Today In Pictures: Sept. 21, 2011

Rebel fighters are seen through a damaged car window at a checkpoint near Sirte, Libya, Sept. 20, 2011. Revolutionary fighters have not been able to take over central positions in Sirte and pro-Gadhafi forces have the advantage of knowing the city and are heavily armed. (Manu Brabo/AP Photo)

 

A man dressed as the devil encourages riders during the elite men’s time trial for the Denmark Cycling Road World Championship. Over 28.8 miles, the trial began and finished in Copenhagen, Denmark, Sept. 21, 2011. (Jens Dresling/Polfoto/AP Photo)

 

Activists protest the upcoming visit of Pope Benedict XVI on the eve of his arrival, Sept. 21,2011, in Berlin. (Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

 

Finland-based South Korean born designer Aamu Song, right, and her design partner Johan Olin pose for photos with Aamu’s creation “Reddress”, an installation and performance space in the form of a colossal, red dress, as part of the London Design Festival at York Hall in east London, Sept. 21, 2011. (Matt Dunham/AP Photo)

 

A displaced Pakistani boy looks on as he and others collect water from a tanker in the Umerkot District of Pakistan’s Sindh province, Sept. 20, 2011. Flood victims camped out near inundated fields and crowded hospitals as authorities and international aid groups struggle to respond to Pakistan’s second major bout of flooding in just over a year. (Muhammed Muheisen/AP Photo)

 

President Barack Obama waits his turn to speak during the 66th session of the General Assembly at United Nations headquarters Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2011. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

 

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev poses with members of the Bolshoi Theater company performing in the ballet “Sleeping Beauty” after a rehearsal at the Bolshoi Theater Sept. 20, 2011 in Moscow. The Bolshoi closed in 2005 for a complete renovation, which ran behind schedule and over budget, and will reopen next month. (Sasha Mordovets/Getty Images)