Afghan police men inspect the site of an explosion after a suicide attack in Spin Boldak, in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Monday, Feb. 18, 2008. (AP Photo/Allauddin Khan, 2/18/08).

US Soldier, 21 Iraqis Killed, Including 7 Executed by Death Squads, According to February 18, News Reports. Above: An attack on US base in Al-jSaqlawiyah, Falloujah (Yaqen, 2/18/08).

US Soldier, 21 Iraqis Killed, Including 7 Executed by Death Squads, According to February 18, News Reports. Above: A victim of a Ba'aqouba bombing (Yaqen, 2/18/08).

PPP in contact with PML-N and other parties for Pakistani coalition government. Above: Asif Ali Zardari, widower of slain opposition leader Benazir Bhutto, casts his ballot inside a polling station in Nawabshah, 320 km (200 miles) from Karachi, Feb. 18, 2008.  (Xinhua/Reuters File Photo, 2/19/08).

26 Iraqis, 3 Arabs Killed in War Attacks, Including 9 Executed by Death Squads, According to February 19, 2008 News Reports. Above: Attack on a police patrol in Mosul  (Yaqen, 2/19/08).

26 Iraqis, 3 Arabs Killed in War Attacks, Including 9 Executed by Death Squads, According to February 19, 2008 News Reports. Above: Attack on Kirkuk Sahwah fighters  (Yaqen, 2/19/08).

26 Iraqis, 3 Arabs Killed in War Attacks, Including 9 Executed by Death Squads, According to February 19, 2008 News Reports. Above: Attack on Khan Bani Sa'ad Sahwah fighters  (Yaqen, 2/19/08).

Obama, McCain exchange words on U.S. national defense in race  (Xinhua, 2/20/08).

Ahmed Yousuf (Hamas official): Imminent flare-ups if the world did not move urgently to end the siege of Gaza Strip  (PIC, 2/20/08).

Russia's President Vladimir Putin (R), Russia's Ambassador to Ukraine Viktor Chernomyrdin (2nd R) and Ukraine's Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko meet in the presidential residence Novo-Ogaryovo outside Moscow Feb. 20, 2008. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo, 2/20/08).

Russia's President Vladimir Putin (R) and Ukraine's Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko meet in the presidential residence Novo-Ogaryovo outside Moscow Feb. 20, 2008. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo, 2/20/08).

3 US Soldiers, 41 Iraqis Killed in War Attacks, Including 4 Executed by Death Squads, According to February 20, 2008 News Reports. Above: Baghdad police casualties (INA, 2/20/08).