Vice President Joe Biden and a Polish Army officer stand in front of the Warsaw Ghetto 1943 Uprising monument after laying a wreath, in Warsaw, Poland, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009. Biden's visit to Central European countries began in Poland and will be followed by stops in Romania and the Czech Republic.
Hands on History
A tourist puts her hand on a painting on a segment of East Side Gallery in Berlin, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009. The restoration of the 105 wall paintings of the former Berlin Wall is scheduled to be finished for the 20th anniversary of the opening of the Berlin Wall in November 2009.
Making a Landing
An Italian paratrooper with the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) lands as other Italian soldiers stand by during a changing command ceremony at the Provincial Reconstruction Team compound run by the Italian military forces in Herat, Herat province west of Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009.
Firey Protests
Supporters of a Pakistani religious group Jamaat-e-Islami chant slogansa after burning a depiction of a U.S. flag during an anti American rally in Multan, Pakistan. The protesters also were condemning the twin suicide bombing of Islamabad's International Islamic University.
To the Rescue
A rescue team carry the body of a Sudanese cargo plane crew member after the plane crashed shortly after takeoff from Sharjah International Airport, north of Dubai, in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009. The cargo plane crashed Wednesday shortly after takeoff, killing the entire six-member crew but causing no other casualties on the ground, an official said.
Flying High
A young man performs artistic jumps on his bmx bike at the former Ewald coal mine in Herten, Germany, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009.
Passing the Torch
Greek actress Maria Nafpliotou, who plays the role of high priestess, right, gives the flame to priestess Ino Menegaki during a rehearsal for Thursday's ceremony in the temple of Hera for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Games in Ancient Olympia, western Greece, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009.