
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, center, puts on a pair of safety glasses during her visit at an educational institute in Berlin, Friday, Sept. 5, 2008. Merkel visited the institute as part of her educational trip through Germany. In the background at left is Maria Boehmer, German Government Commissioner for Migration, Refugees and Integration, and German Minister of Education Annette Schavan, right.
In this photo made available by the Indian Ministry of Defense, an Indian Air Force helicopter throws food packets for flood-affected villagers at a village near Chattapur, 400 kilometers (248 miles) northeast of Patna, India, Friday, Sept. 5, 2008. Authorities warned villagers in flood-ravaged northern India not to return to their homes Friday because the unpredictable river that burst its banks could flood again. But thousands ignored their calls and took the receding waters as a sign that the danger had passed, officials said.
Flood victims gather at a dropping zone of food packets by Indian Air Force at a village near Madhepura, 350 kilometers (217 miles) northeast of Patna, India, Friday, Sept. 5, 2008. Authorities warned villagers in flood-ravaged northern India not to return to their homes Friday because the unpredictable river that burst its banks could flood again. But thousands ignored their calls and took the receding waters as a sign that the danger had passed, officials said.