U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon speaks during a joint news ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:54:00 GMT

(Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon speaks during a joint news conference with Japan's Prime Minister Taro Aso at the latter's official residence in Tokyo July 1, 2009. Ban has a rare meeting with Myanmar's top general on Friday where he will urge the secretive leader to free all political prisoners and ensure next year's elections are credible. REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao

A convoy of U.S. army trucks in Taliban-held territory advances ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:43:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A convoy of U.S. army trucks in Taliban-held territory advances in the lower Helmand river valley July 2, 2009. REUTERS/Reuters TV

Michael Jackson's former wife of three years, Debbie Rowe seen ...

(AFP) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:37:00 GMT

(AFP) - Michael Jackson's former wife of three years, Debbie Rowe seen here in 2005, said in an interview Thursday she plans to fight for custody of the two children she had with the tragic pop icon. Photo:/AFP

A young girl holds a Michael Jackson CD in Krindjabo, Ivory ...

(AFP) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:37:00 GMT

(AFP) - A young girl holds a Michael Jackson CD in Krindjabo, Ivory Coast. Funeral plans for Jackson are slowly taking shape one week after the pop icon's death as federal drug investigators joined the probe into the superstar's sudden demise. Photo:Kambou Sia/AFP

Fans camp along the country road outside of Neverland Ranch ...

(AFP) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:37:00 GMT

(AFP) - Fans camp along the country road outside of Neverland Ranch as preparations are made for memorial services for singer Michael Jackson near Los Olivos, California. Funeral plans for Jackson are slowly taking shape one week after the pop icon's death as federal drug investigators joined the probe into the superstar's sudden demise. Photo:David Mcnew/AFP

Rays of light from inside Neverland Ranch shine in the early ...

(AFP) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:37:00 GMT

(AFP) - Rays of light from inside Neverland Ranch shine in the early morning darkness as fans worldwide continue to mourn the loss of singer Michael Jackson near Los Olivos, California. Funeral plans for Jackson are slowly taking shape one week after the pop icon's death as federal drug investigators joined the probe into the superstar's sudden demise. Photo:David Mcnew/AFP

An aerial view shows Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch in 2003 ...

(AFP) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:37:00 GMT

(AFP) - An aerial view shows Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch in 2003 in Santa Ynez, California. Plans for Jackson's funeral remained unclear on Thursday, with the singer's family still yet to make an official announcement on his memorial. Photo:Frazer Harrison/AFP

Iraqi SWAT teams take part in a parade in the sports stadium ...

(AFP) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:02:00 GMT

(AFP) - Iraqi SWAT teams take part in a parade in the sports stadium in the southern city of Najaf, some 160 kms from Baghdad, as on going celebrations take place to mark the June 30th pullout of US troops from Iraqi urban areas. US Vice President Joe Biden flew in to Baghdad on Thursday on a surprise visit just two days after a long-planned pullback of American troops from Iraq's towns and cities. Photo:Qassem Zein/AFP

The White House said on Tuesday that Vice President Joe Biden ...

(AFP) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:02:00 GMT

(AFP) - The White House said on Tuesday that Vice President Joe Biden would work closely with General Ray Odierno, the top US commander in Iraq seen here, and the US ambassador to Baghdad, Christopher Hill, as US forces prepare to leave the country for good. Photo:Scott Olson/AFP

US Vice President Joe Biden, pictured in May 2009, flew in to ...

(AFP) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:02:00 GMT

(AFP) - US Vice President Joe Biden, pictured in May 2009, flew in to Baghdad on Thursday on a surprise visit just two days after a long-planned pullback of American troops from conflict-hit Iraq's towns and cities. Photo:Saul Loeb/AFP

US Vice President Joe Biden, pictured in May 2009, was visiting ...

(AFP) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:02:00 GMT

(AFP) - US Vice President Joe Biden, pictured in May 2009, was visiting Baghdad Thursday in a surprise trip just days after US forces completed their pullout from Iraqi cities, the White House said. Photo:Saul Loeb/AFP

Soldiers are seen behind shields at the National Congress in ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:32:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Soldiers are seen behind shields at the National Congress in Tegucigalpa July 1, 2009. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido

United States Vice-President Joe Biden (R) is greeted by U.S. ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:08:00 GMT

(Reuters) - United States Vice-President Joe Biden (R) is greeted by U.S. Army General Raymond Odierno, the Commanding General of the Multi-Nation Force in Iraq, in Baghdad early July 2, 2009. Biden's three-day visit comes after President Barack Obama appointed him to help coordinate Iraq policy as U.S. officials lay the groundwork for a full withdrawal of U.S. forces by 2012. REUTERS/Andrew Quinn

Flowers are placed on the star of Michael Jackson on the Hollywood ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:53:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Flowers are placed on the star of Michael Jackson on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Hollywood, California July 1, 2009. REUTERS/Joshua Lott

This undated picture released by North Korea's official Korean ...

(AFP) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:01:00 GMT

(AFP) - This undated picture released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency on July 1, 2009, shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il (C) inspecting a factory. North Korea has test-fired four short-range missiles, South Korean military officials said, further fuelling tension sparked by its nuclear standoff with the international community. Photo:/AFP

This undated handout photo released by the Korean Central News ...

(AFP) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:01:00 GMT

(AFP) - This undated handout photo released by the Korean Central News Agency in January 2009 shows a missile-firing drill at an undisclosed location in North Korea. North Korea on Thursday test-fired four short-range missiles, South Korean military officials said, further fuelling tension sparked by its nuclear standoff with the international community. Photo:/AFP

A Palestinian man sits in front of a house destroyed during ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:01:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A Palestinian man sits in front of a house destroyed during the three-week offensive Israel launched in Gaza last December, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip July 2, 2009. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa

Map locating the South Korea-funded Kaesong industrial complex ...

(AFP) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:01:00 GMT

(AFP) - Map locating the South Korea-funded Kaesong industrial complex inside North Korea. North Korea has test-fired four short-range missiles, South Korean military officials said, further fuelling tension sparked by its nuclear standoff with the international community. Photo:/AFP

Police in Kingston, Ont., say it could be a slow process to ...

(CBC) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:46:01 GMT

(CBC) - Police in Kingston, Ont., say it could be a slow process to get answers to how four females ended up dead in a submerged vehicle in a canal.

A woman smokes a cannabis cigarette in a legal cannabis cafe, ...

(AFP) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:45:00 GMT

(AFP) - A woman smokes a cannabis cigarette in a legal cannabis cafe, in the Dutch city of Maastricht in 2006. Dutch coffee shops that sell cannabis should should cater mainly for local people and not bulk-buying drugs tourists from abroad, a government commission proposed Thursday. Photo:/AFP

A helicopter carrying US Marines from 2nd Battalion, 8 Marine ...

(AFP) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:23:00 GMT

(AFP) - A helicopter carrying US Marines from 2nd Battalion, 8 Marine Regiment of 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade takes off as part of Operation Khanjar - Strike of the Sword - at Camp Dwyer in Helmand Province. Thousands of US Marines poured into Afghanistan's Taliban heartlands Thursday, quickly capturing a district in the first major assault of President Barack Obama's new war plan. Photo:Manpreet Romana/AFP

US Marines from the 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment of the ...

(AFP) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:23:00 GMT

(AFP) - US Marines from the 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment of the 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade make preparations as they wait for helicopter transport as part of Operation Khanjar at Camp Dwyer in Helmand Province in Afghanistan. Thousands of US Marines poured into Afghanistan's Taliban heartlands, quickly capturing a district in the first major assault of President Barack Obama's new war plan. Photo:Manpreet Romana/AFP

US Marines from 2nd Battalion, 8 Marine Regiment of 2nd Marine ...

(AFP) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:23:00 GMT

(AFP) - US Marines from 2nd Battalion, 8 Marine Regiment of 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade wait to board helicopters as they leave to take part in Operation Khanjar - Strike of the Sword - at Camp Dwyer in Helmand Province. Thousands of US Marines poured into Afghanistan's Taliban heartlands Thursday, quickly capturing a district in the first major assault of President Barack Obama's new war plan. Photo:Manpreet Romana/AFP

Map locating Helmand province in Afghanistan. Thousands of US ...

(AFP) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:23:00 GMT

(AFP) - Map locating Helmand province in Afghanistan. Thousands of US Marines poured into Afghanistan's Taliban heartlands Thursday, quickly capturing a district in the first major assault of President Barack Obama's new war plan. Photo:/AFP

View of a wreath floating in Guanabara Bay in Rio de Janeiro, ...