Australia's Prime Minister Kevin Rudd speaks at the Lowy Institute for International Policy in Sydney November 6, 2009. Rudd launched a spirited attack on climate sceptics on Friday, saying a vocal minority is powerful enough to threaten a global deal at next month's Copenhagen climate summit. Reuters Pictures 3 weeks ago

Australia's Prime Minister Kevin Rudd speaks at the Lowy Institute for International Policy in Sydney November 6, 2009. Rudd launched a spirited attack on climate sceptics on Friday, saying a vocal minority is powerful enough to threaten a global deal at next month's Copenhagen climate summit.

More Photos of

Explore Photos of Related Topics

  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. Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown attend the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Heads of Governemnt Meeting in Port-Of-Spain November 27, 2009.
  4. PORT-OF-SPAIN, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO - NOVEMBER 27: Therese Rein, wife of Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd (L) stands with Hazel Manning the Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago Patrick Mannning (R) at the Opening Ceremony for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) at the National Academy of Performing Arts on November 27, 2009 in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad And Tobago. CHOGM is held every 2 years, bringing together world leaders to discuss key issues of a global and Commonwealth nature, and key policies and intiatives.
  5. PORT-OF-SPAIN, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO - NOVEMBER 27: Therese Rein, wife of Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd meets the Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago Patrick Mannning (R) at the Opening Ceremony for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) at the National Academy of Performing Arts on November 27, 2009 in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad And Tobago. CHOGM is held every 2 years, bringing together world leaders to discuss key issues of a global and Commonwealth nature, and key policies and intiatives.
  6. PORT-OF-SPAIN, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO - NOVEMBER 27: Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd (R) meets the Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago Patrick Mannning (L) at the Opening Ceremony for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) at the National Academy of Performing Arts on November 27, 2009 in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad And Tobago. CHOGM is held every 2 years, bringing together world leaders to discuss key issues of a global and Commonwealth nature, and key policies and intiatives.
  7. PORT-OF-SPAIN, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO - NOVEMBER 27: Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd (R) meets the Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago Patrick Mannning (L) at the Opening Ceremony for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) at the National Academy of Performing Arts on November 27, 2009 in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad And Tobago. CHOGM is held every 2 years, bringing together world leaders to discuss key issues of a global and Commonwealth nature, and key policies and intiatives.
  8. PORT-OF-SPAIN, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO - NOVEMBER 27: Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd (R) meets the Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago Patrick Mannning (L) at the Opening Ceremony for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) at the National Academy of Performing Arts on November 27, 2009 in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad And Tobago. CHOGM is held every 2 years, bringing together world leaders to discuss key issues of a global and Commonwealth nature, and key policies and intiatives.
  9. 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.
  10. 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.
  11. 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.
  12. 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.
  13. 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.
  14. 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.
  15. Indonesian activists wear masks featuring US President Barrack Obama (L), Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (2nd L), President of the European Commission Jose Manuel Barroso(2nd R) and Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd during a protest against biodiversity offset programs, in Jakarta on November 18, 2009. Scores of environment activists held a protest against the program of biodiversity offset as they believed that biodiversity offsets are conservation activities intended to compensate for the residual, unavoidable harm to biodiversity caused by development projects, and is not the real solution and will ruin ecological dignity of developing countries.
  16. Signage at a Church of Scientology building in the Sydney suburb of Surry Hills is shown on November 18, 2009. Australia's Prime Minister Kevin Rudd voiced 'concerns' about the Church of Scientology on November 18 after a senator detailed explosive allegations including torture, imprisonment and coerced abortions.

Recent Photos From The Wire

  1. CARDIFF, WALES - NOVEMBER 27: Australia fly half Matt Giteau in action during Australia training at the Millennium stadium on November 27, 2009 in Cardiff, Wales.
  2. SHENZHEN, CHINA - NOVEMBER 27: Edoardo Molinari of Italy in action on the 15th hole during Foursomes on the second day of the Omega Mission Hills World Cup on the Olazabal course on November 27, 2009 in Shenzhen of Guangdong Province, China.
  3. SHENZHEN, CHINA - NOVEMBER 27: Tano Goya of Argentina plays his tee shot on the 12th hole during Foursomes on the second day of the Omega Mission Hills World Cup on the Olazabal course on November 27, 2009 in Shenzhen of Guangdong Province, China.
  4. CARDIFF, WALES - NOVEMBER 27: Australia coach Robbie Deans (l) raises a smile during Australia training at the Millennium stadium on November 27, 2009 in Cardiff, Wales.
  5. SHENZHEN, CHINA - NOVEMBER 27: Soren Kjeldsen of Denmark in action on the 15th hole during Foursomes on the second day of the Omega Mission Hills World Cup on the Olazabal course on November 27, 2009 in Shenzhen of Guangdong Province, China.
  6. Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Patrick Manning addresses the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Port-Of-Spain November 27, 2009.
  7. CARDIFF, WALES - NOVEMBER 27: Australia coach Robbie Deans (l) recieves a pass from scrum half Luke Burgess during Australia training at the Millennium stadium on November 27, 2009 in Cardiff, Wales.
  8. Aslam Chakasmi, 7, poses for a photo in front of his home in a poor neighborhood in Islamabad, Pakistan, Friday, Nov. 27, 2009.
  9. A man rides a horse through flood waters in Athlone, Ireland November 27, 2009.
  10. Michel Kermarrec, lawyer for Michel Douce, the owner of the Bugaled Breizh trawler talks with journalists, in Brittany's Parliament during the trial, in Rennes, western France, November 27, 2009. The fishing trawler the "Bugaled Breizh" sank in January 15, 2004 off the coast of southwest England killing five crew members.
  11. Francoise Jolivet, sister of the captain of the Bugaled Breizh trawler, is seen in the Brittany Parliament in Rennes, western France, during the start of the trial, November 27, 2009. The fishing trawler the "Bugaled Breizh" sank in January 15, 2004 off the coast of southwest England killing five crew members.
  12. South African AB de Villiers, right, is congratulated by team mate Alviro Petersen, left, as he scores a century during the One Day International game against England in Cape Town, South Africa, Friday, Nov. 27, 2009.
  13. Spain's Rafael Nadal being treated during a break in his ATP World Tour Finals tennis match against Serbia's Novak Djokovic at the 02 Arena in London, Friday, Nov. 27, 2009.
  14. Spain's Rafael Nadal being treated during a break in his ATP World Tour Finals tennis match against Serbia's Novak Djokovic at the 02 Arena in London, Friday, Nov. 27, 2009.
  15. Spain's Rafael Nadal being treated during a break in his ATP World Tour Finals tennis match against Serbia's Novak Djokovic at the 02 Arena in London, Friday, Nov. 27, 2009.
  16. Spain's Rafael Nadal being treated during a break in his ATP World Tour Finals tennis match against Serbia's Novak Djokovic at the 02 Arena in London, Friday, Nov. 27, 2009.