud ...

(The Canadian Press) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:55:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Demonstrators protest the visit of Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as security officers ask them to move in Brasilia, Monday, Nov. 23, 2009. The poster reads in Portuguese 'Mr. Ahmadinejad uses countries to disseminate messages of hate. Not here! Not Brazil!' (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Andre Penner)

A Sudanese man walks while a peacekeeper from the United Nations-African ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:33:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A Sudanese man walks while a peacekeeper from the United Nations-African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) secures the area outside a military base in Kor Abeche, south Darfur, March 15, 2009. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra

Emergency rescue workers wade through a flooded street in Cockermouth, ...

(AFP) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:28:00 GMT

(AFP) - Emergency rescue workers wade through a flooded street in Cockermouth, Cumbria. Residents of the flood-hit northwest have began returning to their homes but police are warning it could take years to recover from the devastation left by the heaviest rainfall on record. Photo:Andrew Yates/AFP

Emergency rescue workers float past a 'Merry Christmas' sign ...

(AFP) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:28:00 GMT

(AFP) - Emergency rescue workers float past a 'Merry Christmas' sign as they look to rescue residents stranded by floods in Cockermouth, Cumbria. Residents of the flood-hit northwest have began returning to their homes but police are warning it could take years to recover from the devastation left by the heaviest rainfall on record. Photo:Andrew Yates/AFP

South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Mary ...

(The Canadian Press) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:27:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Mary Ann Chastain, File)

A general view shows the terraced gardens and classical-style ...

(AFP) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:15:00 GMT

(AFP) - A general view shows the terraced gardens and classical-style Bahai World Centre in the Israeli port city of Haifa. Iran on Monday shut down a best-selling newspaper, Hamshahri, for carrying a picture of a temple belonging to the outlawed Bahai sect, the official IRNA news agency reported. Photo:Jack Guez/AFP

Rwandan people visit the national genocide memorial in Nyamasheke, ...

(AFP) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:58:00 GMT

(AFP) - Rwandan people visit the national genocide memorial in Nyamasheke, Rwanda in 2006. Two French investigating judges were in Rwanda Monday to follow leads in their probe of Rwandan genocide suspects arrested in France, in the first such visit in nearly three years, officials said. Photo:Jose Cendon/AFP

Gen. Andrew Leslie, the head of Canada's land forces. THE CANADIAN ...

(The Canadian Press) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:57:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Gen. Andrew Leslie, the head of Canada's land forces. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Bill Graveland

Indian soldiers stand at attention next to a Agni-II long-range ...

(AFP) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:51:00 GMT

(AFP) - Indian soldiers stand at attention next to a Agni-II long-range missile during a parade. India carried out a night-time test of a nuclear-capable, medium-range ballistic missile off its eastern coast on Monday, a defence official said. Photo:Ravi Raveendran/AFP

The family of captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit leave the ...

(AFP) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:43:00 GMT

(AFP) - The family of captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit leave the Defense Ministry in Tel Aviv. Israel says there is no deal on a prisoner swap with Hamas, as efforts appeared to gather pace on an accord that could see a Gaza-held soldier exchanged for hundreds of Palestinians. Photo:Jack Guez/AFP

Israelis hold banners of captured soldier Gilad Shalit during ...

(AFP) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:43:00 GMT

(AFP) - Israelis hold banners of captured soldier Gilad Shalit during a protest in Jerusalem. Israel said there is no deal yet on a prisoner swap with Hamas, as efforts appeared to gather pace on an accord that could see a Gaza-held soldier exchanged for hundreds of Palestinians. Photo:Gali Tibbon/AFP

A couple walks past a poster of captured Israeli soldier Gilad ...

(AFP) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:43:00 GMT

(AFP) - A couple walks past a poster of captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit in Jerusalem. Israel said there is no deal yet on a prisoner swap with Hamas, as efforts appeared to gather pace on an accord that could see a Gaza-held soldier exchanged for hundreds of Palestinians. Photo:Menahem Kahana/AFP

Captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit is seen in a video broadcast ...

(AFP) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:43:00 GMT

(AFP) - Captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit is seen in a video broadcast by an Israeli news channel on October 2, 2009. Israel said on Monday there was no deal yet on a prisoner swap with Hamas, as efforts appeared to gather pace on an accord that could see a Gaza-held soldier exchanged for hundreds of Palestinians. Photo:Jonathan Nackstrand/AFP

The shrine dedicated to Jean Charles de Menezes, who was mistakenly ...

(AFP) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:25:00 GMT

(AFP) - The shrine dedicated to Jean Charles de Menezes, who was mistakenly killed by British anti-terror police in 2005. Photo:Shaun Curry/AFP

A handout photo of Jean Charles De Menezes. British police have ...

(AFP) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:25:00 GMT

(AFP) - A handout photo of Jean Charles De Menezes. British police have agreed a compensation deal with the family of an innocent Brazilian who was shot dead in London four years ago after being mistaken for a suicide bomber. Photo:/AFP

Somali president Sheikh Sharif Ahmed meets the media at 'Villa ...

(AFP) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:18:00 GMT

(AFP) - Somali president Sheikh Sharif Ahmed meets the media at 'Villa Somalia', the presidential palace in Mogadishu. Somalia's embattled president appealed to the international community on Monday to do more to prop up his transitional government, fighting for survival against an Al Qaeda-inspired insurgency. Photo:Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP

A ferry survivor is seen floating on the sea before being rescued ...

(The Canadian Press) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:22:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - A ferry survivor is seen floating on the sea before being rescued off Karimun island, Indonesia. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS)

King Abdullah II of Jordan, pictured in April 2009, dissolved ...

(AFP) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:55:00 GMT

(AFP) - King Abdullah II of Jordan, pictured in April 2009, dissolved parliament on Monday and ordered the holding of a general election two years early. Photo:Saul Loeb/AFP

A French soldier speaks with children in Birao, Central African ...

(AFP) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:53:00 GMT

(AFP) - A French soldier speaks with children in Birao, Central African Republic, in 2008. Two French aid workers were kidnapped overnight by a gang of armed men in the northeast Central African Republic, close to the border with Sudan, a Bangui diplomat in Sudan said Monday. Photo:Fred Dufour/AFP

A Filipino soldier mans a .50 calibre machine gun along a road ...