The New York Times Agency May 2010

A note containing the names of villagers killed by an airstrike in Granai and Farah province, Afghanistan, was photographed at the governor's office i...

**FILE PHOTO** Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin in her office in Juneau in an April 10, 2009 file photo. A book by Palin is to be released next year. (Mark Kel...

Twelve-year old Tillah recovers from burns at a hospital in Herat, Tuesday, May 12, 2009. Government officials have accepted a list compiled by villag...

Eight-year old Nazor recovers from burns at a hospital in Herat, May 12, 2009. If verified, a handwritten list of deaths in two Afghan villages follow...

Pope Benedict XVI with President Shimon Peres of Israel at the president's official residence in Jerusalem, Monday, May 11, 2009. The pope pledged to...

Bodyguards accompany Pope Benedict XVI and President Shimon Peres of Israel as they walk through the gardens of the president's official residence in...

Pope Benedict XVI with President Shimon Peres of Israel as they plant an olive tree at the president's official residence in Jerusalem, Monday, May 11...

Pope Benedict XVI with President Shimon Peres of Israel after they planted an olive tree at the president's official residence in Jerusalem, Monday, M...

In cyberwar games at West Point on April 22, 2009, teams had to establish a secure computer network and protect it from cyberattacks. (Michael Falco/...

Cyberwar games at West Point on April 22, 2009, with, from left, Lt. Col. Robert Fanelli and Cadets Nathan Larsen, Mark Evinger (seated) and Marc Abbo...

Construction underway beneath the old city walls in Jerusalem on May 8, 2009. Israel is quietly carrying out a $100 million, multi-year development pl...

View in Jerusalem on April 28, 2009, of what is known as the Palestinian village of Silwan in the forgeound, built on the ruins of what is widely beli...

Silwan residents and billboards for city of David development in Jerusalem on May 1, 2009. Israel is quietly carrying out a $100 million, multi-year d...

What remains of a home after it was destroyed by wildfires in Santa Barbara, early Friday, May 8, 2009. A wildfire on the hills near this oceanside ci...

What remains of a home after it was destroyed by wildfires in Santa Barbara, early Friday, May 8, 2009. A wildfire on the hills near this oceanside ci...

Alexandra Elman makes rounds to see clients in New York, April 29, 2009. Even before losing her sight in 1995 because of diabetes, Alexandra Elman, 40...

Alexandra Elman with a glass of wine she is tasting for a client in New York, April 29, 2009. Even before losing her sight in 1995 because of diabet...

Alexandra Elman heads to see a client for a wine tasting, in New York, April 29, 2009. Even before losing her sight in 1995 because of diabetes, Alexa...

Alexandra Elman samples wines for a client in New York, April 29, 2009. Even before losing her sight in 1995 because of diabetes, Alexandra Elman, 40,...

Alexandra Elman heads to see a client for a wine tasting, in New York, April 29, 2009. Even before losing her sight in 1995 because of diabetes, Alexa...

Alexandra Elman on the subway with her seeing-eye dog as she heads to see a client for a wine tasting, in New York, April 29, 2009. Even before losing...

Alexandra Elman pays for some vegetables from a stand on a street in New York, April 29, 2009. Even before losing her sight in 1995 because of diabete...

Alexandra Elman's seeing-eye dog waits paitently as her owner samples wines for a client in New York, April 29, 2009. Even before losing her sight in...

Alexandra Elman, left, sampling some wine for a client in New York, April 29, 2009. Even before losing her sight in 1995 because of diabetes, Alexandr...

Alexandra Elman on her way to sample wines for a client, in New York, April 29, 2009. Even before losing her sight in 1995 because of diabetes, Alexa...

Alexandra Elman with a client sampling wines in New York, April 29, 2009. Even before losing her sight in 1995 because of diabetes, Alexandra Elman,...

Alexandra Elman, center, with a client sampling wines in New York, April 29, 2009. Even before losing her sight in 1995 because of diabetes, Alexand...

Alexandra Elman with a glass of wine she is tasting for a client in New York, April 29, 2009. Even before losing her sight in 1995 because of diabet...

Alexandra Elman, center, sampling wines for a client in New York, April 29, 2009. Even before losing her sight in 1995 because of diabetes, Alexandr...

Alexandra Elman heads to see a client for a wine tasting, in New York, April 29, 2009. Even before losing her sight in 1995 because of diabetes, Alexa...

Alexandra Elman heads to see a client for a wine tasting, in New York, April 29, 2009. Even before losing her sight in 1995 because of diabetes, Alexa...

Abshir Boyah, a notorious Somali pirate boss who admits to hijacking more than 25 ships and to being a member of a secretive pirate council called "Th...

A hairdressing shop in Garowe, Somalia, May 1, 2009. Garowe, capital of the semiautonomous region of Puntland, is where several prominent and many les...

A scene from a main street in Garowe, May 2, 2009. Garowe, capital of the semiautonomous region of Puntland, is where several prominent and many less...

Property lots marked for construction on the outskirts of Garowe, Somalia, May 2, 2009. Garowe, capital of the semiautonomous region of Puntland, is...

The recently created Puntland Congress meeting to discuss a budget, in Garowe, May 2, 2009. Garowe, capital of the semiautonomous region of Puntland,...

"The pirates are spoiling our society," says Abdirahman Mohamed Mohamud, center, president of Somalia's semiautonomous region of Puntland, seen walkin...

A money changer with stacks of the severely devalued Somali currency on a street in Garowe, Somalia, May 2, 2009. Garowe, capital of the semiautonomou...

A sign painted on a wall in Garowe, Somalia, reads "No Pirates Allowed," seen May 5, 2009. Garowe, capital of the semiautonomous region of Puntland,...

Hawo, left, wife of Abshir Boyah, a notorious Somali pirate, with Naima Ishmael Mohamed, a friend, in Garowe, Somalia, May 3, 2009. Facing intensifyin...

Firefighters next to the ruins of a home in Santa Barbara, Calif., on Thursday, May 7, 2009. A fire pushed by strong winds into the foothills of Santa...

Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.), center, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, is flanked by Presidents Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan, left, and...

Gen. David Petraeus, head of the U.S. Central Command, looks on as Sen. John Kerry, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Presidents...

Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.), center, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, is flanked by Presidents Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan, left, and...

Lucha Libre AAA wrestler Laredo Kid walks back to his dressing room after being injured in San Jose, Calif., March 29, 2009. Lucha libre, or free fig...

Lucha Libre AAA wrestler Pimpinela prepares for a match in Sacramento, Calif., March 28, 2009. Lucha libre, or free fighting, is staged. It is also im...

One of the Lucha Libre AAA Psycho Clowns prepares for a match in San Jose, Calif., March 29, 2009. Lucha libre, or free fighting, is staged. It is al...

Lucha Libre AAA wrestler Mascarita Sagrada lands a flying kick on Deccnis during their match in San Jose, Calif., March 29, 2009. Lucha libre, or fr...

Lucha Libre AAA wrestler Joe Lider polishes his championship belt before a match in Sacramento, Calif., March 28, 2009. Lucha libre, or free fighting,...

Lucha Libre AAA fan Christian McLaughlin boos the "bad guys" at a match in Sacramento, Calif., March 28, 2009. Lucha libre, or free fighting, is stag...