A guard closes the gate as Anthony Pesce, right, pickets in front of a General Motors plant in Parma, Ohio at the start of a nationwide strike against the auto maker, Monday, Sept. 24, 2007. The UAW launched a national strike against General Motors Corp. Monday, the first nationwide strike during auto contract negotiations since 1976.
Center Of Attention
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad listens to a question during an interview at his hotel in New York, Monday Sept. 24, 2007. Ahmadinejad said Monday that Iran would not launch an attack on Israel or any other country, and he does not believe the U.S. is preparing for war against Iran.
Boxing Bears
Two black bears in boxing gloves "practice" as part of preparations for the upcoming "animal games" at Chongqing Safari Park on Monday, Sept. 24, 2007, in Chongqing, China. Over 200 animals from twenty zoos across China will "compete" in the four day games, as part of a national holiday. Chongqing Safari Park is home to approximately 30,000 animals from over 400 species.
Controlled Blast
A car, found packed with explosive materials, burns after it was destroyed in a controlled explosion by U.S. soldiers in the city of Jalalabad, Afghanistan, Monday, Sept. 24, 2007.
People Pyramid
A traditional Catalan human tower is raised in Barcelona's San Jaime square during the Saint Merce fiesta celebrations, Spain, Monday Sept. 24, 2007. Human pyramid building has a long tradition in the region of Catalonia.
In The Spin
A spider works on its web as an early morning dew highlights the thin strands of silk, Monday, Sept. 24, 2007, in Tallahassee, Fla.
Former Champ Takes Fall
Former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson leaves Superior Court Monday, Sept. 24, 2007, in Mesa, Ariz., after pleading guilty to charges of drug possession and driving under the influence stemming from a traffic stop last year as he was leaving a nightclub.
Red Sky At Night
Two people watch the sunset over Lake Chiemsee near Chieming, southern Germany, Monday evening, Sept. 24, 2007.