British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, French President Nicolas Sarkozy, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and German President Horst Koehler, from left, pose for a group photo in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Monday, Nov. 9, 2009, during celebrations marking the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. AP Photo logo AP Photo 1 week ago

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, French President Nicolas Sarkozy, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and German President Horst Koehler, from left, pose for a group photo in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Monday, Nov. 9, 2009, during celebrations marking the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.

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  1. German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrives at an European Union summit at the European Council headquarters on November 19, 2009 in Brussels. European leaders were urged not to miss a 'historic occasion' as they gather to choose a first-ever European Union president to represent the 27-nation bloc on the world stage.
  2. German Chancellor Angela Merkel attends a session of the lower house of parliament (Bundestag) in Berlin on November 12, 2009.
  3. German Chancellor Angela Merkel delivers a speech during the Armistice Day ceremony marking 91 years since the end of World War I, on November 11, 2009 in Paris. German leaders have attended Armistice Day events in France before -- most notably when chancellor Helmut Kohl took president Francois Mitterrand's hand in Verdun, the scene of one of the fiercest battles of the 1914-18 war. But Merkel's visit will be the first time a German leader has attended the Paris ceremonies marking the surrender of Germany after four years of trench warfare that left millions dead.
  4. German Chancellor Angela Merkel delivers a speech during the Armistice Day ceremony marking 91 years since the end of World War I, on November 11, 2009 in Paris. German leaders have attended Armistice Day events in France before -- most notably when chancellor Helmut Kohl took president Francois Mitterrand's hand in Verdun, the scene of one of the fiercest battles of the 1914-18 war. But Merkel's visit will be the first time a German leader has attended the Paris ceremonies marking the surrender of Germany after four years of trench warfare that left millions dead.
  5. German Chancellor Angela Merkel delivers a speech during the Armistice Day ceremony marking 91 years since the end of World War I, on November 11, 2009 in Paris. German leaders have attended Armistice Day events in France before -- most notably when chancellor Helmut Kohl took president Francois Mitterrand's hand in Verdun, the scene of one of the fiercest battles of the 1914-18 war. But Merkel's visit will be the first time a German leader has attended the Paris ceremonies marking the surrender of Germany after four years of trench warfare that left millions dead.
  6. German Chancellor Angela Merkel (C) waves aboard a car as she leaves the Armistice Day ceremony marking 91 years since the end of World War I, on November 11, 2009 in Paris. German leaders have attended Armistice Day events in France before -- most notably when chancellor Helmut Kohl took president Francois Mitterrand's hand in Verdun, the scene of one of the fiercest battles of the 1914-18 war. But Merkel's visit will be the first time a German leader has attended the Paris ceremonies marking the surrender of Germany after four years of trench warfare that left millions dead.
  7. PARIS - NOVEMBER 11: In this handout provided by the Israeli Government Press Office, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) meets with French President Nicholas Sarkozy on November 11, 2009 in Paris, France. Netanyahu was invited to visit France by Sarkozy on his return from his trip to America.
  8. PARIS - NOVEMBER 11: In this handout provided by the Israeli Government Press Office, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) meets with French President Nicholas Sarkozy on November 11, 2009 in Paris, France. Netanyahu was invited to visit France by Sarkozy on his return from his trip to America.
  9. France's President Nicolas Sarkozy (L) tastes a piece of cheese as he visits the National School of Dairy Industries in Poligny, eastern France, October 27, 2009. President Sarkozy said on Tuesday he will seek tougher European regulation in the milk sector from the start of next year as part of a package of measures to help France's struggling farmers.
  10. France's President Nicolas Sarkozy (L) visits the National School of Dairy Industries in Poligny, eastern France, October 27, 2009. President Sarkozy said on Tuesday he will seek tougher European regulation in the milk sector from the start of next year as part of a package of measures to help France's struggling farmers.
  11. France's President Nicolas Sarkozy (L) speaks with France's Culture Minister Frederic Mitterrand (R) before inaugurating a major exhibit of art from Turkey at the Grand Palais in Paris October 9, 2009. Culture Minister Mitterrand is facing calls for his resignation for having written about paying boys for sex in Thailand, revelations that were made in a 2005 autobiography "The Bad Life". Jean-David Levitte (2ndL) is President Sarkozy's diplomatic advisor.
  12. A member of French CFDT trade-union from the world's largest steel maker ArcelorMittal in Hayange, eastern France, writes on a board the 2008 French President Nicolas Sarkozy' promises as the workers prepare a symbolic meeting with the president. In 2008, President Sarkozy engaged to come back to the ArcelorMittal nearest Gandrange site, threatened of closing. Plans for a partial shutdown of the Gandrange steel factory were postponed last year after Sarkozy urged owner Lakshmi Mittal to reconsider. Sarkozy, who visits other factories in the eastern region on October 8, 2009, promised to go later in ArcelorMittal sites, according to Secretary of State for Employment Laurent Wauquiez.
  13. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (R) shakes hands with Orthodox Patriarch Kirill in Moscow on November 20, 2009. Medvedev congratulated the Patriarch on the occasion of his 63rd birthday.
  14. Slovenian President Danilo Turk (C), his Russian counterpart Dimitri Medvedev (R) and Slovenian Prime Minister Borut Pahor (L) watch the World Cup 2010 qualifying play-off second leg soccer match between Slovenia and Russia in Maribor, some 150 kilometres from the capital Ljubljana, on November 18, 2009. Slovenia won 1:0 and qualified for the WC2010 in South Africa.
  15. MARIBOR, SLOVENIA - NOVEMBER 18: Russian President Dmitry Medvedev watches the FIFA2010 World Cup Qualifier 2nd leg match between Russia and Slovenia at The Ljudski vrt stadium on November 18,2009 in Maribor near Ljubljana, Slovenia.
  16. MARIBOR, SLOVENIA - NOVEMBER 18: Russian President Dmitry Medvedev arrives to watch the FIFA2010 World Cup Qualifier 2nd leg match between Russia and Slovenia at The Ljudski vrt stadium on November 18,2009 in Maribor near Ljubljana, Slovenia.

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  2. A patient of the Eduardo Bernabe Ordaz Psychiatric Hospital prepares backstage before performing in a play titled "El Caballero de Paris" in Havana November 20, 2009. Psychiatric patients took to the streets of Havana on Friday to stage a street theatre play which French playwright Serge Sandor hopes will improve their self-esteem.
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  7. HOMESTEAD, FL - NOVEMBER 20: Ron Hornaday Jr. , driver of the #33 Longhorn Chevrolet, celebrates winning the series title in Victory Lane after finishing 8th in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Ford 200 at Homestead-Miami Speedway on November 20, 2009 in Homestead, Florida.
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  9. HOMESTEAD, FL - NOVEMBER 20: (L-R) Team owner Kevin Harvick and wife DeLana Harvick celebrate winning the Owner's Title in Victory Lane after finishing 8th in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Ford 200 at Homestead-Miami Speedway on November 20, 2009 in Homestead, Florida.
  10. North Korean leader Kim Jong-il (6th R) poses for a photograph during his visit to the July 18 cattle ranch, part of the 580 military unit, at an undisclosed location in North Korea, in this undated photograph released November 20, 2009 by North Korea's official news agency KCNA. KCNA did not state the date the picture was taken.
  11. A combination of pictures shows candidates for President of Romania, Mircea Geoana, left, of the Social Democracy party, Traian Basescu, right, President in office, of the Democrat Liberal party, and Crin Antonescu, center, of the Liberal party, during a live debate in Bucharest, Romania, Friday night, Nov. 20, 2009. Romania will hold presidential elections on Nov. 22, 2009.
  12. Boston Celtics' Paul Pierce reacts to play in the fourth quarter of an NBA basketball game against the Orlando Magic, Friday, Nov. 20, 2009, in Boston. The Magic won 83-78.
  13. Orlando Magic's Rashard Lewis (9) shoots as Boston Celtics' Kevin Garnett (5) defends in the fourth quarter of an NBA basketball game, Friday, Nov. 20, 2009, in Boston. The Magic won 83-78.
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