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Sri Lankan refugees displaced during the final stages of the ...

(AFP) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:04:00 GMT

(AFP) - Sri Lankan refugees displaced during the final stages of the fighting, prepare to climb aboard state-buses, which will take them to their native homes in the island's northern district of Mannar in October. A top French envoy has asked Sri Lanka to end its state of emergency and probe war crimes ahead of a key European Union ruling on trade concessions to the troubled island. Photo:Ishara S.Kodikara/AFP

Top French envoy Francois Zimeray -- pictured in 1999 -- has ...

(AFP) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:04:00 GMT

(AFP) - Top French envoy Francois Zimeray -- pictured in 1999 -- has asked Sri Lanka to end its state of emergency and probe war crimes ahead of a key European Union ruling on trade concessions to the troubled island. Photo:/AFP

Flying on board a Panther helicopter dispatched from the French ...

(AFP) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:53:00 GMT

(AFP) - Flying on board a Panther helicopter dispatched from the French frigate, Le Floreal, (below) a crew member watches the sea, during a supervision mission in the Gulf of Aden. A Greek cargo ship hijacked this week is being taken toward the Somali coast, but its crew members are unharmed, the ship's operating company has said. Photo:Stephane de Sakutin/AFP

Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama hosts the Mekong-Japan ...

(AFP) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:38:00 GMT

(AFP) - Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama hosts the Mekong-Japan Summit meeting at his official residence in Tokyo. Japan has pledged 5.5 billion dollars in aid over three years for Southeast Asia's five Mekong River nations, seeking to deepen ties with the region amid growing influence from China. Photo:Kiyoshi Ota/AFP

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Sang ...

(The Canadian Press) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:06:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Sang Tan)

A Palestinian stands on the rubble of the bombed headquarters ...

(AFP) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:40:00 GMT

(AFP) - A Palestinian stands on the rubble of the bombed headquarters of the National Guard in Gaza City. The UN General Assembly enjoined Israel and the Palestinians to probe war crimes allegedly committed in Gaza nearly a year ago, a move which the Jewish state said would hurt the quest for Middle East peace. Photo:Patrick Baz/AFP

In this image made from video, Wednesday Nov. 4, 2009, a casualty ...

(The Canadian Press) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:46:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - In this image made from video, Wednesday Nov. 4, 2009, a casualty is unloaded into an ambulance before being taken to a base hospital in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, after five British soldiers were shot dead in an attack.(THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/APTN)

Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic enters the courtroom ...

(The Canadian Press) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:41:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic enters the courtroom of the U.N.'s Yugoslav war crimes tribunal in The Hague, Netherlands, Tuesday. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Michael Kooren/Pool)

Employees of German car maker Opel protest at the company's ...

(The Canadian Press) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:32:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Employees of German car maker Opel protest at the company's factory in Kaiserslautern, Germany. Opel employees walked off their jobs to attend a mass rally at the automaker's headquarters. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Daniel Roland)

Picture of an inflatable giant seal set by the International ...

(AFP) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:17:00 GMT

(AFP) - Picture of an inflatable giant seal set by the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) in front of the European Parliament in Strasbourg in May 2009. Norway filed an official complaint Thursday at the World Trade Organisation against a European Union ban on imported seal products, saying it violated trade rules. Photo:Frederick Florin/AFP

A police officer opens a bag of cocaine that was seized in 2008. ...

(AFP) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:23:00 GMT

(AFP) - A police officer opens a bag of cocaine that was seized in 2008. Cocaine's relentless march through Europe's social order showed no sign of abating in 2009, according to an annual report into drug use and addiction by the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. Photo:Elmer Martinez/AFP

European deputies vote during a session at the European Parliament ...

(AFP) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:26:00 GMT

(AFP) - European deputies vote during a session at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, eastern France in 2005. A former British MEP pleaded guilty to fiddling 36,000 pounds in expenses by diverting cash intended for his secretary and using it to buy fine wines and a car. Photo:Gerard Cerles/AFP

David Cameron vowed to take back powers from Europe, sparking ...

(AFP) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:15:00 GMT

(AFP) - David Cameron vowed to take back powers from Europe, sparking a scathing response from French Europe Minister Pierre Lellouche, seen here in October 2009. Photo:Mustafa Ozer/AFP

Video: With the last hurdle for the Lisbon Treaty out of the ...

(AFP) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:15:00 GMT

(AFP) - Video: With the last hurdle for the Lisbon Treaty out of the way, people across the European Union can now focus on another question: what is it, exactly? The document seeks to reform the unwieldy 27-nation bloc, but it is unclear to most how that will change life for the 300 million people within its mandate. Reaction from the streets of London, Warsaw, Paris and Berlin. Duration: 02:24 Photo:/AFP

France's European Affairs junior minister Pierre Lellouche answers ...

(AFP) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:10:00 GMT

(AFP) - France's European Affairs junior minister Pierre Lellouche answers to a deputy during the session of questions to the government at the French National Assembly in Paris, October 28. British opposition leader David Cameron, tipped as the next prime minister, has vowed to take back powers from Europe, sparking a scathing response Thursday from Lellouche. Photo:Bertrand Guay/AFP

Workers of Opel enter and leave the car plant in Bochum, western ...

(The Canadian Press) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:32:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Workers of Opel enter and leave the car plant in Bochum, western Germany, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009. General Motors Co.'s decision to scrap the sale of European subsidiary Opel raised new uncertainty Wednesday over the unit's future, astonishing politicians in Germany and Russia, and prompting workers to plan walkouts in protest. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Frank Augstein)

Opel cars seen, at an Opel car dealership, in Hamburg. Germany's ...

(The Canadian Press) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:52:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Opel cars seen, at an Opel car dealership, in Hamburg. Germany's politicians fumed with anger and Opel workers canceled cost concessions and readied walkouts after General Motors Co. abandoned the sale of its European subsidiary to parts maker Magna International and Russian lender Sberbank. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Axel Heimken

The logo Intel. New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo filed ...

(AFP) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:46:00 GMT

(AFP) - The logo Intel. New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo filed an antitrust lawsuit against Intel Corp. on Wednesday alleging the US computer chip giant engaged in a 'worldwide, systematic campaign of illegal conduct.' Photo:Lennart Preiss/AFP

Extreme nationalists beat the protesters, who tried to confront ...

(The Canadian Press) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:49:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Extreme nationalists beat the protesters, who tried to confront them at the nationalists rally marking National Unity Day in St. Petersburg, with the Russian Empire's black-yellow-white flags in the background. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Dmitry Lovetsky)

In this Oct. 15, 2009 picture GM flags blow under a blue sky ...

(The Canadian Press) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:28:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - In this Oct. 15, 2009 picture GM flags blow under a blue sky in front of the Opel car factory in Bochum, western Germany. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Martin Meissner, file)

This Oct. 15, 2009 file photo shows the sun reflected in an ...

(The Canadian Press) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:40:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - This Oct. 15, 2009 file photo shows the sun reflected in an Opel logo in Bochum, Germany. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Martin Meissner, file)

President Barack Obama (C) speaks during a meeting of the U.S.-European ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:57:00 GMT

(Reuters) - President Barack Obama (C) speaks during a meeting of the U.S.-European Union Summit with President of the European Commission Jose Manuel Barroso (R) and Prime Minister of Sweden Fredrik Reinfeldt in the Cabinet Room at the White House in Washington November 3, 2009. REUTERS/Jim Young

Interactive graphic on the European Union's reforming Lisbon ...

(AFP) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:50:00 GMT

(AFP) - Interactive graphic on the European Union's reforming Lisbon Treaty as Czech President Vaclav Klaus becomes the the last EU leader to ratify the landmark document after it is ruled in line with the country's constitution. Photo:/AFP

U.S. President Barack Obama (L) listens to President of the ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:42:00 GMT

(Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama (L) listens to President of the European Commission Jose Manuel Barroso during a meeting of the U.S.-European Union Summit in the Cabinet Room at the White House in Washington, November 3, 2009. REUTERS/Jim Young (UNITED STATES POLITICS)

U.S. President Barack Obama (C) speaks during a meeting of the ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:40:00 GMT

(Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama (C) speaks during a meeting of the U.S.-European Union Summit with President of the European Commission Jose Manuel Barroso (R) and Prime Minister of Sweden Fredrik Reinfeldt in the Cabinet Room at the White House in Washington November 3, 2009. REUTERS/Jim Young (UNITED STATES POLITICS)

U.S. President Barack Obama (R) speaks during a meeting of the ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:40:00 GMT

(Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama (R) speaks during a meeting of the U.S.-European Union Summit as Prime Minister of Sweden Fredrik Reinfeldt looks on, in the Cabinet Room at the White House in Washington November 3, 2009. REUTERS/Jim Young (UNITED STATES)

U.S. President Barack Obama (2nd L) walks through the Colonnade ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:24:00 GMT

(Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama (2nd L) walks through the Colonnade with European High Council Representative Javier Solana (L), President of the European Commission Jose Manuel Barroso (2nd R), and Prime Minister of Sweden Fredrik Reinfeldt to a meeting of the U.S.-European Union Summit at the White House in Washington November 3, 2009. REUTERS/Jim Young

U.S. President Barack Obama (2nd L) walks through the Colonnade ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:35:00 GMT

U.S. President Barack Obama (2nd L) walks through the Colonnade ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:11:00 GMT

Claude Levi-Strauss seen in this Jan. 13, 1967 file photo. (THE ...

(The Canadian Press) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:33:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Claude Levi-Strauss seen in this Jan. 13, 1967 file photo. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, HO)

The Czech Republic's President Vaclav Klaus speaks to the media ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:19:00 GMT

(Reuters) - The Czech Republic's President Vaclav Klaus speaks to the media after signing the Lisbon treaty in Prague November 3, 2009. The Czech Constitutional Court threw out a complaint against the EU's Lisbon treaty on Tuesday, removing the last obstacle to its ratification. REUTERS/Petr Josek (CZECH REPUBLIC POLITICS IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Czech President Vaclav Klaus arrives to a briefing to announce ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:12:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Czech President Vaclav Klaus arrives to a briefing to announce to media that he signed the Lisbon treaty in Prague November 3, 2009. The Czech Constitutional Court threw out a complaint against the EU's Lisbon treaty on Tuesday, removing the last obstacle to its ratification. REUTERS/Petr Josek (CZECH REPUBLIC POLITICS)

The Czech Republic's President Vaclav Klaus leaves after speaking ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:47:00 GMT

(Reuters) - The Czech Republic's President Vaclav Klaus leaves after speaking to the media about signing the Lisbon treaty in Prague November 3, 2009. The Czech Constitutional Court threw out a complaint against the EU's Lisbon treaty on Tuesday, removing the last obstacle to its ratification. REUTERS/Petr Josek(CZECH REPUBLIC POLITICS)

German Chancellor Angela Merkel holds a news conference at the ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:46:00 GMT

(Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel holds a news conference at the end of a two-day European Union leaders summit in Brussels October 30, 2009. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir

The Czech Republic's President Vaclav Klaus speaks to the media ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:43:00 GMT

(Reuters) - The Czech Republic's President Vaclav Klaus speaks to the media after signing the Lisbon treaty in Prague November 3, 2009. REUTERS/Petr Josek

Map of the EU showing the countries that have ratified the Lisbon ...

(AFP) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:43:00 GMT

(AFP) - Map of the EU showing the countries that have ratified the Lisbon Treaty. The Czech Republic's top court has ruled that the European Union's reform treaty is legal, piling pressure on President Vaclav Klaus to become the final EU leader to sign the landmark document into law. Photo:Laurence Saubadu/AFP

Opponents of the European Union's Lisbon treaty protest outside ...

(AFP) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:16:00 GMT

(AFP) - Opponents of the European Union's Lisbon treaty protest outside the Czech Republic's Constitutional Court, October 27 in Brno. The court on Tuesday ruled that the European Union's reform treaty is legal, clearing the the final hurdle to it becoming law throughout the 27-nation bloc. Photo:Joe Klamar/AFP

European Monetary Affairs Commissioner Joaquin Almunia holds ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:28:00 GMT

(Reuters) - European Monetary Affairs Commissioner Joaquin Almunia holds a news conference in Brussels November 3, 2009, after the EU Commission issued new economic forecasts for the euro zone and European Union. Europe's economy will rebound next year from a deep slump and accelerate in 2011, the Commission said, paving the way for major deficit cuts across the 27-nation bloc from 2011 at the latest. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir (BELGIUM BUSINESS POLITICS)

In this photo dated Saturday, Oct. 10, 2009, Poland's President ...

(The Canadian Press) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:02:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - In this photo dated Saturday, Oct. 10, 2009, Poland's President Lech Kaczynski looks at the fountain pen which would not write, during a ceremony of Poland signing the European Union reform treaty. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Czarek Sokolowski)

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, left, shakes hands with ...

(The Canadian Press) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:58:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, left, shakes hands with U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, right, prior to their meeting at his official residence at 10 Downing Street, in central London. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Lefteris Pitarakis, pool)

This computer generated image shows how Madeleine McCann might ...

(The Canadian Press) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:55:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - This computer generated image shows how Madeleine McCann might look now, right, and with dark brown hair and tanned skin in case she has been living in north Africa, left. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Ceop)

The company sign of German car manufacturer BMW is seen at the ...

(The Canadian Press) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:50:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - The company sign of German car manufacturer BMW is seen at the headquarters in Munich. BMW AG said Tuesday its net income fell 74 per cent in the third quarter as it continued to be affected by the global economic downturn. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Uwe Lein, File)

Chairman of the Czech Constitutional Court Pavel Rychetsky opens ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:41:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Chairman of the Czech Constitutional Court Pavel Rychetsky opens the closely followed session of the court in the city of Brno, November 3, 2009. REUTERS/Petr Josek

Judges attend the closely followed session of the Czech Constitutional ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:08:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Judges attend the closely followed session of the Czech Constitutional Court in the city of Brno November 3, 2009. The Czech Constitutional Court threw out a complaint against the EU's Lisbon treaty on Tuesday, removing the last obstacle to its ratification. REUTERS/Petr Josek(CZECH REPUBLIC POLITICS)

Chairman of the Czech Constitutional Court Pavel Rychetsky reads ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:03:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Chairman of the Czech Constitutional Court Pavel Rychetsky reads a verdict during the closely followed session in the city of Brno November 3, 2009. The Czech Constitutional Court threw out a complaint against the EU's Lisbon treaty on Tuesday, removing the last obstacle to its ratification. REUTERS/Petr Josek(CZECH REPUBLIC POLITICS)

Judges attend the closely followed session of the Czech Constitutional ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:00:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Judges attend the closely followed session of the Czech Constitutional Court in the city of Brno, November 3, 2009. The Czech Constitutional Court threw out a complaint against the EU's Lisbon treaty on Tuesday, removing the last obstacle to its ratification. REUTERS/Petr Josek

Czech Republic's President Vaclav Klaus waits to welcome European ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:38:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Czech Republic's President Vaclav Klaus waits to welcome European Parliament President Jerzy Buzek (not pictured) at Prague Castle in Prague in this October 9, 2009 file photo. The Czech Constitutional Court threw out a complaint against the EU's Lisbon Treaty on Tuesday, removing the last obstacle to its ratification. The ruling allows euroskeptic President Vaclav Klaus to sign the treaty, which will give the EU its first long-term president and streamline decision-making in the bloc of 27 states and nearly half a billion people. REUTERS/David W Cerny

A Lloyds TSB bank branch logo is pictured opposite St. Paul's ...

(AFP) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:03:00 GMT

(AFP) - A Lloyds TSB bank branch logo is pictured opposite St. Paul's Cathedral in London. Britain announced plans on Tuesday to break up state-rescued banks RBS and LBG to address EU competition concerns, and pump about 30 billion pounds (49 billion dollars, 33 billion euros) into the pair. Photo:Carl de Souza/AFP

The European Flag flies in front of EU headquarters in Brussels. ...

(AFP) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 02:59:00 GMT

(AFP) - The European Flag flies in front of EU headquarters in Brussels. David Cameron, leader of the Conservative Party, widely tipped to be the next prime minister, is to drop plans for a referendum on the European Union's key reforming Lisbon Treaty, a newspaper has said. Photo:Gerard Cerles/AFP

Picture of an inflatable giant seal set by the International ...

(AFP) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 21:46:00 GMT

(AFP) - Picture of an inflatable giant seal set by the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) in front of the European Parliament in Strasbourg on in May 2009. Canada on Monday filed an official complaint against the European Union at the World Trade Organisation over Brussels' decision to ban imported seal products, saying it violated trade rules. Photo:Frederick Florin/AFP