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Posted: 2/19/2013 1:41:23 AM EST
A worker points to a diagram of the extraction process for cobalt and copper at Tenke Fungurume, a mine 110 km (68 miles) northwest of Lubumbashi in Congo's copper-producing south, owned by miner Freeport McMoRan, Lundin Mining and state mining company Gecamines, January 29, 2013. Katanga, a province roughly the size of Spain, was the heart of central Africa's colonial mining industry, its growth fuelled by Belgium's Union Miniere du Haut Katanga, which produced tonne upon tonne of copper and also the uranium for the atomic bombs dropped on Japan in 1945. Decades of corruption and a brutal civil war brought Katanga to its knees. A period of relative stability since the 2003 peace deal and elections that followed - combined with high metal prices - brought private miners, and officials say Congo's copper exports jumped to 600,000 tonnes in 2012, from under 20,000 a decade ago. Picture taken January 29, 2013. REUTERS/Jonny Hogg
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Posted: 2/19/2013 1:41:23 AM EST
Staff work in the operations room at Tenke Fungurume, a copper and cobalt mine 110 km (68 miles) northwest of Lubumbashi in Congo's copper-producing south, owned by miner Freeport McMoRan, Lundin Mining and state mining company Gecamines, January 29, 2013. Katanga, a province roughly the size of Spain, was the heart of central Africa's colonial mining industry, its growth fuelled by Belgium's Union Miniere du Haut Katanga, which produced tonne upon tonne of copper and also the uranium for the atomic bombs dropped on Japan in 1945. Decades of corruption and a brutal civil war brought Katanga to its knees. A period of relative stability since the 2003 peace deal and elections that followed - combined with high metal prices - brought private miners, and officials say Congo's copper exports jumped to 600,000 tonnes in 2012, from under 20,000 a decade ago. Picture taken January 29, 2013. REUTERS/Clara Ferreira-Marques
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Posted: 2/19/2013 1:41:23 AM EST
A view of a copper processing facility at Tenke Fungurume, a copper and cobalt mine 110 km (68 miles) northwest of Lubumbashi in Congo's copper-producing south, owned by miner Freeport McMoRan, Lundin Mining and state mining company Gecamines, January 29, 2013. Katanga, a province roughly the size of Spain, was the heart of central Africa's colonial mining industry, its growth fuelled by Belgium's Union Miniere du Haut Katanga, which produced tonne upon tonne of copper and also the uranium for the atomic bombs dropped on Japan in 1945. Decades of corruption and a brutal civil war brought Katanga to its knees. A period of relative stability since the 2003 peace deal and elections that followed - combined with high metal prices - brought private miners, and officials say Congo's copper exports jumped to 600,000 tonnes in 2012, from under 20,000 a decade ago. Picture taken January 29, 2013. REUTERS/Jonny Hogg
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Posted: 2/19/2013 1:41:23 AM EST
A view of processing facilities at Tenke Fungurume, a copper and cobalt mine 110 km (68 miles) northwest of Lubumbashi in Congo's copper-producing south, owned by miner Freeport McMoRan, Lundin Mining and state mining company Gecamines, January 29, 2013. Katanga, a province roughly the size of Spain, was the heart of central Africa's colonial mining industry, its growth fuelled by Belgium's Union Miniere du Haut Katanga, which produced tonne upon tonne of copper and also the uranium for the atomic bombs dropped on Japan in 1945. Decades of corruption and a brutal civil war brought Katanga to its knees. A period of relative stability since the 2003 peace deal and elections that followed - combined with high metal prices - brought private miners, and officials say Congo's copper exports jumped to 600,000 tonnes in 2012, from under 20,000 a decade ago. Picture taken January 29, 2013. REUTERS/Jonny Hogg
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Posted: 2/19/2013 1:41:23 AM EST
Excavators and drillers at work in an open pit at Tenke Fungurume, a copper and cobalt mine 110 km (68 miles) northwest of Lubumbashi in Congo's copper-producing south, owned by miner Freeport McMoRan, Lundin Mining and state mining company Gecamines, January 29, 2013. Katanga, a province roughly the size of Spain, was the heart of central Africa's colonial mining industry, its growth fuelled by Belgium's Union Miniere du Haut Katanga, which produced tonne upon tonne of copper and also the uranium for the atomic bombs dropped on Japan in 1945. Decades of corruption and a brutal civil war brought Katanga to its knees. A period of relative stability since the 2003 peace deal and elections that followed - combined with high metal prices - brought private miners, and officials say Congo's copper exports jumped to 600,000 tonnes in 2012, from under 20,000 a decade ago. Picture taken January 29, 2013. REUTERS/Jonny Hogg
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Posted: 2/19/2013 1:41:23 AM EST
The Boss Mining copper operation, owned by ENRC, is seen from a helicopter in the southern Congolese province of Katanga, January 29, 2013. Katanga, a province roughly the size of Spain, was the heart of central Africa's colonial mining industry, its growth fuelled by Belgium's Union Miniere du Haut Katanga, which produced tonne upon tonne of copper and also the uranium for the atomic bombs dropped on Japan in 1945. Decades of corruption and a brutal civil war brought Katanga to its knees. A period of relative stability since the 2003 peace deal and elections that followed - combined with high metal prices - brought private miners, and officials say Congo's copper exports jumped to 600,000 tonnes in 2012, from under 20,000 a decade ago. Picture taken January 29, 2013. REUTERS/Jonny Hogg
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Posted: 2/19/2013 1:41:23 AM EST
Workers at Tenke Fungurume, a copper mine in the southern Congolese province of Katanga, check bundles of copper cathode sheets ready to be loaded and sent out to buyers January 29, 2013. Katanga, a province roughly the size of Spain, was the heart of central Africa's colonial mining industry, its growth fuelled by Belgium's Union Miniere du Haut Katanga, which produced tonne upon tonne of copper and also the uranium for the atomic bombs dropped on Japan in 1945. Decades of corruption and a brutal civil war brought Katanga to its knees. A period of relative stability since the 2003 peace deal and elections that followed - combined with high metal prices - brought private miners, and officials say Congo's copper exports jumped to 600,000 tonnes in 2012, from under 20,000 a decade ago. Picture taken January 29, 2013. REUTERS/Jonny Hogg
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Posted: 2/18/2013 2:48:43 PM EST
In this Friday, Feb. 15, 2013 photo, a Syrian Kurdish refugee plays on a pile of dirt in the Dumiz refugee camp in northern Iraq. Syrian Kurds who fled their country's civil war have mixed feelings about a future without Bashar Assad: They hope to win autonomy if the regime falls, but fear chaos and the rise of Islamists could instead make their lives worse. (AP Photo/Karin Laub)
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Posted: 2/18/2013 2:48:43 PM EST
In this Friday, Feb. 15, 2013 photo, Syrian Kurdish refugees Khader Qassem, 30, poses with his son, Abdel Qader, 4. outside his grocery store in the Dumiz refugee camp in northern Iraq. Syrian Kurds who fled their country's civil war have mixed feelings about a future without Bashar Assad: They hope to win autonomy if the regime falls, but fear chaos and the rise of Islamists could instead make their lives worse. (AP Photo/Karin Laub)
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Posted: 2/18/2013 2:48:43 PM EST
In this Friday, Feb. 15, 2013 photo, Syrian Kurdish refugee Abdel Khader Taha, 37, shows off his tatto of Massoud Barzani, the president of Iraqi Kurdistan, with a flag of Iraqi Kurdistan in the background, in the Dumiz refugee camp in northern Iraq. Syrian Kurds who fled their country's civil war have mixed feelings about a future without Bashar Assad: They hope to win autonomy if the regime falls, but fear chaos and the rise of Islamists could instead make their lives worse. (AP Photo/Karin Laub)
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Posted: 2/18/2013 2:48:43 PM EST
In this Friday, Feb. 15, 2013 photo, Syrian Kurdish refugees makes traditional bread in a tent in the Dumiz refugee camp in northern Iraq. Syrian Kurds who fled their country's civil war have mixed feelings about a future without Bashar Assad: They hope to win autonomy if the regime falls, but fear chaos and the rise of Islamists could instead make their lives worse. (AP Photo/Karin Laub)
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Posted: 2/13/2013 10:13:23 AM EST
Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, center, along with his wife Shiranthi Rajapaksa visit the Mahabodhi temple in the town of Bodhgaya, believed to be the place where Buddha attained enlightenment, India, Friday, Feb. 8, 2013. Various Tamil groups and leaders are protesting Rajapaksa’s visit holding him responsible for the killing of innocent Tamils during the civil war in Sri Lanka. Rajapaksa is on a personal visit to the country. (AP Photo/Manish Bhandari)
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Posted: 2/13/2013 10:13:23 AM EST
Indian Tamil activists of the Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK) party burn an effigy and portraits of Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa during a protest in New Delhi, India, Friday, Feb. 8, 2013. Various pro-Tamil groups and leaders are protesting Rajapaksa’s visit holding him responsible for the killing of innocent Tamils during the civil war in Sri Lanka. Rajapaksa is on a personal visit to the country. (AP Photo/Tsering Topgyal)
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Posted: 2/13/2013 9:53:37 AM EST
FILE - In this Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012 file photo, Syrian rebels gather in the Old City of Aleppo, Syria, a listed UNESCO World Heritage Site that was gutted in October and which is now controlled by the Free Syrian Army. Syria’s top antiquities official is calling for U.N. intervention and cooperation from neighboring countries to halt the illicit trafficking of its artifacts as the 23-month civil war rages on.(AP Photo/Monica Prieto, File)
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Posted: 2/13/2013 9:53:37 AM EST
FILE - In this Oct. 29, 2007 file photo, Asma Assad, the wife of Syrian President Bashar Assad, attends an exhibition at the National Museum in Damascus. The 20-day exhibition titled "a sea of jewels," was organized by the Italian Institute of Culture in Damascus, the Directorate General of Antiquities and Museums of Syria and the National Archeological Museum of Naples. Syria’s top antiquities official is calling for U.N. intervention and cooperation from neighboring countries to halt the illicit trafficking of its artifacts as the 23-month civil war rages on. (AP Photo Bassem Tellawi, File)
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Posted: 2/13/2013 9:53:37 AM EST
FILE - In this Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012 file photo, a general view of a destroyed building inside the Old City of Aleppo, Syria, a listed UNESCO World Heritage Site that was gutted in October and which is now controlled by the Free Syrian Army. Syria’s top antiquities official is calling for U.N. intervention and cooperation from neighboring countries to halt the illicit trafficking of its artifacts as the 23-month civil war rages on.(AP Photo/Monica Prieto, File)
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Posted: 2/13/2013 9:53:37 AM EST
FILE - In this Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012 file photo, a general view of a destroyed pottery shop inside the Old City of Aleppo, Syria, a listed UNESCO World Heritage Site that was gutted in October and which is now controlled by the Free Syrian Army. Syria’s top antiquities official is calling for U.N. intervention and cooperation from neighboring countries to halt the illicit trafficking of its artifacts as the 23-month civil war rages on.(AP Photo/Monica Prieto, File)
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Posted: 2/13/2013 12:03:21 AM EST
FILE - In this March 6, 2012 file photo, phases of facial reconstruction of the two sailors of the Civil War ironclad USS Monitor, older is at left, are on display in the auditorium of the United States Navy Memorial in Washington. The remains of the two unknown Union sailors recovered from the Civil War ironclad USS Monitor will be interred in Arlington National Cemetery on March 8, Navy Secretary Ray Mabus said Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
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Posted: 2/13/2013 12:03:21 AM EST
FILE - This undated file photo released by NOAA shows the USS Monitor. The remains of two unknown Union sailors recovered from the Civil War ironclad USS Monitor will be interred in Arlington National Cemetery on March 8, Navy Secretary Ray Mabus said Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013. (AP Photo/NOAA, File)
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Posted: 2/12/2013 4:38:31 AM EST
Wayne Moore, right, looks over the Emancipation Proclamation with the help of Jeff Sellers, left, the curator of education at the Tennessee State Museum on Monday, Feb. 11, 2013, in Nashville, Tenn. The document is at the museum in conjunction with an exhibit titled Discovering the Civil War from the National Archives. The papers will only be on view for 72 hours, which is being spread over seven days. It is scheduled to go on view to the public Tuesday, Feb. 12, and close Monday, Feb. 18. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
