An Afghan woman waits near a wall covered with electoral posters in Kabul, Afghanistan on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009. Afghan President Hamid Karzai reached out to his opponents, saying that he will welcome opponents into his government and promising reforms to root out corruption that has undermined trust in his administration Tuesday, a day after he was declared victor of a presidential election.
Maine Marriage Debate
Joseph Skinner holds up a "Yes on 1" sign to passing motorists while, in the background, supporters of same-sex marriage Ann DiMella and Suzanne Blackburn put up a "No on 1" sign at Deering Oaks Park, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009, in Portland, Maine. Voters will decide Question 1, the proposal to rescind the Legislature's approval of same-sex marriage.
Victim Vigil
Nura Begovic, 58, watches the broadcast of Radovan Karadzic's war crimes trial, in front of wall covered with photos of victims of the Srebrenica massacre, at Union of Srebrenica Women, in Tuzla, 72 kms north of Sarajevo, Bosnia, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009.
Final Goodbye
Laurie A. Lewkowski, center, the mother of Marine Lance Cpl. David R. Baker, is overcome with emotion during the playing of "Taps" at his burial services at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009. According to military officials, Baker, 22, of Painesville, Ohio, died Oct. 20 while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.
Flu Fears
Swiss soldiers with protection masks look out of the window of a casern in Chur, Switzerland, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009.
Royal Delegates
Delegates dressed in traditional Ndebele outfits stand against a wall ahead of the Institute of African Royalty launch in Johannesburg, South Africa, Thursday Nov. 3, 2009. Two dozen traditional leaders from across the continent gathered on a Johannesburg university campus to launch the Institute which they say will be a combination of think tank and lobby group.
Autumn Sun
A dry leaf is seen against the morning sunlight in Duisburg, western Germany, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009.