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Syrian foreign minister Farouk al-Sharaa answers questions from members of the National Progressive Front at its 5th regular meeting in Damascus, Wedn...

Eine Passantin schaut am Mittwoch, 28. Dezember 2005, in ein abgeklebtes Schaufenster in der Innenstadt von Frankfurt vorbei . Der Einzelhandel wirbt...

Janica Kostelic of Croatia passes a gate during an alpine ski Women's World Cup giant slalom race, in Lienz, Austria, Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2005. Kostel...

A potato farmer checks his field during irrigation in Xylophagou village near Larnaca in southern Cyprus, 70 kilometers (42 miles) from Nicosia on Wed...

Australian drug suspect Renae Lawrence testifies as other drug suspects Tach Duc Thanh Nguyen, right Si Ti Chen, center, and Matthew Norman, left, lis...

North Carolina's Reyshawn Terry dunks the ball against UNC Asheville during the first half of this college basketball game in Chapel Hill, N.C., Wedne...

Boston Celtics' Ricky Davis (12) and Golden State Warriors' Adonal Foyle fight for possession of the ball in the second half of their NBA basketball g...

Displaced aparment resident Tom Phelan speaks to the media Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2005, in front of the borough hall in Bergenfield, N.J. after Bergenfie...

Newly appointed President of the Italian Red Cross (IRC) Massimo Barra, right, puts his hand on his heart after being given an IRC pin, seen on his ja...

The former head of Israel's Shin Bet internal security service, Avi Dichter speaks during a press conference in Tel Aviv, Wednesday Dec. 28, 2005. D...

A worker piles up on the ground newly finished firecrackers in a makeshift factory in the middle of a field Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2005 in Bocaue town no...

Ein Fahrer bedient ein GPS Navigationssystem in einem Personenwagen am Mittwoch, 28. Dezember 2005, in Gelsenkirchen. Der erste Testsatellit fuer das...

Fred Santos emerges from the makeshift shanty gasping for fresh air after mixing powdered chemicals use in the making of pyrotechnics Wednesday, Dec....

John Monahan, left, of Van der Moolen Specialists, directs trading on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Wednesday, December 28, 2005. U .S. st...

Dave King of Canada, left, head coach of Russian ice hockey club Metallurg Magnitogorsk and former coach of Canada's national team, participates in a...

Fred Santos, covered with the powdered chemicals use in the making of different pyrotecnics, exhales smoke from his cigarette as he takes a break Wed...

An Israeli soldier cover his ears as a mobile artillery piece fires towards a target in Gaza, at a position near Kibbutz Nahal Oz, just outside the no...

Women walk towards the River Ganges for a ritualistic holy morning dip at sunrise in Allahabad, India, Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2005. Cold wave pounding no...

Philharmoniker-Vorstand Clemens Hellsberg, begruesst am Mittwoch, 28. Dezember 2005, den lettischen Dirigenten Mariss Jansons, links, zur ersten Probe...

Marek Cernosek of Prague, standing, passes Berlin's Sebastien Reuille who is sliding on the ice during their 79th Spengler Cup tournament ice hockey m...

Relatives of patrolman Shawn Carson help each other on the Lincoln Highway Bridge during a memorial service in Jersey City, N.J., on Wednesday, Dec. 2...

Los Angeles Kings right winger Tom Kostopoulos raises his stick in celebration after scoring in the third period of the Kings' 5-3 victory over the Co...

Chicago State coach Kevin Jones reacts to a call in the closing seconds against Saint Louis in an NCAA basketball game, Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2005, in...

South Carolina's Tre Kelley (1) drives past Pittsburgh's Ronald Ramon (4) during the second half of a college basketball game Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2005...

Joseph Virga, of Van der Moolen Specialists, watches the early numbers on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Wednesday, December 28, 2005. U.S...

Swiss goalie Reto Pavoni of Sparta, left, blocks a shot by Berlin's Patrick Jarrett during their 79th Spengler Cup tournament ice hockey match EHC Eis...

Prague's head coach Frantisek Vyborny watches his team during the 79th Spengler Cup tournament ice hockey match EHC Eisbaeren Berlin against HC Sparta...

People play a round of golf on a wilting course near Abilene, Texas, Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2005. By the time the smoke cleared Wednesday, about 100 home...

St. John's Ryan Williams,(23) left, and injured leading scorer Darryl Hill, center, applaud as St. Johns head coach Norm Roberts yells encouragement...

Ferid Ayar, an official with the Independent Electoral Commission of Iraq, or IECI, listens to questions during a press conference in Baghdad, Iraq, W...

Saint Louis' Ian Vouyoukas (15) guards Chicago State's Aaron Williams in the second half of an NCAA basketball game, Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2005, in St....

Italian Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Gianfranco Fini, left, smiles with Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha as they hold a joint news c...

A Spanish tourists enjoys sunshine on a snow covered landing stage at the Lake Geneva, in Nyon, western part of Switzerland, Wednesday, Dec 28, 2005....

Josef Marha, Timmo Miettinen, of Davos, Eduard Kudermetov, Dmitry Pestunov of Metallurg and Janne Niskala of Davos, from left, fight for the puck in f...

Italian Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Gianfranco Fini talks to journalists during a joint press conference with Albanian Prime Minister S...

Australian drug suspect Scott Rush stands behind the bars before his testimony in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia, Thrusday, Dec. 28, 2005. Rush arrested in...

A dejected looking Philadelphia 76ers guard Allen Iverson looks to the scoreboard with just over two seconds to play in their game against the Portlan...

Philadelphia 76ers guard Allen Iverson, middle, tries to launch a shot against tough defense from Portland Trail Blazers Theo Ratliff, left, and Ruben...

Eddie Torres, of Philadelphia, says he thinks these Sony Corp. advertisements for playstations are

Florida State running back Leon Washington fields questions from reporters before the first day of practice at Nova University on Wednesday, Dec. 28,...

Ein Schwan putzt am Mittwoch, 28. Dezember 2005, sein Federkleid im kleinen Hafen von Moeltenort an der Kieler Foerde. Mensch und Tier in Norddeutschl...

Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse, second right, shakes hands with Indian president A.P.J. Abdul kalam, right, as Indian Prime Minister Manmohan...

Pope Benedict XVI, wearing the camauro hat on his popemobile, arrives for the traditional weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican...

India's ruling Congress Party president Sonia Gandhi, seated top center, attends a public meeting with Maharashtra chief minister Vilasrao Deshmukh, s...

Washington Wizards guard Antonio Daniels (6) restrains coach Eddie Jordan, right, after Jordan received a technical foul during the second quarter of...

Anja Paerson of Sweden raises her skis up in celebration after winning an alpine ski Women's World Cup giant slalom race, in Lienz, Austria, Wednesday...

An Israeli Army mobile artillery piece fires towards a target in Gaza, from a position near Kibbutz Nahal Oz, just outside the northern Gaza Strip,...

Former Enron chief accounting officer Richard Causey, right, and his wife Bitsy walk to the federal courthouse Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2005 in Houston. Ca...

Displaced resident Wani Pawlak pauses as she speaks to the media Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2005, in front of the borough hall in Bergenfield, N.J. after Ber...

An old man and his grandson take a break while working cleaning debris to watch their destroyed house in Paca Biakh, Allai Valley, 70kms north west of...