The Dalai Lama greets House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif. on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009, during the inaugural Tom Lantos Human Rights Prize awards ceremony.
A physically disabled Afghan girl waits at the International Committee of the Red Cross orthopedic center in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009. The center, that provides new limbs, wheelchairs and physical therapy for the disabled has registered 91,000 disabled since 1988 and about 80 percent of them are victims of war and conflict. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
Indonesians chat as a heavy machine clears the rubble of a market flattened by last week's earthquake in Padang, West Sumatra, Indonesia, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009.
Homeward Bound
Villagers return on a boat to check their flooded homes after floodwaters receded in Chiviti Kallu village, in Krishna District, southern India, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009. Thousands of troops and relief workers fanned out across southern India, officials said Tuesday, providing aid to areas devastated by flooding that has left more than 250 people dead and displaced millions more.
Fashion Statement
A model presents a creation by French fashion designer Jean-Charles de Castelbajac for his spring summer 2010 ready-to-wear fashion collection presented in Paris, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009 in Paris.
Anniversary Performance
Performers take part in a Chinese adaptation of Puccini's Turandot, directed by Chinese director Zhang Yimou, performed at Bird's Nest in Beijing, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009. The staging of the opera is part of celebrations for the 60th anniversary of the founding of Communist China.
Woman's Best Friend
A woman plays with her dog on the beach of Heidkate at the Baltic Sea, northern Germany, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009.