Roma (gypsy) boys play in the main street of the Sulukule neighborhood of Istanbul, Turkey, Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2006. The lifestyle of Roma, known for their music, is threatened by plans to revamp the neighborhood and erect new buildings. Work is to start by the end of the year following the eviction of some 3,500 people, including 1,500 gypsies.
Blast Victims Mourned
An Iraqi man mourns the death of a relative outside the morgue of a hospital in the restive city of Baquba, northeast of Baghdad, Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2006. At least six Iraqis were killed and six wounded during the last twenty four hours by acts of violence in the province of Diyala, where Baquba is located.
All Ears
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice listens during a joint news conference with President Bush and Afghan President Hamid Karzai in the East Room of the White House Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2006 in Washington. Rice was in the headlines Tuesday after she took issue with comments made by former President Bill Clinton about efforts to fight al Qaeda.
'The Scream' Seen
The Edward Munch masterpiece "The Scream," seen in the foreground, which was stolen by masked gunmen in a daylight raid on the Oslo-based Munch Museum in August 2004, and recovered by the police on Aug. 31, 2006, is displayed for the press, Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2006, a day before the museum exhibits the painting for the public.
Afghan Blast Aftermath
Soldiers of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) inspect the site of a bomb blast on the outskirts of Kabul, Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2006. A powerful remote-controlled bomb struck a convoy of NATO-led troops on patrol on the outskirts of the Afghan capital, killing an Italian soldier and an Afghan child, officials said. Five other ISAF troops were hurt in the blast.
Air Show
Indian Air Force pilots of the Surya Kiran Aerobatic Team (SKAT) display their skills during an air show, part of the platinum jubilee celebrations of the Indian Air Force at the Adampur Air Force Station, near Jalandhar, in India's northwestern state of Punjab, Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2006.
When Pigs Fly!
A pig dives into a pool at the Royal Melbourne Show in Melbourne, Australia, Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2006. The show brings the best of rural life to the city with wood chopping, show jumping, and the best cows, sheep, cattle, dogs, cats and poultry. Children are able to get up close to the animals.
Saddam Trial Headache
Chief judge Mohammed Oreibi al-Khalifa, presides over the contentious proceedings at the trail of former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein inside the fortified Green Zone on Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2006 in Baghdad. Saddam and his co-defendants were ordered out of the courtroom by al-Khalifa after disrupting the session. They are on trial for genocide in connection to a crackdown on Kurdish guerrillas in the late 1980s.
Fastow Sentenced
Former Enron CFO Andrew Fastow, right, arrives at the Bob Casey U.S. Courthouse , in Houston, Texas, for sentencing for his crimes related to the collapse of Enron Corp., Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2006. Fastow, who had agreed to a maximum 10-year sentence in exchange for testimony he gave against his former bosses Kenneth Lay and Jeff Skilling, was sentenced to six years instead.
Taps For Doughboy
A bugler plays taps during a funeral service for Army Pvt. Francis Lupo of Cincinnati, Ohio at Arlington National Cemetery, Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2006 in Arlington, Va. Lupo had been missing in action since World War I, but his remains were found recently near Soissons, France and returned to his family for burial with full military honors.
Nose-To-Nose
An Israeli soldier scuffles with a Palestinian man during a random search at a checkpoint in the West Bank city of Hebron, Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2006. The human rights situation for Palestinians has deteriorated to a new low, a U.N. rights expert on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict said, blaming the United States, Canada and Europe for contributing to the "tragic" situation in Gaza and the West Bank.
House Float
A three story Queen Anne Victorian manor house and cottage from Palmetto, Fla., is moved by barge Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2006, under the Sunshine Skyway Bridge in St. Petersburg, Fla. The home was being moved from the Manatee River in Palmetto to the Little Manatee River in Ruskin, Fla.
California Fire
A forest firefighter turns away to protect himself from the intense heat as the Day Fire, jumps Lockwood Valley road in Ventura, Calif., on Tuesday Sept. 26, 2006. Despite the renewed intensity, no homes had been lost to the Day Fire, which began on Labor Day and has burned more than 143,100 acres in wilderness some 70 miles northwest of Los Angeles.