Today in photos

British fashion designer John Galliano is seen during the presentation of the Ready to Wear Spring Summer 2010 fashion collection he designed for Dior, Friday Oct. 2, 2009 in Paris. (Jacques Brinon / Associated Press)
An Afghan soldier ducks for cover as a Chinook helicopter carrying Renato Schifani, President of the Italian Senate, lands at an Italian base, in Herat, Afghanistan, Friday, Oct. 2, 2009. (Fraidoon Pooyaa / Associated Press)
Indonesian rescue workers walk on a damaged building still smoldering from Wednesday's earthquake, in the Sumatran Island city of Padang, Indonesia, Friday, Oct. 2, 2009. Medical teams, search dogs, backhoes and emergency supplies were flown into the devastated western coast of Indonesia's Sumatra island Friday to bolster frantic rescue attempts for thousands buried by a powerful earthquake. (Kevin Frayer / Associated Press)
An Indonesian covers his nose from the smell as soldiers guard an area where bodies are kept after being pulled from the rubble at a hospital in the Sumatran Island city of Pedang, Indonesia, Friday, Oct. 2, 2009. Medical teams, search dogs, backhoes and emergency supplies were flown into the devastated western coast of Indonesia's Sumatra island Friday to bolster frantic rescue attempts for thousands buried by a powerful earthquake. (Kevin Frayer / Associated Press)
A man reacts after he and others look for the bodyies of family members and friends killed during a rally, at the capital's main mosque in Conakry, Guinea, Friday, Oct. 2, 2009.Guinea's independence celebrations were somber Friday as the government prepared to bury 57 people killed when troops fired live ammunition at a pro-democracy rally. (Schalk Zuydam / Associated Press)
Guinea's military leader Capt. Moussa Dadis Camara speaks to the media following independence day celebrations inConakry, Guinea, Friday, Oct. 2, 2009. Guinea's independence celebrations were somber Friday as the government prepared to bury 57 people who were killed when troops fired live ammunition at a pro-democracy rally on Sept.28. (Schalk Zuydam / Associated Press)
A mother cuddles her child while wading through floodwaters in Taytay township, Rizal province east of Manila, Philippines Friday Oct.2, 2009. Tropical storm Ketsana brought the worst flooding in metropolitan Manila and neighboring provinces in more than 40 years that left more than 250 people dead and dozens more missing. The Philippines is bracing for the super typhoon Parma which is expected to hit the northern part of the country Saturday. (Bullit Marquez / Associated Press)
U.S. President Barack Obama speaks with first lady Michelle Obama after he made a presentation in support of Chicago as the host city for the 2016 Summer Olympic Games, Friday, Oct. 2, 2009, in Copenhagen. Chicago, Madrid, Rio de Janeiro and Tokyo are competing to host the 2016 Summer Olympic Games and the IOC will choose the winning city in a vote on Friday, Oct. 2, in Copenhagen. (Charles Dharapak / Associated Press)
Released Palestinian prisoner Lenan Abu Golme kisses a picture of her dead husband at the West Bank town of Bet Foreek, near Nablus, Friday, Oct. 2, 2009. Israel freed 19 Palestinian women prisoners on Friday after Hamas militants handed over a video disc offering a first glimpse of an Israeli soldier they've held captive for more than three years. (Majdi Mohammed / Associated Press)
Members of the street theater group Royal De Luxe move a 7,5 meter tall giant marionette in Berlin, Friday, Oct. 2, 2009. On occasion of the German Unification Day, the street theater group Royal De Luxe will perform their play in the city of Berlin until Oct. 4, 2009. (Maya Hitij / Associated Press)
Members of the street theater group Royal De Luxe move a 7,5 meter tall giant marionette in Berlin, Friday, Oct. 2, 2009. On occasion of the German Unification Day, the street theater group Royal De Luxe will perform their play in the city of Berlin until Oct. 4, 2009. (Maya Hitij / Associated Press)
British fashion designer John Galliano is seen during the presentation of the Ready to Wear Spring Summer 2010 fashion collection he designed for Dior. An Indonesian covers his nose from the smell as soldiers guard an area where bodies are kept after being pulled from the rubble at a hospital in the Sumatran Island city of Pedang, Indonesia. View a slideshow of these images and more.