An Air Force greeting party walks off of the flight line at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Friday, Dec. 4, 2009, as Air Force One prepares to take-off with President Obama aboard. From left are, Staff Sgt. Thomas Elswick, 1st Lt. Sergio Padilla, and Col. Steven Harrison, Commander 89th Airlift Wing.
On Guard
Pakistan's Army troops take positions near the site of a suicide attack in Rawalpindi, Pakistan on Friday, Dec. 4, 2009. Suspected militants stormed a mosque close to Pakistan's army headquarters, killing tens of people during Friday prayers as they sprayed gunfire at worshippers and threw grenades before blowing themselves up, officials said.
Catch of the Day
Fishermen carry the caches near the shore of the Arabian Sea in Mumbai, India, Friday, Dec. 4, 2009. Sea levels rising because of global warming, along with increased storminess as the climate changes, will expose tens of millions of people in the world's port cities to coastal flooding, says a report by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.
At Prayer
Women pray over a tomb at the Sakhi cemetery in Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, Dec. 4, 2009.
Coal Power
A coal vendor loads coal briquettes pounded from soft coal on to his cart at a coal depot in Beijing, Friday, Dec. 4, 2009. China's advancing rapidly in the use of renewable energy but Chinese continue to rely on highly polluting coal to supply two thirds of it's energy.
Soccer Joys
South Africa fans react as they watch the draw for the 2010 World Cup in Trafalgar Square, London, Friday, Dec. 4, 2009. About 3,000 people attended Friday's event at the Cape Town International Convention Center in South Africa, ending weeks of waiting by fans to find out who their teams will face in the group stage of the World Cup, which starts June 11, 2010 and ends July 11, 2010.