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Libyan people react to support the rebellion after the Friday muslim prayer at Jamal Abd Nasser Mosque next to the Green square in Tripoli, Libya, Friday, Aug. 26, 2011. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)
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Libyans show their support for the rebellion after Friday prayers at the Jamal Abd Nasser Mosque next to Green Square in Tripoli, Libya, Friday, Aug. 26, 2011. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)
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Picasso's "Portrait of Jacqueline" and Van Gogh's "Congregation Leaving the Reformed Church in Nuenen" are two examples of stolen art masterpieces.
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AFL-CIO President Richard L. Trumka speaks with reporters Aug. 25, 2011, during a breakfast hosted by the Christian Science Monitor at the St. Regis Hotel in D.C. (Michael Bonfigli/Christian Science Monitor)
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Moammar Gadhafi's son, Seif al-Islam waves to troops loyal to his father in Tripoli, Libya, early Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills) ** FILE **
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Associated Press Pope Benedict XVI serves Communion to a girl wearing a T-shirt bearing his name while celebrating Mass at Cuatro Vientos airfield outside Madrid on Sunday. The pope was in Madrid for the four-day World Youth Day event that drew 1.5 million.
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Rebel fighters, foreground, pray during Friday prayers in the rebel-held town of Benghazi, Libya, Friday, Aug. 19, 2011. (AP Photo/Alexandre Meneghini)
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Pope Benedict XVI is cheered by faithful as he arrives in Plaza de Cibeles to meet with youths, in Madrid, Thursday, Aug. 18, 2011. The Pontiff arrived in the Spanish capital of Madrid for a four-day visit on the occasion of the Catholic Church's World Youth Day. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
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Pope Benedict XVI puts on a hat presented to him by a young man representing the youth from Latin America in Madrid's Cibeles square Thursday Aug. 18, 2011. Pope Benedict XVI denounced the profit-at-all-cost mentality that he says is behind Europe's current economic crisis as he arrived in hard-hit Spain on Thursday, and said morals and ethics must play a greater role in formulating economic policy in the future. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)
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Pope Benedict XVI greets the youths in Plaza de Cibeles, in Madrid, Thursday, Aug. 18, 2011. The Pontiff arrived in the Spanish capital of Madrid for a four-day visit on the occasion of the Catholic Church's World Youth Day. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
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Pope Benedict XVI, left, and Madrid's Archbishop Antonio Maria Rouco Varela, right, are seen at Puerta de Alcala square in Madrid on Thursday, Aug. 18, 201. Pope Benedict XVI denounced the profit-at-all-cost mentality that he says is behind Europe's current economic crisis as he arrived in hard-hit Spain on Thursday, and said morals and ethics must play a greater role in formulating economic policy in the future. (AP Photo/Arturo Rodriguez)
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Pilgrims wave flags while they wait for Pope Benedict XVI's arrival at Cibeles central square in Madrid, Thursday Aug. 18, 2011. The Pontiff arrived in Madrid for a four-day visit on the occasion of the Catholic Church's World Youth Day. (AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza)
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Pope Benedict XVI waves from his Popemobile as he crosses the city of Madrid on his way to Cibeles central square, Thursday Aug. 18, 2011. The Pontiff arrived in Madrid for a four-day visit on the occasion of the Catholic Church's World Youth Day. (AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza)
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Pope Benedict XVI waves from his Popemobile as he crosses the city of Madrid on his way to Cibeles central square, Thursday Aug. 18, 2011. The Pontiff arrived in Madrid for a four-day visit on the occasion of the Catholic Church's World Youth Day. (AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza)
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Pilgrims are sprayed with water as thousands wait for the arrival of Pope Benedict XVI in Madrid on Thursday, Aug. 18, 2011. Pope Benedict XVI denounced the profit-at-all-cost mentality that he says is behind Europe's current economic crisis as he arrived in hard-hit Spain on Thursday, and said morals and ethics must play a greater role in formulating economic policy in the future.(AP Photo/Arturo Rodriguez)
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Pope Benedict XVI waves from his Popemobile in Puerta de Alcala square in Madrid on Thursday, Aug. 18, 201. Pope Benedict XVI is visiting Madrid between Aug. 18- 21. Pope Benedict XVI warned Thursday at the start of a visit to crisis-hit Spain that Europe won't be able to emerge from its economic woes unless it realizes that economic policy cannot be guided by a profit-driven mentality alone but must take into account ethical considerations that look out for the common good.(AP Photo/Arturo Rodriguez)
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Worshippers join Pope Benedict XVI, on the stage at center, in a prayer at Madrid's Cibeles square Thursday Aug. 18, 2011. The Pope arrived Thursday for a four-day visit to celebrate World Youth Day. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)
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In this picture released by Vatican newspaper Osservatore Romano, Pope Benedict XVI is welcomed by Spanish children dressed as Swiss Guards upon his arrival at Madrid's Barajas airport Thursday, Aug. 18, 2011. Behind the Pontiff is Spain's Queen Sofia and at right is Madrid's archbishop Cardinal Antonio Maria Rouco Varela. The Pontiff is paying a four-day visit to greet up to a million or more young pilgrims from around the planet on the occasion of the Catholic Church's World Youth Day. (AP Photo/Osservatore Romano)
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King Juan Carlos bows in front of Pope Benedict XVI he arrives at the airport in Madrid, Spain, Thursday Aug. 18, 2011. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
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Pope Benedict XVI mounts the saluting stand next to King Juan Carlos, right, and Queen Sofia of Spain Juan Carlos as he arrives at Barajas Airport in Madrid, Spain, Thursday Aug. 18, 2011. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)