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Chelsea's Florent Malouda, third right obscured, scores past Wolverhampton Wanderers goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey during the English Premier League soccer match between Chelsea and Wolverhampton Wanderers at Stamford Bridge stadium in London, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009.

A man walks past a bus burned by suspected rebels of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, FARC, in Ricaurte, southern Colombia, Friday, Nov.20, 2009. Colombian authorities say six people, including two children, were killed when the bus was attacked and caught fire.

A monarch butterfly perches on a visitor's face at a butterfly exhibit in the botanical garden in Bogota, Friday, Nov. 20, 2009.

A cormorant, Phalacrocorax carbo, is watched by others as it tries to gulp down a fish it had caught in a lake in Stuttgart, Germany, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009.

In this image made available by Red Bull, showing Lilou, right, of France during his performance as Cloud, left, of USA looks on during the final battle of the Red Bull BC One Break Dance Competition, at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York, USA, Wednesday Nov. 18, 2009. The competition now in it's sixth year, in which 16 B-Boys are competing in a one-on-one knock-out-battle to determine who is the 'One'. The competition was won by Lilou of France over Cloud of USA in the final.

Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai, left, takes the presidential oath besides Afghanistan's Chief Justice Abdul Salam Azimi during his inauguration as President of Afghanistan at the Presidential Palace in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009. After being sworn in to a second five-year term, Karzai said his government was doing whatever it could to implement reforms.

A Kashmiri buys kangaris, traditional firepot baskets, in Srinagar, India, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009. Kashmiris burn charcoal in kangaris to keep themselves warm during the winter.

Chris Brown, at left, performs live at The Avalon on Wednesday Nov. 18, 2009, in Los Angeles. A portion of the proceeds from this tour will be donated to Best Buddies International and to The Janesse Center.

In this photo by the Las Vegas News Bureau, Holly Madison, left, and a Lucille Ball impersonator stomp grapes during Paris Las Vegasý annual Beaujolais Nouveau wine celebration in Las Vegas Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009. (AP Photo /Las Vegas News Bureau, Brian Jones) NO SALES

Ngozi holds her baby gorilla boy Nassir after Nassir's father Charles picked his name on Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2009 at the Toronto Zoo. The zoo set up piles of fruit at stations with five different name choices. The baby's name was determined by the fruit pile the dad ate from first.