School children dressed as Mahatma Gandhi take part in a cultural program on the eve of Gandhi’s 140th birth anniversary, in the central Indian city of Bhopal October 1, 2009. REUTERS/Raj Patidar

Palestinian boys walk past a mural depicting captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, in Gaza city October 1, 2009. Israel will free 20 Palestinian women from jail as early as Friday in exchange for a videotape from Hamas proving the Israeli soldier held in the Gaza Strip since 2006 is alive, officials on both sides said on Wednesday.   REUTERS/Mohammed Salem

A view of China’s 60th anniversary parade in Beijing, China, in this satellite image taken and released on October 1, 2009.  REUTERS/DigitalGlobe

Pro-democracy protesters carrying a mock coffin try to cross a police line during a demonstration demanding China improve its human rights record, outside the Chinese liaison office in Hong Kong October 1, 2009 as China celebrates the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China.    REUTERS/Tyrone Siu

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