Afghan children read from the Koran as they attend a traditional school held in an old synagogue now being used as a Muslim mosque in Herat

Afghan women wait in line at a CARE food distribution aimed at widows November 23, 2009 in Kabul, Afghanistan. The CARE monthly food rations for the needy gives the women 50 kilograms of wheat, three liters of cooking oil, one kilogram of salt and beans. (Paula Bronstein /Getty Images

An Afghan girl looks out from the window of a helicopter on November 1, 2009 in the remote village of Maimai in Badakshan province. (Paula Bronstein/Getty Images)

An Afghan army soldier secures a road as a fuel truck burns outside Jalalabad, Nangarhar province, east of Kabul, Afghanistan

India's President Pratibha Patil (R) waves from the Sukhoi 30 MKI fighter aircraft before her sortie from Pune Air Force Station

A Jewish man stands in front of the bullet pocked wall outside Nariman House, the Jewish center where attackers killed a rabbi and his wife in Mumbai

A Jewish woman from New York who gave her name as Frideman Chamale looks on as she attends special prayers for a Rabbi and his wife who were killed in last year's attack at Nariman House, the Jewish center in Mumbai,

A woman paints a wall in a tribute to last year's terror attack victims in Mumbai,

Policemen on amphibious vehicles attend a parade in Mumbai

A man waves an Indian flag outside the Taj Mahal hotel, one of the sites of last year's terror attacks, on the first anniversary of the attacks in Mumbai

Police carry a wreath at the Chhatrapati Shivaji railway station, one of the sites of last year's militant attacks, in Mumbai November 26, 2009. Mumbai's police paraded past some of the city's landmarks in a show of strength as India's financial hub marked the first anniversary of militant raids that killed 166 people and ratched up tensions with Pakistan.

This picture was taken during the Rinjani volcano trek on Lombok Island in Indonesia at sunrise

Nazroo, a mahout (elephant driver), poses for a portrait while taking his elephant, Rajan, out for a swim in front of Radha Nagar Beach in Havelock, Andaman Islands. Rajan is one of the few elephants in Havelock that can swim, so when he is not dragging timber in the forest he is used as a tourist attraction. The relationship between the mahout and his elephant usually lasts for their entire lives, creating an extremely strong tie between the animal and the human being. (Photo and caption by Cesare Naldi)

Gold bars of various sizes can be seen in a display case at Beijing's biggest gold store

Zimbabwean human rights activist Magodonga Mahlangu holds the 2009 Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award

The 2009 Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award honouring Magodonga Mahlangu and her organization Women of Zimbabwe Arise is seen before its presentation by U.S. President Barack Obama during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington

An Indian security official stands in front of a line of army versions of Mine Protected Vehicle (MPV) during a flagging off ceremony at Ordnance Factory in Medak District some 60kms from Hyderabad on October 30, 2009. Fourteen MPVs were handed over to the Indian Army by the factory which produces an array of mine and bulletproof vehicles including the Ambassador Car, Maruti Gypsy,TATA-407 and Tata Safari for use by the state police and paramilitary forces and also produces Infantry Combat Vehicles (ICVs) for the Indian Army.

Indian Bollywood actress and TATA Sky brand ambassador Asin Thottumkal talks to a customer at the Tata Sky call centre in Hyderabad

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Fernando Verdasco of Spain, Juan Martin Del Potro of Argentina, Novak Djokovic of Serbia, Roger Federer of Switzerland, Rafael Nadal of Spain, Andy Murray of Great Britain, Nikolay Davydenko of Russia and Robin Soderling of Sweden pose with umbrellas in front of a London Bus during the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals - Media Day at the County Hall Marriot Hotel

Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh (L) is chased by teammate Ishant Sharma as they play football after the end of play on the fifth day of the first test between India and Sri Lanka at the Motera stadium in Ahmedabad

An employee stacks copies of former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's new book, 'Going Rogue' at a Barnes & Noble bookstore

A poster of U.S. president Barack Obama is seen on November 16, 2009 in Beijing, China

The yellowed hand-written note from 1924 with a photograph of Hitler is displayed in an office of the French National Archives in Paris

U.S. President Barack Obama is greeted by Emperor Akihito upon arriving at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo

Sub Lieutenants Seema Rani Sarma and Ambica Hooda, who will be inducted on November 20 as the Navy's first women observers (airborne tacticians), seen here after their standardisation test on a Dornier aircraft

A girl watches while her mother gets an H1N1 influenza vaccine shot in Vancouver, British Columbia

A student receives an H1N1 vaccine injection at a hospital in Suining, Sichuan province, China

Spain's Queen Sofia releases a marine turtle into the sea on Cofete beach, south of the Spanish Canary island of Fuerteventura

A Spanish Air Force Harrier jet performs off the Playa de la Victoria beach during an air show in Cadiz, southern Spain

Soldiers exercise during a training session at a beach on the Xisha islands, Hainan province

An egret flies over the shoreline of Sakonnet Harbor in Little Compton, Rhode Island

Iranian container ship Zoorik, which was broken into two parts by strong waves after running aground off the coast near Zhoushan, Zhejiang province, China

Indian cricketer Shanthakumaran Sreesanth tosses a ball during a training session at the nets in Ahmedabad

A model showcases a design on the runway by Tarun Tahiliani as part of Indonesia - India Fashion Night on day one of Jakarta Fashion Week 2009 at the Fashion Tent, Pacific Place

An Indian elephant reaches for food outside its enclosure at the Kolkata zoo

School children dressed as India's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru take part in a fancy dress competition on the eve of Children's Day celebrations in front of a portrait of Nehru at a school in the central Indian city of Bhopal

Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar speaks during an open media session in Mumbai Sachin Tendulkar begins a third decade in world cricket on November 15, insisting he is still as passionate to play for India as he was as a wide-eyed teenager 20 years ago. 'Cricket is my life and I am lucky and absolutely honoured that I have been able to wear the India cap for 20 years' he said

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