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Viewing binoculars are seen on the Queensborough side of New York as the Empire State Building is seen lit red and yellow marking the 60th anniversary of Communist China in New York, September 30, 2009.Viewing binoculars are seen on the Queensborough side of New York as the Empire State Building is seen lit red and yellow marking the 60th anniversary of Communist China in New York, September 30, 2009.Paramilitary policemen stand still in front of a screen showing China's President Hu Jintao reviewing soldiers ahead of a massive parade to mark the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China in Beijing October 1, 2009.A Mexican Totonaca native plays an indigenous flute before performing the ritualistic dance of 'Los Voladores' (The Flyers) at Chapultepec forest, in Mexico City, on September 30, 2009. The Dance of 'Los Voladores' is a Mexican tradition that for some old indigenous cultures, such as the Olmeca and Totonaca, was a sacred ritual with great astronomical and religious significance. The dance consists of five people - representing the five elements of the indigenous world - four who descend from a pole tied to ropes while another one stays atop playing the flute. Each rope unwraps itself 13 times, to mark the 52 weeks of the year. The UNESCO declared the 'Los Voladores' a world cultural treasure.Williams Formula One driver Kazuki Nakajima of Japan arrives at Suzuka Circuit ahead of the Japanese F1 Grand Prix in Suzuka, central Japan, October 1, 2009.Renault Formula One driver Fernando Alonso of Spain signs his autograph for a fan as he arrives at Suzuka Circuit ahead of the Japanese F1 Grand Prix in Suzuka, central Japan, October 1, 2009. Alonso will replace Kimi Raikkonen at Ferrari next season, the Italian team said on Wednesday, ending months of speculation surrounding the move. Alonso, world champion in 2005 and 2006, has signed a three-year deal and will partner Felipe Massa next year.Top Chinese leaders stand on Tiananmen Gate during the parade to mark the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, in Beijing October 1, 2009.The Empire State Building is seen lit red and yellow marking the 60th anniversary of Communist China in New York, September 30, 2009.GLASGOW, SCOTLAND - SEPTEMBER 30: Aston Merrygold of boy band JLS arrives at the MOBO Awards 2009 held at Glasgow's SECC on September 30, 2009 in Glasgow, Scotland.GLASGOW, SCOTLAND - SEPTEMBER 30: Aston Merrygold of boy band JLS arrives at the MOBO Awards 2009 held at Glasgow's SECC on September 30, 2009 in Glasgow, Scotland.A volunteer searches for tsunami victims and identification documents at a destroyed resort in Matavai on the southern coast of Western Samoa September 30, 2009. Relief workers in American Samoa and Samoa searched for survivors on Thursday after a series of tsunamis smashed into the tiny Pacific islands, killing possibly more than 100 people and flattening villages.A banquet is held marking the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing September 30, 2009. China will celebrate on October 1 the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. Picture taken September 30, 2009LAS VEGAS - SEPTEMBER 30: A woolly mammoth skeleton with 90 percent of its original bones is displayed at the Venetian Resort Hotel Casino September 30, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Auctioneers Bonhams & Butterfields hope the 28-foot long fossil will fetch about USD 150,000-200,000 when it is auctioned off on October 3 at the Venetian as part of their Natural History auction. The centerpiece of the lot of 50 fossils being auctioned is a 66-million-year-old Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton dubbed 'Samson.' The 40-foot-long female dinosaur fossil, excavated in South Dakota in, contains about 170 bones and is said to be the third most complete T. rex skeleton ever unearthed. Bonhams & Butterfields is hoping Samson will fetch more than USD 6 million at the auction.Pro-democracy activists carrying a coffin at a demonstration are surrounded by police officers during the flag raising ceremony for 60th anniversary of the National Day of China in Hong Kong Thursday, Oct. 1, 2009. The protesters are demanding the Beijing government apologize the military crackdown on protests in Tiananmen Square and to stop the one party ruling in China.Pro-democracy activists carrying the coffin at a demonstration during the flag raising ceremony for 60th anniversary of the National Day of China in Hong Kong Thursday, Oct. 1, 2009. The protesters are demanding the Beijing government apologize the military crackdown on protests in Tiananmen Square and to stop the one party ruling in China.Chinese President Hu Jintao (R) and former president Jiang Zemin toast during a banquet marking the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing September 30, 2009. China will celebrate on October 1 the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. Picture taken September 30, 2009Palestinian Bara'a Malkee, 15, center, talks with relatives after her release from an Israeli jail, at the family home in the West Bank refugee camp of Jalazoun near Ramallah, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2009. Bara'a is one of 20 Palestinian women Israel will release from prison this week in exchange for a videotape proving that Sgt. Gilad Schalit who is held by militants in the Gaza Strip is still alive, Israel and Hamas announced Wednesday, in the first tangible sign of movement in more than three years of talks over the captive soldier's fate. Schalit, a tank crewman seized by Hamas-linked militants in a cross-border raid in June 2006, has not been seen since his capture.BERLIN - SEPTEMBER 30: MDR television presenter Peter Escher holds his Goldene Henne Award at the Goldene Henne 2009 awards at Friedrichstadtpalast on September 30, 2009 in Berlin, Germany.GLASGOW, SCOTLAND - SEPTEMBER 30: DJ Ironik arrives at the MOBO Awards 2009 held at Glasgow's SECC on September 30, 2009 in Glasgow, Scotland.Argentina's head coach Diego Maradona watches their friendly soccer match against Ghana in Cordoba September 30, 2009.Toronto Blue Jays catcher Rod Barajas (L) and pitcher Roy Halladay congratulate each other at the end of their 12-0 win over the Boston Red Sox in their MLB American League baseball game at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts September 30, 2009.Universidad de Chile's Manuel Iturra (R) fights for the ball with Marcelo Cordeiro of Brazilian soccer club Internacional during their Copa Sudamericana soccer match in Santiago September 30, 2009.VfL Wolfsburg's German defender Alexander Madlung (L) and Manchester United's English forward Wayne Rooney compete for the ball during their UEFA Champions League Group B football at Old Trafford in Manchester, north-west England, on September 30, 2009.VfL Wolfsburg's Bosnia and Herzegovina forward Edin Dzeko (R) scores past Manchester United's Polish goalkeeper Tomasz Kuszczak (2L) during their UEFA Champions League Group B football at Old Trafford in Manchester, north-west England, on September 30, 2009.credit photo: Reuters, Gettyimages