A Turkish Cypriot commando takes part in the Turkish military exercise "Toros" in the Saint Ilarionas area near the divided Cypriot capital of Nicosia, Thursday, Nov. 9, 2006. The Turkish Cypriot military launched the three-day exercise in the northern part of this divided Mediterranean island.
Deadly Ground
Palestinian children sit Thursday, Nov. 9, 2006, at the site where Israeli shells struck Wednesday, killing 18 members of a family in the northern Gaza Strip town of Beit Hanoun. The dead, including women and children, were buried Thursday as Israel absorbed harsh condemnation after its artillery caused the highest civilian death toll among Palestinians in six years of conflict.
High Horse
A Lipizzaner horse from the Spanish Riding School from Vienna performs during a rehearsal in the Hallenstadion in Zurich, Switzerland, Thursday, Nov. 9, 2006.
Inch-By-Inch
Space Shuttle Discovery nears launch pad 39b at the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, Fla., Thursday, Nov. 9, 2006. Launch date for STS-116 is scheduled for next month.
Not Rattled
Jackie Bibby, aka "The Texas Snakeman," holds ten 2 ft. 6-inch-long western diamondback rattlesnakes in his mouth for 12.5 seconds without any assistance Thursday, Nov. 9, 2006 in New York, to set a new Guinness World Record. The event was part of the Guinness World Records Day, where people from all over the globe people are attempting to set amazing records.
Sun Block
An airship passes the London Eye Ferris wheel on Thursday, Nov. 9, 2006 in London. The airship will also be seen over Dubai, the Eiffel Tower and Versailles in France, the Leaning Tower of Pisa in Italy, the Sphinx and the Pyramids in Egypt. The airship is part of an advertising campaign for a residential and tourism resort in Dubai.
Candlelight Vigil
Young people light candles at the site of the Jewish getto called Yama where more than 5,000 people were killed during World War II, in central Minsk, Thursday, Nov. 9, 2006. The young people were marking the Day of Struggle Against Fascism in the Belarus capital.
Throwing In The Towel
Sen. George Allen, R-Va., tosses a football to a campaign advisor while addressing supporters as he concedes the election to democratic challenger Jim Webb in Alexandria, Va., Thursday, Nov. 9, 2006. At left is Sen. John Warner, R-Va.
Under 'Canstruction'
A ladybug on a leaf made of cans is seen as part of the 14th annual "Canstruction" design competition and food drive in New York, Thursday, Nov. 9, 2006. The exhibit features 41 objects built from cans. Cities across North America will be sponsoring similar food drives to create more than 600 structures and donate more than two million pounds of food.
Journalist Ed Bradley Dies
This 1985 file photo shows Ed Bradley in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, to report on the 10th anniversary of the U.S.' pullout from Cambodia. Bradley, the award-winning television journalist who broke racial barriers at CBS News and created a distinctive, powerful body of work during his 26 years on "60 Minutes," died Thursday, Nov. 9, 2006. He was 65.