AP Photo - Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, right, and Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee, front left, attend a conference of Chief Ministers on internal security in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2009.

AP Photo - An Israeli soldier stands at his Armored Personal Carrier, near Israel's border with Gaza, southern Israel, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2009. Israeli tanks, infantry and aircraft hammered dozens of Hamas targets overnight Wednesday as Israel's leaders discussed whether to expand the 12-day operation meant to stop rocket fire into Israel.

AP Photo - Israeli armored vehicles advance towards the Gaza Strip, seen in background, near Israel's border with Gaza, southern Israel, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2009. Israeli tanks, infantry and aircraft hammered dozens of Hamas targets overnight Wednesday as Israel's leaders discussed whether to expand the 12-day operation meant to stop rocket fire into Israel.

AP Photo - A gas pressure gauge is seen at a snow-covered transit point on the main pipeline from Russia in the village of Boyarka, near Kiev, Ukraine, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2009. A natural gas crisis loomed over Europe on Tuesday, as a contract dispute between Russia and Ukraine shut off Russian gas supplies to six countries and reduced gas deliveries to several others. Bulgaria, Greece, Macedonia, Romania, Croatia and Turkey all reported a halt in gas shipments.

AP Photo - Japan's Emperor Akihito, left, is escorted by a Shinto priest after offering prayers at Musashino Imperial Mausoleum in Hachioji in the suburbs of Tokyo during the 20th anniversary of late emperor Hirohito's death Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2009. The anniversary comes as the Akihito, 75, has cut back his official duties due to an irregular pulse and bleeding from his stomach, symptoms imperial doctors have attributed to "mental stress."

AP Photo - Japan's Emperor Akihito, left, is escorted by a Shinto priest after offering prayers at Musashino Imperial Mausoleum in Hachioji in the suburbs of Tokyo during the 20th anniversary of late emperor Hirohito's death Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2009. The anniversary comes as the Akihito, 75, has cut back his official duties due to an irregular pulse and bleeding from his stomach, symptoms imperial doctors have attributed to "mental stress."

AP Photo - Japan's Empress Michiko, leads other imperial family members after paying tribute at Musashino Imperial Mausoleum in Hachioji in the suburbs of Tokyo during the 20th anniversary of late emperor Hirohito's death Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2009. The anniversary comes as Emperor Akihito, son of Hirohito, has cut back his official duties due to an irregular pulse and bleeding from his stomach, symptoms imperial doctors have attributed to "mental stress."

AP Photo - Japan's Empress Michiko passes the gate of Musashino Imperial Mausoleum in Hachioji in the suburbs of Tokyo as she arrives to take part in the 20th anniversary of late emperor Hirohito's death Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2009.