Best Pics Of The Day

Mayon volcano

Mayon volcano spews grayish ash for the second time in a day Wednesday, November 11, 2009 at Legazpi, Albay province, about 340 kilometers (212 miles) southeast of Manila, Philippines. Chief state volcanologist Renato Solidum said the cone-shaped Mayon volcano in the central Philippines has shot an ash plume into the air and advised nearby residents to be ready to move to safety in case of eruption. The country's most active volcano last erupted in 2006 and typhoon-triggered mudslides later that year buried entire villages, killing more than 1,000 people. (AP)

Mount Rainier

A tugboat pulls a barge out of the Hylebos Waterway in front of a cloud-covered Mount Rainier in Tacoma, Wash., on Tuesday, November 10, 2009. (AP)

Majesty of the Seas

In this Julu 27, 2009 file photo, Royal Caribbean's Majesty of the Seas lies docked at the Port of Miami in Miami. Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. said Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009, it has agreed to a partnership with Shanghai International Port Co. to help develop and support the Chinese cruise industry. (AP)

Raising a giant wing sail

Crew members of the BMW Oracle America's Cup Racing team raise a giant wing sail for the first time on the BMW Oracle trimaran at a mooring near the group's dock compound Tuesday Nov. 10, 2009 in San Diego. The sail is 190 feet long and weighs 7, 700 pounds. (AP)

Paute Dam

View of the Paute Dam, in Penas Coloradas, Ecuador, on November 10, 2009. The severe drought affecting south Ecuador has almost dried the Paute Dam, which produces almost 40% of the national power demand, causing blackouts and electricity rationing all over the country. (AFP)

Albania flood

An Albanian boy walks through water in the village of Barbulloj on November 10, 2009. Flooding in north and southern Albania has blocked roads, toppled a bridge and forced dozens of villagers to evacuate their homes. (AFP)

Obama at memorial service

US President Barack Obama walks off stage after speaking during a memorial service for the thirteen victims of the shooting rampage by US Army Major Nidal Malik Hasan on November 10, 2009 in Fort Hood, Texas. Hasan, an army psychiatrist, killed 13 people and wounded 30 in a shooting at the military base on November 5, 2009. (AFP)

Saudi troops

Saudi troops ride in army vehicles in the southwestern province of Jizan near the border with Yemen on November 10, 2009. Saudi Arabia will keep up its air strikes against Yemeni rebels until they pull back from the two countries' border, Deputy Defence Minister Prince Khaled bin Sultan said. (AFP)

Celebrating independence call

A young woman dressed in a traditional outfit takes part in celebrating the anniversary of the first call of independence from Spain in 1821 in Panama City November 10, 2009. (Reuters)

Fantastic Mr Fox

A diorama depicting a scene from the film 'Fantastic Mr. Fox' sits in the windows of the Bergdorf Goodman store in New York November 10, 2009. (Reuters)

People's Choice Awards

Actresses Sofia Vergara (L) and Cat Deeley (R) arrive on the red carpet for the People's Choice Awards 2010 Nomination Announcement Press Conference, held at the SLS Hotel in Los Angeles on November 10, 2009. Fan voting for their favorite TV stars begins today with the award ceremony held in Los Angeles on January 6. (AFP)

Candy Rock

New British girl band 'Candy Rock' arrives in London's Leicester Square for the European Premiere of Sir Michael Caine's latest film, 'Harry Brown' directed by Daniel Barber on November 10, 2009. Described as a 'modern urban western,' the titular Harry Brown (Caine) is an elderly widower and former Royal Marine who has lived to see his South London neighbourhood overrun by violent gangs, drugs and crime. (AFP)

Spanish singer Luz Casal

Spanish singer Luz Casal performs at the Chatelet theater on November 10, 2009 in Paris. Casal is in Paris to present her show 'La Pasion' on November 10 and 11 at the Chatelet Theater. (AFP)

20th anniversary of the fall of Berlin Wall

People watch the fireworks display in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin on November 9, 2009 during the celebrations marking the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. (AFP)

Dominos stand at Brandenburg Gate along the former route of the wall in Berlin on November 9, 2009, as part of the celebrations marking the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. Some 1,000 giant dominos, many of them decorated by schoolchildren, will be toppled during the official ceremony in Berlin on November 9, 2009, the day of the commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the fall of the wall. (AFP)

Dominos placed along the former border in front of the Brandenburg Gate fall in a symbolic act in Berlin, Germany, Monday, November 9, 2009, during the commemorations of the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall on November 9, 1989. (AP)

Fireworks explode over the Brandenburg Gate in central Berlin at the end of the official ceremony to mark the anniversary of the reunificiation of Germany, on November 9, 2009. Germany is celebrating the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall on November 9, 2009 with many world leaders coming to Berlin to mark the event. (AFP)

Fireworks explode over the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany, Monday, November 9, 2009, during the commemorations of the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall on November 9, 1989. (AP)

Smoke of fireworks is seen at the top of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany, Monday, November 9, 2009, during the commemorations of the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall on November 9, 1989. (AP)

Former polish President Lech Walesa gives the thumbs-up before pushing the first of the painted dominos along the former route of the wall in Berlin on November 9, 2009, as part of the celebrations marking the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. Some 1,000 giant dominos, many of them decorated by schoolchildren, will be toppled during the official ceremony. (AFP)

Heads of state walk through the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin on November 9, 2009, during celebrations marking the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. (AP)

Spectators shield themselves against the rain near the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany, Monday, November 9, 2009, during the commemorations of the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall on November 9, 1989. (AP)

People wait for giant domino pieces, that have been placed along a stretch of the Berlin Wall's original path, to fall near Brandenburg Gate in Berlin November 9, 2009, during celebrations to mark the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. (Reuters)

Best Pics Of The Day

Canadian geese

Canadian geese fly over a pond at Water Works Park, Monday, November 9, 2009, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP)

Victoria Regia

Picture of a 'Victoria Regia' taken at the Botanical Garden of Bogota, in the Colombian capital, on November 9, 2009. Natural of the Amazon Jungle, the Victoria Amazonica (scientific name) at the Botanical Garden has bloomed these days after doing it for the last time 14 years ago. (AFP)

Flooded oil separation plant

A crude oil separation plant of Mexico's state oil company Pemex is seen flooded in Choapas in the state of Veracruz. (Reuters)

MV Agusta F4 motorcycle

MV Agusta CEO Claudio Castiglioni poses for photographers during a presentation of the new MV Agusta F4 motorcycle in Milan. (Reuters)

Street naming celebration

Sesame Street character Elmo stares at a Sesame Street sign during a 40th anniversary street naming celebration in New York. (Reuters)

Celebrating fall of the Berlin Wall

People brave heavy rain as they stand around giant dominos next to the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin during celebrations to mark the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. (Reuters)

Brandenburg Gate

A general view shows the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin during celebrations to mark the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. (Reuters)

Painting on Berlin Wall

A visitor looks over a painting on a piece of the former Berlin Wall during an exhibition in Moscow on November 9, 2009. Germany is celebrating the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall on November 9, 2009 with many world leaders coming to Berlin to mark the event. (AFP)

Eurogroup meeting

Eurogroup ministers of finance work in the conference room on November 9, 2009 before a Eurogroup meeting at the EU headquarters in Brussels. (AFP)

Tropical Storm Ida

A resident walks through strong rain and wind as Tropical Storm Ida approaches, in Gulfport, Mississippi. (Reuters)

The Olympic Flame

The Olympic Flame is lit on a bus due to high winds and freezing temperatures in Resolute Bay, Nunavut, Canada, on Monday, November 9, 2009. The 106-day relay will visit more than a thousand communities in its trip across Canada's provinces and territories by the time it reaches the opening ceremony for the Vancouver Games on February 12, 2010. (AP)

Burning Saudi Army vehicle

Video grab of a Saudi Army vehicle burning during clashes with Houthi rebels in the border area between Saudi Arabia and Yemen. (Reuters)

Apple's first French store at Louvre

Tourists walk in front of the new Apple Store on the eve of its opening in the Louvre museum shopping center, in Paris on November 6, 2009. (AP)

 

People line up inside the Louvre museum for the opening of France's first Apple store, in Paris November 7, 2009. Computer giant Apple Inc opened its first French store beneath the Louvre museum on Saturday just two weeks after Microsoft opened a theme cafe to promote its Windows 7 software. (REUTERS)

General view of the Louvre Museum with its glass Pyramid entrance designed by Chinese-born US Architect IM Pei, in Paris. (REUTERS)

Costumers queue on November 7, 2009 on the opening day of France's first US technology Apple Store inside the legendary Louvre museum shopping centre in the Carrousel du Louvre in Paris. (AFP)

People walk outside France's first Apple store inside the legendary Louvre museum shopping centre in Paris. US technology giant Apple will open its store in the Carrousel du Louvre centre on November 7, 2009. (AFP)

People walk past an advertising (displayed near the entrance) announcing the opening of the first store in France of US technology giant Apple next to the legendary Louvre museum in a shopping centre in Paris on November 4, 2009. The shop, which covers an area of 700 square metres (7.335 square feet), will open on November 7, 2009. (AFP)

Costumers queue outside the shopping centre on November 7, 2009 on the opening day of France's first US technology Apple Store inside the legendary Louvre museum shopping centre in the Carrousel du Louvre in Paris. The shop covers an area of 700 square metres (7,535 square feet). (AFP)

A reflection of the Apple logo is seen in the new Apple Store on the eve of its opening in the Louvre museum shopping center, in Paris. (AP)

France's first Apple store inside the legendary Louvre museum shopping centre in Paris on November 5, 2009. US technology giant Apple will open its store in the Carrousel du Louvre centre on November 7, 2009. (AFP)

Computers in France's first Apple store inside the legendary Louvre museum shopping centre in Paris on November 5, 2009. (AFP)

Tokyo Sweets Collection 2009

A model displays a creation by pastry chef Kotatsu Kanda during the Tokyo Sweets Collection 2009 fashion show in Tokyo, Japan. (AP)

A model displays a hair ornament made of sweets by Japanese patissier Seiji Yamamoto during the Tokyo Sweets Collection in Tokyo on November 8, 2009. (AFP)

A model displays a creation by pastry chef Hideki Kawamura during the Tokyo Sweets Collection 2009 in Tokyo, Japan. (AP)

A model displays a creation by pastry chef Koichi Izumi during the Tokyo Sweets Collection 2009 in Tokyo, Japan. (AP)

A model displays a creation by pastry chef Masato Motohashi during the Tokyo Sweets Collection 2009 in Tokyo, Japan. (AP)

A model displays a mask and accessories made of sweets by Japanese patissier Hideki Kawamura during the Tokyo Sweets Collection in Tokyo. (AFP)