http://www.flickrfan.org/ Medium-resolution 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 2007-2008 Agence France-Presse and Scripting News Tue, 07 Oct 2008 03:16:00 GMT Tue, 07 Oct 2008 03:16:00 GMT http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/rss/rss.html OPML Editor v0.73 A South Korean woman walks past a sign of a foreign exchange bank in Seoul on October 7, 2008. Korea's won fell to an over six-year low on increased concerns that the global credit crunch is deepening as it is exacerbated by slumping stock markets, dealers said. AFP PHOTO/JUNG YEON-JE urn:newsml:afp.com:20081007:0307_0000:1 Jung Yeon-Je Tue, 07 Oct 2008 11:09:00 GMT A pedestrian walks past a sign of a foreign exchange bank in Seoul on October 7, 2008. Korea's won fell to an over six-year low on increased concerns that the global credit crunch is deepening as it is exacerbated by slumping stock markets, dealers said. AFP PHOTO/JUNG YEON-JE urn:newsml:afp.com:20081007:0307_6250:1 Jung Yeon-Je Tue, 07 Oct 2008 11:08:00 GMT A pedestrian walks past a sign of a foreign exchange bank in Seoul on October 7, 2008. Korea's won fell to an over six-year low on increased concerns that the global credit crunch is deepening as it is exacerbated by slumping stock markets, dealers said. AFP PHOTO/JUNG YEON-JE urn:newsml:afp.com:20081007:0306_1250:1 Jung Yeon-Je Tue, 07 Oct 2008 11:08:00 GMT A bank employee holds US dollar bank notes at the Korean Exchange Bank in Seoul on October 7, 2008. Korea's won fell to an over six-year low on increased concerns that the global credit crunch is deepening as it is exacerbated by slumping stock markets, dealers said. AFP PHOTO/JUNG YEON-JE urn:newsml:afp.com:20081007:0304_7500:1 Jung Yeon-Je Tue, 07 Oct 2008 11:07:00 GMT A bank employee holds US dollar bank notes at the Korean Exchange Bank in Seoul on October 7, 2008. Korea's won fell to an over six-year low on increased concerns that the global credit crunch is deepening as it is exacerbated by slumping stock markets, dealers said. AFP PHOTO/JUNG YEON-JE urn:newsml:afp.com:20081007:0304_0000:1 Jung Yeon-Je Tue, 07 Oct 2008 11:07:00 GMT A South Korean dealer looks at computer screens inside the dealing hall at the Korean Exchange Bank in Seoul on October 7, 2008. Korea's won fell to an over six-year low on increased concerns that the global credit crunch is deepening as it is exacerbated by slumping stock markets, dealers said. AFP PHOTO/JUNG YEON-JE urn:newsml:afp.com:20081007:0303_8750:1 Jung Yeon-Je Tue, 07 Oct 2008 11:07:00 GMT A South Korean dealer looks at computer screens inside the dealing hall at the Korean Exchange Bank in Seoul on October 7, 2008. Korea's won fell to an over six-year low on increased concerns that the global credit crunch is deepening as it is exacerbated by slumping stock markets, dealers said. AFP PHOTO/JUNG YEON-JE urn:newsml:afp.com:20081007:0303_7500:1 Jung Yeon-Je Tue, 07 Oct 2008 11:07:00 GMT A woman walks past an electric quotation board flashing the indexes of stock exchanges in front of a securities company in Tokyo on October 7, 2008. The Tokyo Stock Exchange's benchmark Nikkei-225 index briefly slipped below the key 10,000 points level for the first time since December 2003. AFP PHOTO/JIJI PRESS urn:newsml:JIJI.PRESS:20081007:0302_3750:1 AFP Tue, 07 Oct 2008 11:23:00 GMT A man walks past a board flashing the key index of the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) in front of a securities company in Tokyo on October 7, 2008. The stock exchange's benchmark Nikkei-225 index briefly slipped below the key 10,000 points level for the first time since December 2003. AFP PHOTO/JIJI PRESS urn:newsml:JIJI.PRESS:20081007:0303_7500:1 AFP Tue, 07 Oct 2008 11:06:00 GMT The opening bell is seen inside the Australian Stock Exchange in Sydney on October 7, 2008. Australian shares fell 2.1 percent in morning trade on October 7, as panic over the scope of the US-based financial crisis sent markets plummeting worldwide. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 lost 94.4 points to 4,446.0 at noon (0100 GMT), while the broader All Ordinaries was down 109 points at 4,435.7. AFP PHOTO / Greg WOOD urn:newsml:afp.com:20081007:0249_7500:1 Greg Wood Tue, 07 Oct 2008 00:27:00 GMT A graph is displayed on the All Ordinaries Index inside the Australian Stock Exchange in Sydney on October 7, 2008. Australian shares fell 2.1 percent in morning trade on October 7, as panic over the scope of the US-based financial crisis sent markets plummeting worldwide. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 lost 94.4 points to 4,446.0 at noon (0100 GMT), while the broader All Ordinaries was down 109 points at 4,435.7. AFP PHOTO / Greg WOOD urn:newsml:afp.com:20081007:0248_0000:1 Greg Wood Tue, 07 Oct 2008 00:24:00 GMT The signage (R) of a cafe no longer used is displayed inside the Australian Stock Exchange as share prices are shown in red (L) in Sydney on October 7, 2008. Australian shares fell 2.1 percent in morning trade on October 7, as panic over the scope of the US-based financial crisis sent markets plummeting worldwide. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 lost 94.4 points to 4,446.0 at noon (0100 GMT), while the broader All Ordinaries was down 109 points at 4,435.7. AFP PHOTO / Greg WOOD urn:newsml:afp.com:20081007:0248_3750:1 Greg Wood Tue, 07 Oct 2008 00:01:00 GMT A couple (C) watch share prices (top) at the Australian Stock Exchange in Sydney on October 7, 2008. Australian shares fell 2.1 percent in morning trade on October 7, as panic over the scope of the US-based financial crisis sent markets plummeting worldwide. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 lost 94.4 points to 4,446.0 at noon (0100 GMT), while the broader All Ordinaries was down 109 points at 4,435.7. AFP PHOTO / Greg WOOD urn:newsml:afp.com:20081006:0249_0000:1 Greg Wood Mon, 06 Oct 2008 23:48:00 GMT A man (R) talks on his mobile phone as share prices (L) are shown in red at the Australian Stock Exchange in Sydney on October 7, 2008. Australian shares fell 2.1 percent in morning trade on October 7, as panic over the scope of the US-based financial crisis sent markets plummeting worldwide. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 lost 94.4 points to 4,446.0 at noon (0100 GMT), while the broader All Ordinaries was down 109 points at 4,435.7. AFP PHOTO / Greg WOOD urn:newsml:afp.com:20081006:0250_1250:1 Greg Wood Mon, 06 Oct 2008 23:41:00 GMT Taiwan premier Liu Chao-shiuan (L) and health minister Yeh Ching-chuan eat bread during an event to promote confidence on local dairy products in Taipei on October 7, 2008 amid a tainted Chinese milk scare. Three Taiwanese children and one woman have fallen ill from drinking tainted milk products while the health minister was allegedly attacked by opposition lawmakers angry over the government's response to the widening scandal. AFP PHOTO/PATRICK LIN urn:newsml:afp.com:20081007:0241_0000:1 Patrick Lin Tue, 07 Oct 2008 01:35:00 GMT Taiwan premier Liu Chao-shiuan eats bread during an event to promote confidence on local dairy products in Taipei on October 7, 2008 amid a tainted Chinese milk scare. Three Taiwanese children and one woman have fallen ill from drinking tainted milk products while the health minister was allegedly attacked by opposition lawmakers angry over the government's response to the widening scandal. AFP PHOTO/PATRICK LIN urn:newsml:afp.com:20081007:0239_2500:1 Patrick Lin Tue, 07 Oct 2008 01:35:00 GMT US Attorney General Michael Mukasey walks after meeting with his Mexican counterpart Eduardo Medina Mora (not in frame), in Mexico City, on October 06, 2008.AFP PHOTO/ Ronaldo SCHEMIDT urn:newsml:afp.com:20081006:0012_8750:1 Ronaldo Schemidt Mon, 06 Oct 2008 20:56:00 GMT US Attorney General Michael Mukasey (L) shakes hands with his Mexican counterpart Eduardo Medina Mora (R) after meeting in Mexico City, on October 06, 2008.AFP PHOTO/Ronaldo Schemidt urn:newsml:afp.com:20081006:0011_8750:1 Ronaldo Schemidt Mon, 06 Oct 2008 20:51:00 GMT Republican presidential nominee, Arizona Senator John McCain, and his wife Cindy step off his plane upon arrival in Nashville, TN. McCain is in Nashville to attend the second presidential debate with Democratic nominee Barack Obama. AFP PHOTO/Mandel NGAN urn:newsml:afp.com:20081007:0010_6250:1 Mandel Ngan Tue, 07 Oct 2008 05:17:00 GMT US Attorney General Michael Mukasey (L) shakes hands with his Mexican counterpart Eduardo Medina Mora (R) after meeting in Mexico City, on October 06, 2008.AFP PHOTO/Ronaldo Schemidt urn:newsml:afp.com:20081006:0009_6250:1 Ronaldo Schemidt Mon, 06 Oct 2008 20:51:00 GMT Republican presidential nominee, Arizona Senator John McCain, and his wife Cindy step off his plane upon arrival in Nashville, TN. McCain is in Nashville to attend the second presidential debate with Democratic nominee Barack Obama. AFP PHOTO/Mandel NGAN urn:newsml:afp.com:20081007:2343_1250:1 Mandel Ngan Tue, 07 Oct 2008 12:17:00 GMT Republican presidential nominee, Arizona Senator John McCain, and his wife Cindy step off his plane upon arrival in Nashville, TN. McCain is in Nashville to attend the second presidential debate with Democratic nominee Barack Obama. AFP PHOTO/Mandel NGAN urn:newsml:afp.com:20081007:2341_6250:1 Mandel Ngan Tue, 07 Oct 2008 05:17:00 GMT Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner (R) gestures next to Chilean President Michelle Bachelet (L) and Argentina's Economy Minister Sergio Massa after meeting at the Presidential Residence in Olivos, Buenos Aires, Argentina on October 06, 2008. AFP PHOTO / JUAN MABROMATA urn:newsml:afp.com:20081006:2247_6250:1 Juan Mabromata Mon, 06 Oct 2008 19:04:00 GMT Argentine Economy Minister Sergio Massa smiles, before meeting with Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner at the Presidential Residence in Olivos, Buenos Aires, Argentina on October 06, 2008. AFP PHOTO / JUAN MABROMATA urn:newsml:afp.com:20081006:2244_5000:1 Juan Mabromata Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:54:00 GMT Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner (R) gestures next to Chilean President Michelle Bachelet (L) and Argentina's Economy Minister Sergio Massa after a meeting at the Presidential Residence in Olivos, Buenos Aires, Argentina on October 06, 2008. AFP PHOTO / JUAN MABROMATA urn:newsml:afp.com:20081006:2238_3750:1 Juan Mabromata Mon, 06 Oct 2008 19:05:00 GMT Mexican firefigthters carry the body of the pilot of the light aircraft crashed at the International airport in Oaxaca city, on October 6, 2008. The pilot and the co-pilot died when a light aircraft collapsed in the surrounding areas of the International Airport of the city of Oaxaca, according to police sources. AFP PHOTO/Dario Nolasco BEST QUALITY AVAILABLE urn:newsml:afp.com:20081006:2318_1250:1 Dario Nolasco Mon, 06 Oct 2008 19:52:00 GMT Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates, right, briefs members of the Pentagon Press Corps aboard a military aircraft enroute to Europe, October 6, 2008. AFP PHOTO/POOL/Haraz N. GHANBARI urn:newsml:POOL:20081006:2247_1250:1 Haraz N. Ghanbari Mon, 06 Oct 2008 17:10:00 GMT Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates briefs members of the Pentagon Press Corps aboard a military aircraft enroute to Europe, October 6, 2008. AFP PHOTO/POOL/Haraz N. GHANBARI urn:newsml:POOL:20081006:2247_0000:1 Haraz N. Ghanbari Mon, 06 Oct 2008 17:10:00 GMT Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates, center, briefs members of the Pentagon Press Corps aboard a military aircraft enroute to Europe, October 6, 2008. AFP PHOTO/POOL/Haraz N. GHANBARI urn:newsml:POOL:20081006:2247_8750:1 Haraz N. Ghanbari Mon, 06 Oct 2008 17:10:00 GMT Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner (R) gestures next to Chilean President Michelle Bachelet (L) and Argentina's Economy Minister Sergio Massa after meeting at the Presidential Residence in Olivos, Buenos Aires, Argentina on October 06, 2008. AFP PHOTO / JUAN MABROMATA urn:newsml:afp.com:20081006:2247_6250:1 Juan Mabromata Mon, 06 Oct 2008 19:04:00 GMT Argentine Economy Minister Sergio Massa smiles, before meeting with Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner at the Presidential Residence in Olivos, Buenos Aires, Argentina on October 06, 2008. AFP PHOTO / JUAN MABROMATA urn:newsml:afp.com:20081006:2244_5000:1 Juan Mabromata Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:54:00 GMT Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner gestures before posing for the press with her counterpart of Chile, Michelle Bachelet (not in picture) at the Presidential Residence in Olivos, Buenos Aires, Argentina on October 6, 2008. AFP PHOTO / JUAN MABROMATA urn:newsml:afp.com:20081006:2242_6250:1 Juan Mabromata Mon, 06 Oct 2008 19:04:00 GMT Police cordon off a house where a jobless man shot and killed his family in Los Angeles on October 6, 2008. The 45-year-old unemployed California man shot and killed his wife, 39, three sons aged 19, 12 and seven and mother-in-law, 70, before taking his own life over his family's financial difficulties, Los Angeles Police Department deputy chief Michael Moore said on October 6. AFP PHOTO/Jewel SAMAD urn:newsml:afp.com:20081007:2236_5000:1 Jewel Samad Tue, 07 Oct 2008 02:51:00 GMT Police cordon off a house where a jobless man shot and killed his family in Los Angeles on October 6, 2008. The 45-year-old unemployed California man shot and killed his wife, 39, three sons aged 19, 12 and seven and mother-in-law, 70, before taking his own life over his family's financial difficulties, Los Angeles Police Department deputy chief Michael Moore said on October 6. AFP PHOTO/Jewel SAMAD urn:newsml:afp.com:20081007:2236_2500:1 Jewel Samad Tue, 07 Oct 2008 02:30:00 GMT Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner (R) gestures next to Chilean President Michelle Bachelet (L) and Argentina's Economy Minister Sergio Massa after a meeting at the Presidential Residence in Olivos, Buenos Aires, Argentina on October 06, 2008. AFP PHOTO / JUAN MABROMATA urn:newsml:afp.com:20081006:2238_3750:1 Juan Mabromata Mon, 06 Oct 2008 19:05:00 GMT Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner (R) shakes hands with Chilean President Michelle Bachelet after a meeting at the Presidential Residence in Olivos, Buenos Aires, Argentina on October 06, 2008. AFP PHOTO/Juan Mabromata urn:newsml:afp.com:20081006:2238_3750:1 Juan Mabromata Mon, 06 Oct 2008 19:05:00 GMT Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner (R) gestures while shaking hands with Chilean President Michelle Bachelet after a meeting at the Presidential Residence in Olivos, Buenos Aires, Argentina on October 06, 2008. AFP PHOTO/Juan Mabromata urn:newsml:afp.com:20081006:2233_0000:1 Juan Mabromata Mon, 06 Oct 2008 19:05:00 GMT Bolivia's footballer Walter Flores (L) kicks the ball as coach Erwin Sanchez looks on during a training session on October 6, 2008 in La Paz. Bolivia will face Peru next October 11, for a FIFA World Cup South Africa-2010 qualifier match. AFP PHOTO/Aizar Raldes urn:newsml:afp.com:20081007:2229_7500:1 Aizar Raldes Tue, 07 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT Bolivia's footballer Pablo Escobar (R) prepares to shoot against Ronald Rivero during a training session on October 6, 2008 in La Paz. Bolivia will face Peru next October 11, for a FIFA World Cup South Africa-2010 qualifier match. AFP PHOTO/Aizar Raldes urn:newsml:afp.com:20081007:2227_5000:1 Aizar Raldes Tue, 07 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT Bolivia's footballer Marcelo Martins heads the ball during a training session on October 6, 2008 in La Paz. Bolivia will face Peru next October 11, for a FIFA World Cup South Africa-2010 qualifier match. AFP PHOTO/Aizar Raldes urn:newsml:afp.com:20081007:2225_2500:1 Aizar Raldes Tue, 07 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT Bolivia's footballers (L to R) Jaime Robles, Luis Gutierrez and Didi Torrico (D) head during a training session on October 6, 2008 in La Paz. Bolivia will face Peru next October 11, for a FIFA World Cup South Africa-2010 qualifier match. AFP PHOTO/Aizar Raldes urn:newsml:afp.com:20081007:2225_0000:1 Aizar Raldes Tue, 07 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT Bolivia's footballer Pablo Escobar heads the ball during a training session on October 6, 2008 in La Paz. Bolivia will face Peru next October 11, for a FIFA World Cup South Africa-2010 qualifier match. AFP PHOTO/Aizar Raldes urn:newsml:afp.com:20081007:2222_1250:1 Aizar Raldes Tue, 07 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT Police cordon off a house where a jobless man shot and killed his family in Los Angeles on October 6, 2008. The 45-year-old unemployed California man shot and killed his wife, 39, three sons aged 19, 12 and seven and mother-in-law, 70, before taking his own life over his family's financial difficulties, Los Angeles Police Department deputy chief Michael Moore said on October 6. AFP PHOTO / Jewel SAMAD urn:newsml:afp.com:20081007:2216_8750:1 Jewel Samad Tue, 07 Oct 2008 02:51:00 GMT Police cordon off a house where a jobless man shot and killed his family in Los Angeles on October 6, 2008. The 45-year-old unemployed California man shot and killed his wife, 39, three sons aged 19, 12 and seven and mother-in-law, 70, before taking his own life over his family's financial difficulties, Los Angeles Police Department deputy chief Michael Moore said on October 6. AFP PHOTO/Jewel SAMAD urn:newsml:afp.com:20081007:2216_6250:1 Jewel Samad Tue, 07 Oct 2008 02:51:00 GMT Bolivia's football team coach Erwin Sanchez (L) looks at his players during a training session on October 6, 2008 in La Paz. Bolivia will face Peru next October 11, for a FIFA World Cup South Africa-2010 qualifier match. AFP PHOTO/Aizar Raldes urn:newsml:afp.com:20081006:2220_0000:1 Aizar Raldes Mon, 06 Oct 2008 20:00:00 GMT Investigators confer at the garage of a house where a jobless man shot and killed his family in Los Angeles on October 6, 2008. The 45-year-old unemployed California man shot and killed his wife, 39, three sons aged 19, 12 and seven and mother-in-law, 70, before taking his own life over his family's financial difficulties, Los Angeles Police Department deputy chief Michael Moore said on October 6. AFP PHOTO/Jewel SAMAD urn:newsml:afp.com:20081007:2215_6250:1 Jewel Samad Tue, 07 Oct 2008 02:51:00 GMT Leixoes SC's Ze Manel (R) is tackled by SL Benfica's French midfielder Hassan Yebda (C) during their Portuguese First league football match at the Mar Stadium in Leixoes, close to Porto, on October 6, 2008. The match ended in a 1-1 draw. AFP PHOTO / MIGUEL RIOPA urn:newsml:afp.com:20081006:2210_7500:1 Miguel Riopa Mon, 06 Oct 2008 22:47:00 GMT Police cordon off a house where a jobless man shot and killed his family in Los Angeles on October 6, 2008. The 45-year-old unemployed California man shot and killed his wife, 39, three sons aged 19, 12 and seven and mother-in-law, 70, before taking his own life over his family's financial difficulties, Los Angeles Police Department deputy chief Michael Moore said on October 6. AFP PHOTO/Jewel SAMAD urn:newsml:afp.com:20081007:2210_8750:1 Jewel Samad Tue, 07 Oct 2008 02:51:00 GMT Leixoes SC's Brazilian midfielder Wesley Silva (L) celebrates after scoring against SL Benfica during their Portuguese First league football match at the Mar Stadium in Leixoes, close to Porto, on October 06, 2008. The match ended in a 1-1 draw. AFP PHOTO / MIGUEL RIOPA urn:newsml:afp.com:20081006:2203_6250:1 Miguel Riopa Mon, 06 Oct 2008 22:45:00 GMT Leixoes SC's Brazilian midfielder Wesley Silva (C) celebrates after scoring against SL Benfica during their Portuguese First league football match at the Mar Stadium in Leixoes, close to Porto, on October 06, 2008. The match ended in a 1-1 draw. AFP PHOTO / MIGUEL RIOPA urn:newsml:afp.com:20081006:2201_1250:1 Miguel Riopa Mon, 06 Oct 2008 22:45:00 GMT Paraguayan footballers Paluo Da Silva (L) and Claudio Morel Rodriguez jog during a training session in Luque, on October 6, 2008. Paraguay will face Colombia on October 11, in a FIFA World Cup South Africa-2010 qualifier match. AFP PHOTO/Norberto Duarte urn:newsml:afp.com:20081006:2148_2500:1 Norberto Duarte Mon, 06 Oct 2008 23:12:00 GMT Paraguayan footballers (L to R) Derlis Gomez, Ariel Bogado and Cristian Riveros jog during a training session in Luque, on October 6, 2008. Paraguay will face Colombia on October 11, in a FIFA World Cup South Africa-2010 qualifier match. AFP PHOTO/Norberto Duarte urn:newsml:afp.com:20081006:2149_2500:1 Norberto Duarte Mon, 06 Oct 2008 23:12:00 GMT Paraguayan footballers (L to R) Aldo Bovadilla, Julio Manzur and Paulo Da Silva jog during a training session in Luque, on October 6, 2008. Paraguay will face Colombia on October 11, in a FIFA World Cup South Africa-2010 qualifier match. AFP PHOTO/Norberto Duarte urn:newsml:afp.com:20081006:2146_7500:1 Norberto Duarte Mon, 06 Oct 2008 23:12:00 GMT Marine One lands on the grounds of the Washington Monuement with US President George W. Bush and First Lady Laura Bush on board October 6, 2008 in Washington, DC. AFP PHOTO / TIM SLOAN urn:newsml:afp.com:20081006:2144_2500:1 Tim Sloan Mon, 06 Oct 2008 20:41:00 GMT US President George W. Bush (C) waves after landing on the grounds of the Washington Monuement with First Lady Laura Bush (L) October 6, 2008 in Washington, DC. AFP PHOTO / TIM SLOAN urn:newsml:afp.com:20081006:2143_0000:1 Tim Sloan Mon, 06 Oct 2008 20:45:00 GMT Paraguayan footballers (L to R) Julio Cesar Caceres, Edgar Gonzalez and Victor Caseres jog during a training session in Luque, on October 6, 2008. Paraguay will face Colombia on October 11, in a FIFA World Cup South Africa-2010 qualifier match. AFP PHOTO/Norberto Duarte urn:newsml:afp.com:20081006:2145_2500:1 Norberto Duarte Mon, 06 Oct 2008 23:12:00 GMT Paraguayan footballer Denis Caniza (L) greets teammate Edgar Barreto during a training session in Luque, on October 6, 2008. Paraguay will face Colombia on October 11, in a FIFA World Cup South Africa-2010 qualifier match. AFP PHOTO/Norberto Duarte urn:newsml:afp.com:20081006:2143_8750:1 Norberto Duarte Mon, 06 Oct 2008 20:12:00 GMT TO GO WITH AFP STORY BY GABRIELLE GRENZ A visitors looks at photographies by Austrian photographer Franz Goess on October 1, 2008 on the eve of the inauguration of the 40 years of Prag's Spring exhibition, in Vienna. Goess, who worked for French magazine Paris Match, presents his exhibition in Vienna's Gallerie Westlicht from October 2 to October 19, 2008. AFP PHOTO/ SAMUEL KUBANI urn:newsml:afp.com:20081006:2138_2500:1 Samuel Kubani Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT Leixoes SC's Brazilian midfielder Wesley Silva (L) fights for the ball with SL Benfica's Brazilian defender Sidnei Junior during their Portuguese First league football match at the Mar Stadium in Leixoes, close to Porto, on October 6, 2008. AFP PHOTO / MIGUEL RIOPA urn:newsml:afp.com:20081006:2134_2500:1 Miguel Riopa Mon, 06 Oct 2008 22:21:00 GMT A Times Square news ticker displays the low numbers on Wall Street October 6, 2008 in New York City. The Dow Jones industrials dropped more than 800 points before climbing back to close down 370 while the Nasdaq closed down more than 4 percent. AFP PHOTO / TIMOTHY A. CLARY urn:newsml:afp.com:20081006:2117_5000:1 Timothy A. Clary Mon, 06 Oct 2008 07:40:00 GMT The President of the European Central Bank, Jean-Claude Trichet and Jean-Claude Juncker, president of the Eurogroup and Prime Minister of Luxembourg hold a joint press conference on October 6, 2008 at the end of the EUROGROUP meeting at the EU headquarters in Luxembour. AFP PHOTO/DOMINIQUE FAGET urn:newsml:afp.com:20081006:2109_7500:1 Dominique Faget Mon, 06 Oct 2008 21:20:00 GMT A Times Square news ticker displays the low numbers on Wall Street October 6, 2008 in New York City. The Dow Jones industrials dropped more than 800 points before climbing back to close down 370 while the Nasdaq closed down more than 4 percent. AFP PHOTO / TIMOTHY A. CLARY urn:newsml:afp.com:20081006:2117_5000:1 Timothy A. Clary Mon, 06 Oct 2008 07:40:00 GMT The President of the European Central Bank Jean-Claude Trichet listens to questions during a press conference on October 6, 2008 at the end of the EUROGROUP meeting at the EU headquarters in Luxembour. AFP PHOTO/DOMINIQUE FAGET urn:newsml:afp.com:20081006:2103_0000:1 Dominique Faget Mon, 06 Oct 2008 21:07:00 GMT Passers-by protect themselves from the rain as they walk past by the side of the Mercantile & Futures Exchange (BM&F) building, in downtown Sao Paulo, Brazil, on October 6, 2008. A stock market rout across Latin America sent indices to multi-year lows, chilled investors -- and blew apart assurances by leaders that the region was relatively sheltered from the world financial crisis. Brazil, the largest economy in the zone, suffered horribly as trading was suspended twice when massive equity sell-offs triggered "circuit breakers" and the Ibovespa index fell more than 15 percent. AFP PHOTO/Mauricio Lima urn:newsml:afp.com:20081006:2111_5000:1 Mauricio Lima Mon, 06 Oct 2008 17:34:00 GMT Passers-by protect themselves from the rain as they walk on the right side of the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange (Bovespa) building, in downtown Sao Paulo, Brazil, on October 06, 2008. A stock market rout across Latin America sent indices to multi-year lows, chilled investors -- and blew apart assurances by leaders that the region was relatively sheltered from the world financial crisis. Brazil, the largest economy in the zone, suffered horribly as trading was suspended twice when massive equity sell-offs triggered "circuit breakers" and the Ibovespa index fell more than 15 percent. AFP PHOTO/Mauricio Lima urn:newsml:afp.com:20081006:2114_1250:1 Mauricio Lima Mon, 06 Oct 2008 17:32:00 GMT Passers-by protect themselves from the rain as they walk on the right side of the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange (Bovespa) building, in downtown Sao Paulo, Brazil, on October 06, 2008. A stock market rout across Latin America sent indices to multi-year lows, chilled investors -- and blew apart assurances by leaders that the region was relatively sheltered from the world financial crisis. Brazil, the largest economy in the zone, suffered horribly as trading was suspended twice when massive equity sell-offs triggered "circuit breakers" and the Ibovespa index fell more than 15 percent. AFP PHOTO/Mauricio Lima urn:newsml:afp.com:20081006:2112_8750:1 Mauricio Lima Mon, 06 Oct 2008 17:32:00 GMT US President George W. Bush speaks regarding the administration's judicial accomplishments and philosophy at the Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza in Cincinnati, Ohio, on October 6, 2008. AFP PHOTO / Saul LOEB urn:newsml:afp.com:20081006:2107_6250:1 Saul Loeb Mon, 06 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT The President of the European Central Bank, Jean-Claude Trichet and Jean-Claude Juncker, president of the Eurogroup and Prime Minister of Luxembourg hold a joint press conference on October 6, 2008 at the end of the EUROGROUP meeting at the EU headquarters in Luxembour. AFP PHOTO/DOMINIQUE FAGET urn:newsml:afp.com:20081006:2109_7500:1 Dominique Faget Mon, 06 Oct 2008 21:20:00 GMT SL Benfica's Paraguayan striker Oscar Cardozo celebrates after scoring against Leixoes SC during the Portuguese First league football match at the Mar Stadium in Leixoes, close to Porto, on October 6, 2008. AFP PHOTO / MIGUEL RIOPA urn:newsml:afp.com:20081006:2107_6250:1 Miguel Riopa Mon, 06 Oct 2008 21:33:00 GMT Leixoes SC's Brazilian forward Iorlando Marques (R) and SL Benfica's Miguel Vitor (L) jump for the ball during their Portuguese First league football match at the Mar Stadium in Leixoes, close to Porto, on October 6, 2008. AFP PHOTO / MIGUEL RIOPA urn:newsml:afp.com:20081006:2106_8750:1 Miguel Riopa Mon, 06 Oct 2008 21:36:00 GMT A woman protects herself from the rain as she walks past by the side of the Mercantile & Futures Exchange (BM&F) building, in downtown Sao Paulo, Brazil, on October 6, 2008. A stock market rout across Latin America sent indices to multi-year lows, chilled investors -- and blew apart assurances by leaders that the region was relatively sheltered from the world financial crisis. Brazil, the largest economy in the zone, suffered horribly as trading was suspended twice when massive equity sell-offs triggered "circuit breakers" and the Ibovespa index fell more than 15 percent. AFP PHOTO/Mauricio Lima urn:newsml:afp.com:20081006:2109_5000:1 Mauricio Lima Mon, 06 Oct 2008 17:34:00 GMT A passer-by protects himself from the rain as he walks past by the side of the Mercantile & Futures Exchange (BM&F) building, in downtown Sao Paulo, Brazil, on October 6, 2008. A stock market rout across Latin America sent indices to multi-year lows, chilled investors -- and blew apart assurances by leaders that the region was relatively sheltered from the world financial crisis. Brazil, the largest economy in the zone, suffered horribly as trading was suspended twice when massive equity sell-offs triggered "circuit breakers" and the Ibovespa index fell more than 15 percent. AFP PHOTO/Mauricio Lima urn:newsml:afp.com:20081006:2110_3750:1 Mauricio Lima Mon, 06 Oct 2008 17:34:00 GMT Richard S. Fuld Jr., chief executive officer of Lehman Brothers, testifies before the US House Oversight and Government Reform Committee October 6, 2008 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Fuld told the committee, "I take full responsibility for the decisions that I made and for the actions that I took." He defended his actions as "prudent and appropriate" based on information he had at the time. "I feel horrible about what happened," he said. Committee chairman Rep.Henry Waxman D-CA,questioned Fuld on whether it was true he took home some $480 million in compensation since 2000, and asked: "Is that fair?" AFP PHOTO/Karen BLEIER urn:newsml:afp.com:20081006:2101_3750:1 Karen Bleier Mon, 06 Oct 2008 20:34:00 GMT The President of the European Central Bank Jean-Claude Trichet listens to questions during a press conference on October 6, 2008 at the end of the EUROGROUP meeting at the EU headquarters in Luxembour. AFP PHOTO/DOMINIQUE FAGET urn:newsml:afp.com:20081006:2103_0000:1 Dominique Faget Mon, 06 Oct 2008 21:07:00 GMT Jean-Claude Juncker, president of the Eurogroup and Prime Minister of Luxembourg talks during a press conference on October 6, 2008 at the end of the EUROGROUP meeting at the EU headquarters in Luxembour. AFP PHOTO/DOMINIQUE FAGET urn:newsml:afp.com:20081006:2102_1250:1 Dominique Faget Mon, 06 Oct 2008 21:07:00 GMT Uruguayan footballer Sergio Abreu heads the ball during a training session on October 06, 2008 in Montevideo. Uruguay will face Argentina in a FIFA World Cup South Africa-2010 qualifier match on October 11, 2008 at the Monumental stadium in Buenos Aires. AFP PHOTO/Miguel Rojo AFP PHOTO/Miguel Rojo urn:newsml:afp.com:20081006:2101_1250:1 Miguel Rojo Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:13:00 GMT Peruvian President Alan Garcia (R) delivers a speech upon arrival in Cuzco on October 6, 2008. Garcia announced he accepted the resignation of the Minister of Energy and Mines Juan Valdivia, following a corruption scandal on an alleged shady deal in favor of Norwegian firm Discover Petroleum, in a concession contract with state-run PetroPeru. AFP PHOTO/SEPRES RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE urn:newsml:SEPRES:20081006:2105_2500:1 Ho Mon, 06 Oct 2008 23:54:00 GMT Jean-Claude Juncker, president of the Eurogroup and Prime Minister of Luxembourg (R) and the President of the European Central Bank Jean-Claude Trichet hold a joint press conference on October 6, 2008 at the end of the EUROGROUP meeting at the EU headquarters in Luxembour. AFP PHOTO/DOMINIQUE FAGET urn:newsml:afp.com:20081006:2100_0000:1 Dominique Faget Mon, 06 Oct 2008 23:05:00 GMT (From L) EU Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs Joaquim Almunia, Jean-Claude Juncker, president of the Eurogroup and Prime Minister of Luxembourg and the President of the European Central Bank Jean-Claude Trichet hold a joint press conference on October 6, 2008 at the end of the EUROGROUP meeting at the EU headquarters in Luxembour. AFP PHOTO/DOMINIQUE FAGET urn:newsml:afp.com:20081006:2055_7500:1 Dominique Faget Mon, 06 Oct 2008 23:05:00 GMT A woman passes by a bank where is seen a board with dollar exchange rate, in Mexico city, on October 6, 2008. The Mexican stock exchange closed 5.4 percent down, the second largest drop this year, as the financial crisis pummeled stocks worldwide. The Bolsa Mexicana de Valores (BMV) fell 1,240.37 points to close at 21,749.13. AFP PHOTO/RONALDO Schemidt urn:newsml:afp.com:20081006:2057_0000:1 Ronaldo Schemidt Mon, 06 Oct 2008 13:47:00 GMT Richard S. Fuld Jr., chief executive officer of Lehman Brothers, testifies before the US House Oversight and Government Reform Committee October 6, 2008 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Fuld told the committee, "I take full responsibility for the decisions that I made and for the actions that I took." He defended his actions as "prudent and appropriate" based on information he had at the time. "I feel horrible about what happened," he said. Committee chairman Rep.Henry Waxman D-CA,questioned Fuld on whether it was true he took home some $480 million in compensation since 2000, and asked: "Is that fair?" AFP PHOTO/Karen BLEIER urn:newsml:afp.com:20081006:2054_7500:1 Karen Bleier Mon, 06 Oct 2008 20:31:00 GMT Richard S. Fuld Jr., chief executive officer of Lehman Brothers, testifies before the US House Oversight and Government Reform Committee October 6, 2008 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Fuld told the committee, "I take full responsibility for the decisions that I made and for the actions that I took." He defended his actions as "prudent and appropriate" based on information he had at the time. "I feel horrible about what happened," he said. Committee chairman Rep.Henry Waxman D-CA,questioned Fuld on whether it was true he took home some $480 million in compensation since 2000, and asked: "Is that fair?" AFP PHOTO/Karen BLEIER urn:newsml:afp.com:20081006:2051_1250:1 Karen Bleier Mon, 06 Oct 2008 20:13:00 GMT Richard S. Fuld Jr., chief executive officer of Lehman Brothers, testifies before the US House Oversight and Government Reform Committee October 6, 2008 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Fuld told the committee, "I take full responsibility for the decisions that I made and for the actions that I took." He defended his actions as "prudent and appropriate" based on information he had at the time. "I feel horrible about what happened," he said. Committee chairman Rep.Henry Waxman D-CA,questioned Fuld on whether it was true he took home some $480 million in compensation since 2000, and asked: "Is that fair?" AFP PHOTO/Karen BLEIER urn:newsml:afp.com:20081006:2051_1250:1 Karen Bleier Mon, 06 Oct 2008 20:11:00 GMT Republican presidential nominee, Arizona Senator John McCain, and his wife Cindy greet supporters October 6, 2008 during a rally at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, NM. AFP PHOTO/Mandel NGAN urn:newsml:afp.com:20081007:2053_1250:1 Mandel Ngan Tue, 07 Oct 2008 01:39:00 GMT Richard S. Fuld Jr., chief executive officer of Lehman Brothers, testifies before the US House Oversight and Government Reform Committee October 6, 2008 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Fuld told the committee, "I take full responsibility for the decisions that I made and for the actions that I took." He defended his actions as "prudent and appropriate" based on information he had at the time. "I feel horrible about what happened," he said. Committee chairman Rep.Henry Waxman D-CA,questioned Fuld on whether it was true he took home some $480 million in compensation since 2000, and asked: "Is that fair?" AFP PHOTO/Karen BLEIER urn:newsml:afp.com:20081006:2052_2500:1 Karen Bleier Mon, 06 Oct 2008 20:08:00 GMT Republican presidential nominee, Arizona Senator John McCain, and his wife Cindy make their way onto the stage for a rally October 6, 2008 at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, NM. AFP PHOTO/Mandel NGAN urn:newsml:afp.com:20081007:2045_0000:1 Mandel Ngan Tue, 07 Oct 2008 01:10:00 GMT Richard S. Fuld Jr., chief executive officer of Lehman Brothers, testifies before the US House Oversight and Government Reform Committee October 6, 2008 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Fuld told the committee, "I take full responsibility for the decisions that I made and for the actions that I took." He defended his actions as "prudent and appropriate" based on information he had at the time. "I feel horrible about what happened," he said. Committee chairman Rep.Henry Waxman D-CA,questioned Fuld on whether it was true he took home some $480 million in compensation since 2000, and asked: "Is that fair?" AFP PHOTO/Karen BLEIER urn:newsml:afp.com:20081006:2052_1250:1 Karen Bleier Mon, 06 Oct 2008 20:08:00 GMT Republican presidential nominee, Arizona Senator John McCain, speaks during a rally October 6, 2008 at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, NM. AFP PHOTO/Mandel NGAN urn:newsml:afp.com:20081007:2045_6250:1 Mandel Ngan Tue, 07 Oct 2008 01:18:00 GMT Republican presidential nominee, Arizona Senator John McCain, speaks during a rally October 6, 2008 at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, NM. AFP PHOTO/Mandel NGAN urn:newsml:afp.com:20081007:2045_7500:1 Mandel Ngan Tue, 07 Oct 2008 01:14:00 GMT Cindy McCain, the wife of Republican presidential nominee, Arizona Senator John McCain, smiles during a rally October 6, 2008 at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, NM. AFP PHOTO/Mandel NGAN urn:newsml:afp.com:20081007:2046_3750:1 Mandel Ngan Tue, 07 Oct 2008 01:15:00 GMT Richard S. Fuld Jr., chief executive officer of Lehman Brothers,arrives to testify before the US House Oversight and Government Reform Committee October 6, 2008 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Fuld told the committee, "I take full responsibility for the decisions that I made and for the actions that I took." He defended his actions as "prudent and appropriate" based on information he had at the time. "I feel horrible about what happened," he said. Committee chairman Rep.Henry Waxman D-CA,questioned Fuld on whether it was true he took home some $480 million in compensation since 2000, and asked: "Is that fair?" AFP PHOTO/Karen BLEIER urn:newsml:afp.com:20081006:2053_0000:1 Karen Bleier Mon, 06 Oct 2008 19:56:00 GMT Republican presidential nominee, Arizona Senator John McCain, is introduced by his wife during a rally October 6, 2008 at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, NM. AFP PHOTO/Mandel NGAN urn:newsml:afp.com:20081007:2046_8750:1 Mandel Ngan Tue, 07 Oct 2008 01:10:00 GMT Republican presidential nominee, Arizona Senator John McCain, introduces Senator Pete Domenici (sp?), R-AZ, as McCain's wife Cindy looks on during a rally October 6, 2008 at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, NM. AFP PHOTO/Mandel NGAN urn:newsml:afp.com:20081007:2044_5000:1 Mandel Ngan Tue, 07 Oct 2008 01:10:00 GMT Republican presidential nominee, Arizona Senator John McCain, speaks during a rally October 6, 2008 at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, NM. AFP PHOTO/Mandel NGAN urn:newsml:afp.com:20081007:2044_3750:1 Mandel Ngan Tue, 07 Oct 2008 01:31:00 GMT Republican presidential nominee, Arizona Senator John McCain, speaks during a rally October 6, 2008 at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, NM. AFP PHOTO/Mandel NGAN urn:newsml:afp.com:20081007:2044_3750:1 Mandel Ngan Tue, 07 Oct 2008 01:27:00 GMT Republican presidential nominee, Arizona Senator John McCain, speaks during a rally October 6, 2008 at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, NM. AFP PHOTO/Mandel NGAN urn:newsml:afp.com:20081007:2044_1250:1 Mandel Ngan Tue, 07 Oct 2008 01:25:00 GMT Republican presidential nominee, Arizona Senator John McCain, hugs his wife Cindy after she introduced him at a rally October 6, 2008 at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, NM. AFP PHOTO/Mandel NGAN urn:newsml:afp.com:20081007:2043_3750:1 Mandel Ngan Tue, 07 Oct 2008 01:13:00 GMT Republican presidential nominee, Arizona Senator John McCain, speaks during a rally October 6, 2008 at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, NM. AFP PHOTO/Mandel NGAN urn:newsml:afp.com:20081007:2042_1250:1 Mandel Ngan Tue, 07 Oct 2008 01:30:00 GMT Republican presidential nominee, Arizona Senator John McCain, looks down as he speaks during a rally October 6, 2008 at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, NM. AFP PHOTO/Mandel NGAN urn:newsml:afp.com:20081007:2041_3750:1 Mandel Ngan Tue, 07 Oct 2008 01:30:00 GMT Republican presidential nominee, Arizona Senator John McCain, speaks during a rally October 6, 2008 at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, NM. AFP PHOTO/Mandel NGAN urn:newsml:afp.com:20081007:2041_2500:1 Mandel Ngan Tue, 07 Oct 2008 01:29:00 GMT Republican presidential nominee, Arizona Senator John McCain, speaks during a rally October 6, 2008 at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, NM. AFP PHOTO/Mandel NGAN urn:newsml:afp.com:20081007:2041_6250:1 Mandel Ngan Tue, 07 Oct 2008 01:17:00 GMT US President George W. Bush speaks regarding the administration's judicial accomplishments and philosophy at the Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza in Cincinnati, Ohio, on October 6, 2008. AFP PHOTO / Saul LOEB urn:newsml:afp.com:20081006:2048_8750:1 Saul Loeb Mon, 06 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT Vice President of the People's Progressive Alliance (APP), one of the five parties which joined the National Front for the Defence of Democracy (FNDD), Oumar Ould Yali holds a tear gas case as he talks during a press conference called by anti-putschists in Nouakchott, Mauritania. Mauritania's military leadership showed no sign of wanting to bow to an African Union ultimatum for the junta to reinstate the ousted president on October 6, 2008, as the opposition called for sanctions. Mauritanian public radio and television did not mention during the day the African bloc's demand that deposed president Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi be returned to power "no later than Monday October 6" under threat of sanctions. AFP PHOTO/SEYLLOU urn:newsml:afp.com:20081006:2054_8750:1 Seyllou Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:01:00 GMT Vice President of the People's Progressive Alliance (APP), one of the five parties which joined the National Front for the Defence of Democracy (FNDD), Oumar Ould Yali talks during a press conference called by anti-putschists in Nouakchott, Mauritania. Mauritania's military leadership showed no sign of wanting to bow to an African Union ultimatum for the junta to reinstate the ousted president on October 6, 2008, as the opposition called for sanctions. Mauritanian public radio and television did not mention during the day the African bloc's demand that deposed president Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi be returned to power "no later than Monday October 6" under threat of sanctions. AFP PHOTO/SEYLLOU urn:newsml:afp.com:20081006:2051_0000:1 Seyllou Mon, 06 Oct 2008 17:58:00 GMT Stock traders negotiate in the iBovespa future index pit during the afternoon session, at the Mercantile & Futures Exchange (BM&F), in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on October 6, 2008. A stock market rout across Latin America sent indices to multi-year lows, chilled investors -- and blew apart assurances by leaders that the region was relatively sheltered from the world financial crisis. Brazil, the largest economy in the zone, suffered horribly as trading was suspended twice when massive equity sell-offs triggered "circuit breakers" and the Ibovespa index fell more than 15 percent. AFP PHOTO/Mauricio Lima urn:newsml:afp.com:20081006:2050_8750:1 Mauricio Lima Mon, 06 Oct 2008 17:31:00 GMT Brazil's Central Bank President Henrique Meirelles speaks during a press conference on October 6, 2008, in Brasilia. Brazil's currency posted its biggest one-day loss on Monday in more than six years, plunging almost 7 percent as a deepening global financial crisis battered markets around the world. Trading in Brazil, the largest economy in the zone, was suspended twice when massive equity sell-offs triggered "circuit breakers" and the Ibovespa index fell more than 15 percent. AFP PHOTO/Evaristo Sa urn:newsml:afp.com:20081006:2049_0000:1 Evaristo Sa Mon, 06 Oct 2008 20:29:00 GMT Brazil's Finance Minister Guido Mantega speaks during a press conference on October 6, 2008, in Brasilia. Brazil's currency posted its biggest one-day loss on Monday in more than six years, plunging almost 7 percent as a deepening global financial crisis battered markets around the world. Trading in Brazil, the largest economy in the zone, was suspended twice when massive equity sell-offs triggered "circuit breakers" and the Ibovespa index fell more than 15 percent. AFP PHOTO/Evaristo Sa urn:newsml:afp.com:20081006:2048_0000:1 Evaristo Sa Mon, 06 Oct 2008 20:29:00 GMT Brazil's Central Bank President Henrique Meirelles (R) speaks next to Brazil's Finance Minister Guido Mantega during a press conference on October 6, 2008, in Brasilia. Brazil's currency posted its biggest one-day loss on Monday in more than six years, plunging almost 7 percent as a deepening global financial crisis battered markets around the world. Trading in Brazil, the largest economy in the zone, was suspended twice when massive equity sell-offs triggered "circuit breakers" and the Ibovespa index fell more than 15 percent. AFP PHOTO/Evaristo Sa urn:newsml:afp.com:20081006:2045_7500:1 Evaristo Sa Mon, 06 Oct 2008 20:29:00 GMT Brazil's Finance Minister Guido Mantega (L) speaks nexst to Brazil's Central Bank President Henrique Meirelles during a press conference on October 6, 2008, in Brasilia. Brazil's currency posted its biggest one-day loss on Monday in more than six years, plunging almost 7 percent as a deepening global financial crisis battered markets around the world. Trading in Brazil, the largest economy in the zone, was suspended twice when massive equity sell-offs triggered "circuit breakers" and the Ibovespa index fell more than 15 percent. AFP PHOTO/Evaristo Sa urn:newsml:afp.com:20081006:2044_1250:1 Evaristo Sa Mon, 06 Oct 2008 20:29:00 GMT Prince Philippe of Belgium(L) shake hands with Argentine Foreign Minister Jorge Taiana at the Foreign Ministry on October 6, 2008. Prince Philippe will attend the meeting "Business Opportunities, Trade and Investment between Belgium and Argentina." AFP PHOTO / CANCILLERIA / ROBERTO GARAGIOLA urn:newsml:CANCILLERIA:20081006:2041_2500:1 Roberto Garagiola Mon, 06 Oct 2008 17:59:00 GMT A trader looks at the closing numbers on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange October 6, 2008. Wall Street tumbled after the opening bell as fallout from the credit crisis triggered concerns about the economy and the Dow fell below 10,000 for the first time in four years. AFP PHOTO / TIMOTHY A. CLARY urn:newsml:afp.com:20081006:2037_6250:1 Timothy A. Clary Mon, 06 Oct 2008 19:14:00 GMT A trader looks at the closing numbers on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange October 6, 2008. Wall Street tumbled after the opening bell as fallout from the credit crisis triggered concerns about the economy and the Dow fell below 10,000 for the first time in four years. AFP PHOTO / TIMOTHY A. CLARY urn:newsml:afp.com:20081006:2036_2500:1 Timothy A. Clary Mon, 06 Oct 2008 19:13:00 GMT Republican presidential nominee, Arizona Senator John McCain, speaks during a rally October 6, 2008 at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, NM. AFP PHOTO/Mandel NGAN urn:newsml:afp.com:20081007:2039_2500:1 Mandel Ngan Tue, 07 Oct 2008 01:34:00 GMT Republican presidential nominee, Arizona Senator John McCain, and his wife Cindy greet supporters October 6, 2008 during a rally at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, NM. AFP PHOTO/Mandel NGAN urn:newsml:afp.com:20081007:2038_0000:1 Mandel Ngan Tue, 07 Oct 2008 01:40:00 GMT Republican presidential nominee, Arizona Senator John McCain, greets supporters October 6, 2008 during a rally at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, NM. AFP PHOTO/Mandel NGAN urn:newsml:afp.com:20081007:2038_7500:1 Mandel Ngan Tue, 07 Oct 2008 01:40:00 GMT Emal (L), the daughter of deposed President Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahiau talks with her sister-in-law San, holding a portrait of her father-in-law, on October 6, 2008 during a press conference called by the anti-pustchists in Nouakchott, Mauritania. Mauritania's military leadership showed no sign of wanting to bow to an African Union ultimatum for the junta to reinstate the ousted president on October 6, 2008, as the opposition called for sanctions. Mauritanian public radio and television did not mention during the day the African bloc's demand that deposed president Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi be returned to power "no later than Monday October 6" under threat of sanctions. AFP PHOTO/SEYLLOU urn:newsml:afp.com:20081006:2025_1250:1 Seyllou Mon, 06 Oct 2008 17:33:00 GMT Emal (L), the daughter of deposed President Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahiau talks with her sister-in-law San, holding a portrait of her father-in-law, on October 6, 2008 during a press conference called by the anti-pustchists in Nouakchott, Mauritania. Mauritania's military leadership showed no sign of wanting to bow to an African Union ultimatum for the junta to reinstate the ousted president on October 6, 2008, as the opposition called for sanctions. Mauritanian public radio and television did not mention during the day the African bloc's demand that deposed president Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi be returned to power "no later than Monday October 6" under threat of sanctions. AFP PHOTO/SEYLLOU urn:newsml:afp.com:20081006:2022_7500:1 Seyllou Mon, 06 Oct 2008 17:33:00 GMT Ahmed (L) and Emal talk on October 6, 2008 in front of a poster of their father, the deposed President Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahiau, during a press conference called by the anti-pustchists in Nouakchott, Mauritania. Mauritania's military leadership showed no sign of wanting to bow to an African Union ultimatum for the junta to reinstate the ousted president on October 6, 2008, as the opposition called for sanctions. Mauritanian public radio and television did not mention during the day the African bloc's demand that deposed president Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi be returned to power "no later than Monday October 6" under threat of sanctions. AFP PHOTO/SEYLLOU urn:newsml:afp.com:20081006:2018_5000:1 Seyllou Mon, 06 Oct 2008 17:32:00 GMT The President of Argentina Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner (C top) poses with workers after she inaugurated a new offshore oil platform in the Gulf of San Jorge in the south Atlantic Ocean on October 6, 2008. This is the first oil installation inaugurated in the last 30 years in Argentina. AFP PHOTO/Presidencia de la Nacion RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE urn:newsml:afp.com:20081006:2036_8750:1 Presidencia de la Nacion Mon, 06 Oct 2008 15:23:00 GMT A trader looks at the closing numbers on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange October 6, 2008. Wall Street tumbled after the opening bell as fallout from the credit crisis triggered concerns about the economy and the Dow fell below 10,000 for the first time in four years. AFP PHOTO / TIMOTHY A. CLARY urn:newsml:afp.com:20081006:2035_2500:1 Timothy A. Clary Mon, 06 Oct 2008 19:17:00 GMT A trader looks at the closing numbers on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange October 6, 2008. Wall Street tumbled after the opening bell as fallout from the credit crisis triggered concerns about the economy and the Dow fell below 10,000 for the first time in four years. AFP PHOTO / TIMOTHY A. CLARY urn:newsml:afp.com:20081006:2034_3750:1 Timothy A. Clary Mon, 06 Oct 2008 19:13:00 GMT A trader looks at the closing numbers on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange October 6, 2008. Wall Street tumbled after the opening bell as fallout from the credit crisis triggered concerns about the economy and the Dow fell below 10,000 for the first time in four years. AFP PHOTO / TIMOTHY A. CLARY urn:newsml:afp.com:20081006:2034_3750:1 Timothy A. Clary Mon, 06 Oct 2008 19:04:00 GMT A trader looks at the closing numbers on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange October 6, 2008. Wall Street tumbled after the opening bell as fallout from the credit crisis triggered concerns about the economy and the Dow fell below 10,000 for the first time in four years. AFP PHOTO / TIMOTHY A. CLARY urn:newsml:afp.com:20081006:2031_5000:1 Timothy A. Clary Mon, 06 Oct 2008 19:01:00 GMT Ahmed, the son of deposed President Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahiau, attends on October 6, 2008 a press conference called by the anti-pustchists in Nouakchott, Mauritania. Mauritania's military leadership showed no sign of wanting to bow to an African Union ultimatum for the junta to reinstate the ousted president on October 6, 2008, as the opposition called for sanctions. Mauritanian public radio and television did not mention during the day the African bloc's demand that deposed president Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi be returned to power "no later than Monday October 6" under threat of sanctions. AFP PHOTO/SEYLLOU urn:newsml:afp.com:20081006:2035_8750:1 Seyllou Mon, 06 Oct 2008 17:30:00 GMT Singer perform in front of a portrait of French king Louis XIV during a rehearsal of the opera "Armide" written by Jean-Baptiste Lully (1632-1687), on October 6, 2008 at the Champs Elysee theatre in Paris. AFP PHOTO STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN urn:newsml:afp.com:20081006:2035_2500:1 Stephane de Sakutin Mon, 06 Oct 2008 19:59:48 GMT A woman passes by an electronic board displaying the exchange rates on October 6, 2008 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. After transactions resumed today, the nation's currency --the real-- plummeted more than six percent against the dollar. Trading in Brazil, the largest economy in the zone, was suspended twice when massive equity sell-offs triggered "circuit breakers" and the Ibovespa index fell more than 15 percent. AFP PHOTO/Antonio Scorza urn:newsml:afp.com:20081006:2033_5000:1 Antonio Scorza Mon, 06 Oct 2008 16:40:00 GMT A trader looks at the closing numbers on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange October 6, 2008. Wall Street tumbled after the opening bell as fallout from the credit crisis triggered concerns about the economy and the Dow fell below 10,000 for the first time in four years. AFP PHOTO / TIMOTHY A. CLARY urn:newsml:afp.com:20081006:2030_8750:1 Timothy A. Clary Mon, 06 Oct 2008 19:14:00 GMT A trader looks at the closing numbers on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange October 6, 2008. Wall Street tumbled after the opening bell as fallout from the credit crisis triggered concerns about the economy and the Dow fell below 10,000 for the first time in four years. AFP PHOTO / TIMOTHY A. CLARY urn:newsml:afp.com:20081006:2029_6250:1 Timothy A. Clary Mon, 06 Oct 2008 19:14:00 GMT Ahmed, the son of deposed President Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahiau, talks on his mobile phone on October 6, 2008 during a press conference called by the anti-pustchists in Nouakchott, Mauritania. Mauritania's military leadership showed no sign of wanting to bow to an African Union ultimatum for the junta to reinstate the ousted president on October 6, 2008, as the opposition called for sanctions. Mauritanian public radio and television did not mention during the day the African bloc's demand that deposed president Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi be returned to power "no later than Monday October 6" under threat of sanctions. AFP PHOTO/SEYLLOU urn:newsml:afp.com:20081006:2026_1250:1 Seyllou Mon, 06 Oct 2008 17:29:00 GMT Canadian baritone Nathan Berg performs during a rehearsal of the opera "Armide" written by Jean-Baptiste Lully (1632-1687), on October 6, 2008 at the Champs Elysee theatre in Paris. AFP PHOTO STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN urn:newsml:afp.com:20081006:2030_6250:1 Stephane de Sakutin Mon, 06 Oct 2008 19:59:48 GMT French soprano Stephanie d'Oustrac (C) and Canadian baritone Nathan Berg perform during a rehearsal of the opera "Armide" written by Jean-Baptiste Lully (1632-1687), on October 6, 2008 at the Champs Elysee theatre in Paris. AFP PHOTO STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN urn:newsml:afp.com:20081006:2029_0000:1 Stephane de Sakutin Mon, 06 Oct 2008 19:59:48 GMT French soprano Stephanie d'Oustrac (R) and Canadian baritone Nathan Berg performs during a rehearsal of the opera "Armide" written by Jean-Baptiste Lully (1632-1687), on October 6, 2008 at the Champs Elysee theatre in Paris. AFP PHOTO STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN urn:newsml:afp.com:20081006:2029_3750:1 Stephane de Sakutin Mon, 06 Oct 2008 19:59:48 GMT Uruguayan footballers Martin Caceres(L) and Sergio Abreu(R) jog in front of Andres Scotti(L) and Edison Cavani(C) during a training session on October 06, 2008 in Montevideo. Uruguay will face Argentina in a FIFA World Cup South Africa-2010 qualifier match on October 11, 2008 at the Monumental stadium in Buenos Aires. AFP PHOTO/Miguel Rojo urn:newsml:afp.com:20081006:2026_7500:1 Miguel Rojo Mon, 06 Oct 2008 13:59:00 GMT Leixoes SC's Nuno Laranjeiro (L) vies with SL Benfica's Carlos Martins (R) during their Portuguese First league football match at the Mar Stadium in Leixoes, close to Porto, on October 06, 2008. AFP PHOTO / MIGUEL RIOPA urn:newsml:afp.com:20081006:2025_8750:1 Miguel Riopa Mon, 06 Oct 2008 21:10:00 GMT Emal (L), the daughter of deposed President Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahiau talks with her sister-in-law San, holding a portrait of her father-in-law, on October 6, 2008 during a press conference called by the anti-pustchists in Nouakchott, Mauritania. Mauritania's military leadership showed no sign of wanting to bow to an African Union ultimatum for the junta to reinstate the ousted president on October 6, 2008, as the opposition called for sanctions. Mauritanian public radio and television did not mention during the day the African bloc's demand that deposed president Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi be returned to power "no later than Monday October 6" under threat of sanctions. AFP PHOTO/SEYLLOU urn:newsml:afp.com:20081006:2025_1250:1 Seyllou Mon, 06 Oct 2008 17:33:00 GMT Emal (L), the daughter of deposed President Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahiau talks with her sister-in-law San, holding a portrait of her father-in-law, on October 6, 2008 during a press conference called by the anti-pustchists in Nouakchott, Mauritania. Mauritania's military leadership showed no sign of wanting to bow to an African Union ultimatum for the junta to reinstate the ousted president on October 6, 2008, as the opposition called for sanctions. Mauritanian public radio and television did not mention during the day the African bloc's demand that deposed president Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi be returned to power "no later than Monday October 6" under threat of sanctions. AFP PHOTO/SEYLLOU urn:newsml:afp.com:20081006:2022_7500:1 Seyllou Mon, 06 Oct 2008 17:33:00 GMT French soprano Stephanie d'Oustrac (L) performs during a rehearsal of the opera "Armide" written by Jean-Baptiste Lully (1632-1687), on October 6, 2008 at the Champs Elysee theatre in Paris. AFP PHOTO STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN urn:newsml:afp.com:20081006:2022_1250:1 Stephane de Sakutin Mon, 06 Oct 2008 19:59:48 GMT French soprano Stephanie d'Oustrac performs during a rehearsal of the opera "Armide" written by Jean-Baptiste Lully (1632-1687), on October 6, 2008 at the Champs Elysee theatre in Paris. AFP PHOTO STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN urn:newsml:afp.com:20081006:2023_3750:1 Stephane de Sakutin Mon, 06 Oct 2008 19:59:48 GMT Spanish flamenco dancer Rafaela Carrasco performs during the Flamenco Biennal of Seville on October 6, 2008. AFP PHOTO / CRISTINA QUICLER urn:newsml:afp.com:20081006:2021_1250:1 Cristina Quicler Mon, 06 Oct 2008 20:10:00 GMT French soprano Stephanie d'Oustrac (C) performs during a rehearsal of the opera "Armide" written by Jean-Baptiste Lully (1632-1687), on October 6, 2008 at the Champs Elysee theatre in Paris. AFP PHOTO STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN urn:newsml:afp.com:20081006:2025_6250:1 Stephane de Sakutin Mon, 06 Oct 2008 19:59:48 GMT French soprano Stephanie d'Oustrac (C) performs during a rehearsal of the opera "Armide" written by Jean-Baptiste Lully (1632-1687), on October 6, 2008 at the Champs Elysee theatre in Paris. AFP PHOTO STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN urn:newsml:afp.com:20081006:2021_3750:1 Stephane de Sakutin Mon, 06 Oct 2008 19:59:48 GMT French soprano Stephanie d'Oustrac (C) performs during a rehearsal of the opera "Armide" written by Jean-Baptiste Lully (1632-1687), on October 6, 2008 at the Champs Elysee theatre in Paris. AFP PHOTO STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN urn:newsml:afp.com:20081006:2024_8750:1 Stephane de Sakutin Mon, 06 Oct 2008 19:59:48 GMT A woman passes by an electronic board displaying the exchange rates on October 6, 2008 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. After transactions resumed today, the nation's currency --the real-- plummeted more than six percent against the dollar. Trading in Brazil, the largest economy in the zone, was suspended twice when massive equity sell-offs triggered "circuit breakers" and the Ibovespa index fell more than 15 percent. AFP PHOTO/Antonio Scorza urn:newsml:afp.com:20081006:2025_1250:1 Antonio Scorza Mon, 06 Oct 2008 16:40:00 GMT A woman passes by an electronic board displaying the exchange rates on October 6, 2008 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. After transactions resumed today, the nation's currency --the real-- plummeted more than six percent against the dollar. Trading in Brazil, the largest economy in the zone, was suspended twice when massive equity sell-offs triggered "circuit breakers" and the Ibovespa index fell more than 15 percent. AFP PHOTO/Antonio Scorza urn:newsml:afp.com:20081006:2021_5000:1 Antonio Scorza Mon, 06 Oct 2008 16:40:00 GMT Uruguayan footballer Ernesto Chevanton heads the ball during a training session on October 06, 2008 in Montevideo. Uruguay will face Argentina in a FIFA World Cup South Africa-2010 qualifier match on October 11, 2008 at the Monumental stadium in Buenos Aires. AFP PHOTO/Miguel Rojo urn:newsml:afp.com:20081006:2022_2500:1 Miguel Rojo Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:11:00 GMT Leixoes SC's Nuno Silva (R) vies with SL Benfica's Miguel Vitor (L) during their Portuguese First league football match at the Mar Stadium in Leixoes, close to Porto, on October 06, 2008. AFP PHOTO / MIGUEL RIOPA urn:newsml:afp.com:20081006:2020_0000:1 Miguel Riopa Mon, 06 Oct 2008 21:07:00 GMT Leixoes SC's Brazilian Iorlando Marques (R) vies with SL Benfica's French Hassan Yebda (L) during their Portuguese First league football match at the Mar Stadium in Leixoes, close to Porto, on October 06, 2008. AFP PHOTO / MIGUEL RIOPA urn:newsml:afp.com:20081006:2018_6250:1 Miguel Riopa Mon, 06 Oct 2008 21:06:00 GMT Ahmed (L) and Emal talk on October 6, 2008 in front of a poster of their father, the deposed President Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahiau, during a press conference called by the anti-pustchists in Nouakchott, Mauritania. Mauritania's military leadership showed no sign of wanting to bow to an African Union ultimatum for the junta to reinstate the ousted president on October 6, 2008, as the opposition called for sanctions. Mauritanian public radio and television did not mention during the day the African bloc's demand that deposed president Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi be returned to power "no later than Monday October 6" under threat of sanctions. AFP PHOTO/SEYLLOU urn:newsml:afp.com:20081006:2018_5000:1 Seyllou Mon, 06 Oct 2008 17:32:00 GMT Customers leave a bureau de change where an electronic board displays the exchange rates on October 6, 2008 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. After transactions resumed, the nation's currency --the real-- plummeted more than six percent against the dollar. Trading was suspended twice when massive equity sell-offs triggered "circuit breakers" and the Ibovespa index fell more than 15 percent. AFP PHOTO/Antonio Scorza urn:newsml:afp.com:20081006:2018_1250:1 Antonio Scorza Mon, 06 Oct 2008 16:40:00 GMT Uruguayan national team coach Oscar Tabarez keeps an eye on his players during a training session on October 06, 2008 in Montevideo. Uruguay will face Argentina in a FIFA World Cup South Africa-2010 qualifier match on October 11, 2008 at the Monumental stadium in Buenos Aires. AFP PHOTO/Miguel Rojo urn:newsml:afp.com:20081006:2017_3750:1 Miguel Rojo Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:45:00 GMT US President George W. Bush speaks regarding the administration's judicial accomplishments and philosophy at the Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza in Cincinnati, Ohio, on October 6, 2008. AFP PHOTO / Saul LOEB urn:newsml:afp.com:20081006:2004_5000:1 Saul Loeb Mon, 06 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT Republican presidential nominee, Arizona Senator John McCain, and his wife Cindy greet supporters on October 6, 2008 during a rally at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, NM. AFP PHOTO/Mandel NGAN urn:newsml:afp.com:20081007:2006_5000:1 Mandel Ngan Tue, 07 Oct 2008 01:09:00 GMT Republican presidential nominee, Arizona Senator John McCain, greets supporters on October 6, 2008 during a rally at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, NM. AFP PHOTO/Mandel NGAN urn:newsml:afp.com:20081007:2004_2500:1 Mandel Ngan Tue, 07 Oct 2008 01:09:00 GMT French businessman Pierre Falcone (C), leaves the Paris courthouse on October 6, 2008, on the first day of a trial over a vast "arms-to-Angola" scandal involving forty-two people including the son of late French president Francois Mitterrand and dozens of businessmen, politicians and public figures. Dubbed "Angolagate" by the French press, the long-running affair has cast a shadow over a raft of senior government officials, including many who served during Mitterrand's two-term Socialist presidency from 1981 to 1995. AFP PHOTO / MARTIN BUREAU urn:newsml:afp.com:20081006:2010_1250:1 Martin Bureau Mon, 06 Oct 2008 19:15:00 GMT Uruguayan footballers Edinson Cavani (L) Martin Caceres(C) and Diego Godin jog during a training session on October 06, 2008 in Montevideo. Uruguay will face Argentina in a FIFA World Cup South Africa-2010 qualifier match on October 11, 2008 at the Monumental stadium in Buenos Aires. AFP PHOTO/Miguel Rojo urn:newsml:afp.com:20081006:2015_1250:1 Miguel Rojo Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:29:00 GMT TO GO WITH AFP STORIES "ENVIRONMENT-BIODIVERSITY-SPECIES-SURVEY" (FILES) -- A file photo taken on May 20, 2001 shows Grimoire, a three-year-old American Blackfoot ferret, peering out from it's owners hand, during the Million Paws Walk fundraising event in Centennial Park in Sydney. Half the world's mammals are declining in population and more than a third are probably threatened with extinction, according to an update released on October 6, 2008 of the "Red List," the world's most respected inventory of biodiversity. A comprehensive survey of mammals included in the annual report, which covers more than 44,000 animal and plant species, shows that a quarter of the planet's 5,487 known mammals are clearly at risk of disappearing forever. More than 8,000 ministers, UN officials, NGOs, scientists and business chiefs will brainstorm for 10 days in the Spanish city of Barcelona on how to brake this loss and steer the world onto a path of sustainable development. AFP PHOTO/Greg WOOD urn:newsml:FILES:20081006:2008_8750:1 Greg Wood Mon, 21 May 2001 00:41:00 GMT TO GO WITH AFP STORIES "ENVIRONMENT-BIODIVERSITY-SPECIES-SURVEY" (FILES) -- A file photo taken on June 9, 1998 shows a herd of young Pere David's deers, named after a French missionary who discovered them in 1865, roaming in a conservation park in the suburb of Beijing. Half the world's mammals are declining in population and more than a third are probably threatened with extinction, according to an update released on October 6, 2008 of the "Red List," the world's most respected inventory of biodiversity. A comprehensive survey of mammals included in the annual report, which covers more than 44,000 animal and plant species, shows that a quarter of the planet's 5,487 known mammals are clearly at risk of disappearing forever. More than 8,000 ministers, UN officials, NGOs, scientists and business chiefs will brainstorm for 10 days in the Spanish city of Barcelona on how to brake this loss and steer the world onto a path of sustainable development. AFP PHOTO/- urn:newsml:FILES:20081006:2008_5000:1 Str Tue, 09 Jun 1998 12:47:00 GMT TO GO WITH AFP STORIES "ENVIRONMENT-BIODIVERSITY-SPECIES-SURVEY" (FILES) -- A file photo taken on July 4, 2004 shows a Tasmanian devil (Sacropilus harrasii) patroling his enclosure at the National Zoo in Canberra. Half the world's mammals are declining in population and more than a third are probably threatened with extinction, according to an update released on October 6, 2008 of the "Red List," the world's most respected inventory of biodiversity. A comprehensive survey of mammals included in the annual report, which covers more than 44,000 animal and plant species, shows that a quarter of the planet's 5,487 known mammals are clearly at risk of disappearing forever. More than 8,000 ministers, UN officials, NGOs, scientists and business chiefs will brainstorm for 10 days in the Spanish city of Barcelona on how to brake this loss and steer the world onto a path of sustainable development. AFP PHOTO/Torsten BLACKWOOD urn:newsml:FILES:20081006:2010_6250:1 Torsten Blackwood Sun, 04 Jul 2004 19:45:00 GMT Republican presidential nominee, Arizona Senator John McCain, greets supporters on October 6, 2008 during a rally at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, NM. AFP PHOTO/Mandel NGAN urn:newsml:afp.com:20081007:2004_2500:1 Mandel Ngan Tue, 07 Oct 2008 01:09:00 GMT US President George W. Bush speaks regarding the administration's judicial accomplishments and philosophy at the Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza in Cincinnati, Ohio, on October 6, 2008. AFP PHOTO / Saul LOEB urn:newsml:afp.com:20081006:2003_1250:1 Saul Loeb Mon, 06 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT New York residents walk by a ticker announcing stock market plunging in New York, October 6, 2008. Desperate measures by governments in Europe and North America to steady the banking system failed to stem panic selling in global markets Monday amid deepening gloom at the scope of the financial crisis. Nothing seemed to stop stock markets taking, in many cases, record falls. AFP PHOTO/Emmanuel Dunand urn:newsml:afp.com:20081006:2003_1250:1 Emmanuel Dunand Mon, 06 Oct 2008 15:03:00 GMT A ticker announcing stock market plungingis seen in New York, on October 6, 2008. Desperate measures by governments in Europe and North America to steady the banking system failed to stem panic selling in global markets Monday amid deepening gloom at the scope of the financial crisis. Nothing seemed to stop stock markets taking, in many cases, record falls. AFP PHOTO/Emmanuel Dunand urn:newsml:afp.com:20081006:2003_1250:1 Emmanuel Dunand Mon, 06 Oct 2008 15:36:00 GMT French businessman Pierre Falcone (C), leaves the Paris courthouse on October 6, 2008, on the first day of a trial over a vast "arms-to-Angola" scandal involving forty-two people including the son of late French president Francois Mitterrand and dozens of businessmen, politicians and public figures. Dubbed "Angolagate" by the French press, the long-running affair has cast a shadow over a raft of senior government officials, including many who served during Mitterrand's two-term Socialist presidency from 1981 to 1995. AFP PHOTO / MARTIN BUREAU urn:newsml:afp.com:20081006:2003_1250:1 Martin Bureau Mon, 06 Oct 2008 19:15:00 GMT French businessman Pierre Falcone, leaves the Paris courthouse on October 6, 2008, on the first day of a trial over a vast "arms-to-Angola" scandal involving forty-two people including the son of late French president Francois Mitterrand and dozens of businessmen, politicians and public figures. Dubbed "Angolagate" by the French press, the long-running affair has cast a shadow over a raft of senior government officials, including many who served during Mitterrand's two-term Socialist presidency from 1981 to 1995. AFP PHOTO / MARTIN BUREAU urn:newsml:afp.com:20081006:2003_7500:1 Martin Bureau Mon, 06 Oct 2008 19:15:00 GMT TO GO WITH AFP STORY : A Strasbourg, un diplome de finance islamique empreint d'ethique by Laurent GESLIN Ibrahim Zeyyad Cekici, member of an educational team and Law teacher and researcher at the School of Management in Strasbourg (EMS) poses in the school's library on October 6, 2008. From January 2009, the school will offer, for the first time in France, financial courses in keeping with the precept of the Koran, aimed at educating the future managers of the Muslim funds. AFP PHOTO / JOHANNA LEGUERRE urn:newsml:afp.com:20081006:2004_5000:1 Johanna Leguerre Mon, 06 Oct 2008 08:39:00 GMT Models present a creation by Italian designer of Firenze Patrizia Pepe in the WAM Design center of Budapest downtown on October 6, 2008 during a fashion show as part of the Italian Design week. AFP PHOTO / ATTILA KISBENEDEK urn:newsml:afp.com:20081006:1959_3750:1 Attila Kisbenedek Mon, 06 Oct 2008 20:22:00 GMT A model presents a creation by Italian designer of Firenze Patrizia Pepe in the WAM Design center in downtown Budapest on October 6, 2008 during a fashion show as part of the Italian Design week. AFP PHOTO / ATTILA KISBENEDEK urn:newsml:afp.com:20081006:1956_7500:1 Attila Kisbenedek Mon, 06 Oct 2008 20:22:00 GMT A model presents a creation by Italian designer of Firenze Patrizia Pepe in the WAM Design center in downtown Budapest on October 6, 2008 during a fashion show as part of the Italian Design week. AFP PHOTO / ATTILA KISBENEDEK urn:newsml:afp.com:20081006:1956_1250:1 Attila Kisbenedek Mon, 06 Oct 2008 20:22:00 GMT US President George W. Bush speaks in front of an image of the Declaration of Independence regarding the administration's judicial accomplishments and philosophy at the Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza in Cincinnati, Ohio, on October 6, 2008. AFP PHOTO / Saul LOEB urn:newsml:afp.com:20081006:1954_7500:1 Saul Loeb Mon, 06 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT New York residents walk by a ticker announcing stock market plunging in New York, October 6, 2008. Desperate measures by governments in Europe and North America to steady the banking system failed to stem panic selling in global markets Monday amid deepening gloom at the scope of the financial crisis. Nothing seemed to stop stock markets taking, in many cases, record falls. AFP PHOTO/Emmanuel Dunand urn:newsml:afp.com:20081006:1954_5000:1 Emmanuel Dunand Mon, 06 Oct 2008 15:21:00 GMT New York residents walk by a ticker announcing stock market plunging in New York, October 6, 2008. Desperate measures by governments in E