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Members of the New York Police Department stand by as the Shrek balloon makes its way across 42nd Street during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on Thursday in New York. (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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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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The Kermit the Frog parade balloon floats before the start of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York Thursday, Nov. 25, 2010. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
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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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A protester sprays a message on a government building Wednesday as students protest against tuition fees at Whitehall in London. Thousands of British students participated in the demonstration. (Associated Press)
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South Korean soldiers carry an injured man upon arrival from the island of Yeonpyeong at a military port in Incheon, west of Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2010. South Korea's troops were on high alert Wednesday as their government exchanged threats with rival North Korea following a frightening military skirmish that ratcheted tensions on the peninsula to new extremes. (AP Photo/ Lee Jin-man)
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A South Korean resident stands on the rubble of a destroyed house on Yeonpyeong island, South Korea, Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2010. South Korea found the burned bodies Wednesday of two islanders killed in a North Korean artillery attack, marking the first civilian deaths in the incident and dramatically escalating the tensions in the region's latest crisis. (AP Photo/Yonhap)
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Destroyed houses are seen on South Korea's Yeonpyeong Island on Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2010. South Korea found the burned bodies of two islanders killed in a North Korean artillery attack, marking the first civilian deaths in the incident and dramatically escalating the tensions in the region's latest crisis. (AP Photo/Yonhap, Kim Hyun-tae)
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An unidentified family member of Seo Jeong-woo, a South Korean Marine who was killed on South Korean Yeonpyeong Island by North Korea's artillery attack, weeps during a memorial service at a military hospital in Seongnam, South Korea, Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2010. South Korea said Wednesday the burned bodies of two male civilians found on the island, marking the first civilian deaths in the incident. (AP Photo/Yonhap, Shin Young-gun)
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South Korean survivors arrive as they are surrounded by relatives and media at a port in Incheon, west of Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2010. South Korea's troops were on high alert Wednesday as their government exchanged threats with rival North Korea following a frightening military skirmish that ratcheted tensions on the peninsula to new extremes. (AP Photo/ Lee Jin-man)
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South Korean coast guard help people to disembark from a ship at a port in Incheon, South Korea after they were evacuated from Yeonpyeong Island, Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2010. South Korea's troops were on high alert Wednesday as their government exchanged threats with rival North Korea following a frightening military skirmish that ratcheted tensions on the peninsula to new extremes. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)
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Protesters denounce North Korea in front of the Defense Ministry, Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2010 in Seoul, South Korea. South Korea's troops were on high alert Wednesday as their government exchanged threats with rival North Korea following a frightening military skirmish that ratcheted tensions on the peninsula to new extremes. (AP Photo/Wally Santana)
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South Korean Marines who injured on South Korean Yeonpyeong Island after being hit by North Korea's attack, sit on beds at a military hospital in Seongnam, South Korea, Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2010. South Korea found the burned bodies Wednesday of two islanders killed in a North Korean artillery attack, marking the first civilian deaths in the incident and dramatically escalating the tensions in the region's latest crisis. (AP Photo/Yonhap)
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Student protesters target a police van during a demonstration against an increase in university tuition fees, in Westminster, central London Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2010. Several thousand British students protested Wednesday against government plans to triple tuition fees, two weeks after a similar demonstration sparked a small riot. (AP Photo/Anthony Devlin/PA)
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Student protesters clash with police during a demonstration against an increase in university tuition fees, in Westminster, central London, Wednesday Nov. 24, 2010. Several thousand British students protested Wednesday against government plans to triple tuition fees, two weeks after a similar demonstration sparked a small riot. (AP Photo/Anthony Devlin/PA)
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An injured protester is treated by police medic as thousands of students protest against tuition fees at Whitehall in London, Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2010. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)
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A woman and children stand next a car burned by alleged treffickers at Cavalcanti neighborhood, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday Nov. 24, 2010. Rio's entire military police force was ordered into the streets after more gang burned cars. (AP Photo/ Silvia Izquierdo)
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Police patrol in the Manguinhos slum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday Nov. 23, 2010. Rio's entire military police force was ordered into the streets after more gang attacks ended with two motorists shot dead, cars burned and mass robberies on highways. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
