Leaders from left to right in back row: Foreign Minister of Malaysia Rais Yatim, Foreign Minister of Myanmar Nyan Win, Foreign Minister of New Zealand Winston Peters, Foreign Minister of Papua New Guinea Samuel Abal, Leader of the Philippines delegation Enrique Manalo, Foreign Minister of South Korea Yu Myung-hwan, and in front row left to right: Foreign Minister of Singapore George Yeo, Foreign Minister of Vietnam Pham Gia Khiem, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Foreign Minister of East Timor Zacarias Albano da Costa and Foreign Minister of Sri Lanka Rohitha Bogollagama link arms during a group photo at the 15th ASEAN Regional Forum Retreat meetings on Thursday July 24, 2008 in Singapore at the Shangri-La Hotel where the ASEAN Ministerial Meetings are held.AP Photo

Cars drive down a flooded street during a heavy rainfall in Chunchon, about 90 km (56 miles) northeast of Seoul, July 24, 2008. The Korea Meteorological Administration forecasted the heavier rainfall in the country on Thursday, and issued torrential rain warning in Seoul and in the country’s central regions.Reuters Pictures

A man walks beside benches along a riverside after a heavy rainfall in Seoul July 24, 2008. The Korea Meteorological Administration forecasted the heavier rainfall in the country on Thursday, and issued torrential rain warning in Seoul and in the country’s central regions.Reuters Pictures

People make their way along a flooded park in Xiangfan, Hubei province July 23, 2008. Ten people died and two were missing after rain lashed central China’s Hubei province from Sunday to Wednesday, Xinhua News agency reported. Picture taken July 23, 2008.Reuters Pictures

A TV reporter points to a large rock sitting on the road following the earthquake in Iwaizumi in Iwate prefecture, 500km north of Tokyo on July 24, 2008. A powerful earthquake shook northern Japan, injuring at least 100 people.Getty Images

Workers clear collapsed ceilings in the hall at Hachinohe city, Aomori prefecture, some 570-kilometre north of Tokyo on July 24, 2008. The 6.8 Richter-scale earthquake struck just after midnight on the mountainous northern tip of Japan’s main island of Honshu, shattering windows and triggering landslides that blocked key roads on the Pacific coast.Getty Images

Supporters of co-leader of People’s Alliance for Democracy Sondhi Limthongkul chant slogans on the street outside Bangkok Metropolitan office after Sondhi surrendered himself to police Thursday, July 24, 2008 in Bangkok, Thailand. Thai criminal court approved an arrest warrant against Sondhi after he relayed remarks of a pro-government protester deemed offensive to the monarchy.AP Photo

Thai soldiers greet Cambodian soldiers near the Cekakiri Svarak pagoda of the Preah Vihear temple, about 245 km (152 miles) north of Phnom Penh, July 24, 2008. Cambodia accused Thailand on Thursday of sending more troops to their joint border as a smouldering dispute over a 900-year-old temple showed no signs of easing.reuters Pictures

A Cambodian soldier stands with a Thai soldier near the Cekakiri Svarak pagoda of the Preah Vihear temple, about 245 km (152 miles) north of Phnom Penh, July 24, 2008. Cambodia accused Thailand on Thursday of sending more troops to their joint border as a smouldering dispute over a 900-year-old temple showed no signs of easing.Reuters Pictures

A security guard looks at equipment burned by suspected Communist guerillas at a banana farm of the Dole company in Makilala town, southern Philippines July 24, 2008. Small-scale bombings are common in the volatile southern Philippines, where there are long-running Muslim and communist insurgencies and bandits use explosives to extort money.Reuters Pictures

A mother tends to her child on a makeshift shelter under an elevated highway in Jakarta on July 24, 2008. Malaysia premier Abdullah Ahmad Badawi has warned of a “real disaster” unless bold steps are taken to tackle the global inflation crisis. “About 100 million or more people have descended into poverty worldwide while low and middle-income groups everywhere are feeling the strain of increased food prices on their budget,” he said.Getty Images

Captain Marwoto Komar, the pilot of a Garuda Indonesia aircraft that crashed at Yogyakarta airport last year, listens to the prosecutors during a trial in Sleman in central Java July 24, 2008. Marwoto was charged on Thursday with negligence and deliberately causing an accident killing 21 people.Reuters Pictures

Sudan’s President Omar Hassan al-Bashir waves to his supporters during a tour of West Darfur’s capital el-Geneina, July 24, 2008. Sudan has invited international experts to inspect its legal system to see whether it is capable of holding trials for war crimes committed in Darfur, the justice minister said on Thursday.Reuters Pictures

Supporters of Sudan’s President Omar Hassan al-Bashir (not in the picture) wave at him during his tour of West Darfur’s capital el-Geneina July 24, 2008. Sudan has invited international experts to inspect its legal system to see whether it is capable of holding trials for war crimes committed in Darfur, the justice minister said on Thursday.Reuters Pictures

An unidentified relative of a wounded man wails outside a local hospital in Srinagar, India, Thursday, July, 24, 2008. Five people, including three children, were killed and 15 wounded when suspected rebels detonated a bomb near a parked bus at a bus terminal in Srinagar, Indian Kashmir’s biggest city, said police spokesman Prabhakar Tripathi.AP Photo

: Paramedics and locals carry a wounded man on a stretcher at a local hospital after a bomb blast in Srinagar, India, Thursday, July 24, 2008. Five people, including three children, were killed and 15 wounded when suspected rebels detonated a bomb near a parked bus at a bus terminal in Srinagar, Indian Kashmir’s biggest city, said police spokesman Prabhakar Tripathi.AP Photo

Hindu protestors lead an injured policeman to safety, after he was beaten by other Hindu protestors in the Bishnah area, about 20 kilometers (12 miles) south of Jammu, India, Thursday, July 24, 2008. Angry protesters defied curfew to block highways and hold demonstrations Thursday, sparked by the death of a Hindu protester Wednesday who collapsed during a rally against a recent government decision to cancel a land transfer to a Hindu shrine.AP Photo

A Palestinian demonstrator uses a sling-shot to hurl stones at Israeli border police during a protest against Israel’s separation barrier in the West Bank village Nilin, near Modin, Thursday, July 24, 2008. Israel says the barrier is necessary for security while Palestinians call it a land grab.reuters Pictures

An Israeli soldier fires tear gas during a demonstration against the construction of the controversial Israeli separation barrier in the West Bank village of Nilin near Ramallah on July 24, 2008. Israel says the 650-km (405-mile) barrier is necessary to protect itself from “terrorist” attacks but the Palestinians call it an “apartheid wall” and complain that large chunks of the West Bank are cut off as a result of it. In 2004, the International Court of Justice issued a non-binding ruling declaring parts of the barrier to be illegal and calling for their removal, something Israel has refused to do.Getty Images

Palestinians militants from the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine carry empty coffins during a symbolic funeral in Gaza City on July 24, 2008, for 42 comrades that were returned to Lebanon during last week’s prisoner swap between Israel and Hezbollah. Israel released the remains of some 200 Arab fighters in a swap agreement with Lebanese group Hezbollah last week, some of which belonged to Palestinian fighters, who’s remains have not been transferred to Gaza or the occupied West Bank, and have therefore remained in Lebanon.Getty Images

A resident stands on the roof of his house damaged by Hurricane Dolly at Bagdad beach, some 38 km (24 miles) away from the border city of Matamoros July 24, 2008. After Hurricane Dolly unleashed a fury of damaging winds and wicked rain on the U.S.-Mexico coastline and diminished to a tropical storm, widespread flooding along the populous Rio Grande Valley became the top concern on Thursday.Reuters Pictures

A house, flipped over by strong winds from Hurricane Dolly, is seen on Bagdad beach, some 38 km (24 miles) from the border city of Matamoros July 24, 2008. After Hurricane Dolly unleashed a fury of damaging winds and wicked rain on the U.S.-Mexico coastline and diminished to a tropical storm, widespread flooding along the populous Rio Grande Valley became the top concern on Thursday.Reuters Pictures

A couple wades through streets flooded by Hurricane Dolly in Harlingen, Texas, July 24 , 2008. After Hurricane Dolly unleashed a fury of damaging winds and wicked rain on the U.S.-Mexico coastline and diminished to a tropical storm, widespread flooding along the populous Rio Grande Valley became the top concern on ThursdayReuters Pictures

A movie fan stands outside a theatre where a preview of the new movie The X-Files: I Want to Believe was showing in Vancouver, British Columbia July 24, 2008. The director Chris Carter and writer Frank Spotnitz were attending the preview in which crew and cast from old TV series were invited to attend. The original X-Files television show was filmed in Vancouver from 1993 to 1998.Reuters Pictures