Mount Sinabung spews clouds of hot ash and smoke in Tanah Karo, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2010. Mount Sinabung last erupted in 1600 and government volcanologists acknowledged they had made no efforts before the mountain started rumbling last week to sample gases or look out for rising magma or other signs of seismic activity.
A child dressed as the Hindu God Krishna looks on during festivities to mark Janmashtami at a school in Mumbai, India, Sept. 1, 2010. Janmashtami is the festival that marks the birth of Krishna.
Tunisia's Macram Ben Romdhane tries to grab a loose ball during the World Basketball Championship preliminary round match against Croatia in Istanbul, Turkey, Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2010.
A giant photograph of Iranian woman Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani hangs from a building in central Rome, Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2010. The Italian government has displayed a giant photograph from the offices of the Equal Opportunities Ministry, urging Iran to lift its death sentence on the woman convicted of adultery. Writing reads in Italian "For the life of Sakineh."
Ric O'Barry, the former dolphin-trainer for the 1960s "Flipper" TV show, unveils the list of 155 nations demanding the end of the dolphin hunt during a reception for some 100 animal-lovers at a hotel in Tokyo Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2010. The star of "The Cove," an Oscar-winning documentary about a Japanese village's annual dolphin hunt, is back in Japan to protest against the slaughter but had to cancel his trip to the town of Taiji because of threats from an ultranationalist group.
Actress Jessica Alba poses during the photo call for the movie "Machete" at the 67th edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2010.
A child, dressed as Hindu God Krishna, sleeps in a basket carried by a Hindu devotee during a procession to mark Janmashtami festival in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2010. Janmashtami is a festival that marks the birth of the Hindu God Krishna.
An Afghan worker unloads artillery shells to display to the media, after weapons and ammunition was recovered in a search operation in Herat, west of Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2010.
Israeli soldiers hold a Jewish settler to the ground after he was vandalizing a Palestinian house a day after a Palestinian attack that left four Israelis dead, in the West Bank town of Hebron, Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2010. Four Israelis were killed in a Palestinian shooting attack Tuesday evening when they drove through the West Bank as a new round of Mideast talks opened in Washington.
Secretary of Defense Robert Gates speaks during the US Forces-Iraq change of command ceremony in Baghdad, Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2010, as a new U.S. military mission in Iraq was launched ending seven years of combat.
An employee smokes outside the entrance to a clothes shop in central Athens on Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2010. A new comprehensive ban on smoking in all indoor public places including bars and restaurants came into effect Wednesday, after past drives proved ineffective. Greece has among the highest smoking rates among developed nations around the world.
A young boy drinks water from a standpipe at a camp for people displaced by the floods near Sukkur, Pakistan, Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2010, during a visit by Britain's Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg. Speaking after being shown aid camps near Sukkur - one of the worst affected regions - Clegg warned that flood-hit Pakistan will need aid for years to come.
A man reacts over explosions as protesters burn vehicles in Lahore, Pakistan on Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2010. Three suicide bombs ripped through a Shiite Muslim religious procession in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore on Wednesday, killing many people and wounding dozens, police said.