People walk past a convoy of Congolese army tanks as they flee fighting, near Kibumba, some 25 miles north of Goma in eastern Congo, Monday, Oct. 27, 2008. Thousands of refugees and soldiers are fleeing fighting in eastern Congo in what appears to be a major retreat of government forces being attacked by rebels of renegade Gen. Laurent Nkunda.
Golden Hour
A woman and her dog run through an early morning mist in Prospect Park in the borough of Brooklyn in New York on Monday, Oct. 27, 2008.
Found Guilty
Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, leaves federal court in Washington, Monday, Oct. 27, 2008, after a guilty verdict was returned by the jury at his trial. A jury convicted Stevens on all seven counts he faced for lying about free home renovations and other gifts he received from a wealthy oil contractor.
Late Plunge
A specialist works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Monday, Oct. 27, 2008. Wall Street ended another highly volatile session with a big last-minute loss as the market's worries about a protracted downturn in the economy and tight credit markets erased the bulk of the financial sector's earlier gains. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 203 points, with almost all the decline coming in the last 10 minutes.
Up In Arms
Syrian villagers shout anti-U.S. slogans as they gather near the coffins of relatives who died a day before when U.S. military helicopters launched an extremely rare attack on Syrian territory during their funeral procession in the Sukkariyeh Farm near the town of Abu Kamal, an area of farms and brick factories about five miles inside the Syrian border, on Monday, Oct. 27, 2008. Eight people were killed.
A Real Chess Match
Russia's Vladimir Kramnik, left, and World champion Viswanathan Anand from India contemplate their next moves during the 10th game of the Chess World Championship in the Art and Exhibition Hall of the Federal Republic of Germany in Bonn, western Germany, Monday, Oct. 27, 2008.
West Bank Weapons Sweep
Palestinian officer from a special security unit loyal to President Mahmoud Abbas stands guard as a female resident looks on during a raid searching for illegal weapons in the West Bank village of Samua near Hebron, early Monday, Oct. 27, 2008. Nearly 600 troops of the Palestinian security forces deployed in the Hebron area early Saturday as part of Abbas' program to strengthen his control over the West Bank.
The Next Wave
Waves crash onto pier and lighthouse in South Haven, Mich., Sunday, Oct. 26, 2008. Blustery weather continued Monday in southwest Michigan, with sunshine alternating with overcast skies and cold, hard rain.
Get Me To The Church On Time
Manuel "Meme" Uribe, 43, smiles after having his bed chained to the forklift that will drive him to the dance hall where he and Claudia Solis, unseen, will get married in Monterrey, Mexico, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2008. Uribe, who tipped the scales in 2006 at 1,230 pounds, earning him the Guinness Book of World Records' title for the world's heaviest man, lost 550 pounds with the help of Solis, whom he met four years ago.