PHILLIP ISLAND, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 01: Ben Spies of the United States of America and the Yamaha World Superbike Team rounds the bend during race one for round one of the Superbike World Championship at the Phillip Island Circuit on March 1, 2009 on Phillip Island, Australia.
Argentine singer Emiliano Rios celebrates after winning the 50th International Song Festival with his song "Ayer te vi", in Vina Del Mar city, about 75 miles (121 km) northwest of Santiago, March 1, 2009.
Japanese Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone (L) and Dai Bingguo, China's Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs (R) shake hands before their meeting at Zhongnanhai in Beijing, March 1, 2009.
Venus Williams of the U.S. holds her winner's trophy after defeating Italy's Flavia Pennetta in the final of the Mexican Open tennis tournament in Acapulco February 28, 2009.
David Oliver of the USA competes in the Men's 110m Hurdles during the Sydney Athletics Grand Prix at Sydney Olympic Park on February 28, 2009 in Sydney, Australia.
A work entitled 'precious one' by artist Mauro Perrucchetti goes on display at the Halcyon Gallery on February 28, 2009 in London, England. The show which is called Apopalyptic shows at the Halcyon Gallery from 14 March to 18 April. The exhibition shows Mauro Perucchetti's unique blend of Pop and Conceptual art and is his first major London solo show.
A butcher stands by 6643 feet of hand-made sausage laid out in the village of Turija, some 87 miles north of Belgrade on Feb. 28, 2009, during the 25th annual sausage festival.
Artists perform during a carnival parade in Milan, Italy, Saturday, Feb. 28, 2009.
The dog with the largest ears in the world as recognised by the new 2004 Guiness Book of World Records, Mr Jeffries the Bassett Hound, is seen in this handout photo. Jeffries, whose ears measure 11.5 inches lives with his owner, Phil Jeffries, in West Sussex, England. Mr Jeffries' full name is Knightsfollie Ladiesman and he is the grandson of Biggles, the face of Hush Puppies shoes. His ears are insured for $47,800.
Hundreds of unemployed people are protected from the rain with umbrellas as they wait to enter the job fair in Hangzhou, east China, today Saturday February 28. 302.10 million people are unemployed in urban areas since late 2008.
Models take the runway, during the Blumarine Fall/Winter 2009/2010 fashion collection, presented in Milan, Italy, Saturday, Feb. 28.
Skiing enthusiasts perform during the 'Stripped Pigs' Makeup Skiing Carnival at the Lianhuashan Resort on February 28 in Changchun of Jilin Province, China. Enthusiasts compete their makeup and costumes in the carnival, which has become the biggest costume skiing party in northeast China.
Saharawi nomads riding on traditional camel saddles for women prepare to march past Polisario and international officials on Saturday, Feb. 28, at a ceremony in the Laayoune refugee camp near Western Sahara's border with Algeria. The ceremony commemorated the 33rd anniversary of the Western Sahara Republic, which remains in exile because Morocco controls two-thirds of the territory. Delegates from East Timor, France and Algeria joined the Saharawi government-in-exile on Saturday in its call for Western Sahara's independence
Russian traditionaly dressed girls fight during a competition in the village of Shuvalovka, outside St.Petersburg on February 28, celebrating a shrovetide, a farewell to winter.
Andrzej Zdrojewski works on a wooden model of a Harley Davidson Model J 1921 motor bike in his workshop in Lukow, Eastern Poland, Saturday, Feb. 28, 2009. Zdrojewski, a Harley Davidson fan makes wooden replicas of bikes and other Harley Davidson gadgets.
South Koreans wearing traditional Korean costumes carry torches in their hands during a ceremony to celebrate the March First Independence Movement Day, the anniversary of the 1919 uprising against Japanese colonial rule, in Cheonan, south of Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, Feb. 28
Third-placed Ukraina's Valentina Shevchenko celebrates during the medal ceremony after the women's cross country 30 km mass start race at the Nordic World Championships in Liberec February 28, 2009.
Sky Lines Comet Lulin is seen in the early morning sky during a half-hour time exposure photographed with a 300 mm telephoto lens on Monday, Feb. 23, 2009, in Stedman, N.C. The lens tracked the comet during the exposure. This rendered background stars as short streaks. On Monday at 10:43 p.m. EST, Lulin will be 38 million miles from Earth, the closest it will ever get, according to NASA.
Clowning Around People dressed up as clowns march through the streets, during the traditional Rose-Monday Parade in Cologne, Germany, on Monday, Feb. 23, 2009. The Rose-Monday Parades are the highlights of the street carnival season in Germany and attract hundreds of thousands of people every year, especially in the carnival strongholds Cologne, Duesseldorf and Mainz along the Rhine River.
Job seekers visit a job fair for graduating university students at the Qujiang International Convention and Exhibition Center on February 28, 2009 in Xian of Shaanxi Province, China. China is facing a difficult employment situation in 2009 as the global financial crisis impacts on the country's economy. According to the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, China's urban registered unemployment rate climbed to 4.2 percent in December 2008, its highest level in 5 years, with an estimated 20 million migrant workers reported to have lost their jobs due to the shutdown of factories which produce goods for export.
Afghan men look at a bird in a cage at the bird market in Kabul February 28, 2009.
Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou, middle, and Buddhist monks pray during the memorial ceremony Saturday, Feb. 28, 2009, in Taipei, Taiwan, of those killed in the "2.28 Incident", a grassroots uprising against Nationalist government that began on Feb. 28, 1947. Ma on Saturday blamed corruption in his own party for the 1947 massacre when thousands of native islanders were killed by Nationalist forces.
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Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) heads of state (L-R) Indonesian Preisdent Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, Prime Minister Buasone Bouphavan of Laos, Prime Minister Ahmad Badawi of Malaysia, Philippine President Gloria Arroyo, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong of Singapore and Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajive of Thailand listen during a meeting with civil society representatives at the 14th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit in Hua Hin on February 28, 2009. Southeast Asian leaders were embroiled in a fresh row over human rights on February 28 after Myanmar's junta and Cambodia blocked activists from attending rare face-to-face talks.
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, right, speaks at St. Alexander's hall, while receiving the credentials of newly appointed ambassadors in Moscow's Kremlin, Russia, Friday, Feb. 27, 2009.
Snow Scene A Czech flag flutters as snow falls during the Men's Large Hill Individual race at the Ski Jumping competitions of the Nordic World Ski Championships in Liberec, Czech Republic, Friday, Feb. 27, 2009.
Mother Of 14 Nadya Suleman, the mother of octuplets, leaves her mother's home Friday Feb. 27, 2009, in Whittier, Calif. Suleman, who already had six children, has created an uproar after delivering the octuplets despite having very little means to support them.
Butterfly Royalty Monarch butterflies gather on top of flowers at the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve, near the town of Chincua, Mexico, Thursday, Feb. 26, 2009. The Monarchs are not endangered, but scientists say deforestation could threaten their existence.
President Barack Obama is saluted by a Marine before boarding Air Force One at Cherry Point Marine Corps Air Station, N.C., Friday, Feb. 27, 2009. Obama traveled to Camp Lejeune, N.C., and told troops "By August 31, 2010, our combat mission in Iraq will end." At rear is Defense Secretary Robert Gates.
Tiger Woods watches his tee shot on the fourth hole during the first round of the World Golf Championships Accenture Match Play Championship Wednesday Feb. 25, 2009, in Marana, Ariz. The match marked Woods' return to competitive golf after being away for 8 months while he recovered from major knee surgery.
"Slumdog Millionaire" child actor Ayush Khedekar, center, gets a rousing welcome as he arrives at the international airport in Mumbai, India, Thursday, Feb. 26, 2009. The film, a tale of hope amid adversity and squalor in Mumbai, came away with eight Oscars, including best picture and director for Danny Boyle. The child stars of the film returned to India on Thursday to a chaotic but rousing heroes' welcome.
Humberto Sanchez, from Congress Daily, reads over a copy of President Obama's first budget for fiscal 2010 at the U.S .Government Printing Office in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 26, 2009.
Photo taken Janaury 22, 2009 shows Japan's electronics giant Sony chairman Howard Stringer (R) chatting with the company's president Ryoji Chubachi at a press conference at the company's headquarters in Tokyo. Sony Corp. president Ryoji Chubachi will step down from his post in April and Howard Stringer will take over his position while also staying on as chairman, media reports said February 27, 2009. Japan's Sony Corp., battered by the global downturn and strong yen currency, announced a management reshuffle and other reforms in a bid to ride out the current crisis.
This is a Friday, July 25, 2008 file photo of U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill, right, meeting France's President Nicolas Sarkozy, left, at the Elysee Palace, in Paris. It was reported, Friday, Feb. 27, 2009, President Barack Obama and his French counterpart Nicolas Sarkozy are believed to be among a record 205 nominations for the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize. The secretive five-member awards committee, which released its final nominations count on Friday, keeps the names of candidates secret for 50 years. But some of the thousands of people with nominating rights do announce their nominees.
Ana Ivanovic, number one in the women's rankings, after defeating Nathalie Dechy, 6-7 (2), 7-6 (3), 10-8, in the second round at Wimbledon.
Queen Elizabeth II of Britain talked with France's first lady, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, during welcoming ceremonies at Windsor Castle in England, at the start of the two-day state visit by President Sarkozy.
Three horses run side by side through a snow covered meadow near Wangen im Allgaeu, southern Germany.
A Filipino fisherman lifts tuna, which is exported to Japan, U.S. and Europe, at the General Santos city port, southern Philippines Monday Feb. 23, 2009. The Philippine government recently passed the baselines bill defining its territorial boundaries in conformity with the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. The passage of the bill protects the Philippines' standard 200-mile exclusive economic zone and lay claim over its extensive continental shelf which will favorably secure the vast fishing industry.
Bremen players Claudio Pizarro, left, of Peru', Diego, of Brazil, right, and Naldo of Brazil, second from left celebrate at the end of the UEFA Cup, Round of 32, second-leg soccer match between AC Milan and Bremen, at the San Siro stadium, in Milan, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 26, 2009.
In this undated photo released by David Hall of seaphotos.com, a recently discovered fish named "psychedelica" is shown in the waters off Ambon island, Indonesia. The frog-like fish _ which has a swirl of tan and peach zebra stripes that extend from its aqua eyes to its tail _ was initially discovered by scuba divers working as guides for a tour operator a year ago in shallow waters off Ambon island in eastern Indonesia. The operator contacted Ted Pietsch, lead author of a paper published in this February's edition of Copeia, the journal of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, which identified it as a new species.
(L-R) Indonesia's Foreign Minister Hassan Wiradjuda, Laos Foreign Minister Thongloun Sisoulith, Malaysia's Foreign Minister Rais Yatim, Philippine's Foreign Secretary Alberto Romulo, Singapore's Foreign Minister George Yeo Yong-Boon, Thailand's Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya, Vietnam's Foreign Minister Pham Gia Khiem, Myanmar's Foreign Minister U Nyan Win, Brunei's Second Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Pehin Dato Lim Jock Seng, Cambodia's Foreign Minister Hor Namhong and ASEAN Secretary General Surin Pitsuwan, link their hands for a group photo during an informal ASEAN Foreign Ministers' meeting at a hotel in Cha Am city near Hua Hin February 27, 2009. Southeast Asian foreign and trade ministers met in Thailand on Friday to start on the road to turning the 41-year-old ASEAN grouping into an EU-style common market by 2015 and keeping their economies on a growth trajectory.
Automobiles for export are parked at a Yokohama port, south of Tokyo, in this April 1, 2008 photo. The dollar's surge over the last week is delivering a glimmer of hope to Japan's big exporters, which have all been battered not only by plunging export demand but also by the strong yen. A weak dollar, which erodes the value of overseas earnings when converted into yen, is also behind the automaker's poor performance.
Flamingos out for a walk after being released from their winter shelter for the first time this year at an amusement park south of Seoul, South Korea. The park has seen an increase in visitors as temperatures warm up.
Croatian soldiers listened to a briefing during a joint military exercise with the United States Minnesota National Guard in the eastern Croatian village of Gasinci. Croatia will send its 13th contingent of soldiers to Afghanistan in March, under the NATO-led coalition forces. NATO's secretary general, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, expressed concern last week that Slovenia might block Croatia's entry into the military alliance at NATO's summit in April.
While her husband was unveiling the budget, Michelle Obama visited the Environmental Protection Agency and gave a speech to employees, seen here trying to get a shot of the first lady. She told them that they were in the forefront of the Obama administration'€™s efforts to clean up polluted communities and combat climate change.
Tinka, a Siberian tiger, rollicking in the snow at the Zoo de Servion in Switzerland. Tinka was first transferred to the zoo to mate with Zeus, a 5-year old male, according to the zoo's Web site.
A view of Fannie Mae headquarters is seen in Washington, DC. Troubled US mortgage finance giant Fannie Mae said Thursday it lost almost 60 billion dollars last year and asked the Treasury Department for a further 15.2 billion dollars in aid.
Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Ambassador Richard Holbrooke (left) speaks with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton during trilateral talks at the State Department in Washington, DC. The United States said Thursday it would hold regular three-way talks with Pakistan and Afghanistan to plot a new strategy to fight Islamic extremists amid a warning this year will be critical.
Residents from Warburton and Three Bridges, forest-towns surrounded by wildfires, take refuge with their pets at the Lilydale emergency evacuation centre, 50km east of Melbourne, on February 27, 2009. After the Black fires of Februrary 7, many residents are thinking twice about staying to defend their homes.
Venus Williams of the U.S. hits a return to Hungarian Agnes Szavay during their match at the Mexican Open tennis tournament in Acapulco February 26, 2009.
Prince Charles is being lifted up by players as he holds aloft the ceremonial ball to be used in the annual Shrovetide football match in Derbyshire, 2003. If Premier League football ever seems too polished and pompous, then Britain's maddest match -- a no-nonsense free-for-all that ends up in a river -- is the perfect antidote.
