Honda Motor's logo at Tokyo Motor Show

An attendant uses a cloth to polish the logo of Honda Motor Co at the 41st Tokyo Motor Show in Chiba, east of Tokyo, October 22, 2009. Honda Motor Co will likely post an operating profit of 60 billion yen ($660 million) for the April-September first half, beating its forecast for a loss on cost-cutting and solid sales of fuel-efficient cars, the Nikkei business daily reported on Thursday. REUTERS

Nestle's sales for first nine months slip

Exterior view of the Nestle headquarters, the world's biggest food and drink company, in Vevey, Switzerland. Nestle SA, the world's biggest food and drink company, said on Thursday, October 22, 2009 that sales for the first nine months fell 2.2 per cent as the strong Swiss franc and weakened demand hurt overall performance. AP

Bloomberg Chairman hits the gong at BSE

Bloomberg Global Chairman Peter Grauer hits the gong at the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) in Mumbai on October 22, 2009. Bloomberg recently announced its collaboration with Indian media company UTV for a business news channel called BloombergUTV. AFP

Christie's auction preview in Hong Kong

An octagonal inlaid mother-of-pearl lacquer box and cover from China's Yuan dynasty (1279AD-1368AD) is displayed during Christie's auction preview in Hong Kong on October 22, 2009. The item is expected to fetch around $2,500,000 at the auction house's Fall sale in the territory between November and December. REUTERS

Indroda Nature park in Gandhinagar

The dinosaur's and now the new pair of tiger's have crowds of people visiting the Indroda Nature park in Gandhinagar, during the Diwali vactions. BCCL

Michael Jackson memories on Rangoli!

Rangoli dislaying late King of Pop Michael Jackson. BCCL

Rangoli with Kasab

Rangoli dislaying lone surviving terrorist Kasab in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks last year. BCCL

Digital Contents Expo in Tokyo

Tokyo University of Electro-Communications postdoctoral student Yuichiro Kojima wears headgear named the 'Pull-Navi' which directs the wearer by applying pressure to the ear at the Digital Contents Expo in Tokyo on October 22, 2009. Gadgets and inventions will be on display at this high-tech exhibition until October 25. AFP

Militants kill Pakistan brigadier in Islamabad

A Pakistan police officer examines the bullet-riddled windshield of a private car near the site where a military jeep was attacked by gunmen in Islamabad, on October 22, 2009. Suspected militants on a motorbike shot and killed a soldier and a senior army officer in the Pakistani capital on Thursday, striking at security forces as they pressed ahead with a major anti-Taliban offensive in the northwest. AP

A dead female blue whale

A 70-foot female blue whale, that officials believe was struck by a ship, is seen washed ashore on the Northern California coast, near Fort Bragg, Calif. Officials with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration say the whale was spotted on the shores near Fort Bragg in Mendocino County Monday night, hours after an ocean survey vessel reported hitting a whale a few miles away. The dead animal has a gash on its back estimated to be more than 8 feet long. AP

Blue-Sided Leaf Frog

An endangered Agalychnis annae, commonly known as a Blue-Sided Leaf Frog, is seen at National Biodiversity Institute of Costa Rica, INBio, in Heredia, Costa Rica. Alexander Barrientos, a scientist at INBio, said that the endangered tree frog of the Hylidae family native to Costa Rica was able to reproduce at INBio, and that they were investigating the possibility of breeding other species of frogs in danger of extinction. AP

A clown poses for a photo

A clown poses for a photo during the Latin American Clown Convention in Mexico City October 21, 2009. REUTERS

A Microsoft Corp. Windows logo

A Microsoft Corp. Windows logo is shown on the screen of a computer running the Windows 7 operating system in Redmond, Wash. AP

Obama walks to Air Force One

US President Barack Obama walks to Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland, October 21, 2009. Obama is travelling to New Jersey for a fundraiser for New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine at Farleigh Dickinson University. REUTERS

The Rhone glacier at Furka

Andreas Bauder of the Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (EPFZ) checks his measurement instruments on the Rhone glacier at Furka. From the Himalayas to the Andes, faster-melting glaciers spell short-term opportunities -- and long-term risks -- for hydroelectric power and the engineering and construction industries it drives. REUTERS