Today In Pictures: Nov. 11, 2011

Jim Scott searches for the name of a member of the U.S. military who died in Vietnam during Veterans Day ceremonies at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Nov. 11, 2011, in Washington. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

 

A woman covers her mouth with her hand, painted in the colors of Yemen’s flag, during a protest against the regime of President Ali Abdullah Saleh in the capital of Sanaa, Nov. 11, 2011. Forces loyal to Saleh shelled Taez, the country’s second largest city, killing nine people — among them two women and a child according to witnesses. (Gamal Noman/AFP/Getty Images)

 

A member of the National Honor Guard looks out from behind an American flag to listen to President Barack Obama as he speaks during a Veteran’s Day ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., Nov. 11, 2011. (Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP Photo)

 

The bull statue is shown in front of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange in Germany, Nov.11, 2011, as the German stock index DAX went over 6,000 points to end the week. (Michael Probst/AP Photo)

 

Korean War veteran James Gerard, wearing his original uniform, salutes during a Veteran’s Day observance at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, Nov. 11, 2011, in San Antonio. (Eric Gay/AP Photo)

 

North Carolina forward Desmond Hubert dunks during practice before the Carrier Classic NCAA college basketball game against Michigan State, Nov. 11, 2011, aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson in Coronado, Calif. (Gregory Bull/AP Photo)

 

A man walks in an alley of Rio de Janeiro’s Rocinha slum, Nov. 11, 2011, in Brazil. Police say they are stepping up their presence in preparation for an incursion into the slum as part of a campaign to make the city safer by the time it hosts the 2014 World Cup final matches. (Felipe Dana/AP Photo)

 

Veterans meet at Commando Memorial to observe a two-minute silence for the war dead, Nov. 11, 2011 in Spean Bridge, Scotland, on Armistice Day, which marks the end of the World War I. (Jeff J. Mitchell/Getty Images)