Pakistani tribesmen publicly executed two criminals accused of a series of murders and kidnappings...

Armed Pakistani Islamic militant guards two criminals before their public execution by Islamic militants in Bara, the main town in Khyber tribal region on December 23, 2008. Pakistani tribesmen publicly executed two criminals accused of a series of murders and kidnappings for ransom in a troubled area near the Afghan border. Tribesmen blindfolded the two criminals and tied their hands behind their backs before shooting them with rifles in Bara, the main town in Khyber tribal region

Armed Pakistani Islamic militants escort two criminals before their public execution by Islamic militants in Bara, the main town in Khyber tribal region on December 23, 2008. Pakistani tribesmen publicly executed two criminals accused of a series of murders and kidnappings for ransom in a troubled area near the Afghan border. Tribesmen blindfolded the two criminals and tied their hands behind their backs before shooting them with rifles in Bara, the main town in Khyber tribal region

Armed Pakistani Islamic militants watch the public execution of two criminals in Bara, the main town in Khyber tribal region on December 23, 2008. Pakistani tribesmen publicly executed two criminals accused of a series of murders and kidnappings for ransom in a troubled area near the Afghan border. Tribesmen blindfolded the two criminals and tied their hands behind their backs before shooting them with rifles in Bara, the main town in Khyber tribal region

Armed Pakistani Islamic militants guard two criminals before their public execution by Islamic militants in Bara, the main town in Khyber tribal region on December 23, 2008. Pakistani tribesmen publicly executed two criminals accused of a series of murders and kidnappings for ransom in a troubled area near the Afghan border. Tribesmen blindfolded the two criminals and tied their hands behind their backs before shooting them with rifles in Bara, the main town in Khyber tribal region

Relatives of deceased taxi driver shot two criminals in public after they were handed down capital punishment by Islamic militants in Bara, the main town in Khyber tribal region on December 23, 2008. Pakistani tribesmen publicly executed two criminals accused of a series of murders and kidnappings for ransom in a troubled area near the Afghan border. Tribesmen blindfolded the two criminals and tied their hands behind their backs before shooting them with rifles in Bara, the main town in Khyber tribal region

Pakistani Islamic militants carry the body of a criminal in public after they were handed down capital punishment by Islamic militants in Bara, the main town in Khyber tribal region on December 23, 2008. Pakistani tribesmen publicly executed two criminals accused of a series of murders and kidnappings for ransom in a troubled area near the Afghan border. Tribesmen blindfolded the two criminals and tied their hands behind their backs before shooting them with rifles in Bara, the main town in Khyber tribal region

A relative of deceased taxi driver shot two criminals in public after they were handed down capital punishment by Islamic militants in Bara, the main town in Khyber tribal region on December 23, 2008. Pakistani tribesmen publicly executed two criminals accused of a series of murders and kidnappings for ransom in a troubled area near the Afghan border. Tribesmen blindfolded the two criminals and tied their hands behind their backs before shooting them with rifles in Bara, the main town in Khyber tribal region

A Pakistani Islamic militant guards two criminals before their public execution by Islamic militants in Bara, the main town in Khyber tribal region on December 23, 2008. Pakistani tribesmen publicly executed two criminals accused of a series of murders and kidnappings for ransom in a troubled area near the Afghan border. Tribesmen blindfolded the two criminals and tied their hands behind their backs before shooting them with rifles in Bara, the main town in Khyber tribal region

Carla Bruni-Sarkozy attends a fashion parade .....

Carla Bruni (2nd-R) --pop singer, ex-model and wife of French President Nicolas Sarkozy-- visits a hospital that houses a mothers' milk bank in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Dicember 22, 2008. French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Monday started a two-day official visit to Brazil that will be dominated by arms deals to Latin America's reigning economic power. He is accompanied by his wife, singer and ex-model Carla Bruni, as well as five cabinet and junior ministers and around 30 French industrialists

First French Lady Carla Bruni's footwear during a visit to a hospital that houses a mothers' milk bank in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Dicember 22, 2008. French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Monday started a two-day official visit to Brazil that will be dominated by arms deals to Latin America's reigning economic power. He is accompanied by his wife, as well as five cabinet and junior ministers and around 30 French industrialists

First French Lady Carla Bruni Sarkozy during a visit to a hospital that houses a mothers' milk bank in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Dicember 22, 2008. French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Monday started a two-day official visit to Brazil that will be dominated by arms deals to Latin America's reigning economic power. He is accompanied by his wife, as well as five cabinet and junior ministers and around 30 French industrialists


French First Lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy (L) with a local girl in her lap, attends a fashion parade at the Pavao-Pavaozinho shantytown (favela) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on December 23, 2008. The show was presented by "Moda Fusion", a French-Brazilian association in which the women of the shantytown work, in the framework of the "Crianca Esperanca" programme.


French First Lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy attends a fashion parade at the Pavao-Pavaozinho shantytown (favela) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on December 23, 2008. The show was presented by "Moda Fusion", a French-Brazilian association in which the women of the shantytown work, in the framework of the "Crianca Esperanca" programme

French First Lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy (C) attends a fashion parade with a local girl in her lap at the Pavao-Pavaozinho shantytown (favela) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on December 23, 2008. The show was presented by "Moda Fusion", a French-Brazilian association in which the women of the shantytown work, in the framework of the "Crianca Esperanca" programme

JaneFrench First Lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy (C) helps to plant a tree at the Pavao-Pavaozinho shantytown (favela) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on December 23, 2008.

French First Lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy (L) plants a tree during a visit to the Pavao-Pavaozinho shantytown (favela) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on December 23, 2008

Guatemala's government is hoping the steep, rutted road to Cocop....

A view of the recently repaired road to Cocop, Guatemala, Tuesday, Dec 2, 2008. Guatemala's government is hoping the steep, rutted road to Cocop is a path to lasting peace. Abandoned for years, the repaired dirt roadway has restored access to an isolated valley that the army stormed in 1981, killing 79 people.

A resident walks along the repaired road to Cocop, Guatemala, Tuesday, Dec 2, 2008. Guatemala's government is hoping the steep, rutted road to Cocop is a path to lasting peace. Abandoned for years, the repaired dirt roadway has restored access to an isolated valley that the army stormed in 1981, killing 79 people.

Catarina Santiago sits outside her home in Cocop, Guatemala, Tuesday, Dec 2, 2008. Guatemala's government is hoping the steep, rutted road to Cocop is a path to lasting peace. Abandoned for years, the repaired dirt roadway has restored access to an isolated valley that the army stormed in 1981, killing 79 people.

A woman stands at her home in Cocop, Guatemala, Tuesday, Dec 2, 2008. Guatemala's government is hoping the steep, rutted road to Cocop is a path to lasting peace. Abandoned for years, the repaired dirt roadway has restored access to an isolated valley that the army stormed in 1981, killing 79 people

Harvested corn cobs are seen at a house in Cocop, Guatemala, Tuesday, Dec 2, 2008. Guatemala's government is hoping the steep, rutted road to Cocop is a path to lasting peace. Abandoned for years, the repaired dirt roadway has restored access to an isolated valley that the army stormed in 1981, killing 79 people

A house is seen in Cocop, Guatemala, Tuesday, Dec 2, 2008. Guatemala's government is hoping the steep, rutted road to Cocop is a path to lasting peace. Abandoned for years, the repaired dirt roadway has restored access to an isolated valley that the army stormed in 1981, killing 79 people.

Catalina Santiago, 46, carries firewood in Cocop, Guatemala, Tuesday, Dec 2, 2008. Guatemala's government is hoping the steep, rutted road to Cocop is a path to lasting peace. Abandoned for years, the repaired dirt roadway has restored access to an isolated valley that the army stormed in 1981, killing 79 people

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Dede, 36, a man who has gnarled growths sprouting from his hands and feet....

Dede, 35, a man who has gnarled growths sprouting from his hands and feet, eat a banana at Hasan Sadikin hospital in Bandung April 16, 2008. Dede can use his hands and feet after two months of treatment from a group of Indonesian doctors at Hasan Sadikin hospital in the capital of West Java province

An undated photo and made available 20 November 2007 by Discovery Channel shows Anthony Gaspari (L), a dermatologist from the University of Maryland examining Dede (R) dubbed "Tree Man" at his home in Cililin. An Indonesian villager dubbed "Tree Man" for massive bark-like warts growing on much of his body may be barred from travelling to the US to receive treatment, a report said 20 November 2007.

An undated photo and made available 20 November 2007 by Discovery Channel shows Anthony Gaspari (L), a dermatologist from the University of Maryland examining Dede (R) dubbed "Tree Man" at his home in Cililin. An Indonesian villager dubbed "Tree Man" for massive bark-like warts growing on much of his body may be barred from travelling to the US to receive treatment, a report said 20 November 2007

In this combination of pictures Indonesian Health Minister Siti Fadillah Supari (L) examines 32-year-old Dede's hands at hospital in Bandung on November 25, 2007 and (R) Dede dubbed "Tree Man" for massive bark-like warts on his body is examined by a doctor after returning to Bandung on August 25, 2008, after doctors removed six kilograms (13.2 pounds) of the growths. An Indonesian villager dubbed "Tree Man" for massive bark-like warts on his body returned home Monday after doctors removed six kilograms (13.2 pounds) of the growths. Dede, a 37-year-old from rural West Java, was taken home from Bandung city after nine months of operations to remove the woody growths that had smothered his hands and feet, doctor Rahmat Winata said.

Dede, 36, a man who has gnarled growths sprouting from his hands and feet, sits in front of his house in Tanjung Jaya village on the outskirts of Bandung, the capital of Indonesia's West Java province December 19, 2008. After undergoing two months of treatment at a hospital in April, 95 percent of the warts on his body were removed but since moving home in September, the warts have re-grown on his hands and feet.


A paramedic checks on the hand of Dede, a man who has gnarled growths sprouting from his hands and feet, at Tanjung Jaya village, on the outskirts of Bandung, the capital of Indonesia's West Java province December 19, 2008. After undergoing two months of treatment at a hospital in April, the 36 year-old had 95 percent of the warts on his body removed but since moving home in September, the warts have re-grown on his hands and feet

Dede, a man who has gnarled growths sprouting from his hands and feet, looks at his hand in Tanjung Jaya village, on the outskirts of Bandung, the capital of Indonesia's West Java province December 19, 2008. After undergoing two months of treatment at a hospital in April, the 36 year-old had 95 percent of the warts on his body removed but since moving home in September, the warts have re-grown on his hands and feet

Dede, a man who has gnarled growths sprouting from his hands and feet, sits in front of his house in Tanjung Jaya village, on the outskirts of Bandung, the capital of Indonesia's West Java province December 19, 2008. After undergoing two months of treatment at a hospital in April, the 36 year-old had 95 percent of the warts on his body removed but since moving home in September, the warts have re-grown on his hands and feet.

A group of Russian warships arrived in Cuba on December 19,

The Russian Admiral Chabanenko destroyer arrives at Havana's harbor, on December 19, 2008. A group of Russian warships arrived in Cuba on Friday, the first such visit to the Soviet-era ally since the end of the Cold War, an AFP journalist reported. Part of a tour of Latin America, the five-day visit close to US waters is seen as a response to Washington's own moves in areas Russia deems within its sphere of influence, including in the Black Sea.



A person looks at the Russian Admiral Chabanenko destroyer as the ship arrives at Havana's harbor, on December 19, 2008. A group of Russian warships arrived in Cuba on Friday, the first such visit to the Soviet-era ally since the end of the Cold War.

The Russian Admiral Chabanenko destroyer arrives at Havana's harbor, on December 19, 2008. A group of Russian warships arrived in Cuba on Friday, the first such visit to the Soviet-era ally since the end of the Cold War, an AFP journalist reported. Part of a tour of Latin America, the five-day visit close to US waters is seen as a response to Washington's own moves in areas Russia deems within its sphere of influence, including in the Black Sea

Locals and tourists queue to visit the Russian Admiral Chabanenko (R) in Havana on December 21, 2008. A group of Russian warships arrived in Cuba on December 19, the first such visit to the Soviet-era ally since the end of the Cold War. Part of a Latin American tour, the five-day visit close to US waters is seen as a response to Washington's own moves in areas Russia deems within its sphere of influence, including in the Black Sea.



Locals queue to visit the Russian Admiral Chabanenko (background) in Havana, on December 21, 2008. A group of Russian warships arrived in Cuba on December 19, the first such visit to the Soviet-era ally since the end of the Cold War. The five-day visit close to US waters --part of a Latin American tour-- is seen as a response to Washington's own moves in areas Russia deems within its sphere of influence, including in the Black Sea.

new Mermaid Lagoon exhibit at Sydney Aquarium

A dugong swims in the new Mermaid Lagoon display at the Sydney Aquarium in Sydney, Australia, Friday, Dec. 19, 2008 during the introduction of two dugongs. It is said that dugongs, an aboriginal word meaning young child, in olden times were mistakenly identified as mermaids to mariners that had been at sea for a long time.

Isabelle, 1 and a half year old, is the first Sydneysider to see 'Wuru' the dugong (Dugong dugon) in the new Mermaid Lagoon exhibit at Sydney Aquarium on December 19, 2008. The 1.7 million litre tropical water habitat features two of the herbivorous marine mammals which normally live in Australia's northern coastal waters



'Pig' the dugong (Dugong dugon) aquaints himself with the new Mermaid Lagoon exhibit at Sydney Aquarium on December 19, 2008. The 1.7 million litre tropical water habitat features two of the sirenian marine mammals which normally feed off sea grass in Australia's northern coastal waters. It is believed that mermaid myths were born from pirates and sailors sighting dugongs

"100 Oblations" in an re-enactement of the university's symbol 'the Oblation', in suburban Manila

A participant adjust his fig leave as students and alumni of the country's premier state-run University of the Philippines pose almost naked during the "100 Oblations" in an re-enactement of the university's symbol 'the Oblation', in suburban Manila on December 13, 2008. The ceremony commemorates the university's centennial and refers to the bronze Oblation sculpted by Filipino national artist Guillermo Tolentino in 1935 symbolizing sacrificial offering of service to country and humanity.

Students and alumni of the country's premier state-run University of the Philippines pose almost naked during the "100 Oblations" in an re-enactement of the university's symbol 'the Oblation', in suburban Manila on December 13, 2008. The ceremony commemorates the university's centennial and refers to the bronze Oblation sculpted by Filipino national artist Guillermo Tolentino in 1935 symbolizing sacrificial offering of service to country and humanity



Students and alumni of the country's premier state-run University of the Philippines celebrate after posing almost naked during the "100 Oblations" in an re-enactement of the university's symbol 'the Oblation', in suburban Manila on December 13, 2008. The ceremony commemorates the university's centennial and refers to the bronze Oblation sculpted by Filipino national artist Guillermo Tolentino in 1935 symbolizing sacrificial offering of service to country and humanity