An Afghan woman with a child asks for alms outside a mosque as men leave after Friday prayers in Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, Oct. 23, 2009.
Lining Up
People line up to enter a government job center in Madrid, Friday, Oct. 23, 2009. Spain's unemployment rate remained unchanged at an EU-high of 17.9 percent in the third quarter after rising for eight consecutive quarters, the government reported Friday.
Early Morning Explosion
Fuel tanks burn inside the gasoline warehouse and distribution center of Caribbean Petroleum Corp., owned by Gulf, in Catano, Puerto Rico, in the early hours of Friday, Oct. 23, 2009. An explosion at the Gulf gasoline facility rocked a neighborhood outside Puerto Rico's capital, causing at least some minor injuries and forcing evacuations as firefighters raced to prevent additional blasts.
Educational Demonstration
President Barack Obama tours the research laboratory at MIT in Cambridge, Mass., Friday, Oct. 23, 2009. From left are, professor Marc Baldo, President Obama, Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick, MIT President Susan Hockfield and Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass.
Unified Front
Indo Tibetan Border Patrol soldiers participate in their Raising Day parade, in New Delhi, India, Friday, October 23, 2009.
Zooming By
Khalid Al Qassimi of the United Arab Emirates and co-driver Michael Orr of Britain drive a BP Ford AbuDhabi WRT car during a special stage of the Rally of Britain in Sweet Lamb, Wales, Friday, Oct. 23, 2009.
In the Moment
Mao Asada, of Japan, performs her short program at the Cup of Russia ISU Grand Prix figure skating event in Moscow, Russia, Friday, Oct. 23, 2009.
Flying Search
A hummingbird is silhouetted against the sky as it looks for nectar among hanging plants in a balcony on Friday Oct. 23, 2009, in Singapore.