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Tonga Turmoil
An overturned car lies burning Friday, Nov. 17, 2006 in Nuku'alofa, Tonga. Tonga's government announced a state of emergency after a Cabinet meeting passed laws giving extra powers to security forces, enabling them to stop and search without a warrant. Armed troops have been patrolling Nuku'alofa's burnt-out central business district, enforcing a curfew after pro-democracy riots Thursday left at least six people dead.
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Missile Strike
A Palestinian girl walks inside a room in a house targeted by an Israeli missile strike in the northern Gaza Strip town of Beit Lahiya, Friday, Nov. 17, 2006. According to the Israeli army the house was a weapons storage facility of the Islamic group Hamas. No casualties were reported.
Credit: AP Photo/Hatem Moussa
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Asia Trip
A bust of revolutionary communist leader Ho Chi Minh is seen at rear as President George W. Bush smiles before the start of his meeting with Vietnamese President Nguyen Minh Triet, not pictured, at the presidential palace in Hanoi, Vietnam, Friday, Nov. 17, 2006. Mr. Bush is in Asia for the APEC meetings.
Credit: AP Photo/Charles Dharapak
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Hot Commodity
One of the first customers to buy a Sony PlayStation 3 crawls through the crowd in front of the Sony shop with his new video gaming system, Friday, Nov. 17, 2006, in Taipei, Taiwan. The PlayStation 3 was released to consumers for purchase beginning at midnight November 17.
Credit: AP Photo/Wally Santana
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Peace Flame
Hindu devotees participate in an Aswamedh Yagya offering in front of Kundas - (holy fire place) - in Kolkata, India, Friday, Nov. 17, 2006. One thousand and eight Kundas burnt for the Yagya aimed at bringing peace on earth and to lower the pollution.
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Blast Aftermath
Pakistani police officials examine the blast site after a bomb explosion in Lahore, Friday, Nov. 17, 2006. A powerful bomb exploded near a police station in the eastern Pakistani city, killing at least two civilians and wounding more than a dozen. Police said "terrorists" had planted a device in a garbage can at a bus stand which was close to a police rescue team's office.
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Fatal Frat House Fire
Firemen Noah Jacobson, right, and Guy Jones, pause next to a fire truck, Friday, Nov. 17, 2006, in Lincoln, Neb., after battling a fatal fire at the Phi Kappa Tau fraternity house. A Nebraska Wesleyan University student died from injuries suffered in the early morning fire, university officials said.
Credit: AP Photo/Bill Wolf
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Hang Time
Magician and endurance artist David Blaine hangs from a crane in Times Square Friday, Nov. 17, 2006, in New York to announce his latest challenge. Blaine will attempt to escape from shackles while dangling five stories above Times Square next week. If he completes the test he will take 100 deserving children on a $500 shopping spree at Target.
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Safe Haven
An 8-year-old turkey named Mr. Mark is seen in front of Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Friday, Nov. 17, 2006. Mr. Mark was part of a news conference held by the American Automobile Association as the Thanksgiving holiday approaches.
Credit: AP Photo/Matt Rourke
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Precarious Perch
Huron police officers Wayne Ames, left, and Jack Neitzert, along with a tow truck driver inspect a car, which had been accidentally backed up on a utility pole support wire on Friday, Nov. 17, 2006, in Huron, S.D.
Credit: AP/Huron Plainsman, Mike Carroll