Locals join in the celebration of the 20th anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall with bratwurst, goulash soup and beer at the German embassy in The Hague, The Netherlands, on November 9, 2009. Getty Images logo Getty Images 1 week ago

Locals join in the celebration of the 20th anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall with bratwurst, goulash soup and beer at the German embassy in The Hague, The Netherlands, on November 9, 2009.

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  4. CENTURION, SOUTH AFRICA - NOVEMBER 21: Tim Bresnan (L) of England and Liam Plunkett have a chat during an England nets session at Centurion Cricket Ground on November 21, 2009 in Centurion, South Africa.
  5. U.S. General Stanley McChrystal, head of NATO troops in Afghanistan, arrives at a ceremony in Kabul November 21 ,2009. The U.S. training mission for the Afghan army and police was merged with the new NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan (NTM-A) under a single NATO command. The new training mission will be headed by Caldwell and will aim to consolidate efforts on building an effective security force, a vital precondition for the withdrawal of foreign troops.
  6. OSNABRUCK, GERMANY - NOVEMBER 21: Thomas Reichenberger (L) of Osnabruck speaks to the fans of Osnabruck before the third Bundesliga match between VfL Osnabrueck and Borussia Dortmund II at Osnatel Arena on November 21, 2009 in Osnabruck, Germany.
  7. CENTURION, SOUTH AFRICA - NOVEMBER 21: Mushtaq Ahmed (L) the England bowling coach has a chat with Adil Rashid of England during an England nets session at Centurion Cricket Ground on November 21, 2009 in Centurion, South Africa.
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  11. A journalist holds a placard during a protest against the attack on media by members of a Hindu hard-line political party Shiv Sena, in Mumbai, India, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009. Members of Shiv Sena on Friday ransacked the offices of an Indian television news channel in the western Indian city of Mumbai, using iron rods and baseball bats to beat employees and smash furniture.
  12. Journalists shout slogans during a protest against the attack on media by members of a Hindu hard-line political party Shiv Sena, in Mumbai, India, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009. Members of Shiv Sena on Friday ransacked the offices of an Indian television news channel in the western Indian city of Mumbai, using iron rods and baseball bats to beat employees and smash furniture.
  13. Local boys stand on the rubble of a damaged government high school, wrecked by suspected militants on Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 on the outskirts of Bara, the main town of Pakistan troubled tribal region Khyber along the Afghan border. Militants target schools, particularly girls schools, because they deeply opposed to Western-style education.
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  15. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin speaks at a congress of the United Russia party in St. Petersburg, Russia, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009. United Russia is a power base for Putin, who has not ruled out a return to the presidency in 2012.
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