http://newsriver.org/afpFeeds.html Photos kindly provided by the Agence France-Presse, a global news network covering events from around the world 24/7, and engineered by Scripting News, to help us develop a new way to stay current in an entertaining way. en-us (c) copyright 2007-2009 Agence France-Presse and Scripting News Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:55:02 GMT Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:55:02 GMT photos http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/rss/rss.html OPML Editor v0.73 http://flickrfan.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/trnic427555.jpg Spain's King Juan Carlos, in full military uniform, walks past Spanish soldiers serving with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) in the southern village of Blat on February 9, 2010 after placing a wreath at a memorial for soldiers who have died in the country UNIFIL was founded in 1978 to monitor the border with Israel. The king's trip comes just days after Spain took over command of UNIFIL, which currently has 12,000 troops from 29 countries, with Spain in third place contributing 1,070 soldiers. AFP PHOTO/JOSEPH EID urn:newsml:afp.com:20100209:1153_5000:1 Joseph Eid Tue, 09 Feb 2010 06:38:00 GMT LEBANON-SPAIN-DIPLOMACY-UN Spain's King Juan Carlos, in full military uniform, walks past Spanish soldiers serving with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) in the southern village of Blat on February 9, 2010 after placing a wreath at a memorial for soldiers who have died in the country UNIFIL was founded in 1978 to monitor the border with Israel. The king's trip comes just days after Spain took over command of UNIFIL, which currently has 12,000 troops from 29 countries, with Spain in third place contributing 1,070 soldiers. AFP PHOTO/JOSEPH EID http://flickrfan.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/trdv636929.jpg An 'amphibious bus' (L) is trialed in the River Clyde near Glasgow, Scotland, on February 9, 2010. The GBP 700,000 (approx 797,600 euros/1m USD) 'amfibus', built in Holland, is designed to operate on water and roads, and is being trialed to replace the current ferry service and to link communities on the River Clyde. AFP PHOTO/ANDY BUCHANAN urn:newsml:afp.com:20100209:1151_1250:1 Andy Buchanan Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:59:54 GMT BRITAIN-NETHERLANDS-TRANSPORT-AMPHIBIOUS BUS An 'amphibious bus' (L) is trialed in the River Clyde near Glasgow, Scotland, on February 9, 2010. The GBP 700,000 (approx 797,600 euros/1m USD) 'amfibus', built in Holland, is designed to operate on water and roads, and is being trialed to replace the current ferry service and to link communities on the River Clyde. AFP PHOTO/ANDY BUCHANAN http://flickrfan.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/trdel359039.jpg In this handout picture released by The Indian Press Information Bureau (PIB),Turkish President Abdullah Gul (L) shakes hands with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh prior to delegation level talks at Hyderabad House in New Delhi on February 9, 2010. Gul is in India for a six-day visit. RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE AFP PHOTO/PIB/HO urn:newsml:afp.com:20100208:1151_6250:1 Ho Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:36:00 GMT INDIA-TURKEY-POLITICS In this handout picture released by The Indian Press Information Bureau (PIB),Turkish President Abdullah Gul (L) shakes hands with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh prior to delegation level talks at Hyderabad House in New Delhi on February 9, 2010. Gul is in India for a six-day visit. RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE AFP PHOTO/PIB/HO http://flickrfan.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/trnic427541.jpg Vacansoleil team rider Wouter Mol of the Netherlands waits for the start of the third stage of the Tour of Qatar cycling race between Dukhan and Musayid outside the Qatari capital Doha on February 9, 2010. Belgian Topsport rider Geert Steurs won the second stage of the Tour of Qatar on February 8 after edging Mol, who assumed the overall lead. AFP PHOTO/KARIM JAAFAR urn:newsml:afp.com:20100208:1150_2500:1 Karim Jaafar Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:04:00 GMT CYCLING-QAT-TOUR-MOL Vacansoleil team rider Wouter Mol of the Netherlands waits for the start of the third stage of the Tour of Qatar cycling race between Dukhan and Musayid outside the Qatari capital Doha on February 9, 2010. Belgian Topsport rider Geert Steurs won the second stage of the Tour of Qatar on February 8 after edging Mol, who assumed the overall lead. AFP PHOTO/KARIM JAAFAR http://flickrfan.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/trdv636928.jpg An 'amphibious bus' (L) is trialed in the River Clyde near Glasgow, Scotland, on February 9, 2010. The GBP 700,000 (approx 797,600 euros/1m USD) 'amfibus', built in Holland, is designed to operate on water and roads, and is being trialed to replace the current ferry service and to link communities on the River Clyde. AFP PHOTO/ANDY BUCHANAN urn:newsml:afp.com:20100209:1150_6250:1 Andy Buchanan Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:59:58 GMT BRITAIN-NETHERLANDS-TRANSPORT-AMPHIBIOUS BUS An 'amphibious bus' (L) is trialed in the River Clyde near Glasgow, Scotland, on February 9, 2010. The GBP 700,000 (approx 797,600 euros/1m USD) 'amfibus', built in Holland, is designed to operate on water and roads, and is being trialed to replace the current ferry service and to link communities on the River Clyde. AFP PHOTO/ANDY BUCHANAN http://flickrfan.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/trdel359038.jpg Indian Home Minister P Chidambaram (C) speaks with Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik (L) as West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee looks on at a meeting to discuss strategy to deal with Maoists and co-ordination among neighbouring states in Kolkata on February 9, 2010. The discussions focused on the offensives to be launched at the inter-state junctions of West Bengal, Jharkhand, Bihar and Orissa, considered a hotbed of left wing extremists. AFP PHOTO/Deshakalyan CHOWDHURY urn:newsml:afp.com:20100209:1150_5000:1 Deshakalyan Chowdhury Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:48:00 GMT INDIA-POLITICS-STATE Indian Home Minister P Chidambaram (C) speaks with Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik (L) as West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee looks on at a meeting to discuss strategy to deal with Maoists and co-ordination among neighbouring states in Kolkata on February 9, 2010. The discussions focused on the offensives to be launched at the inter-state junctions of West Bengal, Jharkhand, Bihar and Orissa, considered a hotbed of left wing extremists. AFP PHOTO/Deshakalyan CHOWDHURY http://flickrfan.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/trnic427549.jpg Vacansoleil team rider Wouter Mol of the Netherlands (R) and Topsport Belgian team rider Geert Steurs (L) wait for the start of the third stage of the Tour of Qatar cycling race between Dukhan and Musayid outside the Qatari capital Doha on February 9, 2010. Steurs won the second stage of the Tour of Qatar on February 8 after edging Mol, who assumed the overall lead. AFP PHOTO/KARIM JAAFAR urn:newsml:afp.com:20100208:1149_3750:1 Karim Jaafar Mon, 08 Feb 2010 22:04:00 GMT CYCLING-QAT-TOUR-MOL-STEURS Vacansoleil team rider Wouter Mol of the Netherlands (R) and Topsport Belgian team rider Geert Steurs (L) wait for the start of the third stage of the Tour of Qatar cycling race between Dukhan and Musayid outside the Qatari capital Doha on February 9, 2010. Steurs won the second stage of the Tour of Qatar on February 8 after edging Mol, who assumed the overall lead. AFP PHOTO/KARIM JAAFAR http://flickrfan.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/trdv636926.jpg Activists from the Gilad Shalit release campaign protest in front of the Hadarim Prison as they try to prevent Palestinians from visiting their relatives who are held in the prison on February 9, 2010. The activists claim that if the Palestinian inmates are allowed to receive visits, Gilatd Shalit should have the same treatment. Shalit, now 23, was captured by Hamas fighters and militants from two other groups in a deadly cross-border raid from Gaza in June 2006. AFP PHOTO / JACK GUEZ urn:newsml:afp.com:20100209:1145_5000:1 Jack Guez Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:46:11 GMT MIDEAST-ISRAEL-PALESTINIAN-CONFLICT-SHALIT-DEMO Activists from the Gilad Shalit release campaign protest in front of the Hadarim Prison as they try to prevent Palestinians from visiting their relatives who are held in the prison on February 9, 2010. The activists claim that if the Palestinian inmates are allowed to receive visits, Gilatd Shalit should have the same treatment. Shalit, now 23, was captured by Hamas fighters and militants from two other groups in a deadly cross-border raid from Gaza in June 2006. AFP PHOTO / JACK GUEZ http://flickrfan.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/trdv636925.jpg German Chancellor Angela Merkel (R) and German Foreign Minister and vice-chancellor Guido Westerwelle arrive for the weekly cabinet meeting on February 9, 2010 at the chancellory in Berlin. AFP PHOTO DDP / MICHAEL GOTTSCHALK GERMANY OUT urn:newsml:DDP:20100209:1144_0000:1 Michael Gottschalk Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:03:50 GMT GERMANY-POLITICS-CABINET German Chancellor Angela Merkel (R) and German Foreign Minister and vice-chancellor Guido Westerwelle arrive for the weekly cabinet meeting on February 9, 2010 at the chancellory in Berlin. AFP PHOTO DDP / MICHAEL GOTTSCHALK GERMANY OUT http://flickrfan.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/trpar3046437.jpg A poster by the main civil servants union (ADEDY) calling for the nationwide strike on February 10 hangs in front of the Greek parliament in Athens on February 9, 2010. Greece's debt-hit Socialist government has urged striking civil servants to accept bonus cuts and "set an example" as Athens seeks to recover from an unprecedented financial crisis. AFP PHOTO / LOUISA GOULIAMAKI urn:newsml:afp.com:20100209:1142_2500:1 Louisa Gouliamaki Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:32:16 GMT GREECE-FINANCE -ECONOMY A poster by the main civil servants union (ADEDY) calling for the nationwide strike on February 10 hangs in front of the Greek parliament in Athens on February 9, 2010. Greece's debt-hit Socialist government has urged striking civil servants to accept bonus cuts and "set an example" as Athens seeks to recover from an unprecedented financial crisis. AFP PHOTO / LOUISA GOULIAMAKI http://flickrfan.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/trdv636924.jpg Activists from the Gilad Shalit release campaign protest in front of the Hadarim Prison as they try to prevent Palestinians from visiting their relatives who are held in the prison on February 9, 2010. The activists claim that if the Palestinian inmates are allowed to receive visits, Gilatd Shalit should have the same treatment. Shalit, now 23, was captured by Hamas fighters and militants from two other groups in a deadly cross-border raid from Gaza in June 2006. AFP PHOTO / JACK GUEZ urn:newsml:afp.com:20100209:1142_8750:1 Jack Guez Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:43:27 GMT MIDEAST-ISRAEL-PALESTINIAN-CONFLICT-SHALIT-DEMO Activists from the Gilad Shalit release campaign protest in front of the Hadarim Prison as they try to prevent Palestinians from visiting their relatives who are held in the prison on February 9, 2010. The activists claim that if the Palestinian inmates are allowed to receive visits, Gilatd Shalit should have the same treatment. Shalit, now 23, was captured by Hamas fighters and militants from two other groups in a deadly cross-border raid from Gaza in June 2006. AFP PHOTO / JACK GUEZ http://flickrfan.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/trnic427529.jpg Spain's King Juan Carlos (C), in full military uniform, salutes Spanish troops serving with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) during a visit to the Spanish contingent in the southern Lebanese village of Blat on February 9, 2010 before wrapping up a two-day visit to the east Mediterranean country. The trip comes just days after Spain took over command of UNIFIL, which currently has 12,000 troops from 29 countries, with Spain in third place contributing 1,070 soldiers. AFP PHOTO/JOSEPH EID urn:newsml:afp.com:20100209:1117_6250:1 Joseph Eid Tue, 09 Feb 2010 04:38:00 GMT LEBANON-SPAIN-DIPLOMACY-UN Spain's King Juan Carlos (C), in full military uniform, salutes Spanish troops serving with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) during a visit to the Spanish contingent in the southern Lebanese village of Blat on February 9, 2010 before wrapping up a two-day visit to the east Mediterranean country. The trip comes just days after Spain took over command of UNIFIL, which currently has 12,000 troops from 29 countries, with Spain in third place contributing 1,070 soldiers. AFP PHOTO/JOSEPH EID http://flickrfan.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/trnic427525.jpg Lotto team rider Gilbert Philippe (C) of Belgium is pictured among other riders before the start of the third stage of the Tour of Qatar cycling race between Dukhan and Musayid outside the Qatari capital Doha on February 9, 2010. AFP PHOTO/KARIM JAAFAR urn:newsml:afp.com:20100208:1138_0000:1 Karim Jaafar Mon, 08 Feb 2010 22:04:00 GMT CYCLING-QAT-TOUR-PHILIPPE Lotto team rider Gilbert Philippe (C) of Belgium is pictured among other riders before the start of the third stage of the Tour of Qatar cycling race between Dukhan and Musayid outside the Qatari capital Doha on February 9, 2010. AFP PHOTO/KARIM JAAFAR http://flickrfan.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/trpar3046423.jpg Supporters of Ukraine's Regions Party and the Presidential candidate Viktor Yanukovich celebrate the victory of their leader during a rally in front of the Central Election Commision in Kiev on February 9, 2010. Ukraine's defeated presidential election candidate Yulia Tymoshenko was set Tuesday to challenge some results of the bitterly contested polls despite calls on her to ease tension by conceding defeat..AFP PHOTO/ SERGEI SUPINSKY urn:newsml:afp.com:20100209:1133_5000:1 Sergei Supinsky Tue, 09 Feb 2010 06:44:40 GMT UKRAINE-VOTE-RESULTS- Supporters of Ukraine's Regions Party and the Presidential candidate Viktor Yanukovich celebrate the victory of their leader during a rally in front of the Central Election Commision in Kiev on February 9, 2010. Ukraine's defeated presidential election candidate Yulia Tymoshenko was set Tuesday to challenge some results of the bitterly contested polls despite calls on her to ease tension by conceding defeat..AFP PHOTO/ SERGEI SUPINSKY http://flickrfan.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/trpar3046388.jpg Supporters of Ukraine's Regions Party and the Presidential candidate Viktor Yanukovich celebrate the victory of their leader during a rally in front of the Central Election Commision in Kiev on February 9, 2010. Ukraine's defeated presidential election candidate Yulia Tymoshenko was set Tuesday to challenge some results of the bitterly contested polls despite calls on her to ease tension by conceding defeat..AFP PHOTO/ SERGEI SUPINSKY urn:newsml:afp.com:20100209:1133_0000:1 Sergei Supinsky Tue, 09 Feb 2010 06:57:40 GMT UKRAINE-VOTE-RESULTS-YANUKOVICH-SUPPORTERS-RALLY Supporters of Ukraine's Regions Party and the Presidential candidate Viktor Yanukovich celebrate the victory of their leader during a rally in front of the Central Election Commision in Kiev on February 9, 2010. Ukraine's defeated presidential election candidate Yulia Tymoshenko was set Tuesday to challenge some results of the bitterly contested polls despite calls on her to ease tension by conceding defeat..AFP PHOTO/ SERGEI SUPINSKY http://flickrfan.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/trpar3046384.jpg Supporters of Ukraine's Regions Party and the Presidential candidate Viktor Yanukovich celebrate the victory of their leader during a rally in front of the Central Election Commision in Kiev on February 9, 2010. Ukraine's defeated presidential election candidate Yulia Tymoshenko was set Tuesday to challenge some results of the bitterly contested polls despite calls on her to ease tension by conceding defeat.AFP PHOTO/ SERGEI SUPINSKY urn:newsml:afp.com:20100209:1133_8750:1 Sergei Supinsky Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:00:16 GMT UKRAINE-VOTE-RESULTS-YANUKOVICH-SUPPORTERS-RALLY Supporters of Ukraine's Regions Party and the Presidential candidate Viktor Yanukovich celebrate the victory of their leader during a rally in front of the Central Election Commision in Kiev on February 9, 2010. Ukraine's defeated presidential election candidate Yulia Tymoshenko was set Tuesday to challenge some results of the bitterly contested polls despite calls on her to ease tension by conceding defeat.AFP PHOTO/ SERGEI SUPINSKY http://flickrfan.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/trpar3046347.jpg Supporters of Ukraine's Regions Party and the Presidential candidate Viktor Yanukovich celebrate the victory of their leader during a rally in front of the Central Election Commision in Kiev on February 9, 2010. Ukraine's defeated presidential election candidate Yulia Tymoshenko was set Tuesday to challenge some results of the bitterly contested polls despite calls on her to ease tension by conceding defeat..AFP PHOTO/ SERGEI SUPINSKY urn:newsml:afp.com:20100209:1133_2500:1 Sergei Supinsky Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:04:09 GMT UKRAINE-VOTE-RESULTS-YANUKOVICH-SUPPORTERS-RALLY Supporters of Ukraine's Regions Party and the Presidential candidate Viktor Yanukovich celebrate the victory of their leader during a rally in front of the Central Election Commision in Kiev on February 9, 2010. Ukraine's defeated presidential election candidate Yulia Tymoshenko was set Tuesday to challenge some results of the bitterly contested polls despite calls on her to ease tension by conceding defeat..AFP PHOTO/ SERGEI SUPINSKY http://flickrfan.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/trdv636919.jpg An 'amphibious bus' (Foreground) is trialed in the River Clyde near Glasgow, Scotland, on February 9, 2010. The GBP 700,000 (approx 797,600 euros/1m USD) 'amfibus', built in Holland, is designed to operate on water and roads, and is being trialed to replace the current ferry service and to link communities on the River Clyde. AFP PHOTO/ANDY BUCHANAN urn:newsml:afp.com:20100209:1133_3750:1 Andy Buchanan Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:13:21 GMT BRITAIN-NETHERLANDS-TRANSPORT-AMPHIBIOUS BUS An 'amphibious bus' (Foreground) is trialed in the River Clyde near Glasgow, Scotland, on February 9, 2010. The GBP 700,000 (approx 797,600 euros/1m USD) 'amfibus', built in Holland, is designed to operate on water and roads, and is being trialed to replace the current ferry service and to link communities on the River Clyde. AFP PHOTO/ANDY BUCHANAN http://flickrfan.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/trpar3046349.jpg French directors Jacques Martineau (R) and Olivier Ducastel (L) pose on February 9, 2010, in their home in Paris. The two will present their movie "L'arbre et la foret" (The tree and the forest) co-starred by French actors Francoise Fabian and Guy Marchand, as part of the competition in the panorama special section, of the 2010 Berlinale international film festival in Berlin which takes place from February 11 to 21, 2010. AFP PHOTO FRANCOIS GUILLOT urn:newsml:afp.com:20100209:1130_8750:1 Francois Guillot Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:05:09 GMT FRANCE-CINEMA-BERLINALE-MARTINEAU-DUCASTEL French directors Jacques Martineau (R) and Olivier Ducastel (L) pose on February 9, 2010, in their home in Paris. The two will present their movie "L'arbre et la foret" (The tree and the forest) co-starred by French actors Francoise Fabian and Guy Marchand, as part of the competition in the panorama special section, of the 2010 Berlinale international film festival in Berlin which takes place from February 11 to 21, 2010. AFP PHOTO FRANCOIS GUILLOT http://flickrfan.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/trpar3046337.jpg French directors Jacques Martineau (R) and Olivier Ducastel (L) pose on February 9, 2010, in their home in Paris. The two will present their movie "L'arbre et la foret" (The tree and the forest) co-starred by French actors Francoise Fabian and Guy Marchand, as part of the competition in the panorama special section, of the 2010 Berlinale international film festival in Berlin which takes place from February 11 to 21, 2010. AFP PHOTO FRANCOIS GUILLOT urn:newsml:afp.com:20100209:1130_8750:1 Francois Guillot Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:05:09 GMT FRANCE-CINEMA-BERLINALE-MARTINEAU-DUCASTEL French directors Jacques Martineau (R) and Olivier Ducastel (L) pose on February 9, 2010, in their home in Paris. The two will present their movie "L'arbre et la foret" (The tree and the forest) co-starred by French actors Francoise Fabian and Guy Marchand, as part of the competition in the panorama special section, of the 2010 Berlinale international film festival in Berlin which takes place from February 11 to 21, 2010. AFP PHOTO FRANCOIS GUILLOT http://flickrfan.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/trnic427548.jpg South Yemenis protest during a demonstration in town of Radfan in the southern Yemeni province of Lahj, 320 kms south of Sanaa, on February 9, 2010 against the death of an opposition activist in prison. Southern Yemeni separatists who want to end the north-south union are demanding independence in response to what they say is discrimination by northerners and a lack of financial aid. AFP PHOTO/STR urn:newsml:afp.com:20100209:1131_8750:1 - Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:17:00 GMT YEMEN-UNREST-SOUTH South Yemenis protest during a demonstration in town of Radfan in the southern Yemeni province of Lahj, 320 kms south of Sanaa, on February 9, 2010 against the death of an opposition activist in prison. Southern Yemeni separatists who want to end the north-south union are demanding independence in response to what they say is discrimination by northerners and a lack of financial aid. AFP PHOTO/STR http://flickrfan.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/trdv636917.jpg An 'amphibious bus' (Foreground) is trialed in the River Clyde near Glasgow, Scotland, on February 9, 2010. The GBP 700,000 (approx 797,600 euros/1m USD) 'amfibus', built in Holland, is designed to operate on water and roads, and is being trialed to replace the current ferry service and to link communities on the River Clyde. AFP PHOTO/ANDY BUCHANAN urn:newsml:afp.com:20100209:1131_0000:1 Andy Buchanan Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:11:43 GMT BRITAIN-NETHERLANDS-TRANSPORT-AMPHIBIOUS BUS An 'amphibious bus' (Foreground) is trialed in the River Clyde near Glasgow, Scotland, on February 9, 2010. The GBP 700,000 (approx 797,600 euros/1m USD) 'amfibus', built in Holland, is designed to operate on water and roads, and is being trialed to replace the current ferry service and to link communities on the River Clyde. AFP PHOTO/ANDY BUCHANAN http://flickrfan.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/trdel359034.jpg (FILES) In this picture taken on January 19, 2010, an Indian protestor dressed as a brinjal (aubergine or egg plant) waits for the arrival of Indian Union Minister for Environment and Forests, Jairam Ramesh at the genetically modified BT Brinjal Consultancy programme in Ahmedabad. India refused to grant permission February 9, 2010, to the commercial cultivation of its first genetically modified (GM) food crop, citing problems of public trust and confidence. In a written statement, Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh said he was imposing a moratorium on the introduction of an aubergine modified with a gene toxic to pests that regularly devastate crops across India. AFP PHOTO/Sam PANTHAKY/FILES urn:newsml:afp.com:20100119:1130_5000:1 Sam Panthaky Tue, 19 Jan 2010 14:24:00 GMT FILES-INDIA-ENVIRONMENT-AGRICULTURE (FILES) In this picture taken on January 19, 2010, an Indian protestor dressed as a brinjal (aubergine or egg plant) waits for the arrival of Indian Union Minister for Environment and Forests, Jairam Ramesh at the genetically modified BT Brinjal Consultancy programme in Ahmedabad. India refused to grant permission February 9, 2010, to the commercial cultivation of its first genetically modified (GM) food crop, citing problems of public trust and confidence. In a written statement, Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh said he was imposing a moratorium on the introduction of an aubergine modified with a gene toxic to pests that regularly devastate crops across India. AFP PHOTO/Sam PANTHAKY/FILES http://flickrfan.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/trpar3046392.jpg Supporters of Ukraine's newly elected President Viktor Yanukovich rally in front of the Central Election Commission in Kiev on February 9, 2010. Ukraine's defeated presidential election candidate Yulia Tymoshenko was set to challenge some results of the bitterly contested polls despite calls on her to ease tension by conceding defeat. The pro-Russia Yanukovych won by a narrow margin of just over three percent after voters rejected the pro-Western leaders of the Orange Revolution five years ago. AFP PHOTO/ SERGEI SUPINSKY urn:newsml:afp.com:20100209:1126_8750:1 Sergei Supinsky Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:20:16 GMT UKRAINE-VOTE-RESULTS-YANUKOVICH-SUPPORTERS-RALLY Supporters of Ukraine's newly elected President Viktor Yanukovich rally in front of the Central Election Commission in Kiev on February 9, 2010. Ukraine's defeated presidential election candidate Yulia Tymoshenko was set to challenge some results of the bitterly contested polls despite calls on her to ease tension by conceding defeat. The pro-Russia Yanukovych won by a narrow margin of just over three percent after voters rejected the pro-Western leaders of the Orange Revolution five years ago. AFP PHOTO/ SERGEI SUPINSKY http://flickrfan.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/trnic427528.jpg Spain's King Juan Carlos (C), in full military uniform, salutes Spanish troops serving with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) during a visit to the Spanish contingent in the southern Lebanese village of Blat on February 9, 2010 before wrapping up a two-day visit to the east Mediterranean country. The trip comes just days after Spain took over command of UNIFIL, which currently has 12,000 troops from 29 countries, with Spain in third place contributing 1,070 soldiers. AFP PHOTO/JOSEPH EID urn:newsml:afp.com:20100209:1116_6250:1 Joseph Eid Tue, 09 Feb 2010 06:38:00 GMT LEBANON-SPAIN-DIPLOMACY-UN Spain's King Juan Carlos (C), in full military uniform, salutes Spanish troops serving with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) during a visit to the Spanish contingent in the southern Lebanese village of Blat on February 9, 2010 before wrapping up a two-day visit to the east Mediterranean country. The trip comes just days after Spain took over command of UNIFIL, which currently has 12,000 troops from 29 countries, with Spain in third place contributing 1,070 soldiers. AFP PHOTO/JOSEPH EID http://flickrfan.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/trnic427546.jpg Spain's King Juan Carlos (R), in full military uniform, and UNIFIL commander Alberto Asarta Cuevas (2nd R) share a light moment with officers serving with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) in the southern village of Blat on February 9, 2010, before wrapping up a two-day visit to the east Mediterranean country. The trip comes just days after Spain took over command of UNIFIL, which currently has 12,000 troops from 29 countries, with Spain in third place contributing 1,070 soldiers. AFP PHOTO/JOSEPH EID urn:newsml:afp.com:20100209:1125_3750:1 Joseph Eid Tue, 09 Feb 2010 04:38:00 GMT LEBANON-SPAIN-DIPLOMACY-UN Spain's King Juan Carlos (R), in full military uniform, and UNIFIL commander Alberto Asarta Cuevas (2nd R) share a light moment with officers serving with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) in the southern village of Blat on February 9, 2010, before wrapping up a two-day visit to the east Mediterranean country. The trip comes just days after Spain took over command of UNIFIL, which currently has 12,000 troops from 29 countries, with Spain in third place contributing 1,070 soldiers. AFP PHOTO/JOSEPH EID