White House visitors react as President Bush's helicopter takes off as he leaves the White House in Washington, Friday, Oct. 24, 2008, for a trip to attend briefings at the National Security Agency at Fort Meade, Md.
Stonewalled
An Indian paramilitary soldier throws stones at Kashmiri protesters as others shield themselves during a protest on the outskirts of Srinagar, India, Friday, Oct. 24, 2008. At least 15 people were injured Friday when protesters demanding removal of a garbage dump from their neighborhood clashed with government forces.
In Touch With The Past
A man prays as he holds the iron cage that contains the tomb of Imam Hussein in a shrine, during Friday prayers in Karbala, 50 miles south of Baghdad, Iraq, on Friday, Oct. 24, 2008.
Back From Space
A Russian Soyuz space capsule descends near Arkalyk, in north central Kazakhstan, early Friday, Oct. 24, 2008. The capsule carrying a Russian-American crew, space tourist Richard Garriott, Sergei Volkov and Oleg Kononenko, touched down on target in Kazakhstan on Friday after a descent from the international space station, safely delivering the first two men to follow their fathers into space.
Drop-By-Drop
A horse is reflected in drops of water hanging on an autumn leaf in Igis, eastern Switzerland, Friday, Oct. 24, 2008.
Taking Some Air
Rider Lorenzo Savadori of Italy falls from his motorcycle during practice for Sunday's Valencia Motorcycle Grand Prix, the last race of the season, in Cheste, just outside Valencia, Spain, Friday Oct. 24, 2008.
Bad Hair Day?
A model displays a creation by Russian designer Shapovalova during Fashion week in Moscow, Friday, Oct. 24, 2008.
End Of A Bad Week
A specialist holds his head as he works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Friday Oct. 24, 2008. Wall Street capped another difficult week with steep losses Friday, sending the major indexes to their lowest levels in more than five years as markets around the world skidded lower on the belief that a punishing economic recession is at hand.