Week in Pictures 05/11/10

Help for “well-endowed areas” Remote portions of Ethiopian have been targeted by the Global Agriculture and Food Security Program, a new fund created by the United States, Canada, South Korea, Spain and the Gates Foundation. U.S. Treasury Secretary Tim

Ethiopian human rights not on the U.S. ballot The author of Senate Resolution 3757 “Support for Democracy and Human Rights in Ethiopia Act of 2010” was not re-elected during the mid-term elections this week. Sen. Russ Feingold (left), a Democrat from Wi

Would you choose Meseret? The International Association of Athletic Federations’ invitation for the general public to choose their favorite world-class runners at www.iaaf.org ends this week. Meseret Defar is among 10 women on the ballot for her World I

Apologies to Sir Bob British Broadcasting Corporation on Thursday morning issued an apology to the founder of Live Aid, Sir Robert Geldof, for March 5 reporting alleging Live Aid funds were used by the Tigray People’s Liberation Front to buy weapons for

An Indonesian man watches as Mount Merapi erupts in Kepuharjo, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2010. Indonesia's most dangerous volcano is once again sending searing gas clouds and burning rocks down its scorched flanks. (AP Photo/Gembong Nusant

Firefighters surround a Qantas passenger plane which made an emergency landing with 459 people aboard in Singapore's Changi International Airport after having engine problems Thursday, Nov. 4, 2010. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)

Comedians Stephen Colbert, right, and Jon Stewart perform in front of the U.S. Capitol during their Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear on the National Mall in Washington, Saturday, Oct. 30, 2010. The "sanity" rally blending laughs and political activism

Dancers put on a traditional Maori welcoming ceremony for U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton after arriving at the Parliament Complex Thursday, Nov. 4, 2010 in Wellington, New Zealand. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, right, meets Rose Parae, Elder of New Zealand Parliment, after arriving at the Parliament Complex on Thursday, Nov. 4, 2010 in Wellington, New Zealand. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, Pool)

House Republican leader John Boehner of Ohio celebrates the GOP's victory that changes the balance of power in Congress and will likely elevate him to speaker of the House, during an election night gathering hosted by the National Republican Congressional

President Barack Obama makes an election night phone call to Rep. John Boehner (R-Ohio) from his Treaty Room office in the White House residence, Nov. 2, 2010. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

A Pakistani farmer sorts the wheat during the harvest in Muzaffargarh in Punjab province, Pakistan, Monday, Nov. 1, 2010. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)

A child plays with sparklers during a pre-Diwali celebration at a school in Amritsar, India. Indians throughout the country are preparing to celebrate Diwali, the Festival of Lights, on Nov. 5. (Narinder Nanu/AFP)

Rep. Ed Perlmutter, D-Colo., does a cartwheel at a post-election party in Denver on Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2010 after he was re-elected to his 7th district seat. (AP Photo/Chris Schneider)

Residents wade through flood waters in down town Hat Yai of Songkhla province, southern Thailand Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2010. Thailand rushed soldiers and its only aircraft carrier to rescue residents in a key southern city submerged by the latest flooding. (

An Afghan boy watches Cpt. Chris Esrey of Havelock, North Carolina, with India, 3rd Battalion 5th Marines, First Marine Division, company, scan the area during a patrol, Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2010, in Sangin, south of Kabul, Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Dusan Vran

President Barack Obama listens to a question during a news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2010. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Storm clouds roll over the space shuttle Discovery after sunset Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2010, at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. Space shuttle Discovery's launch Thursday was postponed, due to stormy weather. (AP Photo/Terry Renna)