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Palestinians pray as part of a protest against the construction of a section of Israel's separation barrier in the outskirts of the West Bank village...

A woman struggles against the wind in snowy conditions in Warsaw, Poland, on Friday Dec. 30, 2005. Poland, like other parts of Europe, has been hit by...

Missouri's Domonique Johnson, center, and other players celebrate after defeating South Carolina 38-31 in the Independence Bowl college football game,...

Pedestrians cross 9th Ave. on a rainy afternoon in San Francisco, Friday, Dec. 30, 2005. San Francisco residents snapped up free sandbags as the lates...

Motorists queue for petrol at a gas station in Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, Dec. 30, 2005. Long lines formed as word spread that Iraq's largest oil refine...

Khaled Mashaal, political leader of the Palestinian militant group Hamas, delivers a speech commemorating the 18th Anniversary of the foundation of th...

Die geborene Ukrainerin Aljona Savchenko, Vordergrund , und Robin Szolkowy umarmen sich nach ihrer Kuer bei den Deutschen Meisterschaften im Eiskunstl...

Klaus Augenthaler, new coach of German first division soccer team VfL Wolfsburg speaks during a news conference on Friday, Dec. 30, 2005 in Wolfsburg,...

The Russian River is seen running through Healdsburg, Calif. on Friday Dec. 30, 2005. A flood watch was in effect for most of the Bay Area on Friday,...

Klaus Augenthaler, new coach of German first division soccer team VfL Wolfsburg, left, is surrounded by photographers prior a news conference on Frida...

Orlando Magic guard Jameer Nelson, right, puts up a shot in front of Timberwolves guard Marko Jaric, of Serbia and Montenegro, during the first half o...

New Jersey Nets' Vince Carter shoots over Atlanta Hawks' Josh Smith (5) as Hawks' Al Harrington and Tyronn Lue, right look on during fourth-quarter NB...

Children play in the snow on the Champ de Mars gardens near the Eiffel Tower, as a thin layer of snow covered the French capital, Friday, Dec. 30, 200...

Boston Celtics center Mark Blount, left, goes up for the shot over Sacramento Kings center Brad Miller, right, during the first quarter of their NBA b...

An elderly Chinese woman takes a closer look at a Buddhist relic at the Capital Museum in Beijing, China, Friday, Dec. 30, 2005. The museum opened Dec...

People wait for a bus as snow falls around them on the elegant Nowy Swiat street in downtown Warsaw, Poland, on Friday Dec. 30, 2005. Just like other...

Miami linebacker Jon Beason (2) reacts after stopping Louisiana State running back Joseph Addai for a loss in the second quarter of the Peach Bowl foo...

Boston Celtics guard Delonte West, right, drives to the basket against Sacramento Kings center Brad Miller during the first quarter of their NBA Baske...

Der Finne Hannu Manninen, rechts, wird beim Weltcup in der Nordischen Kombination am Freitag, 30. Dezember 2005, in Oberhof, Thueringen, von Ronny Ack...

Atlanta Thrashers' Marc Savard (9) loses the puck under pressure from Buffalo Sabres' Brian Campbell (51) during the first period of their NHL hockey...

Two Kurdish clerics talk in front of the Halabja monument as they wait for arrival of Abdul Aziz al-Hakim, leader of the United Iraqi Alliance, prior...

Anna Dalhlberg, center, from Sweden and Natalia Matveeva, right, from Russia rush to finish line as Alena Sidko from Russia celebrates her victory in...

Olympiasiegerin Kati Wilhelm aus Deutschland schiesst am Freitag, 30. Dezember 2005 in der Veltins-Arena in Gelsenkirchen bei der Veltins Biathlon Wor...

USC's Camille LeNoir, left, sits on the bench with teammate Kristen Travers in the second half against Stanford in their college basketball game in St...

Children play in the snow on the Champ de Mars gardens near the Eiffel Tower which seems to disappear into the cloud cover, as a thin layer of snow co...

A Hungarian rescue worker hands a cup of hot tea to a man inside a damaged Austrian bus after some 50 vehicles crashed in a snowstorm on M1 motorway n...

A woman left homeless by the earthquake cooks outside her tent in a refugee camp in Muzaffarabad, Pakistan, Friday, Dec. 30, 2005. The Oct. 8 earthqua...

Aerial view taken from the Concorde square Ferris wheel, showing people strolling through the Tuileries gardens with the Louvre museum in background,...

Cincinnati Bengals' wide receiver Chad Johnson makes a shot during halftime of a college basketball game with Ohio and Kentucky, Friday, Dec. 30, 2005...

Glen Metropolit of Canada, center, keeps Jaroslav Kasik, right, and goalie Reto Pavoni, covered, of Sparta, busy, during their 79th Spengler Cup tourn...

Washington Wizards' Gilbert Arenas (0) drives to the basket past Miami Heat's Udonis Haslem during the second quarter of their NBA Basketball game on...

Miami receiver Devin Hester (4) escapes the pressure of Louisiana State's Jacob Hester (18) in the second quarter of the Peach Bowl football game at t...

Sparta goalie Reto Pavoni blocks Jeff Toms of Canada, second left, during their 79th Spengler Cup tournament ice hockey match HC Sparta Prague against...

Wirtschaftsminister Martin Bartenstein, spricht am Freitag, 30. Dezember 2005, bei einer Pressekonferenz in Wien ueber die

Missouri's Jason Horton, left, and Oakland, Mich. coach Greg Kampe, center, help referee Ted Hillary off the floor after Horton knocked him down while...

New Mexico coach Don Flanagan shows an official how he thought one of his players was fouled by an Oklahoma player during the first half of a college...

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh shows his metro rail ticket at Connaught Place Metro Station, in New Delhi, India, Friday, Dec. 30, 2005. Singh i...

North Carolina State head coach Chuck Amato answers a question during media day in Charlotte, N.C., Friday Dec. 30, 2005, for Saturday's Meineke Car C...

New Mexico's Dionne Marsh sits on the bench in the last minutes of Oklahoma's 83-70 win in a college basketball game Friday, Dec. 30, 2005, in Albuque...

Louisiana State players Curtis Taylor (27) and Ricky Jean-Francois (87) react with fans following a 40-3 win over Miami in the Peach Bowl football gam...

Wirtschaftsminister Martin Bartenstein, spricht am Freitag, 30. Dezember 2005, bei einer Pressekonferenz in Wien ueber die

Duke's Alison Bales (43) drives toward the basket as San Diego's Sabine Loewe, right, defends during the first half of a college basketball game Frida...

Sandrine Bailly and Vincent Defrasne, right, from France celebrate the 3rd place at the Veltins Biathlon World Team Challenge 2005 at the Veltins-Aren...

The hearse carrying the body of Jersey City police officer Shawn Carson passes saluting police officers Friday, Dec. 30, 2005, in Jersey City, N.J. Ca...

Florida's Al Horford (42) tries to block a shot by Florida A&M's Jonathan Kelly (21) during second half college basketball action Friday, Dec. 30, 20...

Sacramento Kings forward Kenny Thomas, center, goes after the loose ball against Boston Celtics Kendrick Perkins, left, and Mark Blount during the th...

A bathroom in a suite of the Mandarin Oriental hotel is shown at the Mandarin Friday Dec. 30, 2005 in New York. Hotel prices set wallet-busting rec...

Denver defenseman J.P. Testwuide is checked into the boards by Princeton right winger Keith Shattenkirk (23) during the second period of a college hoc...

Jeremey Bloom (15), center, of Loveland, Colo., autographs posters of himself for some young fans in the finish area after he won a spot on the U.S. O...

Duke's Alison Bales, left, looks to pass the ball as San Diego's Michelle Augustavo (15) defends during the first half of a college basketball game Fr...