A Palestinian boy peers out of a taxi as he leaves with his family the bombed out area in eastern Jebaliya, northern Gaza Strip, Monday, Jan. 26, 2009. Israel launched its 22-day offensive to try to halt Hamas rocket fire on southern Israel.

Eladio Gonzalez sands and buffs Oscar #3453 at R.S. Owens & Company Thursday, Jan. 22, 2009, in Chicago. Like most Hollywood sagas, the story of Oscar 3453 begins with the transformation of a chunk of metal alloy into a 13 1/2-inch-tall statue at the factory where the statuettes have been made since 1983.

A man searches for names on a memorial wall, which identifies tens of thousands of Hungarian Holocaust victims in the Holocaust Memorial Center, housed in a former synagogue in Budapest, Hungary, Monday, Jan. 26, 2009.

Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich signs an autograph after making an appearance on the television program "The View," Monday, Jan. 26, 2009 in New York.

Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki is greeted by schoolgirls at a political rally south of Baghdad, Iraq on Monday, Jan. 26, 2009. Iraq's prime minister said Monday he believes the U.S. will withdraw its troops quicker than the three-year timeline set down in a U.S.-Iraq security agreement.

The moon cast a shadow blocking the sun in a partial solar eclipse as the sun sets on Monday, Jan. 26, 2009, at Manila's bay, Philippines, It was the first partial solar eclipse in 2009.

A man prays with joss sticks at a crowded temple to celebrate the Chinese new year Monday, Jan. 26, 2009, in Shanghai, China. Millions of Chinese across the country celebrate the beginning of the Year of the Ox.

Serena Williams of the United States returns to Victoria Azarenka of Belarus during their Women's singles match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Monday, Jan. 26, 2009.

A helicopter airlifts the summit cross of Germany's highest mountain, the 2,962 meters Zugspitze, near Garmisch-Partenkirchen, southern Germany, Monday, Jan. 26, 2009. The 16-year-old cross was lowered to the base of the mountain for restoration, which is expected to take until Easter.

Hindu devotees warm themselves around a bonfire on a cold and foggy morning during Mauni Amavasya, or new moon day, third and the most auspicious date of bathing during the annual month long Hindu religious fair of Magh Mela in Allahabad, India, Monday, Jan. 26, 2009.

Members of the Aboriginal community perform Woggan-ma-gule, or a meeting of the waters, a traditional smoking ritual with song and dance, in Sydney's Botanical Gardens Monday, Jan. 26, 2009, as part of Australia Day celebrations.

Indian paramilitary soldiers of the Central Industrial Security Force march past during the Republic Day parade in New Delhi, India, Monday, Jan. 26, 2009.