In this photo of Saturday, May 14, 2011, made available by the Press Department of Presidential Palace, Afghan President Hamid Karzai, right, speaks with U.S. Senator John Kerry at the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan. Photo: AP
FILE: Congress President Sonia Gandhi shakes hands with Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa at her residence in New Delhi on June 5, 2001. Congress President Sonia Gandhi called AIADMK supremo Jayalalithaa to congratulate her for the spectacular
Pakistan's bowler Saeed Ajmal bows on the pitch after taking the wicket of West Indies' Ravi Rampaul, that completes his first ever ten-wicket haul, as his teammates look on during the second innings on the third day of their first cricket Test match in
A U.S. Coast Guard boat patrols near the space shuttle Endeavour at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Saturday, May 14, 2011. Endeavour, and her crew of six astronauts, is scheduled to lift off Monday morning on an 16-day mission to the
World champions Ma Long, right, and Xu Xin, left, of Cina, hug after defeating Ma Ling and Chen Qi of China with 4-1 in the men's doubles final at the Table Tennis World Championships in Ahoy stadium, Rotterdam, Netherlands, Saturday May 14, 2011.
ransvestite Alejandro, left, plants a kiss on friend Yasmani after the crowd chanted for the couple to kiss before the start of a parade honoring International Day Against Homophobia in Havana, Saturday May 14, 2011. Headed by President Raul Castro's
In this April 22, 2010 photo, IMF Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn, speaks during a news briefing at the 2010 WB/IMF Spring Meetings in Washington, Strauss-Kahn has been taken into custody by New York City police and is being questioned in
Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata, left, speaks to children who survived the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, at a school in Ofunato, northeastern Japan, on Saturday May 14, 2011. Photo: AP
A storage container called "megafloat" is pulled by a barge as it sails towards Fukushima in Uraga Channel at the southern end of Tokyo Bay on Sunday May 15, 2011. It will be used to store a large volume of radioactive-contaminated water from the
Haiti's newly-sworn-in President Michel Martelly, right, walks with Haiti's Chief of Police Mario Andresol during Haiti's presidential inaugural ceremony at the National Palace in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Saturday May 14, 2011. Photo: AP
Women march during an anti Moammar Gadhafi demonstration in central Benghazi, Libya, Saturday, May 14, 2011. Photo: AP
Tibetan Buddhist spiritual leader the Dalai Lama listens during a panel discussion at the Newark Peace Education Summit Saturday, May 14, 2011, in Newark, N.J. The three-day summit on the power of nonviolence will include Nobel laureates, international
Driver Clint Bowyer, right, collides with Joey Logano (20) during the NASCAR Nationwide series 5-hour ENERGY 200 auto race, Saturday, May 14, 2011, at Dover International Speedway in Dover, Del. Driver Carl Edwards (60) is at front. Photo: AP
Spain's Rafael Nadal returns the ball to France's Richard Gasquet during their semifinal match of the Italian Open tennis tournament in Rome, Saturday, May 14, 2011. Rafael Nadal overcame a stiff first-set challenge from Richard Gasquet before rolling
Paraguayuan soldiers march in a military parade celebrating their bicentennial in Asuncion, Paraguay, Saturday May 14, 2011. Paraguay won independence from Spain May 14, 1811, following a military coup. Photo: AP
Pakistan's off-spinner Saeed Ajmal celebrates after taking the wicket of West Indies' Devendra Bishoo during the second innings on the third day of the first cricket Test match against the West Indies in Georgetown, Guyana, Saturday May 14, 2011. Photo:
Lui Che-woo, left, chairman and his son Francis Lui, vice chairman of the Galaxy Entertainment Group attend a press conference at the Galaxy Macau, in Macau, Sunday, May 15, 2011. Photo: AP
A U.S. Navy man stands beside rocket missiles and torpedoes on display at the U.S. aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson at Manila Bay, Philippines, as it begins its four-day goodwill visit with three other warships on Sunday May 15, 2011. Photo: AP
AC Milan players celebrate after receiving the trophy for the club's 18th league title, at the end of a soccer match between AC Milan and Cagliari at the San Siro stadium in Milan, Italy, Saturday, May 14, 2011. Photo: AP
Los Angeles Singer and actress Jennifer Lopez, right, and singer Pitbull perform at KIIS FM's Wango Tango in Los Angeles on Saturday, May 14, 2011. Photo: AP
Actors Jean Dujardin, left, and Berenice Bejo pose during a photo call for The Artist, at the 64th international film festival, in Cannes, southern France, Sunday, May 15, 2011. Photo: AP
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad gestures as he speaks at the "International Conference on Global Alliance against Terrorism for a Just Peace", in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, May 15, 2011. Photo: AP
Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi leaves the polling booth before casting his ballot in Milan, Italy, Sunday, May 15, 2011. Italians are voting in mayoral races, an election that Premier Silvio Berlusconi has billed as actually a vote on how they think
South Korea's Yoon Sung-hoon, left, battles for the ball with India's Sunli Sowmarpet during their 5th and 6th placing match at Sultan Azlan Shah Cup men's field hockey tournament in Ipoh, Malaysia, Sunday, May 15, 2011. South Korea won, 2-1. Photo: AP
Palestinian youths, one throwing a fire bomb, clash with Israeli troops in Al-Roub refugee camp near the West Bank city of Hebron, Sunday, May, 15, 2011. Photo: AP
The team of Borussia Dortmund celebrates with tens of thousands supporters the German soccer championship during a parade in Dortmund, Germany, Sunday, May 15, 2011. Photo: AP
Pakistan's former Test cricket player Akram Raza, right, stands with a security official at a police station in Lahore, Pakistan Sunday, May 15, 2011. Photo: AP
China's Li Xiaoxia, right, and Guo Yue, left, embrace after defeating China's Ding Ning and Guo Yan with 4-0 in the women's doubles final at the Table Tennis World Championships in Ahoy stadium, Rotterdam, Netherlands, Sunday May 15, 2011. Photo: AP
From left: Patrick Owomoyela, Mohamed Zidan and Sebastian Kehl of Borussia Dortmund soccer team celebrate championship with the trophy during a parade in Dortmund, Germany. Photo: AP
Australian MotoGP driver Casey Stoner reacts after winning the French Grand Prix at the Le Mans race track in Le Mans, western France, Sunday, May. 15, 2011. Photo: AP
Fukushima Prefectural Governor Yuhei Sato in a protective suit, center bottom, offers prayers for the victims of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, at Namie, Fukushima prefecture, northern Japan, Sunday, May 15, 2011. Photo: AP
Israeli soldiers fire tear gas at Palestinian protesters, not seen, during clashes that erupted at a demonstration marking the 63rd anniversary of the Nakba, or catastrophe, the Arabic term used to describe the uprooting of hundreds of thousands of
Israeli soldiers stand at the border fence between Israel and Syria as Syrian demonstrators marking the anniversary of the mass displacement of Palestinians surrounding Israel's establishment in 1948, not seen, approach the village of Majdal Shams in
Palestinian protesters take cover after Israeli soldiers opened fire at them during a rally marking "nakba," or "catastrophe," the term used by Palestinians to describe the uprooting they suffered at the time of Israel's founding on May 15, 1948, in the
World champion China's Zhang Jike holds the trophy on the podium of the men's singles at the Table Tennis World Championships in Ahoy stadium, Rotterdam, Netherlands, Sunday May 15, 2011. Photo: AP
Arab demonstrators use a makeshift stretcher to carry the lifeless body of an unidentified man killed as protestors from Syria tried to approach the village of Majdal Shams in the Golan Heights, between Syria and Israel during a rally marking the
A plainclothes Israeli police officer detains a Palestinian protestor following a demonstration to mark the 63rd anniversary of "Nakba", Arabic for "Catastrophe", the term used to mark the events leading to Israel's founding in 1948, in the Qalandiya
Russia's Maria Sharapova reacts after winning a point against Australia's Samantha Stosur during the final match of the Italian Open tennis tournament in Rome, Sunday, May 15, 2011. Photo: AP
Pakistani Shiites, supporters of the Imamia Student Organization, ISO, chant slogans during an anti American-Israeli rally in Karachi, Pakistan, Sunday, May 15, 2011. Photo: AP
AIADMK Supremo J Jayalalithaa waves to supporters and media from her residence in Chennai on Friday. Jaya is poised for the next Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu as her party is heading for a thumping win in the assembly elections. Photo: AP
Artists perform a Play "The Last Salute" based on Iraqi Journalist Muntadhar al-Zaidi's book 'The Last Salute to President Bush' in New Delhi on Saturday. Photo: PTI
Iraqi Journalist Muntadhar al-Zaidi alongwtih Actress Pooja Bhatt and Bollywood Actor Dino Morea during a Play"The Last Salute" based on Iraqi Journalist Muntadhar al-Zaidi's book 'The Last Salute to President Bush' in New Delhi on Saturday. Photo: PTI
Kolkata Knight Riders owner Shahrukh Khan and Royal Challengers Bangalore owner Vijay Mallya before a Friendly match between RCB and KKR, in Bangalore on Saturday. Photo: PTI
Royal Challengers Bangalore owner Vijay Mallya and his son Siddharth Mallya during a Friendly match between RCB and KKR, in Bangalore on Saturday. Photo: PTI
Kolkata Knight Riders owner Shahrukh Khan takes a run during a Friendly match between RCB and KKR, in Bangalore on Saturday. Photo: PTI
Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee and Union Railway Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjeeare addressing media after a meeting regarding the alliance ,in Kolkata on Saturday. Photo: PTI
Royal Challengers Bangalore owner Vijay Mallya plays a shot during a Friendly match between RCB and KKR, in Bangalore on Saturday. Photo: PTI
Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee giving a helping hand to Union Railway Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee after she lost her balance while arriving to address the media after a meeting on alliance in Kolkata on Saturday.
Mahendra Singh Tikait, National President, Bharatiya Kissan Union, who died at the age of 76 in Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh on Sunday. Photo: PTI
Kolkata Knight Riders owner Shahrukh Khan plays a shot during a Friendly match between RCB and KKR, in Bangalore on Saturday. Photo: PTI
Royal Challengers Bangalore owner Vijay Mallya plays a shot during a Friendly match between RCB and KKR, in Bangalore on Saturday. Photo: PTI
Kolkata Knight Riders owner Shahrukh Khan slips on the pitch while playing a shot during a Friendly match between RCB and KKR, in Bangalore on Saturday. Photo: PTI
CPI activists hold placards and shout slogans during a protest against hike in fuel prices in Bhubaneswar on Sunday. Photo: PTI
BJP activists burning the effigy of Petroleum Minister during a protest against hike in fuel prices in Hyderabad on Sunday. Photo: PTI
CPI activists burn a scooter during a protest against hike in fuel prices in Hyderabad on Sunday. Photo: PTI
Voters display their identity cards as they wait in queues to cast their votes during Panchayat elections in Punpun, Bihar on Sunday. Photo: PTI
Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee with Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee addressing the media after a meeting for the new government in West Bengal, at Mukherjee's residence in Kolkata on Saturday. Photo: PTI
Activists of SUCI burning the effigy of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh during a protest against hike in fuel prices in Patna on Sunday. Photo: PTI
A relative consoles the grand son of Bharatiya Kissan Union president Mahendra Singh Tikait, who died at the age of 76, at his residence in Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh on Sunday. Photo: PTI
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) supremo J Jayalalithaa handing over a letter intimating of her election as the leader of the AIADMK legislature Party to Tamil Nadu Governor Surjit Singh Barnala during a meeting at Raj Bhavan in Chennai
A tourist family members try to protect themselves from the scorching heat during a visit to India Gate,in New Delhi on Sunday. Photo: PTI
Tourists try to protect themselves from the scorching heat during a visit to India Gate, in New Delhi on Sunday. Photo: PTI
Tourists at Rashtrapati Bhawan on a hot summer day in New Delhi. The mercury today soared to 42 degrees Celsius in the capital. Photo: PTI
Policemen inspect the site after Maoists set afire on 29 vehicles, including trucks of a private road construction company at Morangi village in Hazaribagh district of Ranchi on Sunday. Photo: PTI
An Indian Parliamentary delegation led by Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar with Pham Phuong Thao, Chairperson of the People's Council of Ho Chi Minh City during a meeting in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam on Saturday. Photo: PTI
Nurses participate in a walk to create awareness on 'Immunization-A Foundation for Good Health' from India Gate to Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on Sunday. Photo: PTI
Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee with West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee president Manas Bhuniya during a meeting with newly elected party MLAs at WBPCC office in Kolkata on Sunday. Photo: PTI
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) supremo J Jayalalithaa during a meeting with Tamil Nadu Governor Surjit Singh Barnala (unseen) at Raj Bhavan in Chennai Sunday. Photo: PTI
From left, Mumbai Indians players, James Franklin, Aiden Blizzard, David Jacobs, Ambati Rayudu, Rohit Sharma and Munaf Patel during an event in Mumbai on Sunday. Photo: PTI
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi seeks blessings from spiritual leader Shri Ramanandacharya Shri 1008 during the "Rajyabhishek" function for new Gadipati Dilipdasji guru Rameshvardasji of Jagannath Temple, in Ahmedabad on Sunday. Photo: PTI
Manas Bhuniya, West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee president gives a rose to Abhijit Mukherjee son of Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee and newly elected MLA, during a meeting with newly elected party MLAs at WBPCC office in Kolkata on Sunday.
Cricket fans celebrate before the start of the IPL-4 match between Delhi Daredevils and Kings XI Punjab in Dharamsala on Sunday. Photo: PTI
Punjab Governor Shivraj Patil shakes hands with Chief Minister Prakash Singh Badal after a swearing-in ceremony of the five new minsters in the Punjab government, at the Governors' House in Chandigarh on Sunday. Photo: PTI
Kings XI Punjab's Paul Valthaty plays a shot against Delhi Daredevils during their IPL-4 match in Dharamsala on Sunday. Photo: PTI
A street flooded following heavy rains at Chikmagalur in Karnataka on Sunday. Photo: PTI
All India Anti Terrorist Front chairman MS Bitta with former Punjab DGP KPS Gill presenting Rajiv Gandhi Bravery award to Angrej Kaur, wife and Amrik Singh, son on behalf of Surjit Singh in Ludhiana on Sunday. Surjit Singh was traced recently in
A Kashmiri farmer packing juicy strawberries for export in the outskirts of Srinagar on Sunday. The strawberry cultivation has picked up across Kashmir valley and presently the fruit worth above Rs one crore is produced. Photo: PTI
Indian Sand Artist Sudarsan Pattnaik (Left) receiving the 'People's Choice' Gold Medal of fourth International Sand Sculpture from Russian sculptor Pavel Melnikov in Moscow recently. He won the medal for his sculpture of Leonardo's smile- his attempt to
Trinamool Congress Suprimo Mamata Banerjee being garlanded after her election as Trinamool Congress Lagislature Party Chief at Maharastra Niwas in Kolkata on Sunday. Photo: PTI
Dempo S.C striker Ranti Martin (L) jubiliate with his teammate Roberto Silva after scoring a goal against East Bengal club during I-League match in Kolkata on Sunday. Photo: PTI
BJP activists burning the effigy of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh during a protest rally against hike in fuel prices in Amritsar on Sunday.Photo: PTI
Delhi Daredevils Venugopal Rao attempts to stop the ball while fielding against Kings XI Punjab during their IPL-4 match in Dharamshala on Sunday. Photo: PTI
All India Anti Terrorist Front chairman MS Bitta and former Punjab DGP KPS Gill along with family members of the martyrs of the 1971 war, Kargil, BSF, Punjab police, who were honored with Rajiv Gandhi Bravery award to mark the birth anniversary of