German Gen. Wolf Langheld (L), Commander of NATO Allied Joint Forces hugs U.S Gen. David Petraeus, the outgoing U.S. and NATO led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) commander in Afghanistan during a changing of command ceremony in Kabul.  (AP)

A defaced image of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is seen on a sign along a highway in Cairo. (Reuters)

Britain's senior police chief Paul Stephenson, London's police commissioner leaves New Scotland Yard after resigning in London over allegations about the police's handling of phone hacking investigations, July 17, 2011. (Reuters)

Syrian demonstrators hold a giant flag as they march through the streets in Hajar al-Aswad in Damascus,  July 17, 2011.  (Reuters)

A Libyan rebel wounded during the battle for the control of the Brega oil town flashes a victory sign as he is rushed into the emergency room at the general hospital in Ajdabiya, on July 17, 2011.  (AFP)

A vendor (C) walks through the crowd as Indonesian Muslim women attend a ceremony marking the 85th anniversary of the Nahdlatul Ulama organization in Jakarta on July 17, 2011. (AFP)

Japan's players celebrate with the trophy after the victory against the U.S. in their Women's World Cup final soccer match in Frankfurt, July 17, 2011. (Reuters)

Britain's Olivia Allison and Jenna Randall compete in the technical duets final synchronized swimming competition in the FINA World Championships at the indoor stadium of the Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai. (AFP)

A man busks with a monkey riding on a goat along a road in Faisalabad, July 17, 2011. (Reuters)