German Chancellor Angela Merkel (R) speaks with Ukraine's President Viktor Yushchenko (L) and Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili (C) during the Eastern Partnership Summit in Prague May 7, 2009. Reuters Pictures 6 months ago

German Chancellor Angela Merkel (R) speaks with Ukraine's President Viktor Yushchenko (L) and Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili (C) during the Eastern Partnership Summit in Prague May 7, 2009.

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  1. Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili, right, seen at the opening ceremony of a new synagogue in Tbilisi, Georgia, Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2009. A new synagogue has opened in the capital of Georgia and President Mikhail Saakashvili is hailing it as a symbol of Georgia's multiculturalism.
  2. Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili leaves a new synagogue after an opening ceremony in Tbilisi, Georgia, Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2009. A new synagogue has opened in the capital of Georgia and President Mikhail Saakashvili is hailing it as a symbol of Georgia's multiculturalism.
  3. Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili gestures during a Security Council meeting in Tbilisi, Georgia, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2009. Georgian officials say the country's defense minister has been replaced for the second time since the nation's war with Russia a year ago. The spokesman for Georgia's national Security Council said President Mikhail Saakashvili announced the change at a meeting Thursday.
  4. Opposition supporters gather for a protest rally against President Mikhail Saakashvili's policies in Tbilisi, Georgia, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009. About 2,000 opposition demonstrators have rallied in the Georgian capital to protest the policies of President Mikhail Saakashvili. Protesters have demanded political reforms and more media freedom. Some have called for Saakashvili's resignation.
  5. An opposition supporter stands behind a poster referring to a police crackdown at an opposition rally two years ago, during a protest against President Mikhail Saakashvili's policies in Tbilisi, Georgia, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009. Demonstrators wear masks to protest against the use of tear gas by police during a crackdown on opposition protest on that date two years ago.
  6. Opposition supporters carrying a poster march during a protest against President Mikhail Saakashvili's policies in Tbilisi, Georgia, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009. Demonstrators wear masks to protest against the use of tear gas by police during a crackdown on opposition demonstration two years ago in Tbilisi.
  7. Opposition supporters hold a poster showing President Mikhail Saakashvili during a protest rally in Tbilisi, Georgia, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009. About 2,000 opposition demonstrators have rallied in the Georgian capital to protest the policies of President Mikhail Saakashvili. Protesters have demanded political reforms and more media freedom. Some have called for Saakashvili's resignation.
  8. Opposition supporters hold posters during a protest against President Mikhail Saakashvili's policies in Tbilisi, Georgia, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009. About 2,000 opposition demonstrators have rallied in the Georgian capital to protest the policies of President Mikhail Saakashvili. Protesters have demanded political reforms and more media freedom. Some have called for Saakashvili's resignation.
  9. BERLIN - NOVEMBER 09: German Chancellor Angela Merkel (R) points on as German President Horst Koehler gestures on a reception at Bellevue Castle on November 9, 2009 in Berlin, Germany. The city of Berlin is celebrating the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, which led to the end of communist rule in East Germany and later on the reunification of East and West Germany, with a spectacular event at the Brandenburg Gate and the participation of international leaders.
  10. BERLIN - NOVEMBER 09: German Chancellor Angela Merkel delivers a speech to the spectators in front of the Brandenburg Gate on November 9, 2009 in Berlin, Germany. The city of Berlin is celebrating the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, which led to the end of communist rule in East Germany and later on the reunification of East and West Germany, with a spectacular event at the Brandenburg Gate and the participation of international leaders.
  11. German Chancellor Angela Merkel (C) and other world leaders watch the individually painted dominos falling along the former route of the wall in Berlin on November 9, 2009, as part of the celebrations marking the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. Some 1,000 giant dominos, many of them decorated by schoolchildren, will be toppled during the official ceremony in Berlin on November 9, 2009, the day of the commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the fall of the wall.
  12. German Chancellor Angela Merkel (C) and other world leaders watch the individually painted dominos falling along the former route of the wall in Berlin on November 9, 2009, as part of the celebrations marking the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. Some 1,000 giant dominos, many of them decorated by schoolchildren, will be toppled during the official ceremony in Berlin on November 9, 2009, the day of the commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the fall of the wall.
  13. BERLIN - NOVEMBER 09: German Chancellor Angela Merkel (C) with French President Nicolas Sarkozy and spectators watch as giant, painted styrofoam dominoes topple along the route of the former Berlin Wall near the Brandenburg Gate on November 9, 2009 in Berlin, Germany. The approximately 1,000 dominoes, painted by schoolchildren and artists all over the world, are meant to symbolically represent the end of communist rule across Eastern Europe and are the highlight of celebrations in the German capitol marking the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.
  14. BERLIN - NOVEMBER 09: German Chancellor Angela Merkel (C) with French President Nicolas Sarkozy and spectators watch as giant, painted styrofoam dominoes topple along the route of the former Berlin Wall near the Brandenburg Gate on November 9, 2009 in Berlin, Germany. The approximately 1,000 dominoes, painted by schoolchildren and artists all over the world, are meant to symbolically represent the end of communist rule across Eastern Europe and are the highlight of celebrations in the German capitol marking the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.
  15. BERLIN - NOVEMBER 09: German Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks at celebrations at the Brandenburg Gate on the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall on November 9, 2009 in Berlin, Germany. Germany is celebrating the fall of the Wall, which led to the end of communist rule in East Germany and later on the reunification of East and West Germany, with an event that includes the toppling of 1,000 giant dominoes to symbolize the end of communist rule across Eastern Europe.
  16. German Chancellor Angela Merkel delivers a speech in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin on November 9, 2009 during the celebrations marking the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.

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  2. Beijing Automotive Industry Holding Company (BAIC) Chairman Xu Heyi stands next to the 1,000,000th unit during a celebration by the company after surpassing 1,000,000th units in its annual production and sales volume in Beijing, China, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009. China's auto sales are growing rapidly, but the country's automakers are still small compared with global automakers such as General Motors and Toyota Motor Corp.
  3. A Palestinian female police officer is seen next to a portrait of late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, during an event for female officers in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009. The fifth anniversary of Arafat's death will be marked on Monday. Arafat died Nov. 11, 2004, in a Paris hospital at age 75.
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  10. Spanish singer Alejandro Sanz gestures during a photocall to promote his latest album "Paraiso Express" in Madrid November 10, 2009.
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  13. A Buddhist devotee spins a prayer wheel while attending teachings led by Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama at Yid-Gha-Choezin in Tawang, in the northwestern corner of Arunachal Pradesh state on November 10, 2009. China on November 10 again condemned the visit of the Dalai Lama to an Indian border state near Tibet, saying it was evidence of the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader's 'anti-Chinese' stance.
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  15. Chinese President Hu Jintao (C) along with Malaysian King Tunku Mizan Zainal Abidin (2nd R) listens to the national anthem during a welcoming ceremony at the Parliament House in Kuala Lumpur on November 10, 2009. Hu Jintao arrived here on a two-day official visit to hold talks on bilateral and international issues with Malaysian high officials. Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak is on Left.
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