Rescue team members prepare to storm a Boeing 737 plane parked at the Benito Juarez airport in Mexico City September 9, 2009. Hijackers seized an AeroMexico passenger plane in Mexico with more than 100 people on board on Wednesday but the incident ended quickly. without bloodshed, and nine suspects were detained. In the first hijack drama to hit Mexico in decades, pilots of the Boeing 737 radioed in after taking off from the Caribbean resort of Cancun to say they had been hijacked in mid-air, Transport Minister Juan Molinar told reporters. Reuters Pictures 2 months ago

Rescue team members prepare to storm a Boeing 737 plane parked at the Benito Juarez airport in Mexico City September 9, 2009. Hijackers seized an AeroMexico passenger plane in Mexico with more than 100 people on board on Wednesday but the incident ended quickly. without bloodshed, and nine suspects were detained. In the first hijack drama to hit Mexico in decades, pilots of the Boeing 737 radioed in after taking off from the Caribbean resort of Cancun to say they had been hijacked in mid-air, Transport Minister Juan Molinar told reporters.

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  1. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum visited the Airshow in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Sunday Nov. 15, 2009. The airshow attracts many orders, with Boeing announcing orders on Tuesday Nov. 17, getting requests for 737-800 jetliners from two Algerian airlines although this week's order book for the weeklong aviation fair, the Middle East's biggest, looks likely to be only a fraction of the previous show's $155 billion total.
  2. CAPE CANAVERAL, FL - SEPTEMBER 21: People watch as Space Shuttle Discovery, mounted atop a modified Boeing 747 shuttle carrier, touches down on the shuttle landing facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center on September 21, 2009 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Discovery completed its mission to the International Space Station earlier in the month and was forced to land at Edwards Air Force Base in California after bad weather prevented a landing at Cape Canaveral.

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  1. JAT Tehnika mechanics work on maintening of Russian Transaero Boeing 737, in front of JAT Boeing 737-300, in technical maintenance hangar at Belgrade International airport, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2009. JAT Airways said Wednesday that all its flights have been grounded indefinitely because its maintenance company has stopped servicing its planes over unpaid bills. JAT said that none of its aircraft has taken off since Tuesday evening, when aviation maintenance company JAT Tehnika halted its work on JAT's fleet.
  2. A visitor takes a picture of Boeing passenger airliner models on display at the China Aviation Expo in Beijing, China, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2009.
  3. CAPE CANAVERAL, FL - SEPTEMBER 21: Crew members exit a modified Boeing 747 shuttle carrier with Space Shuttle Discovery mounted atop after landing at the shuttle landing facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center on September 21, 2009 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Discovery completed its mission to the International Space Station earlier in the month and was forced to land at Edwards Air Force Base in California after bad weather prevented a landing at Cape Canaveral.
  4. CAPE CANAVERAL, FL - SEPTEMBER 21: Space Shuttle Discovery, mounted atop a modified Boeing 747 shuttle carrier, taxis back to the mate-demate area after landing at the shuttle landing facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center on September 21, 2009 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Discovery completed its mission to the International Space Station earlier in the month and was forced to land at Edwards Air Force Base in California after bad weather prevented a landing at Cape Canaveral.
  5. CAPE CANAVERAL, FL - SEPTEMBER 21: Space Shuttle Discovery, mounted atop a modified Boeing 747 shuttle carrier, taxis back to the mate-demate area after landing at the shuttle landing facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center on September 21, 2009 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Discovery completed its mission to the International Space Station earlier in the month and was forced to land at Edwards Air Force Base in California after bad weather prevented a landing at Cape Canaveral.
  6. CAPE CANAVERAL, FL - SEPTEMBER 21: Space Shuttle Discovery, mounted atop a modified Boeing 747 shuttle carrier, taxis back to the mate-demate area after landing at the shuttle landing facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center on September 21, 2009 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Discovery completed its mission to the International Space Station earlier in the month and was forced to land at Edwards Air Force Base in California after bad weather prevented a landing at Cape Canaveral.
  7. CAPE CANAVERAL, FL - SEPTEMBER 21: Space Shuttle Discovery, mounted atop a modified Boeing 747 shuttle carrier, taxis back to the mate-demate area after landing at the shuttle landing facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center on September 21, 2009 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Discovery completed its mission to the International Space Station earlier in the month and was forced to land at Edwards Air Force Base in California after bad weather prevented a landing at Cape Canaveral.
  8. CAPE CANAVERAL, FL - SEPTEMBER 21: Crew members exit a modified Boeing 747 shuttle carrier with Space Shuttle Discovery mounted atop after landing at the shuttle landing facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center on September 21, 2009 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Discovery completed its mission to the International Space Station earlier in the month and was forced to land at Edwards Air Force Base in California after bad weather prevented a landing at Cape Canaveral.
  9. CAPE CANAVERAL, FL - SEPTEMBER 21: Space Shuttle Discovery, mounted atop a modified Boeing 747 shuttle carrier, touches down on the shuttle landing facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center on September 21, 2009 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Discovery completed its mission to the International Space Station earlier in the month and was forced to land at Edwards Air Force Base in California after bad weather prevented a landing at Cape Canaveral.
  10. CAPE CANAVERAL, FL - SEPTEMBER 21: Space Shuttle Discovery, mounted atop a modified Boeing 747 shuttle carrier, touches down on the shuttle landing facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center on September 21, 2009 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Discovery completed its mission to the International Space Station earlier in the month and was forced to land at Edwards Air Force Base in California after bad weather prevented a landing at Cape Canaveral.
  11. Space shuttle Discovery, mounted atop a modified Boeing 747 shuttle carrier, is towed along the tarmac at the shuttle landing facility after arriving at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Monday, Sept. 21, 2009.
  12. Space shuttle Discovery, mounted atop a modified Boeing 747 shuttle carrier, returns to the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Monday, Sept. 21, 2009.
  13. Space shuttle Discovery, mounted atop a modified Boeing 747 shuttle carrier, returns to the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Monday, Sept. 21, 2009.
  14. Space shuttle Discovery, mounted atop a modified Boeing 747 shuttle carrier, returns to the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Monday, Sept. 21, 2009.
  15. The space shuttle Discovery, mounted atop a modified Boeing 747 shuttle carrier, lifts off from Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., on Sunday, Sept. 20, 2009. The space shuttle Discovery is on a cross-country flight to Florida after landing from space earlier this month in Southern California.
  16. The space shuttle Discovery, mounted atop a modified Boeing 747 shuttle carrier, lifts off from Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., on Sunday, Sept. 20, 2009. The space shuttle Discovery is on a cross-country flight to Florida after landing from space earlier this month in Southern California.

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  1. U.S. Secret Service Director Mark Sullivan testifies at the House Homeland Security Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington December 3, 2009 about the breach of security during the White House State dinner on November 24 by Virginia couple Tareq and Michaele Salahi.
  2. A torchbearer carries the Olympic Torch at the Parc de la Chute-Montmorency in Quebec City, December 3, 2009. The torch is making a 106-day journey around Canada which will lead to the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver.
  3. Actors Ernst Stoetzner, Ignaz Kirchner and Michael Maertens (L-R) perform on stage as Estragon, Pozzo and Wladimir during a dress rehearsal of Samuel Beckett's play "Warten auf Godot" (waiting for Godot) at Vienna's Burgtheater December 3, 2009. The play is directed by Matthias Hartmann and will premiere on December 5.
  4. A handout photo shows Georgian mezzo-soprano Anita Rachvelishvili performing during a rehearsal for the opera Carmen at the La Scala opera house in Milan December 2, 2009. La Scala opera house has gathered a new generation of opera stars, including German tenor Jonas Kaufmann, Uruguayan baritone Erwin Schrott and Italian soprano Adriana Damato, for the Carmen opera which will open the 2010 opera season at La Scala on December 7. Picture taken December 2, 2009.
  5. PHILADELPHIA DECEMBER 3: The Comcast Center, which is Comcast Corporate headquarters, is seen December 3, 2009 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Comcast Corp. announced December 3, that it will acquire a majority stake in NBC Universal Inc., paying GE 6.5 billion dollars.
  6. PHILADELPHIA DECEMBER 3: The Comcast Center, which is Comcast Corporate headquarters, is seen December 3, 2009 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Comcast Corp. announced December 3, that it will acquire a majority stake in NBC Universal Inc., paying GE 6.5 billion dollars.
  7. DUBENDORF, SWITZERLAND - DECEMBER 03: The HB-SIA experimental aircraft, also known as Solar Impulse, flown by flight test pilot Markus Scherdel is pushed back to its hangar after its maiden take-off on runway 11 of the Dubendorf Airfield on December 3, 2009 in Dubendorf, Switzerland. After six years of research, modelling and simulation training the Solar Impulse prototype with a 63.40 metres wingspan aircraft, registered as HB-SIA, is performing high-speed tests and takes off on a distance of 350 meters, reaching the altitude of 1 meter. The Solar Impulse project aims to circumnavigate the world with an aircraft powered only by solar energy.
  8. DUBENDORF, SWITZERLAND - DECEMBER 03: The HB-SIA experimental aircraft, also known as Solar Impulse, flown by test pilot Markus Scherdel takes off for the first time on runway 11 of the Dubendorf Airfield on December 3, 2009 in Dubendorf, Switzerland. After six years of research, modelling and simulation training the Solar Impulse prototype with a 63.40 metres wingspan aircraft, registered as HB-SIA, is performing high-speed tests and takes off on a distance of 350 meters, reaching the altitude of 1 meter. The Solar Impulse project aims to circumnavigate the world with an aircraft powered only by solar energy.
  9. ROME - DECEMBER 03: Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi addresses a press conference with Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev (not in picture) at Villa Madama on December 3, 2009 in Rome, Italy. During his visit to Rome, Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev and delegates attended a meeting with Italy's Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and delegates for the sixth round of discussions on economic cooperation between the two nations.
  10. DUBENDORF, SWITZERLAND - DECEMBER 03: The HB-SIA experimental aircraft, also known as Solar Impulse, flown by flight test pilot Markus Scherdel is pushed back to its hangar after its maiden take-off on runway 11 of the Dubendorf Airfield on December 3, 2009 in Dubendorf, Switzerland. After six years of research, modelling and simulation training the Solar Impulse prototype with a 63.40 metres wingspan aircraft, registered as HB-SIA, is performing high-speed tests and takes off on a distance of 350 meters, reaching the altitude of 1 meter. The Solar Impulse project aims to circumnavigate the world with an aircraft powered only by solar energy.
  11. Children warm themselves in front of a makeshift bonfire under a flyover, in New Delhi, India,Thursday, Dec. 3, 2009.
  12. In this handout photo released by the English Football Association, England soccer player David Beckham plays soccer with a group of children involved with the 'Coaching For Hope' project at Ikhusi Primary School near Cape Town, South Africa, Thursday, Dec. 3, 2009. Beckham will attend Friday's 2010 World Cup draw and will also assist the England 2018 bid team.
  13. In this handout photo released by the English Football Association, England soccer player David Beckham talks to a group of children involved with the 'Coaching For Hope' project at Ikhusi Primary School near Cape Town, South Africa, Thursday, Dec. 3, 2009. Beckham will attend Friday's 2010 World Cup draw and will also assist the England 2018 bid team.
  14. Clothes belonging to workers hang at a construction site near a thermal power station in New Delhi, India, Thursday, Dec. 3, 2009. India will significantly slow the growth of its climate-warming carbon dioxide emissions over the next decade as its economy keeps expanding but it will not accept a binding emissions reduction target, Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh said Thursday ahead of world climate change talks.
  15. In this handout photo released by the English Football Association, England soccer player David Beckham, bottom center, poses with a group of children involved with the 'Coaching For Hope' project at Ikhusi Primary School near Cape Town, South Africa, Thursday, Dec. 3, 2009. Beckham will attend Friday's 2010 World Cup draw and will also assist the England 2018 bid team.
  16. In this handout photo released by the English Football Association, England soccer player David Beckham plays soccer with a group of children involved with the 'Coaching For Hope' project at Ikhusi Primary School near Cape Town, South Africa, Thursday, Dec. 3, 2009. Beckham will attend Friday's 2010 World Cup draw and will also assist the England 2018 bid team.