(AP) - Snow drifts across a road near Whitby, northern England, Sunday, Nov. 23, 2008. Arctic weather left large swathes of Britain blanketed in snow on Sunday, as freezing temperatures and heavy snowfall prompted fears of traffic chaos. (AP Photo/PA, Owen Humphreys)

(AP) - Paramilitary soldiers chase away Kashmiri Muslims after they attacked the polling station with stones during a protest against elections in Barsoo, some 28 kilometers (17 miles) north of Srinagar, India, Sunday, Nov. 23, 2008. Government soldiers opened fire on hundreds of stone-throwing Muslims protesting against elections in Indian Kashmir on Saturday, killing two people and seriously wounding another, police said. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)

(Reuters) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas gestures during a rally in the village of Salfit near the West Bank city of Nablus November 22, 2008, in this picture released by the Palestinian Press Office (PPO). Abbas on Saturday urged Rashidi/PPO/Handout (Reuters)

(AFP) - People wait under a graffiti of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez in a street of Caracas. Venezuelans began voting for governors and mayors in elections seen as a popularity test for leftist President Hugo Chavez, one year after the anti-US leader lost a referendum on extending his authority.(AFP/Thomas Coex)

(Reuters) - Guinea-Bissau's President Joao Bernardo "Nino" Vieira attends an Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC) summit in the capital Dakar in this March 12, 2008 file photograph. Vieira survived an attack by renegade soldiers on his home early on November 23, 2008, nearly two days after parliamentary election results were announced, a senior U.N. official said. REUTERS/Normand Blouin/Files (SENEGAL)

(AFP/File) - Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas, seen here on November 5, that he will call snap presidential and parliamentary elections in the New Year if reconciliation talks with the Islamist Hamas movement fail.(AFP/File/Attila Kisbenedek)

(Reuters) - A boy sells food next to a President Hugo Chavez poster in Caracas November 22, 2008. (Edwin Montilva/Reuters)

(Reuters) - People line up to receive their electoral identity cards in Caracas November 22, 2008. (Jorge Silva/Reuters)

(Reuters) - People check an electoral ballot sample at Hugo Chavez's United Socialist Party stand in Caracas November 22, 2008. (Carlos Garcia Rawlins/Reuters)

(Reuters) - A girl gets into her house next to a poster of President Hugo Chavez in Caracas November 22, 2008. (Edwin Montilva/Reuters)

(AP) - Kashmiris stand in a queue to cast vote at a polling station in Lar, some 30 kilometers (19 miles) north of Srinagar, India, Sunday, Nov. 23, 2008. Thousands of troops patrolled streets and guarded polling stations as the second phase of state elections in Indian-controlled Kashmir began Sunday. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)

(AFP/File) - A Tibetan demonstrator in exile is arrested during a protest in New Delhi. The Dalai Lama has warned of the "great danger" facing the Tibetan people as he addressed leading exiles who had vowed to continue support for his policy of seeking greater autonomy from China.(AFP/File/Manan Vatsyayana)

(AFP) - Tibetan delegates in-exile pose for photographs at a conference called to discuss the Tibetan issue in Dharamsala, India on November 22. The Dalai Lama has warned of the "great danger" facing the Tibetan people as he addressed leading exiles who had vowed to continue support for his policy of seeking greater autonomy from China.(AFP/Manan Vatsyayana)

(AFP/File) - Exiled Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, in Dharamshala, India on November 20. The Dalai Lama has warned of the "great danger" facing the Tibetan people as he addressed leading exiles who had vowed to continue support for his policy of seeking greater autonomy from China.(AFP/File)

(AFP/File) - Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas, seen here on November 5, hit out at US-backed Middle East peace talks on the eve of a White House meeting between Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and President George W. Bush, saying that not one issue had been resolved.(AFP/File/Attila Kisbenedek)

(AP) - Kashmiri Muslim protesters shout pro-freedom and anti-election slogans outside a polling station in Barsoo, some 28 kilometers (17 miles) north of Srinagar, India, Sunday, Nov. 23, 2008. Thousands of troops patrolled streets and guarded polling stations as the second phase of state elections in Indian-controlled Kashmir began Sunday. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)

(AFP/File) - Kuwaiti traders follow the market's movement at the stock exchange in Kuwait City on November 20. Stock markets in the energy-rich Gulf region opened the week lower a day after the Saudi bourse -- the region's largest -- slumped more than nine percent, denting sentiment.(AFP/File/Yasser al-Zayyat)

(AP) - The chair of the Saudi Arabian delegation are seen empty during the opening session of a two-day meeting of Iraq's neighbors to discuss security , in Damascus, Syria, on Sunday Nov. 23, 2008. The two-day gathering of the Security Committee for Coordination and Cooperation on Iraq comes only days before Iraq's parliament will vote on a proposed pact that would allow American troops to stay in Iraq for three more years. Syria's interior minister Bassam Abdul-Majid said a meeting on Iraq's security being held in Damascus must come up with an assertion that Iraq will not be used to launch hostile acts against its neighbors. (AP Photo/Ola al-Rifai)

(AFP) - Tibetan Buddhist in-exile wait for spiritual leader the Dalai Lama to arrive at his palace temple in Dharamshala on November 23. The Dalai Lama warned of the "great danger" facing the Tibetan people as he addressed leading exiles who had vowed continued support for his policy of seeking greater autonomy from China.(AFP/Manan Vatsyayana)

(AFP) - Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama (C) addresses delegates at his palace temple in Dharamshala on November 23. The Dalai Lama warned Sunday of the "great danger" facing the Tibetan people as he addressed leading exiles who had vowed continued support for his policy of seeking greater autonomy from China.(AFP/Manan Vatsyayana)

(AFP) - An elderly Tibetan woman in-exile holds up prayer beads outside the Dalai Lama's palace temple in Dharamshala on November 23. The Dalai Lama warned Sunday of the "great danger" facing the Tibetan people as he addressed leading exiles who had vowed continued support for his policy of seeking greater autonomy from China.(AFP/Manan Vatsyayana)

(AP) - Iraqi Deputy Foreign Minister Labid Abbawi, right, shakes hands with Jalal Fayrouznya, left, the head of the Middle East department at the Iranian Foreign Ministry, during the opening session of a two-day meeting of Iraq's neighbors to discuss security , in Damascus, Syria, on Sunday Nov. 23, 2008. The two-day gathering of the Security Committee for Coordination and Cooperation on Iraq comes only days before Iraq's parliament will vote on a proposed pact that would allow American troops to stay in Iraq for three more years. Syria's interior minister Bassam Abdul-Majid said a meeting on Iraq's security being held in Damascus must come up with an assertion that Iraq will not be used to launch hostile acts against its neighbors. (AP Photo/Bassem Tellawi)

(AP) - Kashmiri women wait to cast their vote outside a polling station in Lar, some 30 kilometers (19 miles) north of Srinagar, India, Sunday, Nov. 23, 2008. Government soldiers opened fire on hundreds of stone-throwing Muslims protesting against elections in Indian Kashmir on Saturday, killing two people and seriously wounding another, police said. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)

(AP) - Germany's Claudia Pechstein strains during the women's 1500 meters World Cup Speed Skating race in Moscow, Russia, Sunday, Nov. 23, 2008. (AP Photo/Sergey Ponomarev)

(AP) - FILE *** Guinea Bissau's President Joao Bernardo Vieira talks to the media during a press conference at the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels, in this Thursday May 18, 2006 file photo. Armed men have attacked the home of Guinea-Bissau's president in three-hour gunbattle with security forces Sunday Nov. 23. 2008. (AP Photo/Thierry Charlier, FILE)

(AP) - An Iraqi family waves goodbye to their relatives as pilgrims board buses in Najaf, 160 kilometers (100 miles) south of Baghdad, Iraq on Sunday, Nov. 23, 2008. Each year before the feast of Eid al-Adha, millions of Muslims from around the world will go on the annual pilgrimage, called the Hajj, to Mecca, Saudi Arabia. (AP Photo/Alaa al-Marjani)

(AP) - Visitors look at Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud II sedans during the 6th China International Automobile Exhibition at the Pazhou Complex in Guangzhou of south China's Guangdong province Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008. (AP Photo)

(AFP) - People wait under a graffiti of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez in a street of Caracas. Polls opened across Venezuela in elections for governors and mayors seen as a popularity test for leftist President Hugo Chavez, one year after the anti-US leader lost a referendum on extending his authority.(AFP/Thomas Coex)

(AP) - An Iraqi pilgrim waves goodbye to his relatives from a bus in Najaf, 160 kilometers (100 miles) south of Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, Nov. 23, 2008. Each year before the feast of Eid al-Adha, millions of Muslims from around the world will go on the annual pilgrimage, called the Hajj, to Mecca, Saudi Arabia. (AP Photo/Alaa al-Marjani)

(AP) - An unidentified woman throws goods in her trolley during an initiative called 'A minute of shopping for free' in a store in Milan, Italy, Sunday, Nov. 23, 2008. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

(AFP) - India's Sachin Tendulkar reacts after missing a shot during the fourth one-day international between India and England at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore on November 23. India were 82-1 after 14 overs when rain stopped play.(AFP/Dibyangshu Sarkar)

(Reuters) - Pro-government supporters hold placards reading: 'Get bored PAD protesters' during a rally at a temple in Nonthaburi province November 23, 2008. (Chaiwat Subprasom/Reuters)

(Reuters) - A pro-government supporter waves the Thai national flag next to a portrait of ousted Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra during a rally at a temple in Nonthaburi province November 23, 2008. (Chaiwat Subprasom/Reuters)

(AP) - In this Thursday, July 28, 2005 file photo, Guinea-Bissau President Joao Bernardo 'Nino' Vieira, center, stands with his wife Isabel Romano Vieira, right, at a press conference shortly after his electoral victory was announced in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau. Armed men have attacked the residence of Guinea-Bissau's president and engaged in a three-hour gunbattle with security forces, Sunday Nov. 23, 2008. There is no information on where President Joao Bernardo 'Nino' Vieira was and whether he has been hurt. (AP Photo, File)

(AFP/US NAVY/File) - The oil tanker MV Sirius Star is at anchor off the coast of Somalia. Tension mounted between pirates holding a Saudi tanker and Islamist fighters threatening to attack them, with a week remaining for the ship's owners to meet a 25-million-dollar ransom demand.(AFP/US NAVY/File)

(AFP) - Egyptians look at French navy helicopter carrier Jean de Vienne as it transits the Suez canal on November 21. Tension mounted between pirates holding a Saudi tanker and Islamist fighters threatening to attack them, with a week remaining for the ship's owners to meet a 25-million-dollar ransom demand.(AFP/null)

(AFP/NVNS/File) - Pirates can be seen on the deck of the fishing vessel Tian Yu 8 on November 17. Tension mounted between pirates holding a Saudi tanker and Islamist fighters threatening to attack them, with a week remaining for the ship's owners to meet a 25-million-dollar ransom demand.(AFP/NVNS/File/Jason R. Zalasky)

(Reuters) - Small biting flies, or gnats, are seen on the balusters along the East Lake in Wuhan, Hubei province November 22, 2008. Gnats appear in the lake due to water pollution and they will leave once the temperature in the area drops in about half a month's time, according to experts, local media reported. Picture taken November 22, 2008. REUTERS/Stringer (CHINA) CHINA OUT

(Reuters) - An Indian policeman stands guard near a polling station during the second phase of local elections in Barsoo, 30 km (18 miles) east of Srinagar November 23, 2008. REUTERS/Fayaz Kabli (INDIAN-ADMINISTERED KASHMIR)

(AFP) - The New Zealand team celebrate with the trophy after the winning the rugby league World Cup against Australia in Brisbane, Australia, November 22. Members of the world champion New Zealand rugby league team flew home to a heroes' welcome on Sunday, greeted by hundreds of ecstatic supporters as they arrived in Auckland with their trophy.(AFP/Greg Wood)

(Reuters) - A Kashmiri anti-election protester confronts an Indian police officer during the second phase of local polls in Barsoo, 30 km (18 miles) east of Srinagar November 23, 2008. REUTERS/Fayaz Kabli (INDIAN-ADMINISTERED KASHMIR)

(Reuters) - Guinea-Bissau's President Joao Bernardo Vieira answers questions after meeting European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso at the EC headquarters in Brussels in this May 18, 2006 file photo. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir/Files

(Reuters) - Pro-government supporters hold placards reading: "Get bored PAD protesters" next to a portrait of ousted Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra during a rally at a temple in Nonthaburi province November 23, 2008. Thousands of red-shirted government supporters rallied at the Buddhist temple on the outskirts of Bangkok on Sunday to show their support for Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat. REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom (THAILAND)

(Reuters) - A Kashmiri protester shouts anti-election slogans during the second phase of local polls in Barsoo, 30 km (18 miles) east of Srinagar November 23, 2008. REUTERS/Fayaz Kabli (INDIAN-ADMINISTERED KASHMIR)

(AFP) - Syrian Interior Minister Bassam Abdel Majid speaks during a meeting of the Iraqi Neighbours Border Security Working Group in Damascus. A high-level meeting to discuss security in Iraq opened in Damascus less than a month after US soldiers raided a Syrian village in a hunt for a "facilitator" of foreign fighters entering Iraq.(AFP/null)

(AFP/US NAVY/File) - The oil tanker MV Sirius Star is at anchor off the coast of Somalia. Somali Islamist fighters urged pirates holding a Saudi super-tanker to free the ship or face armed action.(AFP/US NAVY/File)

(Reuters) - Kashmiris protest against the polls during the second phase of local elections in Barsoo, 30 km (18 miles) east of Srinagar, November 23, 2008. REUTERS/Fayaz Kabli (INDIAN-ADMINISTERED KASHMIR)

(Reuters) - An Indian police officer stands guard as Kashmiri men queue to cast their votes during the second phase of local elections in Barsoo, 30 km (18 miles) east of Srinagar November 23, 2008. REUTERS/Fayaz Kabli (INDIAN-ADMINISTERED KASHMIR)