A man reaches out to help two displaced children cross sharp lava rock in a camp for displaced people, Thursday, Nov. 13, 2008, in Kibati just north of Goma in eastern Congo. The city of Goma has been besieged by rebels loyal to renegade Gen. Lauren Nkunda since he reached the outskirts of the provincial capital, and the rebels have promised to fight any African troops that aid the Congolese army.
Happy 539th!
Sikh devotees watch a fireworks display near the illuminated Golden Temple, left, the Sikh's holiest shrine, during celebrations to mark the 539th birth anniversary of the first Sikh guru, Guru Nanak Dev, in Amritsar, India, Thursday, Nov. 13, 2008.
Paris Protest
A herd of sheep walk near the Eiffel Tower in Paris, Thursday, Nov. 13, 2008, as farmers protested falling farm incomes amid the economic slowdown. Farming unions said the profit from the supermarkets is not being passed on to the individual farmer.
I See You ...
A North Korean Army soldier watches the South Korean side at the border village of Panmunjom, South Korea, Thursday, Nov. 13, 2008. North Korea's intransigence over verification of its nuclear program is likely aimed at extracting more aid from the countries seeking to disarm the Stalinist state, a South Korean official says.
A Wink Of An Eye
President George W. Bush winks before speaking at the United Nations headquarters in New York, Thursday, Nov. 13, 2008.
Room With A View
A carpenter works on the roof of a 30-story condominium project Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2008, in the Williamsburg section of New York. The Edge, built by Douglaston Development on the East River waterfront in Brooklyn and scheduled to open in the fall of 2009, will offer 565 apartments in two buildings.
Leaf Peeping
Tourists admire the changing leaves at Nanzenji Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan's ancient capital, on Thursday, Nov. 13, 2008.
Dust In Space
A dust ring, seen in red, surrounds the star Fomalhaut, that resides at the center of the image, and not visible to the human eye in this image. The Hubble Telescope discovered the fuzzy image of the planet, known as Fomalhaut b, which is no more that a white speck in the lower right portion of the dust ring that surrounds the star.
The "Coke" In Coconut
A Venezuelan national guard officer displays a coconut, with a package containing cocaine inside, in Caracas, Thursday, Nov. 13, 2008. Venezuela's national guard seized about 290 kilograms of cocaine (almost 640 pounds) hidden inside coconuts at the Port of La Guaira, Venezuela.