An Afghan man, left, talks on his phone, as a destroyed building is seen after a blast in Kabul, Afghanistan on Thursday, Oct. 8, 2009. The powerful explosion rocked the center of Afghanistan's capital early Thursday near the Interior Ministry and the Indian Embassy, where dozens of civilians were killed in an attack last year.
Flood Aftermath
An elderly woman looks at the debris of flood-destroyed houses in Chickmanchal village, some 340 miles (550 kilometers) north of Bangalore, India, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2009. Thousands among the legions of southern Indians displaced by a week of flooding trickled back to their homes and farms to survey the damage left by a natural disaster that killed hundreds of people, officials said.
Human Pyramid
Palestinian Fatah supporters form a human pyramid, during a rally supporting Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, and Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem, in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2009. The rally took place amid growing criticism among Palestinians of Abbas' decision to suspend action on a U.N. report on Gaza war crimes.
Holocaust Memorial
A man visits the freshly inaugurated Holocaust memorial in Bucharest, Romania, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2009. Romania on Thursday unveiled a monument in memory of some 300,000 Jews and Gypsies killed during the Holocaust in the country, which at times denied that the extermination even happened. Romania today has only 6,000 Jews.
A New Leaf
Leaves in various colors are seen in a garden in Frankfurt, central Germany, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2009.