A child reaches out to touch a huge straw sandal dedicated to a Buddhist temple in Tokyo, Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2011.
A Jordanian shepherd tends to his flock in Amman, Jordan, Wednesday, Aug. 17 , 2011.
Pakistani Nawaz Mohammed, 8, looks on while attending a religious class in a Mosque during the holy month of Ramadan, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2011. Muslims around the world are observing the holy fasting month of Ramadan in which they refrain from eating, drinking, smoking and having sex from dawn to dusk.
China's Vice Premier Li Keqiang makes a toast during a welcoming dinner at a hotel in Hong Kong, Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2011. Li, who is widely expected to become China's next premier, announced a draft of measures to boost the service sector and financial industry, both pillars of Hong Kong's economy. His three-day visit to the city comes amid an upsurge in discontent among residents with the government's management of the economy.
Priests are seen inside their temporary confession boxes as they wait for worshipers in the Retiro park ahead to the visit of Pope Benedict XVI in Madrid, Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2011.
A brokers reacts in a trading room of a Portuguese bank in Lisbon, Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2011. Portugal has raised euro 1.16 billion ($1.67 billion) in a short-term debt auction amid continuing market jitters over the eurozone's sovereign debt crisis. Portugal needed a euro 78 billion bailout earlier this year to help pay its heavy debts as it struggles to break out of an economic recession.
An Army carry team moves a transfer case containing the remains of Army Spc. Joseph A. VanDreumel, Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2011, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. According to the Department of Defense, VanDreumel, 32, of Grand Rapids, Mich., died Aug. 14, 2011, in Paktika province, Afghanistan when he encountered a secondary explosion while dismounted during vehicle recovery operations.
Family members of a target killing victim mourn his death in Karachi, Pakistan on Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2011. At least seven people died in the latest violence included a former parliamentarian of ruling party in the port city of Karachi, police said.