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In this photo released by the Iraqi government, Iraqi President Jalal Talabani (second from right) on Thursday formally asks Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki (second from left) to form the next government in Baghdad. Mr. al-Maliki agreed. (Associated Press)
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Khan Agha is taking a literacy class as part of the NATO training mission. Only 11 percent of the enlisted personnel in the army and police can read and write, compared with 35 percent for noncommissioned officers and 93 for the officer corps. (Associated Press)
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South Korean Defense Minister Kim Tae-young prepares to place a flower at the altar during a memorial service for South Korean Marines at a military hospital in Seongnam, South Korea, on Thursday. The Marines were killed in a North Korean artillery barrage on the South Korean border island of Yeonpyeong. Mr. Kim resigned on Thursday, two days after the artillery attack by North Korea killed four people on the small island near the disputed border. (Associated Press)
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A South Korean marine helps a woman disembark from a ferry ship Thursday as she returns to her home on Yeonpyeong Island. South Korea's president vowed to boost troops on the island targeted by a North Korean artillery barrage, while the North stridently warned of additional attacks if the South carries out any "reckless military provocations." (Associated Press)
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President Obama and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, California Democrat, want to repair their injured party after devastating congressional election losses but have diverging mandates at a critical time. (Associated Press)
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Kanye West rides a float down 7th Avenue in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York on Thursday, Nov. 25, 2010. (AP Photo/Charles Sykes)
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Sinn Fein supporters protest outside Irish government buildings, in Dublin, Ireland, Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2010. The Irish government has unveiled a range of tough austerity measures designed to help solve the country's debt crisis. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison)
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Kanye West rides a float down 7th Avenue in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York, Thursday, Nov. 25, 2010. (AP Photo/Charles Sykes)
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Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert gestures as he speaks to foreign journalists in Jerusalem Thursday, Nov. 25, 2010. Mr. Olmert says he would agree to the U.S. demand that Israel extend its halt to West Bank settlement construction, despite the current leader's hesitation. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)
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President Obama walks with daughters Malia and Sasha after he pardoned Apple, the National Thanksgiving Turkey, during a ceremony in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2010. At rear is National Turkey Federation Chairman Yubert Envia. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
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Afghan President Hamid Karzai, during a speech about women's rights, in Kabul, Afghanistan on Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2010. Mr. Karzai said he was happy the results from the Sept. 18 elections were being announced, and called on losing candidates not to take their complaints to the streets but instead to those empowered to deal with them. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq)
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South Korean marines collect an unexploded shell fired from North Korea into a straw bag on Yeonpyeong island, South Korea, Thursday, Nov. 25, 2010. (AP Photo/Yonhap, Park Ji-ho)
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Destroyed houses are evident from the air Wednesday on Yeonpyeong Island, South Korea. Officials say they found the burned bodies of two islanders killed in the North Korean artillery attack, marking the first two civilian deaths in the crisis. (Associated Press/Yonhap)
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An unidentified relative of Seo Jeong-woo, a South Korean marine killed on Yeonpyeong Island by North Korea's artillery attack, weeps during a memorial service at a military hospital Wednesday. (Associated Press)
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Army running back Patrick Mealy (5) tries to escape the grasp of Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te'o (5) as Fighting Irish cornerback Robert Blanton (12) backs him up in the first quarter of an NCAA college football game at Yankee Stadium in New York, Saturday, Nov. 20, 2010. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, right, Prime Minister of Nepal Madhav Kumar, center, and, Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina attend the International Tiger Forum in St.Petersburg, Russia, Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2010. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky)
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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin speaks at the International Tiger Forum in St. Petersburg, Russia, Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2010. Officials from the 13 countries where tigers live in the wild have signed a declaration aimed at saving the iconic big cats from extinction. Russia is home to Siberian tigers, and Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin hosted the "tiger summit." (AP Photo/RIA Novosti, Alexei Druzhinin, Pool)
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Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao, center, prior to his meeting with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, in St.Petersburg, Russia, Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2010. The Chinese Prime Minister will be taking part in the International Tiger Forum. Demand in China poses the greatest threat to tigers in the wild and organized crime runs the illicit trade in the world's largest felines, international experts said. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky)
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K2, a concoction of dried herbs sprayed with chemicals, is one of the products shut down by the DEA. Cracking down on fake pot, the government moved Wednesday to outlaw five chemicals. (Associated Press)
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Former President George W. Bush has sold more than 1.1 million copies of his memoir, "Decision Points," since its release on Nov. 9. More than 135,000 books sold were electronic versions. (Associated Press)
