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Workers gather to remove broken glass and debris at a clothing shop damaged in a car bomb attack that killed Brig. Gen. Wissam al-Hassan in the Achrafieh district of Beirut on Oct. 23, 2012. (Associated Press)
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** FILE ** Black smoke rises from a burning house in the northern port city of Tripoli, Lebanon, Oct. 22, 2012. (Associated Press)
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Going into Monday night’s third and final presidential debate, Republican presidential challenger Mitt Romney and President Obama had not been asked about several issues that whoever wins the presidency will face. Advocates are concerned that climate change, gay rights and Supreme Court nominations have not been addressed. (Associated Press)
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Darlene Derosier, 43, a Muslim convert since the 2010 earthquake in Haiti, posts a sign explaining Islamic cleansing rituals for prayer at the Al-Fattah Mosque in Gressier. The tradition of constant washing, she said, helps Muslims avoid cholera. (Associated Press)
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This 1969 illustration by Charles Bittinger showing Earth from outer space is among the works the National Geographic Society will be auctioning at Christie’s. The auction of 240 photos and illustrations in December, the first by the society, is expected to bring $3 million. (National Geographic via Associated Press)
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Darlene Derosier, 43, a Muslim convert since the 2010 earthquake in Haiti, posts a sign explaining Islamic cleansing rituals for prayer at the Al-Fattah Mosque in Gressier. The tradition of constant washing, she said, helps Muslims avoid cholera.
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Darlene Derosier, 43, a Muslim convert since the 2010 earthquake in Haiti, posts a sign explaining Islamic cleansing rituals for prayer at the Al-Fattah Mosque in Gressier. The tradition of constant washing, she said, helps Muslims avoid cholera.
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Defendants Claudio Eva (center) and Bernardo De Bernardinis (third from right) listen to the verdict at the court in L'Aquila, Italy, on Monday, Oct. 22, 2012. The two were among seven scientists and experts convicted of manslaughter for failing to adequately warn citizens before an earthquake struck central Italy in 2009, killing more than 300 people. (AP Photo/Raniero Pizzi)
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Pro-North Korean activists stage a rally to stop the sending of anti-North Korea leaflets across the border on the road in Paju, near the Demilitarized Zone, in South Korea on Monday, Oct. 22, 2012. North Korea's military warned last week that it would strike if South Korean activists carried through with their plan to fly balloons carrying the propaganda leaflets across the border. South Korea pledged to retaliate if it was attacked. The placards translate as "Stop sending anti-North Korea leaflets." (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
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Police officers block an activist in a car carrying anti-North Korea leaflets in Paju, near the Demilitarized Zone, in South Korea on Monday, Oct. 22, 2012. South Korea banned the activists Monday from entering a border area where they planned to launch anti-Pyongyang leaflets into North Korea, an unusual move that the activists likened to surrender. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
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North Korean defector Park Sang-hak protests as police block his planned rally on a road in Paju, near the demilitarized zone, in South Korea on Monday, Oct. 22, 2012. South Korea has banned activists from launching propaganda leaflets into North Korea after the North threatened to attack. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
