Recent Photos From The Wire

  1. Colombia's President Alvaro Uribe touches his glasses during a speech for a promotion ceremony for new army generals in Bogota December 3, 2009.
  2. Mourners stand in honor next to the casket of Chilean singer-songwriter Victor Jara at the Victor Jara Foundation in Santiago December 3, 2009. Jara, who was an active member of the Chilean Communist party, was tortured and died shortly after the coup d'etat led by former dictator Augusto Pinochet in September 1973. In June 2009, Jara's body was exhumed as part of an investigation into his murder and returned to his family to be buried.
  3. Werder Bremen's Torsten Frings and Nacional's Luis Alberto (L) head a ball during their Europa League soccer match in Bremen December 3, 2009.
  4. MANDATORY CREDIT PHOTO BY DAVE M. BENETT/GETTY IMAGES REQUIRED) Director Rob Marshall (R) and guest attends the 'Nine' world film premiere at the Odeon Leicester Square on December 3, 2009 in London, England.
  5. Colombia's Alvaro President Uribe looks on holding a crutch during a promotion ceremony for new army generals in Bogota December 3, 2009.
  6. Singer Stevie Wonder reaches up to touch the lapel pin of a peace dove which was presented to him after he was appointed as a United Nations Messenger of Peace, at UN Headquarters, in New York, December 3, 2009.
  7. A mourner touches the casket of Chilean singer-songwriter Victor Jara at the Victor Jara Foundation in Santiago December 3, 2009. Jara, who was an active member of the Chilean Communist party, was tortured and died shortly after the coup d'etat led by former dictator Augusto Pinochet in September 1973. In June 2009, Jara's body was exhumed as part of an investigation into his murder and returned to his family to be buried.
  8. ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - DECEMBER 03: A general view of the Sheikh Zayed Mosque is seen on December 3, 2009 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
  9. ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - DECEMBER 03: A view of a huge chandelier in the main hall of the Sheikh Zayed Mosque is seen on December 3, 2009 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
  10. ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - DECEMBER 03: A general view of the Sheikh Zayed Mosque is seen on December 3, 2009 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
  11. ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - DECEMBER 03: A view of a huge chandelier in the main hall of the Sheikh Zayed Mosque is seen on December 3, 2009 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
  12. ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - DECEMBER 03: A general view of the main hall of the Sheikh Zayed Mosque is seen on December 3, 2009 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
  13. Head coach of FC Shakhtar Donetsk, Mircea Lucescu is seen prior to the UEFA Europa League soccer match against Club Brugge KV in Donetsk, Ukraine, Thursday, Dec. 3, 2009.
  14. Head coach of Club Brugge KV, Andrie Koster prior to the UEFA Europa League soccer match against FC Shakhtar Donetsk in Donetsk, Ukraine, Thursday, Dec. 3, 2009.
  15. Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai speaks to The Associated Press at the Presidential Palace in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Dec. 3, 2009. Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Thursday that he's willing to talk with the Taliban chief in a bid to bring peace to the country if the move would have the backing of the United States and other international partners.
  16. FILE - In this June 4, 2008 file photo French soccer star Zinedine Zidane smiles during a press conference in Poznan, western Poland. The U.N. says retired international soccer star Zinedine Zidane will to visit Gaza in March to promote Mideast peace.
  17. U.S. murder suspect Amanda Knox talks to a lawyer prior to a defense hearing at the court in Perugia, central Italy, Thursday, Dec. 3, 2009. American student Amanda Knox made her final statement to the Italian court trying her for the murder of her British roommate, saying Thursday she doesn't want to be branded an assassin. Her voice breaking as she fought back tears, Knox addressed the eight members of the jury just before they go into deliberations, possibly Friday.
  18. German Chancellor Angela Merkel, front, and German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle, background, are seen in the German Federal Parliament in Berlin, on Thursday, Dec. 3, 2009. Germany's defense minister says a Sept. 4 decision to call an airstrike in Afghanistan that killed civilians was "militarily inappropriate." Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg told parliament on Thursday that he was correcting his position on a German general's decision to call the airstrike against two fuel tankers in northern Afghanistan. Guttenberg had previously defended the attack.