Week in Pictures 13/11/10

WAS IT A DEMOCRATIC ELECTION? European Union monitors of Ethiopia’s stunning ruling party victory ruled the election “not up to international standards.” From Brussels this week, Chief of Party Thijs Berman issued a long list of complaints about the Eth

KIDS WITHOUT HOMES More than 27 million people in the world, half of them children, have been forced from their homes in armed conflicts. The United Nations has proposed ways governments and humanitarian agencies can better serve these innocent victims

HIS FIRST MARATHON Gebre Gebremariam beat all the competition in New York City last Sunday in one of the world’s major races. One of those he passed along the way was another Ethiopian and one of the world’s most successful marathon runners, Haile Gebres

HIS LAST MARATHON? Marathon record-holder Haile Gebreselassie led the pack at the Queensboro Bridge in the New York Marathon last Sunday. Moments later, he dropped out of the race with a knee injury. Deeply disappointed, the 37-year-old running legend

Samuel Sweitzer washes grave stones in preparation for Veterans Day at the Golden Gate National Cemetery in San Bruno, Calif. (AP/Paul Sakuma)

A woman carries a child with symptoms of cholera at the entrance of the St. Catherine hospital in the Cite Soleil neigborhood in Port-au-Prince, Haiti,Thursday, Nov. 11, 2010. Nearly 11,000 people people have been hospitalized for cholera across Haiti wit

A woman crosses a street covered with dirty water in Port-au-Prince dowtown, Haiti,Thursday, Nov. 11, 2010. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

A man watches Mount Merapi spews volcanic material as seen from Argomulyo, Indonesia, Friday, Nov. 12, 2010.(AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)

Indonesian soldiers search for victims killed in the eruption of Mount Merapi in Cangkringan, Indonesia, Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2010. The volcano forced U.S. President Barack Obama to cut short his visit to the country, and some international airlines are ca

President Obama is moved to the correct spot by South Korean President Lee Myung-bak and his wife, Kim Yoon-ok, for a photo during the official reception ahead of the G-20 working dinner in Seoul. (AFP)

Protesters rally against President Obama's visit to Indonesia in Jakarta. The rally was organized by the Hizbut Tahrir Muslim organization that believes the U.S. oppresses the Muslim community. Indonesia is the world's largest Muslim-majority nation. (AFP

French republican guards parade on the Champs Elysee avenue in Paris, Thursday, Nov. 11, 2010, as part of the Armistice Day ceremonies marking the 92th anniversary of the end of World War I. (AP Photo/Bob Edme)

Former President George W. Bush signs a copy of his book "Decision Points" at a store near his Dallas home, Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2010. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

Trade union members display placards during a protest, in Lagos, Nigeria, Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2010. Trade unions protesting Nigeria's minimum wage have called a warning strike across the oil-rich nation. Wednesday's strike by the Nigerian Labor Congress a

Korean War veteran Robert W. Fulmer bows his head during a ceremony at the Korean War Memorial on Veterans Day in Philadelphia, Thursday, Nov. 11, 2010. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

A Muslim pilgrim prayed at the top of Jabal al-Noor, Mountain of Light, on the outskirts, of Mecca, Saudi Arabia.