Bangkok Floods Continue To Threaten People And Economy

A Thai man sits at a flooded train station in the Laksi area of the capital on November 2, 2011 in Bangkok, Thailand. Thousands of flood victims have been forced to take shelter at crowded evacuation centers around the capitol city. Hundreds of factories have been closed in the central Thai province of Ayutthaya and Nonthaburi and millions of tons of rice has been damaged. Thailand is experiencing its worst flooding in over 50 years, affecting more than nine million people and claiming over 400 lives in flood-related incidents since late July according to the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation. (Photo by Paula Bronstein /Getty Images)

Thai military plow through the water into the flood zone in armored personnel carriers November 2, 2011 in Bangkok, Thailand. (Photo by Paula Bronstein /Getty Images)

A Thai woman walks along the partially flooded train tracks in the Laksi area November 2, 2011 in Bangkok, (Photo by Paula Bronstein /Getty Images)

Planes sit on a flooded tarmack of the closed Don Muang airport November 3, 2011 in Bangkok,Thailand. The airport was used as a domestic terminal and was formerly the International airport. (Photo by Paula Bronstein/Getty Images)

Traffic moves as flood waters take over the streets moving to the Lat Phrao area which is a major shopping and business district November 4, 2011 in Bangkok, Thailand. Over seven major industrial parks in Bangkok and, thousands of factories have been closed in the central Thai province of Ayutthaya and Nonthaburi with millions of tons of rice damaged. T(Photo by Paula Bronstein /Getty Images)

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Demonstrators In Denver Mark “Bank Transfer Day”

Occupy Denver protesters march through downtown denver on November 5, 2011 in Denver, Colorado. Hundreds of demonstrators marched in a peaceful protest, denouncing the Federal Reserve and urging customers to close their accounts with large banks and deposit their funds into local credit unions. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

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Pictures Of Recent Events

Actor Reza Sixo Safai and actress Sarah Kazemy attend the “Circumstance” premiere during the 6th International Rome Film Festival on October 31, 2011 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images)

Actresses Zelda Williams and Kelly Monaco attend Nintendo's celebration of the launch of Super Mario 3D Land at Siren Studios on November 3, 2011 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images for Nintendo)

Christy Turlington Burns attends Christy Turlington Burns Pre-Marathon Pasta Dinner at The National on November 4, 2011 in New York City. (Photo by Dave Kotinsky/Getty Images for The National)

Melissa Bergland at the Emirates marquee during Emirates Stakes Day at Flemington Racecourse on November 5, 2011 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Marianna Massey/Getty Images)

Race-goers pose with a cardboard cut-out of Kim Kardashian at the Swisse marquee during Emirates Stakes Day at Flemington Racecourse on November 5, 2011 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Marianna Massey/Getty Images)

Recording artist Mya attends the North Shore Animal League America pre-race rally & adoption event at The Algonquin Hotel on November 5, 2011 in New York City. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images)

Susan Boyle poses during a visit to WILD LIFE Sydney on November 6, 2011 in Sydney, Australia. This is Susan's first visit to Australia. (Photo by Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images)

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Multiple Fatalities Feared In M5 27-Vehicle Pile-Up

Emergency services continue to attend the scene of a multiple fatal collision near Junction 25 on the M5 motorway on November 5, 2011 near Taunton, England. At least 27 vehicles crashed on the northbound carriageway of the M5 near Taunton, causing several explosions. Police have confirmed that several people have been killed and 43 have been injured but emergency crews have as yet been unable to confirm cause of the crash. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

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Chinese Students Take Part In Arts Examination

Students take part in a fashion and design entrance examination at Hubei Institute of fine Arts on February 28, 2011 in Wuhan, Hubei Province of China. 202 students took part in the exam and only 24, (10 percent) of them will be enrolled in Hubei Institute of fine Arts. (Photo by ChinaFotoPress/Getty Images). WUHAN, CHINA – FEBRUARY 28

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Simply Some Photos

Goldie the golden eagle, who escaped from her cage at London Zoo, perched on the crossbar of a goalpost on a football pitch in Regent's Park, London. (Photo by Jim Gray/Getty Images). 1965

Recreation time for the seminarists at St. Ignatius Loyala shrine at Azpeitia, Guipyzloa in Spain. (Photo by Evans/Getty Images). 1955




 

A petrol pump attendant is surprised to see a lion emerge from the back of the van he is filling. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images). 7th January 1966

A belly dancer from Middlesex entertains British troops in Cyprus. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images). 26th February 1964

Men emerge from the fifteen ton scoop of Europe's biggest digger at Corby in Northants. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images). 2nd November 1934

 A boy, dressed as a toreador, faces a large prize-winning Jersey cow at a Scottish agricultural show. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images). 2nd May 1960

Pilgrims on their knees in front of the shrine to Our Lady of Guadalupe in Guadalupe Hidalgo, Mexico. A local inhabitant, Juan Diego, claimed to have had visions of the Virgin Mary at this spot in 1531. (Photo by Evans/Three Lions/Getty Images). Circa 1950

9 year old Rachel Geary stands outside No 10 Downing St. wearing a gas mask and holding a banner. Protesters are campaigning to stop the proposed routing of the M25 through playing fields at Ashstead, claiming that children will be put at risk from lead poisoning. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images). 6th October 1978

 

A boy loses his balance in a skateboard race against a pot-plant, 17th August 1977. (Photo by Daily Express/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
  

The tide comes in on a woman at Barry Sands who has fallen asleep in the sunshine. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images). 10th June 193

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London 2012 ArcelorMittal Orbit Sculpture Nears Completion

A group of students view the London 2012 ArcelorMittal Orbit Sculpture at the Olympic park on November 4, 2011 in London, England. The Ј22 million sculpture designed by Anish Kapoor is nearly complete. Standing at 115 meters tall the permanent structure is Britain's largest artwork and houses an observation deck near the top. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)

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Hengdaohezi Breeding Center For Tigers

A young boy plays in a Siberian tiger sculpture at the Hengdaohezi Breeding Center for Felidae on October 26, 2007 in Harbin of Heilongjiang Province, China. (Photo by China Photos/Getty Images)

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