News Today, October 07, 2009 (1)

Supporters of Honduras' ousted President Manuel Zelaya place candles around a symbolic coffin during a demonstration near the Brazilian embassy in Tegucigalpa October 6, 2009. The chance of a negotiated end to the Honduran crisis crept closer on Tuesday as mediators set up talks between de facto leaders and ousted President Zelaya, trapped by soldiers inside Brazil's embassy.Calgary Flames forward Olli Jokinen passes the puck during the third period of their NHL hockey game against the Montreal Canadiens in Calgary, Alberta October 6, 2009.BERKELEY, CA - OCTOBER 06: A sign depicting U.S. Preisdent Barack Obama as Uncle Sam is displayed during a protest against the war in Afghanistan on the UC Berkeley campus October 6, 2009 in Berkeley, California. A small group held a protest against the war in Afghanistan on the eighth anniversary of the US led conflict that began after the 9/11 terrorist attacks in New York and Washington DC.Protesters march in a street in al-Habileen city, in the southern Yemeni province of Lahj October 6, 2009. Arab League chief Amr Moussa said on Tuesday Arab states supported the unity of Yemen, which faces a Shi'ite rebellion in the north and secessionist unrest in the south. The United States and Saudi Arabia, the world's leading oil exporter, fear that a northern war between the army and Zaydi Shi'ite Muslims, as well as frequent street clashes with separatists in southern Yemen, could create instability that al Qaeda could exploit to carry out attacks.Members of the Health Access group stage a crime scene-like 'body pile-up' as part of their campaign against what they say is the poor state of US Healthcare in Los Angeles on October 6, 2009. President Obama, who has made overhauling US health care his top domestic priority, has said he supports the so-called 'public option,' and many core Democrats say they will oppose a final plan without one. But some Democratic aides say they worry that including a public plan a step Republicans denounce as a stride towards socialized medicine could imperil dozens of vulnerable Democrats in the 2010 election.WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 06: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) walks away from reporters after talking outside the White House following a meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama along with other members of Congress October 6, 2009 in Washington, DC. Obama met with Congressional leadership and the chairs and ranking members of the relevant committees to discuss planning for Afghanistan and Pakistan.Armed Services Committee Ranking Member John McCain (L), R-AZ, speaks to reporters as Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (L), R-KY, and House Minority Leader John Boehner (R), R-OH, look on in front of the West Wing after a meeting on Afghanistan and Pakistan with US President Barack Obama October 6, 2009 at the White House in Washington, DC. Obama Tuesday sat down with senior lawmakers driving a raging debate on US Afghan strategy, as he works towards a decision on whether to send thousands more troops to war. Democratic and Republican leaders plus top members of key congressional committees met the president at the White House touting sharply conflicting visions of the next steps in the unpopular eight-year US military operation. Obama is methodically working through an internal policy review after US commander General Stanley McChrystal warned the war could be lost within a year without more troops, and reportedly asked for 40,000 more men.A Spanish soldier (R) with the United Nations Interim Forces in Lebanon (UNIFIL) helps an Indonesian colleague to wear his traditional outfit during a medal award ceremony at the Indonesian base in the village of Adsheet, in south Lebanon, on October 6, 2009. Some 800 Indonesian soldiers are taking part in a United Nations peacekeeping force monitoring the cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah.A young supporter of ousted Honduran president Manuel Zelaya places a candle before a cordon of riot police officers on the street leading to the Brazilian embassy on October 6, 2009 in Tegucigalpa, Honduras during a demonstration marking the 101st day since the coup. Honduran coup leader Roberto Micheletti must give up and return the ousted government to power if the crisis there is to be resolved, Brazilian President Luiz Ignacio Lula da Silva said October 6th. Foreign ministers from the pan-American Organization of American States (OAS) and Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza were due in Honduras October 7th in the new push for dialogue.Supporters of Honduras' ousted President Manuel Zelaya pray in front of soldiers who are standing guard near the Brazilian embassy in Tegucigalpa October 6, 2009. The chance of a negotiated end to the Honduran crisis crept closer on Tuesday as mediators set up talks between de facto leaders and ousted President Manuel Zelaya, trapped by soldiers inside Brazil's embassy.A worker sweeps the floor as evacuees sleep in a gymnasium at Pasig city east of Manila, Philippines for close to two weeks now Wednesday Oct. 7, 2009. Tropical storm Ketsana brought the worst flooding in metropolitan Manila and neighboring provinces in more than 40 years with another typhoon ravaging northeastern Philippines a few days later bringing the total death toll to hundreds.Thousands of evacuees remain housed in a gymnasium at Pasig city east of Manila, Philippines for close to two weeks now Wednesday Oct. 7, 2009 as their homes are still inundated by floodwaters. Tropical storm Ketsana brought the worst flooding in metropolitan Manila and neighboring provinces in more than 40 years with another typhoon ravaging northeastern Philippines a few days later bringing the total death toll to hundreds.Children evacuees sleep on center court as they remain housed in a gymnasium at Pasig city east of Manila, Philippines for close to two weeks now Wednesday Oct. 7, 2009 due to continued flooding. Tropical storm Ketsana brought the worst flooding in metropolitan Manila and neighboring provinces in more than 40 years with another typhoon ravaging northeastern Philippines a few days later bringing the total death toll to hundreds.Dallas Stars' Brenden Morrow is checked by Edmonton Oilers' Steve Staios (R) and goaltender Nikolai Khabibulin (L) during the second period of their NHL hockey game in Edmonton October 6, 2009.Dallas Stars' Krys Barch (R) hits Edmonton Oilers' Denis Grebeshkov along the boards during the second period of their NHL hockey game in Edmonton October 6, 2009.SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 07: 16-year old solo sailor Jessica Watson poses on her yacht Ella's Pink Lady during the official launch of her Solo round the world voyage on October 7, 2009 in Sydney, Australia.SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 07: 16-year old solo sailor Jessica Watson sails her yacht Ella's Pink Lady around Sydney Harbour during the official launch of her Solo round the world voyage on October 7, 2009 in Sydney, Australia. Watson is attempting to become the youngest person to sail solo around the world non-stop and unassisted, an estimated 23,000 nautical miles expected to take her around 230 days at sea, despite her earlier collision with a coal tanker less than 24 hours into her voyage and the ongoing controversy over the ability of the 16-year old schoolgirl.