Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, left, shakes hands with Vatican Secretary of State Tarcisio Bertone, on the occasion of Rudd's private audience with Pope Benedict XVI, at the Vatican, Thursday, July 9, 2009. AP Photo logo AP Photo 4 months ago

Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, left, shakes hands with Vatican Secretary of State Tarcisio Bertone, on the occasion of Rudd's private audience with Pope Benedict XVI, at the Vatican, Thursday, July 9, 2009.

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  1. Australia's Prime Minister Kevin Rudd makes a national apology to the forgotten Australians and former child migrants at a ceremony in the great hall at Parliament House in Canberra November 16, 2009. Rudd apologised on Monday for years of abuse and pain suffered by thousands of orphans and children sent to Australia from Britain, often without the knowledge of their parents.
  2. SINGAPORE - NOVEMBER 15: Therese Rein, wife of Australia's Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, arrives at the Singapore Flyer observation wheel for a tour during the APEC Summit on November 15, 2009 in Singapore, Singapore. The 2 day APEC CEO Summit, which ended yesterday as part of APEC Leaders Week, saw over 800 of the world's top business leaders and 15 world leaders to Singapore, addressing the economic crisis and key global issues.
  3. SINGAPORE - NOVEMBER 15: Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong (front row C) speaks surrounded by APEC Leaders at the closing declaration ceremony of the APEC Summit on November 15, 2009, in Singapore. Pictured front row (L-R) are: Australia's Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, Brunei Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Chile's President Michelle Bachelet, China's President Hu Jintao, Hong Kong Chief Executive Donald Tsang, Indonesia's President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, Japan's Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, South Korea's President Lee Myung-bak, Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. Back row (L-R) are: Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razak, New Zealand's Prime Minister John Key, Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister Michael Somare, Peru's Trade Minister Martin Perez, Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev, Taiwan's former Vice-President Lien Chen, Thailand's Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva, Vietnam's President Nguyen Minh Triet.
  4. SINGAPORE - NOVEMBER 14: Australia's Prime Minister Kevin Rudd laughs during the second day of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation CEO Summit at Suntec Singapore International Convention & Exhibition Centre on November 14, 2009 in Singapore. APEC 2009 brings together 800 business leaders and 15 world leaders to Singapore, with the two-day Summit addressing the economic crisis and key global issues.
  5. SINGAPORE - NOVEMBER 13: Australia's Prime MInister arrives in Singapore the first day of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation CEO Summit being held at the Suntec Singapore International Convention & Exhibition Centre on November 13, 2009 in Singapore, Singapore. APEC 2009 brings together 800 business leaders and 15 world leaders to Singapore, with the two-day Summit addressing the economic crisis and key global issues.
  6. SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 30: Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd welcomes the Executive Vice-Premier of China Li Keqiang to 'The Lodge' on October 30, 2009 in in Sydney, Australia. Australia and China signed five bilateral agreements covering education and training, cultural heritage, illegal logging and a commercial agreement between Telstra and ZTE Corporation of China.
  7. CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 30: (L-R) Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd hands a pen to the President of Bulgaria Georgi Parvanov for him to sign the visitors book at Parliament House on October30, 2009 in Canberra, Australia. President Parvanov is making a state visit to Australia.
  8. JAKARTA, INDONESIA - OCTOBER 20: Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd smiles before going inside the building during the Inauguration ceremony for President Yudhoyono at the House of Representative building on October 20, 2009 in Jakarta, Indonesia. Today's inauguration is the second for President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Vice President Boediono and marks the beginning of the new Democrat administration following their election in July. This is the second term for Yudhoyono, who was also elected by the Indonesian people in the 2004 elections, defeating incumbent Megawati Sukarnoputri. A fresh Cabinet will be announced tomorrow.
  9. Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd addresses a press briefing at the end of the G20 Summit on September 25, 2009 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
  10. PITTSBURGH - SEPTEMBER 25: The spouses of the visiting G-20 leaders (top-L-R) wife of Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiv, unknown, Dr Pimpen Vejjajiva, wife of EU Commission Chairman Jose Manuel Barroso, Margarida Sousa Uva, wife of Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, Therese Rein, Filippa Reinfeldt, wife of Swedish Prime Minster Fredrik Reinfeldt, Laureen Harper of Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Sarah Brown, wife of British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Miyuki Hatoyama, wife of Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, wife of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, Ban Soon Taek, unknown, unknown, (bottom-L-R) wife of Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, President of Spain, Sonsoles Zapatero, wife of South African President Jacob Zuma, Nompumelelo Ntuli, Kim Yoon-ok, First Lady of Korea, wife of Mexican President Felipe Calderon, Margarita Zavala, Brazil's first lady Marisa Leticia Lula da Silva First Lady Michelle Obama (6th-L-R), Ani Bambang Yudhoyono, wife of Indonesia's President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, French President Nicolas Sarkozy's wife Carla Bruni Sarkozy, wife of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, Svetlana Medvedev, wife of Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan, Emine Erdogan, and wife of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Gursharan Kaur pose at the CAPA School on September 25, 2009 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. U.S. President Barack Obama and heads of state from the world's leading economic powers are meeting for the second day of the G-20 summit, aimed at promoting economic growth.
  11. SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 08: Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, Minister for Sport Kate Ellis and NRL CEO David Gallop walk the red carpet as they arrive at the 2009 Dally M Awards held at the State Theatre on September 8, 2009 in Sydney, Australia.

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  1. SINGAPORE - NOVEMBER 13: Australia's Prime MInister Kevin Russ arrives in Singapore on the first day of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation CEO Summit at the Suntec Singapore International Convention & Exhibition Centre on November 13, 2009 in Singapore, Singapore. APEC 2009 brings together 800 business leaders and 15 world leaders to Singapore, with the two-day Summit addressing the economic crisis and key global issues.
  2. SINGAPORE - NOVEMBER 13: Australia's Prime MInister arrives in Singapore the first day of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation CEO Summit being held at the Suntec Singapore International Convention & Exhibition Centre on November 13, 2009 in Singapore, Singapore. APEC 2009 brings together 800 business leaders and 15 world leaders to Singapore, with the two-day Summit addressing the economic crisis and key global issues.
  3. An Airbus A380 is visible through the sun flare as it flies over Sydney November 25, 2009. Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd edged closer to securing his carbon trade plan on Wednesday after a hostile Senate rejected delaying a vote and the opposition hosed down an internal revolt over the scheme.
  4. A road sign stands in front of an oil refinery in western Sydney November 25, 2009. Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd edged closer to securing his carbon trade plan on Wednesday after a hostile Senate rejected delaying a vote and the opposition hosed down an internal revolt over the scheme.
  5. Framed by storage tanks, a chimney discharges vapour at an oil refinery in western Sydney November 25, 2009. Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd edged closer to securing his carbon trade plan on Wednesday after a hostile Senate rejected delaying a vote and the opposition hosed down an internal revolt over the scheme.
  6. An industrial pollution warning sign stands in front of an oil refinery in western Sydney November 25, 2009. Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd edged closer to securing his carbon trade plan on Wednesday after a hostile Senate rejected delaying a vote and the opposition hosed down an internal revolt over the scheme.
  7. A power pole in an industrial estate in western Sydney obscures a chimney as it discharges vapour November 25, 2009. Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd edged closer to securing his carbon trade plan on Wednesday after a hostile Senate rejected delaying a vote and the opposition hosed down an internal revolt over the scheme.
  8. Chimneys at an oil refinery are obscured by power lines and street lights in western Sydney November 25, 2009. Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd edged closer to securing his carbon trade plan on Wednesday after a hostile Senate rejected delaying a vote and the opposition hosed down an internal revolt over the scheme.
  9. Pope Benedict XVI (R) poses with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas during a meeting at the Vatican October 8, 2009.
  10. Pope Benedict XVI (R) speaks with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas during a meeting at the Vatican October 8, 2009.
  11. Pope Benedict XVI (R) speaks with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas during a meeting at the Vatican October 8, 2009.
  12. Pope Benedict XVI (R) watches a gift received by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas during a meeting at the Vatican October 8, 2009.
  13. Pope Benedict XVI (L) listens to Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas during an audience on October 8, 2009 at The Vatican. Abbas is on an official visit to Italy and The Vatican.
  14. Pope Benedict XVI (R) greets Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas during an audience on October 8, 2009 at The Vatican. Abbas is on an official visit to Italy and The Vatican.
  15. Pope Benedict XVI (R) listens to Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas during an audience on October 8, 2009 at The Vatican. Abbas is on an official visit to Italy and The Vatican.
  16. Pope Benedict XVI (R) listens to Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas during an audience on October 8, 2009 at The Vatican. Abbas is on an official visit to Italy and The Vatican.

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