Gen. David Petraeus listens to opening statements by members of Congress during a hearing before the House Armed Services Committee and the House Foreign Relations Committee on Capitol Hill Monday, Sept. 10, 2007, in Washington. Petraeus delivered a report on progress made in Iraq since additional U.S. troops were sent to the nation earlier this year.
Eye On Pakistan
Former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif waits to disembark an airplane after he arrived in Islamabad, Pakistan following his trip from London, England, Monday Sept. 10, 2007. Sharif was deported to Saudi Arabia on Monday, hours after he had landed in Pakistan after seven years in exile hoping to campaign against the country's U.S.-allied military ruler, officials said.
Kickoff!
Fireworks explode during the opening ceremony of the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup soccer tournament Monday Sept. 10, 2007 at Hongkou Football Stadium in Shanghai, China.
Fishing With The Pigs
Children attempting to catch fish mingle with pigs in a stream used as a toilet by local residents, in the Kroo Bay slum of Freetown, Sierra Leone, Monday, Sept. 10, 2007. Saturday's presidential runoff went smoothly across most of the war-battered West African nation, international observers said, urging Sierra Leoneans to remain calm as they wait for election results.
Pipeline Pyrotechnics
Two army soldiers and a civilian look on as a fire rages near the town of Omealca, in the gulf state of Veracruz, Mexico, Monday, Sept. 10, 2007. Six explosions believed to be the result of sabotage ripped natural gas pipelines for Mexico's state oil monopoly early Monday, sparking fires and prompting authorities to evacuate thousands of people and shut down two highways.
Today's Catch
A Somali fisherman carries a sword fish on his head on the beach in the southern city Kismayo, Somalia, Monday, Sept. 10, 2007.
Drug Kingpin Caught
Colombian soldiers escort Colombian drug trafficker, Diego Montoya, second left, at the military base in Bogota, Monday, Sept. 10, 2007. America's most-wanted drug trafficker, Diego Montoya, was captured in western Colombia.