An Iraqi soldier inspects cars destroyed in a blast at Baghdad's Mustansiriyah Square, Wednesday Oct. 11, 2006. The car bomb targeted a police patrol, killing two passers-by and wounding 16 others, including three policemen.
Trains Collide
Emergency workers are seen Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2006, in the village of Zoufftgen near the Luxembourg border in northern France, after 12 people were killed and more than 20 injured in a head-on collision between a passenger train and a freight train. A double-decker Luxembourg-operated regional express train traveling to the French city of Nancy, collided with a freight train heading for Luxembourg.
Fielding Questions
President Bush speaks during a news conference in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2006. Mr. Bush took several questions regarding the situations in north Korea and Iraq.
Iran's Main Man
An Iranian woman holds a portrait of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad during a public meeting in the town of Robat Karim, 25 miles southwest of Tehran, Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2006. Ahmadinejad urged the "frowning, but weaker West to change attitude towards the Iranian nation," as major powers pursue adoption of sanctions against Tehran for its controversial nuclear plans.
Festival Preps
An Indian worker arranges earthen lamps in Calcutta, India, Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2006. People buy earthen lamps in large numbers to decorate their homes during Diwali, the annual Hindu festival of lights that falls on Oct. 21.
Toy Story
A little girl is interviewed by a television crew as she plays with an electronic cat at the "Dream Toys 2006" event in London, Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2006. The event provides a stage to announce the top 12 toys for Christmas.
Alps Air Show
F-5 Tiger jets of the Patrouille Suisse aerobatics team perform a formation flight, during the annual air show of the Swiss Air Force in the Axalp area above Meiringen in the Bernese Oberland, Switzerland, Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2006.
A Real Ringer
Germany's Fabian Hambuechen is silhouetted against a large video screen as he trains on the rings during a practice session for the Gymnastics World Championships in Aarhus, Denmark, Wednesday Oct. 11, 2006. The World Championships officially open with a ceremony on Friday, Oct. 13, 2006.
Riddle Me This ...
Two Sphynx cats play for the camera during the press preview Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2006, at the 4th Annual CFA Iams Cat Championship hosted by the Cat Fanciers' Association at Madison Square Garden. The competition, one of the world's most prestigious, is scheduled to be Oct. 14-15.
Smack Seized
Police officers arrange seized capsules of heroin at the police station in San Andres, Colombia, Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2006. About 126 pounds of heroin were discovered in a ship on Monday, police said.
Plane Hits NYC High-Rise
Flames and smoke are seen coming out of windows at the spot where a small plane crashed into a 50-story residential apartment building on Manhattan's Upper East Side in New York, Wednesday, October 11, 2006. Two people died in the crash, including New York Yankees pitcher Cory Lidle.