2012-11-08 Photo gallery

This picture taken on October 7, 2012 shows Palestinian youths practicing their parkour skills in the town of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip. Parkour, also known as free running, is an extreme sport that involves getting around or over urban ...

Los Angeles Clippers guard Eric Bledsoe, left, goes up for a dunk as San Antonio Spurs guard Gary Neal watches during the first half of their NBA basketball game, Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo

South African captain Graeme Smith, left, and Australian captain Michael Clarke pose for photographers with the trophy for their cricket test at the Gabba stadium in Brisbane, Australia, Thursday, Nov. 8, 2012. The first of three test matches between...

Indian cricket captain M S Dhoni with riders, Chairman and MD of Rhiti Sports during India's first FIM World superbike Championship team in Mumbai. PTI Photo

Singer Justin Bieber celebrates during the finale of the 2012 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show on Wednesday Nov. 7, 2012 in New York. (Photo AP)

Photo of Californian autumn by Manjula Dollin

Photo of Californian sunset by Manjula Dollin

Photo by Manjula Dollin

Defence Minister for A K Antony talking to the media at the international seminar and exposition 'Defcom India 2012' in New Delhi on Thursday. Chief of Army Staff Gen. Bikram Singh (L) is also seen. PTI

A worker puts gun powder inside a clay pot to make a fire crackers for the upcoming Diwali festival near Kolkata on November 8, 2012. Fire crackers are in heavy demand for the Hindu festival of lights, Diwali, which falls on November 13. AFP

England's cricketers, Kevin Pietersen, right, and Jonathan Trott, run between the wickets during a practice match against Haryana in Ahmadabad, India, Thursday, Nov. 8, 2012. AP

An exiled Tibetan participates in a protest rally in solidarity with Tibetan self-immolators, in Dharmsala, India, Thursday, Nov. 8, 2012. Three teenage monks and a Tibetan woman set fire to themselves to protest Chinese rule on the eve of a pivotal ...

A view of illuminated Umaid Bhawan Palace during the birthday celebrations of supermodel Naomi Campbell’s boyfriend, Russian billionaire Vladimir Doronin, in Jodhpur on Wednesday night. PTI

An Indian coastguard patrol ship Samrat with 60 crew is berth in a Manila pier as she arrives on November 8, 2012. The patrol ship is in Manila for a four-day goodwill visit and training exercise with the Philippine coastguard. AFP

Bollywood actress Esha Deol during the launch of a Jewellery collection-'AZVA' by World Gold Council in Bengaluru on Thursday. PTI

Bollywood actors Malaika Arora Khan and Neha Dhupia during a promotional event in Mumbai on Thursday. PTI

Fire fighters dousing blaze which broke out in a paint factory in Bangalore on Thursday. PTI

Fire fighters dousing blaze which broke out in a paint factory in Bangalore on Thursday. PTI

Umaid Bhawan Palace, hosting Naomi Campbell's billionaire boyfriend's birthday bash, witnesses fireworks in Jodhpur on Wednesday night. PTI Photo

BJP President Nitin Gadkari greets senior BJP leader LK Advani on his birthday in New Delhi on Thursday. PTI Photo

Indian Minister for External Affairs Salman Khurshid (L) welcomes British Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs William Hague during a meeting in New Delhi on November 8, 2012. Hague is in India for a two-day official visit. AFP PHO...

Muslims sit at the Jama Masjid (Grand Mosque), illuminated with blue lights as a part of a diabetes awareness and prevention campaign organized by pharmaceutical company Sanofi India, in the old quarters of Delhi November 7, 2012. Picture taken Novem...

Former Cricketer and Congress MP Mohd Azharuddin talking to the media in New Delhi after the Andhra Pradesh High Court on Thursday lifted the life ban imposed on him. PTI Photo

British supermodel Naomi Campbell (2R) and her boyfriend Vladimir Doronin (R) walk with their security in Jodhpur on November 8, 2012. A star-studded guest list including Kate Moss and Bob Geldof gathered in India on November 7 for a lavish 50th birt...

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his wife Laureen receive an idol during a visit to the historic Sree Someshwara Temple in Bengaluru on Thursday. PTI Photo

In this handout photograph released by the Karnataka information department, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper (2R) and his wife Laureen Harper (R) get a blessing from a Hindu priest at the Someshwara temple in Bangalore on November 8, 2012. Har...