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Kosovo's Prime Minister and leader of Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) Hashim Thaci gestures at his supporters celebrating victory in capital Pristina on Sunday, Dec. 12, 2010. Thaci has claimed victory in Kosovo's first general election since the province declared independence from Serbia, as an independent exit poll showed his Democratic Party of Kosovo 6 percentage points ahead of its rivals. (AP Photo/Visar Kryeziu)
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Leader of Democratic Party of Kosovo, PDK, Hashim Thaci joined by his wife Lumnije, gives a thumbs up as he casts his ballot in general elections in Kosovo's capital Pristina on Sunday, Dec. 12, 2010. Kosovars vote in the first general poll since the country's declaration of independence from Serbia in 2008, a critical election already marred by ethnic tension that many fear will split the world's newest country.(AP Photo/Visar Kryeziu)
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Leader of Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) Hashim Thaci, gestures, after casting his ballot during the general elections, in Kosovo capital Pristina on Sunday, Dec. 12, 2010. Kosovars vote in the first general poll since the country's declaration of independence from Serbia in 2008, a critical election already marred by ethnic tension that many fear will split the world's newest country. Some 1.6 million voters are eligible to vote for 29 political parties, coalitions and citizens' initiatives to enter Kosovo's 120-seat parliament. (AP Photo/Visar Kryeziu)
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People vote at a polling station in general elections in Kosovo's capital Pristina on Sunday, Dec. 12, 2010. Kosovars vote in the first general poll since the country's declaration of independence from Serbia in 2008, a critical election already marred by ethnic tension that many fear will split the world's newest country.(AP Photo/Visar Kryeziu)
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Leader of Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK) Isa Mustafa, casts his ballot in general elections in Kosovo capital Pristina on Sunday, Dec. 12, 2010. Kosovars vote in the first general poll since the country's declaration of independence from Serbia in 2008, a critical election already marred by ethnic tension that many fear will split the world's newest country. Some 1.6 million voters are eligible to vote for 29 political parties, coalitions and citizens' initiatives to enter Kosovo's 120-seat parliament. (AP Photo/Visar Kryeziu)
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A Kosovo woman arrives at a polling station to cast her ballot in general elections in Kosovo's capital Pristina on Sunday, Dec. 12, 2010. Kosovars vote in the first general poll since the country's declaration of independence from Serbia in 2008, a critical election already marred by ethnic tension that many fear will split the world's newest country. (AP Photo/Visar Kryeziu)
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A Kosovo Albanian woman votes at a polling station during general elections in the town of Hajvalia on Sunday, Dec. 12, 2010. Kosovars are voting Sunday in the first general poll since the country's declaration of independence from Serbia in 2008, a critical election already marred by ethnic tension that many fear will split the world's newest country. (AP Photo/Visar Kryeziu)
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Kosovo's prime minister and Leader of Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) Hashim Thaci, left, watches TV at his office minutes before an unnoficial vote tally is to show his party leading in Kosovco general elections in capital Pristina on Sunday, Dec. 12, 2010.The exit poll conducted Sunday by Kosovo-based Gani Bobi Center shows Thaci winning 31 percent, with the LDK, or Democratic League of Kosovo, trailing with 25 percent of the vote and newcomer Albin Kurti winning 17 percent in his political debut.(AP Photo/Visar Kryeziu)
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Supporters of the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) celebrate the party's victory in Pristina, Kosovo, on Sunday, Dec. 12, 2010. Incumbent Prime Minister Hashim Thaci, seen in photo on poster, claimed victory Sunday in Kosovo's first general election since the province declared independence from Serbia, as an independent exit poll showed his Democratic Party of Kosovo 6 percentage points ahead of its rivals. (AP Photo/Visar Kryeziu)
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Supporters of the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) celebrate the party's victory in Pristina, Kosovo, on Sunday, Dec. 12, 2010. Incumbent Prime Minister Hashim Thaci, seen in photo on poster, claimed victory Sunday in Kosovo's first general election since the province declared independence from Serbia, as an independent exit poll showed his Democratic Party of Kosovo 6 percentage points ahead of its rivals. (AP Photo/Visar Kryeziu)
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Supporters of the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) celebrate the party's victory in Pristina, Kosovo, on Sunday, Dec. 12, 2010. Incumbent Prime Minister Hashim Thaci claimed victory Sunday in Kosovo's first general election since the province declared independence from Serbia, as an independent exit poll showed his Democratic Party of Kosovo 6 percentage points ahead of its rivals. (AP Photo/Visar Kryeziu)
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Kosovo's Prime Minister and leader of Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) Hashim Thaci, rear, speaks at his supporters celebrating victory in capital Pristina on Sunday, Dec. 12, 2010. Thaci has claimed victory in Kosovo's first general election since the province declared independence from Serbia, as an independent exit poll showed his Democratic Party of Kosovo 6 percentage points ahead of its rivals. (AP Photo/Visar Kryeziu)
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Supporters of the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) celebrate the party's victory in Pristina, Kosovo, on Sunday, Dec. 12, 2010. Incumbent Prime Minister Hashim Thaci, seen in photo on poster at left, claimed victory Sunday in Kosovo's first general election since the province declared independence from Serbia, as an independent exit poll showed his Democratic Party of Kosovo 6 percentage points ahead of its rivals. (AP Photo/Visar Kryeziu)
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Election official inpects ballot boxes in an Election Commission counting center in Kosovo Polje, Monday, Dec. 13, 2010. The election was Kosovo's first since its majority Albanian population split from Serbia in 2008. Exit polls showed Prime Minister Hashim Thaci's Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) won the most votes. (AP Photo/Visar Kryeziu)
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Supporters of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange hold posters with his photo during a protest in front of the British Embassy in Madrid on Saturday, Dec. 11, 2010. (AP Photo )
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From right, Congress party president Sonia Gandhi, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Vice President Hamid Ansari and opposition Bharatiya Janata Party leader Lal Krishna Advani, pay homage to the victims of the 2001 attack on the Indian parliament in New Delhi, India, Monday, Dec. 13, 2010. The four-week winter session of India's parliament ended Monday without conducting any legislative business, paralyzed throughout by an angry opposition demanding a probe into a telecommunications scandal that cost the country billions. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
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In this undated photo made available by the Royal Opera House in London Monday Dec. 13, 2010 Johan Botha is seen as Tannhauser in the Royal Opera House, Covent Graden, production of the same name. (AP Photo/Clive Barda/Royal Opera House-ho) EDITORIAL USE ONLY, NO SALES.
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Rapper Ja Rule, left, is seen inside a vehicle outside Martin Luther King, Jr. Courthouse after pleading guilty to federal tax evasion charges, Tuesday, March 22, 2011, in Newark, N.J. Ja Rule admitted he failed to pay taxes on more than $3 million earned between 2004 and 2006. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
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A man carries a placard as protesters gather in support of WikiLeaks and its founder Julian Assange in Sydney, Friday, Dec. 10, 2010. WikiLeaks' extensive releases of secret U.S. diplomatic cables have embarrassed U.S. allies, angered rivals, and reopened old wounds across the world. U.S. officials in Washington say other countries have curtailed their dealings with the U.S. government because of WikiLeaks' actions. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)
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In this Dec. 9 photo, construction workers in Shanghai push wheelbarrows past an energy-themed advertisement featuring a photo of President Obama depicted as Buddha. American lawmakers are pressing China for action on currency and high-tech trade in talks this week, and an impending Washington visit by President Hu Jintao has raised expectations Beijing might offer concessions. (Associated Press)
