NBA commissioner David Stern talks with Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin during Game 5 of the NBA basketball Eastern Conference playoff series between the Atlanta Hawks and the Miami Heat in Atlanta on Wednesday, April 29, 2009. AP Photo logo AP Photo 6 months ago

NBA commissioner David Stern talks with Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin during Game 5 of the NBA basketball Eastern Conference playoff series between the Atlanta Hawks and the Miami Heat in Atlanta on Wednesday, April 29, 2009.

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  1. Atlanta Hawks' Mario West, right, grabs a loose ball from New Orleans Hornets forward Julian Wright, left, during the fourth quarter of an NBA preseason basketball game at Philips Arena, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009, in Atlanta. The Hawks won 108-102.
  2. Atlanta Hawks guard Jeff Teague (0) goes up against New Orleans Hornets center Earl Barron, left, during the fourth quarter of an NBA preseason basketball game at Philips Arena, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009, in Atlanta. Teague led the Hawks with 19 points for the night as the they won 108-102.
  3. Atlanta Hawks guard Jeff Teague (0) draws a foul from New Orleans Hornets forward James Posey, rear, with Hornets forward Darius Songaila, right, during the fourth quarter of an NBA preseason basketball game at Philips Arena, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009, in Atlanta. Teague lead the Hawks with 19 points for the night as the the Hawks won 108-102.
  4. Atlanta Hawks forward Othello Hunter (50) takes a shot against New Orleans Hornets forward Darius Songaila (9) during the fourth quarter of an NBA preseason basketball game at Philips Arena, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009, in Atlanta. The Hawks won 108-102.
  5. New Orleans Hornets guard Devin Brown, right, drives against Atlanta Hawks guard Mike Bibby, left, during the second quarter of an NBA preseason basketball game at Philips Arena, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009, in Atlanta.
  6. New Orleans Hornets guard Bobby Brown, right, drives against Atlanta Hawks guard Jeff Teague (0) during the second quarter of an NBA preseason basketball game at Philips Arena, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009, in Atlanta. The Hawks won 108-102.
  7. National Basketball Association (NBA) Commissioner David Stern speaks to media about the visiting exhibition game of the Denver Nuggets and Indiana Pacers in Taipei, Taiwan, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2009.
  8. National Basketball Association (NBA) Commissioner David Stern speaks to media about the visiting exhibition game of the Denver Nuggets and Indiana Pacers in Taipei, Taiwan, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2009.
  9. David Stern, commissioner of the National Basketball Association (NBA), speaks during a press conference in Taipei on October 8, 2009 shortly before the start of a game. Denver Nuggets were to take on the Indiana Pacers in an NBA friendly here in the first-ever NBA game played in Taiwan.
  10. David Stern (R), commissioner of the National Basketball Association (NBA) attends a press conference with Taipei Mayor Hau Long-bin in Taipei on October 8, 2009 shortly before the start of a game. Denver Nuggets were to take on the Indiana Pacers in an NBA friendly here in the first-ever NBA game played in Taiwan.
  11. David Stern (R), commissioner of the National Basketball Association (NBA) holds a basketball with Taipei Mayor Hau Long-bin as they attend a press conference in Taipei on October 8, 2009 shortly before the start of a game. Denver Nuggets were to take on the Indiana Pacers in an NBA friendly here in the first-ever NBA game played in Taiwan.
  12. National Basketball Association (NBA) Commissioner David Stern speaks to media about the visiting exhibition game of the Denver Nuggets and Indiana Pacers in Taipei, Taiwan, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2009.
  13. David Stern, commissioner of the National Basketball Association (NBA), speaks during a press conference in Taipei on October 8, 2009 shortly before the start of a game. Denver Nuggets were to take on the Indiana Pacers in an NBA friendly here in the first-ever NBA game played in Taiwan.
  14. David Stern (R), commissioner of the National Basketball Association (NBA) attends a press conference with Taipei Mayor Hau Long-bin in Taipei on October 8, 2009 shortly before the start of a game. Denver Nuggets were to take on the Indiana Pacers in an NBA friendly here in the first-ever NBA game played in Taiwan.
  15. David Stern (R), commissioner of the National Basketball Association (NBA) holds a basketball with Taipei Mayor Hau Long-bin as they attend a press conference in Taipei on October 8, 2009 shortly before the start of a game. Denver Nuggets were to take on the Indiana Pacers in an NBA friendly here in the first-ever NBA game played in Taiwan.
  16. National Basketball Association (NBA) Commissioner David Stern, right, gives a basketball to Taipei Mayor Hau Lung-bin during a media event about the visiting exhibition game of the Denver Nuggets and Indiana Pacers in Taipei, Taiwan, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2009.

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  1. Marianne Birthler, Federal Commissioner for the Stasi Records, Nobel Prize winner and managing director of Grameen Bank, Muhammad Yunus, Berlin Mayor Klaus Wowereit and former Soviet Union President Mikhail Gorbachev (L-R) pose for a group picture before a news conference in the Berlin City Hall November 9, 2009. As the highlight of a 5-million euro ($7.4 million) celebration marking the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall on November 9, a 1.5-km (one-mile) long segment of the Wall will stand for two days along its original route in front of the Brandenburg Gate to the Potsdamer Platz. The row of 1,000 20-kg dominos standing 1.5 metres apart -- painted in bright colours by school children and rising 2.5 metres high -- will be toppled at the end of a gala ceremony as a symbolic tribute to the collapse of the Wall 20 years earlier.
  2. A Palestinian man walks near the controversial Israeli barrier in the Aida refugee camp in the West Bank town of Bethlehem November 9, 2009. Palestinians are using the 20th anniversary of the toppling of the Berlin Wall to press their campaign against Israel's "wall" on territory they want for a state. Israel launched the barrier, which is mostly razor-wire fence interspersed with concrete barricades, in 2002 during a wave of Palestinian suicide bombings. While such attacks have dramatically dropped since, Israel has come under international censure for the barrier's de facto annexation of occupied West Bank land.
  3. A Palestinian walks near the controversial Israeli barrier at a checkpoint in the West Bank town of Bethlehem November 9, 2009. Palestinians are using the 20th anniversary of the toppling of the Berlin Wall to press their campaign against Israel's "wall" on territory they want for a state. Israel launched the barrier, which is mostly razor-wire fence interspersed with concrete barricades, in 2002 during a wave of Palestinian suicide bombings. While such attacks have dramatically dropped since, Israel has come under international censure for the barrier's de facto annexation of occupied West Bank land.
  4. People walk past a preserved segment of the Berlin wall near the memorial at Bernauer Strasse in Berlin on November 9, 2009, during a commemorative event to mark the 20th anniversary of the fall of the wall.
  5. Palestinians walk in front of the controversial Israeli barrier at a checkpoint in the West Bank town of Bethlehem November 9, 2009. Palestinians are using the 20th anniversary of the toppling of the Berlin Wall to press their campaign against Israel's "wall" on territory they want for a state. Israel launched the barrier, which is mostly razor-wire fence interspersed with concrete barricades, in 2002 during a wave of Palestinian suicide bombings. While such attacks have dramatically dropped since, Israel has come under international censure for the barrier's de facto annexation of occupied West Bank land.
  6. Young children walk past a preserved segment of the Berlin wall near the memorial at Bernauer Strasse in Berlin on November 9, 2009, during a commemorative event to mark the 20th anniversary of the fall of the wall.
  7. Iraqi female police officers stand to attention during their graduation ceremony at the Baghdad Police College on November 09, 2009. Some 507 police men and women graduated from the professional police officer course, 50 of whom are Iraqi women.
  8. LEEDS, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 09: (L to R) Peter Fox, Michael Shenton, Eorl Crabtree of the GB Rugby League Team and Petero Civoniceva, Anthony Watmough and Juston Hodges of the VB Kangaroos Australian Rugby League team pictured during a Press Conference at Elland Road on November 9, 2009 in Leeds, England.
  9. Chantelle Tomassen, who is Miss Curacao, is pictured on the stage during a press lauch for Miss World in London, on November 9, 2009. The 120 contestants are in London for a fundraising event to begin the five-week run up to the final in South Africa on December 12, 2009.
  10. World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Margaret Chan shows on November 9, 2009 a report 'Women and Health' during its presentation to the press at WHO headquarters in Geneva. The report underlines that women are particularly vulnerable to a lack of adequate care in old age -- when they often outlive men -- and in their adolescence.
  11. Kashmiri children look on as one of them holds a broken umbrella during a rain in Srinagar, India, Monday, Nov. 9, 2009.
  12. A man observes an exhibit as a glass with the picture of the Soviet dictator Josef Stalin, right, and a statuette of The Bolshevik leader Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, center, are on display during a totalitarian art exhibition in the town of Varna, east of the capital Sofia, Monday, Nov. 9, 2009. The Balkan country celebrates 20 Years Since the Fall of Communism rules on Thursday, November, 10.
  13. A Kashmiri boy walks with his head covered with a woolen garment as it rains in Srinagar, India, Monday, Nov. 9, 2009.
  14. Supporters wait on the road side for a glimpse of Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, unseen, in Tawang in the northeastern state of Arunachal Pradesh, India, Monday, Nov. 9, 2009. China has protested the Tibetan spiritual leader's weeklong visit to the northeastern state of Arunachal Pradesh that began Sunday after months of rising friction between India and China.
  15. A Kashmiri boatman rows his Shikara, a traditional boat, as fresh snow covered mountains are seen at Dal Lake as it rains in Srinagar, India, Monday, Nov. 9, 2009.
  16. A woman holds glasses with the picture of the Soviet dictator Josef Stalin during a totalitarian art exhibition in the town of Varna, east of the capital Sofia, Monday, Nov. 9, 2009. The Balkan country celebrates 20 Years Since the Fall of Communism rules on Thursday, November, 10.