Spain’s Alex Debon falls during the first qualifying practice session in Phillip Island, Australia, ahead of the 2008 Australian MotoGP on Sunday. (Rob Griffith / Associated Press)
Iraqi Shiite Muslim children play on swings at a park in Baghdad’s Sadr city after Friday prayer. Shiite cleric Muqtada Sadr today issued a fresh call for U.S. troops to withdraw from Iraq saying there would be no sectarian violence after foreign forces leave the country. (Ali Al-Saadi / AFP / Getty Images)
A tourist goes for a walk through the snow near the Obersee sea in Arosa, Switzerland. Swiss ski resorts traditionally start opening in November, but some ski areas across Europe are open now. (Arno Balzarini / EPA)
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An Israeli settler, left, clashes with a left-wing peace activist who, along with other activists, was helping Palestinian farmers harvest olive trees in an orchard bordering the settlement of Kiryat Arba near the West Bank city of Hebron. The Israeli military commander in the occupied West Bank said Thursday that settler violence against Palestinians and Israeli soldiers is on the rise in what he called a “grave phenomenon.” (Hazem Bader / AFP / Getty Images)
Performers practice dancing for Taiwan’s National Day at the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Square in Taipei, Taiwan. Taiwan celebrates the founding of the Republic of China government on Oct. 10. (Wally Santana / Associated Press)
Demonstrators burn a German flag to protest official festivities celebrating the German Unification Day on Friday in Hamburg, Germany. Leftist demonstrators criticize the expanded capitalism in the unified nation. The festivities mark the 18th anniversary of German unification. (Philipp Guelland / AFP / Getty Images)
Families wait for food donations from the Chinese foundation in Bangkok, Thailand. Thailand’s economy has been shaken by ongoing street protests and the global financial crisis. (Pornchai Kittiwongsakul / AFP / Getty Images)
