People watch as an acrobat practices flips at Yoff beach in Senegal’s capital Dakar, Novermber 1, 2009. REUTERS/ Finbarr O’Reilly

Surfer Raph Bruhwiler carries the Olympic Torch while coming ashore along Pacific Rim National Park just outside Tofino, British Columbia November 1, 2009. REUTERS/Andy Clark

An Afghan girl and her mother sit in a minibus in Herat November 1, 2009. REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl

Maoist supporters and activists take part in a torch rally in Kathmandu November 1, 2009. Nepal’s Maoist former rebels have re-launched their nationwide protests to topple the government over the army chief sacking issue. REUTERS/Gopal Chitrakar