5/25/2007

From the land of IKEA

You can do better, Sweden.

Isabel Lestapier Winqvist wears the Miss Sweden crown after she won the title in Helsingborg, Sweden, on April 21, 2007. The statuesque blonde dropped out of the pageant because Swedes say the Miss Universe competition, airing live Monday, May 28. 2007, from Mexico City's National Auditorium, is degrading to women and weighed down by scandals.(AP Photo/Thommy Nyhln,Scanpix )

Mon Roi


French President Nicolas Sarkozy listens to Paris Mayor Bertrand Delanoe's speech at the Paris city hall during the traditional courtesy visit paid by each newly-elected president, May 24, 2007. REUTERS/Patrick Kovarik/Pool (FRANCE)

5/21/2007

Muslim Ninja


Mosque standoff : A masked Pakistani radical Muslim student from Jamia Faridia, a religious school, holds a bamboo stick as he guards a road block leading to the madrassa in Islamabad.(AFP/Aamir Qureshi)

Now Miss Mexico heils!


Rosa Maria Ojeda, Miss Mexico 2007, parades during a Miss Universe's native dress fashion show in Mexico City, Sunday, May 20, 2007. They will compete for the 56th Miss Universe 2007's title next May 28 in Mexico City. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)

5/19/2007

B.F.F.



France's new President Nicolas Sarkozy is welcomed by German Chancellor Angela Merkel on arrival outside the Chancellery in Berlin May 16, 2007. Within hours of formally assuming office for a five-year term, Sarkozy arrived in Berlin on Wednesday to meet the current EU President Merkel in a trip aimed at underscoring the importance of Franco-German ties. REUTERS/Tobias Schwarz (GERMANY)

Demonstration

Angie shows Sarko what she would do if Chirac was on a cliff in front of her

France's new President Nicolas Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrive outside the Chancellery in Berlin May 16, 2007. Within hours of formally assuming office for a five-year term, Sarkozy arrived in Berlin on Wednesday to meet the current EU President Merkel in a trip aimed at underscoring the importance of Franco-German ties. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke

Angie and Sarko heil to crowd


France's new President Nicolas Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel wave from the balcony of the Chancellery with the Berlin Reichstag building, the seat of Germany`s lower house of parliament Bundestag in the background before their talks in Berlin, May 16, 2007. REUTERS/Guido Bergmann/Bundesregierung

"Nice glasses, Vlady"


Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) and German Chancellor Angela Merkel attend a Russia-EU summit at the Volszhsky Utyos resort near Samara May 18, 2007. Russian and European Union leaders met in a summit on Friday which will starkly underline that their ambitions for an ever-closer strategic partnership have stalled. REUTERS/ITAR-TASS/PRESIDENTIAL PRESS SERVICE (RUSSIA)

5/13/2007

Angie does the robot dance


German Chancellor Angela Merkel talks to Finance Minister Peer Steinbrueck during a debate at the German lower house of parliament Bundestag in Berlin May 10, 2007. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann (GERMANY)

Angie does Karate Chop again


German Chancellor Angela Merkel gestures during a debate at the German lower house of parliament Bundestag in Berlin May 10, 2007. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann (GERMANY)

Angie does Sling Blade


German Chancellor Angela Merkel gestures as Labour Minister Franz Muentefering (L) watches during a debate at the German lower house of parliament Bundestag in Berlin May 10, 2007. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann (GERMANY)

Angie and buddy both heil



German Chancellor Angela Merkel waves beside Bremen's Christian Democratic Interior Senator and top candidate Thomas Roewekamp (L) during a final election campaign rally of the CDU in the northern German town of Bremen May 11, 2007. Bremen is holding its federal city state elections on Sunday. REUTERS/Morris Mac Matzen (GERMANY)
German Chancellor Angela Merkel (L) beside Bremen's Christian Democratic Interior Senator and top candidate Thomas Roewekamp during the final election campaign rally of the CDU in the northern German town of Bremen May 11, 2007. Bremen is holding its federal city state elections on May 13, 2007. REUTERS/Morris Mac Matzen (GERMANY)

AP bored with being Americans, switches sides


May 13, 2007. A U.S. military helicopter opened fire at a family sleeping on their rooftop, killing a mother and two children and injuring two other children, Iraqi police said. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)