A South Korean sand artist Chun Byung-il works on his sand figure featuring Japanese actor Koji Yakusho during the PIFF on the beach in Busan, South Korea, Friday, Oct. 9, 2009. One of Asia's top film festivals opened Thursday by taking a lighthearted look at the South Korean presidency.
Royal Depature
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip leave London's St. Paul's Cathedral, Friday Oct. 9, 2009, following a commemoration service to mark the end of combat operations in Iraq. Britain's combat operations in Iraq formally ended on April 30, six years after the U.S.-led invasion to topple Saddam Hussein in March 2003.
My Fair Lady
A model wears a creation by Vietnamese fashion designer Kelly Bui, during Bui's 2009 autumn-summer collection entitled, "My Fair Lady", in Hanoi, Vietnam, Friday, Oct. 9, 2009.
Prize-Winning Leader
President Barack Obama makes remarks about being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, Friday, Oct. 9, 2009, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington.
On the Run
An Israeli police officer, right, runs behind a masked Palestinian rioter during clashes in the neighborhood of Ras al-Amudin in east Jerusalem, Friday, Oct. 9, 2009.
Big Head Protesting
Bosnian protestors, members of "Citizens Action" wearing caricature heads of Bosnian political leaders, from left to right, Zlatko Lagumdzja, Milorad Dodik, Dragan Covic and Sulejman Tihic, are seen near entrance to the NATO headquarters, near the Bosnian capital of Sarajevo, on Friday, Oct. 09, 2009.
Helping Hand
A man carries a woman as stranded commuters wade through floods in Rosales town, northern Philippines, on Friday, Oct. 9, 2009.
Sold!
A Hummer is on display with a GM sign in background at a Hummer dealership in Burlingame, Calif., Friday, Oct. 9, 2009. Hummer, the off-road vehicle that once epitomized America's love for hulking trucks, is now in the hands of a Chinese heavy equipment maker.