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A boy walks past the flames from a gas pipeline set ablaze by a bomb in Kirkuk, northern Iraq. -
A paratrooper floats to the ground at a ceremony near Tehran marking 25 years since the start of the Iran-Iraq war. -
A man keeps his dog dry as he wades through flood-waters in southern India. -
An otter peers through the glass screen of his enclosure at a zoo in Sydney, Australia. -
Fans of the Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova mimic her pink outfits and blonde hair at a tournament in China. -
A young boy winces as he carries a hot charcoal oven to a bakery in the Afghan capital, Kabul. -
AP - Mon Sep 19, 1:45 PM ET
Tina McCrosky works on a Mardi Gras float at Mardi Gras World in Algiers, La. Monday Sept. 19, 2005. This is McCrosky's first day back to work since Hurricane Katrina struck Aug. 29. (AP Photo/Ann Heisenfelt ) -
AP - Wed Sep 21, 8:28 AM ET
A model wears a Spring/Summer 2006 creation by Swarovski at the Pasarela Gaudi during the Barcelona Fashion Week, Spain, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2005. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez) -
AP - Wed Sep 21, 5:11 PM ET
Ricardo Furlan, an engineer at a armored car factory, shoots with a 38 caliber gun at a bulletproof car window to demonstrate its resistance, in Barueri, 45 Km (30 miles) west of Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2005. (AP Photo/Alexandre Meneghini) -
AP - Wed Sep 21, 2:53 PM ET
This NOAA satellite image taken Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2005 at 14:15 EDT shows clouds associated with Category 4 Hurricane Rita spinning in the Gulf of Mexico. The storm is expected to move through the Gulf before making landfall over the central Texan coast early Saturday. Clouds associated with Tropical Storm Philippe can be seen east-northeast of Puerto Rico. This storm is expected to remain fall out at sea. Over land, a area of clouds over Florida associated with Rita's outflow is producing thunderstorms over the state. Much of the rest of the East remains dry under mostly sunny to partly cloudy. (AP Photo/Weather Underground) -
AP - Wed Sep 21,10:00 PM ET
Smoke and flames stream from the broken nose gear of a JetBlue Airbus 320 as it rolls out on its emergency landing at Los Angeles International Airport Wednesday, Sept. 21. 2005. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon) -
Reuters - Wed Sep 21,10:08 PM ET
NOAA satellite image of Hurricane Rita taken at 4:45 p.m. EDT on September 21, 2005, as the extremely dangerous hurricane becomes the second Category Five storm of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season. Hurricane Rita strengthened on Wednesday into a powerful, intensely dangerous Category 5 storm as it headed toward the Texas coast and prompted evacuation orders for more than a million people. REUTERS/NOAA -
AFP - Wed Sep 21, 2:41 PM ET
A US marine stands guard in front of destroyed house following a gunbattle in al-Mansur neighbourhood of western Baghdad. Eight men died in the gunbattle when Iraqi security forces stumbled on the rebel safe-house, sparking off a major security operation, officials said.(AFP/Ali al-Saadi) -
Reuters - Wed Sep 21, 9:47 PM ET
NOAA satellite image of Hurricane Rita taken at 1115 EDT on September 21, 2005. (NOAA/Handout/Reuters) -
AP - Wed Sep 21, 7:27 PM ET
This satellite image provided by NOAA and taken at 18:45 EDT Tuesday Sept. 20, 2005 shows Hurricane Rita over the Gulf of Mexico. Forecasters said Rita could intensify in the Gulf of Mexico into a Category 4 storm with winds of at least 131 mph. The most likely destination by week's end was Texas, although Louisiana and northern Mexico were possibilities, according to the hurricane center. (AP Photo/NOAA) -
Reuters - Thu Sep 22, 9:18 AM ET
Cubans play with waves crashing against Havana's seawall as Hurricane Rita passes near Cuba, September 20, 2005. (Claudia Daut/Reuters) -
Reuters - Wed Sep 21, 5:47 PM ET
The San Diego Zoo's seven-week-old giant panda cub gets her first peek at her keepers and veterinarians in San Diego September 21, 2005. The female cub's left eye is almost completely open, while her right eye slit is just beginning to enlarge. Veterinarians say the cub's vision is not acute yet but will continue to improve daily. The cub weighed 5.4 pounds, a gain of one pound since last week's exam, and measured 1.5 feet from the tip of her nose to the end of her tail. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY REUTERS/Ken Bohn/The San Diego Zoo/Handout -
Reuters - Mon Sep 19, 7:07 PM ET
Dr. Carlos Sanchez (L), a veterinarian at the Smithsonian's National Zoo, checks the paws of the zoo's giant panda cub while Lisa Stevens, assistant curator, holds the cub during a health exam at the Washington Zoo September 19, 2005. The cub, born on July 9, now weighs 9.57 pounds (4.3 kg) and is 22.51 inches long. The cub and his parents live at the zoo's Giant Panda Habitat. EDITORIAL USE ONLY REUTERS/Jessie Cohen/Smithsonian's National Zoo/Handout -
AP - Mon Sep 19, 2:41 PM ET
This photo porvided by the National Zoo shows the 10-week-old male giant panda cub at the National Zoo in Washington, Monday, Sept. 19, 2005 where he received his sixth health exam. The cub, born on July 9, now weighs 9.57 pounds and is 22.51 inches long. (AP Photo/Jessie Cohen, National Zoo) -
AFP/Getty Images/File - Thu Sep 22, 8:44 AM ET
Stacks rise from the Deer Park refinery in Texas. World oil prices moved higher as Hurricane Rita roared further into the Gulf of Mexico, jangling traders' nerves and shutting down vital US crude production.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Dave Einsel) -
Reuters - Thu Sep 22, 9:00 AM ET
Traffic flows on the Florida Keys Overseas Highway near Key Largo, Florida, September 21, 2005. Wednesday marked the first day resident evacuees could return to Florida Keys after Hurricane Rita lashed the Keys Tuesday but did little damage to the vulnerable Florida Islands. Hurricane Rita grew into a potentially catastrophic Category 5 storm on Wednesday and took aim at Texas as officials began evacuating more than a million people from most of the coast and parts of Houston. NO SALES NO ARCHIVES REUTERS/Andy Newman/Florida Keys News Bureau/Handout -
AP - Thu Sep 22, 9:17 AM ET
A cup of Cappuccino Commotion ice cream sits on the counter waiting to be claimed at an upper West side Haagen Dazs store, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2005, in New York. General Mills Inc., which owns Haagen Dazs, reported its first-quarter earnings rose almost 38 percent on Thursday, well ahead of analyst predictions, but it said earnings for the year will come in below earlier expectations, citing higher fuel prices. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens) -
AFP/File - Thu Sep 22, 9:37 AM ET
An American Delta Airlines aircraft. Bankrupt US airline Delta said it plans to cut 7,000 to 9,000 more jobs by the end of 2007, or up to 17 percent of its beleaguered workforce(AFP/File/Jean-Pierre Muller) -
AFP - Thu Sep 22, 9:39 AM ET
A building in Galveston is readied for the approach of Hurricane Rita. Massive Hurricane Rita roared across the Gulf of Mexico towards the Texas coastline, forcing hundreds of thousands of people to flee and crews to abandon oil platforms.(AFP/James Nielsen) -
AP - Thu Sep 22, 9:42 AM ET
U.S. Army Pfc. Lynndie R. England, front, arrives at the courthouse for her court-martial proceedings followed by a member of her counsel, Capt. Katherine Krul, Thursday, Sept. 22, 2005, in Fort Hood, Texas. The 22-year-old Army private is on trial charged in connection with the Iraq prisoner abuse scandal at Abu Ghraib prison . (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)