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A woman walks in high water ner the Rialto Bridge in Venice, Italy, Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012. High tides have flooded Venice, leading Venetians and tourists to don high boots and use wooden walkways to cross St. Mark's Square and other areas under water. Flooding is common this time of year and Thursday's level that reached a peak of 55 inches (140 centimeters) was below the 63 inches (160 centimeters) recorded four years ago in the worst flooding in decades. (AP Photo/Luigi Costantini)

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Myanmar Full Moo... In this photo taken on Monday, Oct. 29, 2012, Buddhist devotees pray at Myanmar's landmark Shwedagon pagoda on the eve of the full moon day of Thadingyut, in Yangon, Myanmar. (AP Photo)
Singapore Giant ... Female Giant Panda "Jia Jia", one of two Giant Pandas from China is seen in its enclosure on Monday Oct. 29, 2012 in Singapore. These two Giant Pandas are from China and will be residing at the River Safari Singapore, part of the Wildlife Reserves Singapore's new attraction opening in 2013. This is part of the organization's continuous efforts in boosting tourism and generating public awareness of the world's struggle in preserving its endangered species.(AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)
Superstorm Sandy... People stop along the Brooklyn waterfront to look at the Brooklyn Bridge and the Manhattan skyline, Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012 in New York. Much of lower Manhattan is without electric power following the impact of superstorm Sandy. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
Sharad Purnima H... Indian female Hindu devotees put on saris after taking a holy dip in the Yamuna River on Sharad Purnima, an auspicious day for the new moon in the fall, in New Delhi, India, Monday, Oct. 29, 2012. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)
Superstorm Sandy... High winds blow sea foam onto Jeanette's Pier in Nags Head, N.C., Sunday, Oct. 28, 2012 as wind and rain from Hurricane Sandy move into the area. Governors from North Carolina, where steady rains were whipped by gusting winds Saturday night, to Connecticut declared states of emergency. Delaware ordered mandatory evacuations for coastal communities by 8 p.m. Sunday. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
Germany Weather People walk in the Thuringian Forest near Oberhof, central Germany, Sunday, Oct. 28, 2012. Large parts of Germany were hit by heavy rain, snowfalls and stormy wind. (AP Photo/Jens Meyer)
World Series Cha... San Francisco Giants manager Bruce Bochy hold the Commissioner's Trophy after Game 4 of baseball's World Series against the Detroit Tigers Monday, Oct. 29, 2012, in Detroit. The Giants won the game, 4-3, to win the series. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
India River Gang... Boatmen paddle through the River Ganges at sunset in Allahabad, India, Sunday, Oct. 28, 2012. Allahabad on the confluence of the rivers Ganges and Yamuna is one of Hinduism's important centers. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)
Argentina Kirchn... An artist woks on a painting of Argentina's former and late President Nestor Kirchner in front of the government house in Plaza de Mayo in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Saturday, Oct. 27, 2012. People gathered at Plaza de Mayo to commemorate the second anniversary of the death of Kirchner, the husband of Argentina's current President Cristina Fernandez. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
Eid al-Adha Fest... Indian Muslim children talk as they sit on the parapet while elders listen to the sermon before the commence of Eid al-Adha prayers at Jama Masjid in New Delhi, India, Saturday, Oct. 27, 2012. Eid al-Adha is a religious festival celebrated by Muslims worldwide to commemorate the willingness of Prophet Ibrahim to sacrifice his son as an act of obedience to God. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
Thailand Festiva... Lotus flowers are thrown by worshippers on to a Buddha statue during the Lotus Flower Receiving Festival Monday, Oct. 29, 2012 in Bang Phli district, Samut Prakarn province, east of Bangkok, Thailand. The annual festival was held to celebrate the finish of Buddhist Lent and the end the rainy season. (AP Photo/Apichart Weerawong)
Turkey Protest Thousands of people, holding national flags and banners depicting Turkey's founder Kemal Ataturk, march to the mausoleum of Ataturk to celebrate the Republic Day in Ankara, Turkey, Monday, Oct. 29, 2012. Police on Monday used tear gas and water cannons to try to break up a demonstration by tens of thousands of pro-secular protesters, but the march to mark the founding of the Turkish republic went on in defiance of a government ban. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)
Philippines All ... Workers Workers clean the sprawling the Libingan ng mga Bayani, or Heroes Cemetery, in preparation for the observance of All Saints' Day Tuesday Oct. 30, 2012 at suburban Taguig city east of Manila, Philippines. Filipinos, as most in most Christians all over the world, will visit cemeteries and funeral parks to honor the departed every November 1st which is known as All Saints' Day. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)
Koreas Tension South Korean war veterans wave national flags and cards during a rally against North Korea's three generation dictatorship in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012. The letters on the card read " Overthrow the pro-North Korea groups. " (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
India Economy A man sorts corn for sale on the outskirts of Jammu, India, Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012. India's central bank left its key interest rate unchanged Tuesday but trimmed the cash reserve ratio, resisting growing pressure from New Delhi to cut rates even as it slashed its growth forecast and raised its inflation projection for Asia's third-largest economy. (AP Photo/Channi Anand)
The Day of Victi... A woman lights a candle as she prays at a church where victims of Soviet dictator Josef Stalin's purges are buried on the outskirts of Moscow, Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012. The Day of Victims of Political Repressions is marked in Russia on Oct. 30, people gather to commemorate thousands of victims of Soviet-era political repressions. (AP Photo/Misha Japaridze)
Britain Hallowee... Meerkats ((Suricata suricattas) look for feed sprinkled around pumpkins placed in their enclosure, during a Halloween photocall event for the media at London Zoo, in London, Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
India Cyclone An Indian boy tries to hold his umbrella against strong winds as he walks the Bay of Bengal coast in Chennai, India, Tuesday, Oct.30, 2012. The Indian Meteorological Department has advised fishermen not to venture into the open seas with Cyclone Nilam reported swirling about 450 kilometers (280 miles) south east of here Tuesday. (AP Photo/Arun Sankar K)
Superstorm Sandy... Vehicles are submerged on 14th Street near the Consolidated Edison power plant, Monday, Oct. 29, 2012, in New York. Sandy continued on its path Monday, as the storm forced the shutdown of mass transit, schools and financial markets, sending coastal residents fleeing, and threatening a dangerous mix of high winds and soaking rain. (AP Photo/ John Minchillo)
China Fashion We... Models wait backstage, prior to the Huafu Cup China Melange Yarn fashion design contest show, during China Fashion Week, in Beijing Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
Nepal Daily Life... A Nepalese man carries strings of lemon and chili for sale in Katmandu, Nepal, Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012. Nepalese believe in hanging these garlands on the gate of homes and stores to get rid of bad energy. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
Greece Financial... A pigeon sits on the shoulder of a Greek Presidential Guard as his colleagues in traditional Evzones' costumes perform ceremonial duties at the tomb of the unknown soldier in Athens, Wednesday, Oct. 31 2012. Greece's two main labor unions covering civil servants and the private sector have called a 48-hour strike to protest austerity measures due to be voted on next week. The strike call came as the finance minister submitted an amended 2013 budget that raised the country's debt and deficit forecasts for next year. (AP Photo/Kostas Tsironis)
Cuba Ballet Fest... Cuba's dancer Anette Delgado performs Shakespeare and his masks at the 'Karl Marx' theater in Havana, Cuba, Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012. Hundreds of dancers and choreographers representing Latin America, Europe and the U.S. have gathered in Cuba for the biennial festival that runs through Nov. 7. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
Trumpeter Swans In this photo taken Saturday Sept. 29, 2012, a trumpeter swan stretches its wings in the waters of Potter March in Anchorage, Alaska. Trumpeter swans continue a remarkable comeback from near extinction in the Lower 48 states and much of their Alaska habitat, said federal wildlife biologist Deborah Groves, who has counted Alaska swans since 1990. (AP Photo/Dan Joling)
Myanmar Violence... In this photo taken on Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012, Buddhist monks and activists offer prayers for the victims of Myanmar's recent violence in Rakhine state, at Shwedagon pagoda in Yangon, Myanmar. Tensions simmered in western Myanmar since clashes first broke out in June after a Rakhine woman was allegedly raped and murdered by three Muslim men. Violence continues and more refugees flee from the region. (AP Photo/Khin Maung Win)
Indira Gandhi De... Congress party President Sonia Gandhi offers floral respects at the memorial of former Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on her death anniversary in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2012. Gandhi was gunned down by her Sikh bodyguards in 1984. Indira Gandhi was the mother-in-law of Sonia Gandhi. (AP Photo/Mustafa Quraishi)
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Deir El Sultan P... An Ethiopian Orthodox Christian woman prays at Deir El Sultan in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, in Jerusalem's Old City, Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2012. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)
Mexico New Subwa... The line 12 subway takes its inaugural journey in Mexico City, Tuesday Oct. 30, 2012. The line 12 or Golden line is 25 km (15.5 miles) long, making it the longest and most modern subway line in the capital. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)
India Hindu Fest... Indian Hindu women shop for bangles ahead of Hindu festival "Karwa Chauth" in Jammu, India, Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2012. Karwa Chauth is a traditional Hindu festival celebrated in northern India where married women fast one whole day and offer prayers to the moon for the welfare, prosperity, and longevity of their husbands. (AP Photo/Channi Anand)
Spain All Saints... A man places flowers on the tomb of a relative in a cemetery during All Saints Day, a Catholic holiday to reflect on the saints and deceased relatives in Barcelona, Spain, Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
Breeders Cup Hor... Exercise riders walk their horses during training sessions for the Breeders' Cup at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Calif., Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2012. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Venice Floods A woman walks in high water ner the Rialto Bridge in Venice, Italy, Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012. High tides have flooded Venice, leading Venetians and tourists to don high boots and use wooden walkways to cross St. Mark's Square and other areas under water. Flooding is common this time of year and Thursday's level that reached a peak of 55 inches (140 centimeters) was below the 63 inches (160 centimeters) recorded four years ago in the worst flooding in decades. (AP Photo/Luigi Costantini)
Spain Financial ... Demonstrators walk past the Arch of Triumph as they march during a protest in Barcelona, Spain, Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2012. Protesters stormed into different stores as Barcelona was hit with demonstrations and a subway strike. Most of the anti-austerity demonstrations were peaceful, but a group of about 50 masked protesters stormed downtown stores, vandalizing them and removing some goods. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
Cape Town Intern... Children from a care center watch as a kite takes flight in Khayelitsha on the outskirts off Cape Town, South Africa, Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012. The annual Cape Town International Kite festival hosted by Cape Mental Health takes place Saturday and Sunday Nov. 3 and 4. (AP Photo/Schalk van Zuydam)
Superstorm Sandy... Early morning traffic in Brooklyn moves slowly beneath the Manhattan skyline, Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012 in New York. Commuting is a headache for New Yorkers as many subways and tunnels are out of order following superstorm Sandy. New York City moved closer to resuming its frenetic pace by getting back its vital subways Thursday, three days after a superstorm, but neighboring New Jersey was stunned by miles of coastal devastation and the news of thousands of people in one city still stranded by increasingly fetid flood waters. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
India Farmers Pr... A member of Indian Farm Workers Union holds a child in his arms as he marches along with others during a protest against the alleged anti-farmer policies of the government in New Delhi, India, Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
World Series Gia... San Francisco Giants manager Bruce Bochy holds the World Series trophy as confetti falls during the baseball team's World Series victory parade, Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2012, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
Portugal Viewpoi... People visit a viewpoint above the Atlantic Ocean moments after its inauguration Wednesday, Oct. 31 2012, in Cabo Girao, in the Portuguese island of Madeira. The viewpoint, a balcony with a see-through glass floor, stands 1,900 feet, 580 meters, above the sea level. (AP Photo/Joana Sousa)
Guatemala All Sa... Villagers visit the cemetery in San Antonio Aguascalientes, Guatemala, where many converge to honor friends and family who have passed, marking the Day of the Dead holiday, Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012. The holiday honors the deceased on Nov. 1, coinciding with All Saints Day and All Souls' Day on Nov. 2. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)
Space Shuttle La... Space shuttle Atlantis rolls down Kennedy Parkway on its way to its new home at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, Friday, Nov. 2, 2012, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. The spacecraft traveled 125,935,769 miles during 33 spaceflights, including 12 missions to the International Space Station. Its final flight, STS-135, closed out the Space Shuttle Program era with a landing on July 21, 2011. (AP Photo/NASA, Bill Ingalls)
Thailand Royal B... Narayana Song Suban, a royal barge, cruises down the Chao Phraya River during the rehearsal of Royal Barge Procession in Bangkok, Thailand, Friday, Nov. 2, 2012. The procession to make merit at a Thai Buddhist temple is scheduled for Nov. 9, 2012 after the Buddhist Lent has concluded. The procession was scheduled to take place last year but was delayed by the country’s worst flooding in half a century. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
South Korea Lant... Lanterns are displayed as part of the Seoul Lantern Festival along Cheonggye stream in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Nov. 2, 2012. About 35,000 lanterns are displayed during the festival, the organizer said. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
Poland All Saint... People light candles during All Saints Day at a cemetery Powazki in Warsaw, Poland, Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012. Catholics mark All Saints Day by visiting the cemeteries and graves of deceased relatives and friends.(AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
India Wildlife An elephant sprays water on his Mahout, or handler, before offering safari rides to tourists at the Pobitora national park, about 55 kilometers east of Gauhati, India, Friday, Nov. 2, 2012. After two devastating waves of floods, the park which has the highest density of the one-horned rhinoceros in the world reopened for tourists Friday. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)
Country Music Aw... Brad Paisley performs onstage at the 46th Annual Country Music Awards at the Bridgestone Arena on Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012, in Nashville, Tenn. (Photo by Wade Payne/Invision/AP)
Breeders' Cup Wi... Cirque du Soleil's Iris performs at the Breeders' Cup Winners Circle held at Club Nokia on Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision for Breeders' Cup/AP Images)
Peru Day of the ... Musicians perform folkloric music at the Virgen de Lourdes cemetery where relatives converge to honor friends and family who have passed, marking the Day of the Dead holiday, in Lima, Peru, Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012. The holiday honors the deceased on Nov. 1, coinciding with All Saints Day and All Souls' Day on Nov. 2. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
Cuba Diplomat Re... An army honor guard marches at the funeral service of Cuban diplomat Crescencio Galanena Hernandez, in Yaguajay, Cuba, Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012. Galanena Hernandez was serving in Argentina when he was abducted and murdered in 1976, during the country's military dictatorship. After 36 years missing his remains were found in a rusty barrel by children playing near an airfield. The remains were repatriated to Cuba after being identified by Argentine forensic experts. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)