A general view shows the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant, where the U.S. suffered its most serious nuclear accident in 1979, from the shores of the Susquehanna River in Middletown, Pennsylvania March 15, 2011. U.S. regulators should press ahead with approving construction licenses for new nuclear power plants despite Japan's nuclear crisis, President Barack Obama's top energy official Energy Secretary Steven Chu said on Tuesday. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENERGY ENVIRONMENT POLITICS BUSINESS) 

A sign sits across the road from defunct cooling towers at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant, where the U.S. suffered its most serious nuclear accident in 1979, in Middletown, Pennsylvania March 15, 2011. U.S. regulators should press ahead with approving construction licenses for new nuclear power plants despite Japan's nuclear crisis, President Barack Obama's top energy official Energy Secretary Steven Chu said on Tuesday. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENERGY ENVIRONMENT POLITICS BUSINESS) 

A sign marks the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant, where the U.S. suffered its most serious nuclear accident in 1979, in Middletown, Pennsylvania March 15, 2011. U.S. regulators should press ahead with approving construction licenses for new nuclear power plants despite Japan's nuclear crisis, President Barack Obama's top energy official Energy Secretary Steven Chu said on Tuesday. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENERGY ENVIRONMENT POLITICS BUSINESS) 

A man rides his tricycle taxi during a thunderstorm in Havana October 14, 2010. A weakening Tropical Storm Paula moved ashore in Cuba on Thursday and neared the Cuban capital, where thunderstorms raked the city with winds and driving rain. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said the eye of the small storm was now 40 miles (60 km) southwest of Havana, its top winds had dropped to 60 miles per hour (95 kph) and would continue falling. REUTERS/Desmond Boylan (CUBA - Tags: ENVIRONMENT IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

People ride a horse-pulled cart along Cuba's main highway as a car passes by on the outskirts of Havana August 27, 2010. Cubans use horse-pulled carts to move short distances of up to five km (three miles) and pay a fee of around $0.05 or $0.10 for a ride. REUTERS/Desmond Boylan (CUBA - Tags: SOCIETY TRANSPORT ANIMALS) 

People ride a horse-pulled cart along Cuba's main highway on the outskirts of Havana August 27, 2010. Cubans use horse-pulled carts to move short distances of up to five km (three miles) and pay a fee of around $0.05 or $0.10 for a ride. REUTERS/Desmond Boylan (CUBA - Tags: SOCIETY TRANSPORT ANIMALS) 

Oil washes up on Pensacola Beach, Florida, staining its famous white sands June 23, 2010. Florida saw its worst effect yet from the BP Plc oil spill as thick oily sludge washed ashore on Pensacola Beach. Emergency workers said the pudding-like mixture covered three miles (5 km) of the barrier island that is part of the Gulf Islands National Seashore. REUTERS/Ben Gruber (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT ENERGY DISASTER POLITICS BUSINESS IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

Oil washes up on Pensacola Beach, Florida, staining its famous white sands June 23, 2010. Florida saw its worst effect yet from the BP Plc oil spill as thick oily sludge washed ashore on Pensacola Beach. Emergency workers said the pudding-like mixture covered three miles (5 km) of the barrier island that is part of the Gulf Islands National Seashore. REUTERS/Ben Gruber (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT ENERGY DISASTER POLITICS BUSINESS) 

Workers using shovels attempt to clean up oil that has beached at Pensacola Beach, Florida, June 23, 2010. Florida saw its worst effect yet from the BP Plc oil spill as thick oily sludge washed ashore on Pensacola Beach. Emergency workers said the pudding-like mixture covered three miles (5 km) of the barrier island that is part of the Gulf Islands National Seashore. REUTERS/Ben Gruber (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT ENERGY DISASTER POLITICS BUSINESS) 

An Oil covered pelican sits on the rocky shore line of Queen Bess Island Pelican Rookery three miles north east of Grand Isle, Louisiana June 6, 2010. These birds are being rescued and transported to the Fort Jackson Rehabilitation Center by well-trained and knowledgeable wildlife responders, veterinarians, biologists and wildlife rehabilitators. Oil from BP's out-of-control Gulf of Mexico oil spill could threaten the Mississippi and Alabama coasts this week, U.S. forecasters said, as public anger surged over the nation's worst environmental disaster. REUTERS/Sean Gardner (UNITED STATES - Tags: ANIMALS BUSINESS DISASTER ENVIRONMENT) 

AOil covered pelicans sit on the shore line of Queen Bess Island Pelican Rookery three miles north east of Grand Isle, Louisiana June 6, 2010. These birds are being rescued and transported to the Fort Jackson Rehabilitation Center by well-trained and knowledgeable wildlife responders, veterinarians, biologists and wildlife rehabilitators. Oil from BP's out-of-control Gulf of Mexico oil spill could threaten the Mississippi and Alabama coasts this week, U.S. forecasters said, as public anger surged over the nation's worst environmental disaster. REUTERS/Sean Gardner (UNITED STATES - Tags: ANIMALS BUSINESS DISASTER ENVIRONMENT) 

Lightly Oil covered pelican chicks sit on the rocky shore line of Queen Bess Island Pelican Rookery three miles north east of Grand Isle, Louisiana June 6, 2010. These birds are being rescued and transported to the Fort Jackson Rehabilitation Center by well-trained and knowledgeable wildlife responders, veterinarians, biologists and wildlife rehabilitators. Oil from BP's out-of-control Gulf of Mexico oil spill could threaten the Mississippi and Alabama coasts this week, U.S. forecasters said, as public anger surged over the nation's worst environmental disaster. REUTERS/Sean Gardner (UNITED STATES - Tags: ANIMALS BUSINESS DISASTER ENVIRONMENT) 

An oil-covered pelican flies along the shore line of Queen Bess Island Pelican Rookery, 3 miles (4.8 km) northeast of Grand Isle, Louisiana June 5, 2010. Wildlife experts are working to rescue birds from the rookery which has been affected by BP's Gulf of Mexico oil spill, and transporting them to the Fort Jackson Rehabilitation Center. REUTERS/Sean Gardner (UNITED STATES - Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT ENERGY ANIMALS) 

An oil-covered pelican flies along the shore line of Queen Bess Island Pelican Rookery, 3 miles (4.8 km) northeast of Grand Isle, Louisiana June 5, 2010. Wildlife experts are working to rescue birds from the rookery which has been affected by BP's Gulf of Mexico oil spill, and transporting them to the Fort Jackson Rehabilitation Center. REUTERS/Sean Gardner (UNITED STATES) 

The Ocean Guardian semi-submersible drilling rig floats tethered to the sea floor just three days after beginning its contracted well for Rockhopper Exploration a little more than 100 km (62 miles) offshore from the Falkland Islands, in this April 19, 2010 file photo. A potential oil find near the remote Falkland Islands has the British territory's residents hopeful of an economic boom but anxious to preserve their quiet ways and avoid conflict with Argentina, which claims the islands as its own. Photo taken April 19, 2010. REUTERS/Gary Clement/Files (FALKLAND ISLANDS - Tags: ENERGY POLITICS ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS) 

A woman walks along Seven Mile Beach with three cruise ships anchored in port in George Town, Cayman Islands, April 27, 2010. Picture taken April 27, 2010. REUTERS/Gary Hershorn (CAYMAN ISLANDS - Tags: TRAVEL SOCIETY) 

The Ocean Guardian semi-submersible drilling rig floats tethered to the sea floor just three days after beginning its second exploration well a little more than 100 km (62 miles) offshore from the Falkland Islands, April 19, 2010. The rig is being shared by different oil companies with concessions in the Falkland Basin, having drilled the first well for Desire Petroleum before beginning the current one for Rockhopper Exploration. Argentina asked the United Nations to step into its dispute with Britain over the Islands when the exploration operation was originally announced. REUTERS/Gary Clement (FALKLAND ISLANDS - Tags: ENERGY POLITICS ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS) 

The Ocean Guardian semi-submersible drilling rig floats tethered to the sea floor just three days after beginning its second exploration well a little more than 100 km (62 miles) offshore from the Falkland Islands, April 19, 2010. The rig is being shared by different oil companies with concessions in the Falkland Basin, having drilled the first well for Desire Petroleum before beginning the current one for Rockhopper Exploration. Argentina asked the United Nations to step into its dispute with Britain over the Islands when the exploration operation was originally announced. REUTERS/Gary Clement (FALKLAND ISLANDS - Tags: ENERGY POLITICS ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS) 

A Haitian covers his face after three bodies were found inside a car wreckage in Port-au-Prince January 24, 2010. A mild earthquake measuring 4.7 in magnitude struck Haiti on Sunday 20 miles (30 km) west of the capital Port-au-Prince, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. REUTERS/Tomas Bravo (HAITI - Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT) 

NUCLEAR/3MILEISLAND - 3D diagram explaining the accident at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant on March 28, 1979. RNGS. (SIN04) 

Orangutans Fatt Fatt (top) and Deepa play in a gunny sack at Orang Utan island in Bukit Merah Laketown Resort, Perak, 300 kilometres (186 miles) north of Malaysia's capital Kuala Lumpur March 3, 2009. Five acres of the island are used for orangutan conservation, a project that started in 1999 with three brought in from their native east Malaysia state of Sarawak. Orangutans are not endemic to western Malaysia, where Bukit Merah is located. Picture taken March 3, 2009. REUTERS/Zainal Abd Halim (MALAYSIA)
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Deepa, one-year-old female orangutan, is seen in a gunny sack at Orang Utan island in Bukit Merah Laketown Resort, Perak, 300 kilometres (186 miles) north of Malaysia's capital Kuala Lumpur March 3, 2009. Five acres of the island are used for orangutan conservation, a project that started in 1999 with three brought in from their native east Malaysia state of Sarawak. Orangutans are not endemic to western Malaysia, where Bukit Merah is located. Picture taken March 3, 2009. REUTERS/Zainal Abd Halim (MALAYSIA)
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Visitors look at April, a nine-month-old female orangutan at Orang Utan Island, in Bukit Merah Laketown Resort, Perak, 300 kilometres (186 miles) north of Malaysia's capital Kuala Lumpur March 3, 2009. Five acres of the island are used for orangutan conservation, a project that started in 1999 with three brought in from their native east Malaysia state of Sarawak. Orangutans are not endemic to western Malaysia, where Bukit Merah is located. Picture taken March 3, 2009. REUTERS/Zainal Abd Halim (MALAYSIA)
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April, nine-month-old female orangutan plays with her caretaker at Orang Utan island in Bukit Merah Laketown Resort, in Perak, 300 kilometres (186 miles) north of Malaysia's capital Kuala Lumpur March 3, 2009. Five acres of the island are used for orangutan conservation, a project that started in 1999 with three brought in from their native east Malaysia state of Sarawak. Orangutans are not endemic to western Malaysia, where Bukit Merah is located. Picture taken March 3, 2009. REUTERS/Zainal Abd Halim (MALAYSIA)
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June, a three-month-old female orangutan is being milk by her caretaker at Orang Utan Island, in Bukit Merah Laketown Resort, Perak, 300 kilometres (186 miles) north of Malaysia's capital Kuala Lumpur March 3, 2009. Five acres of the island are used for orangutan conservation, a project that started in 1999 with three brought in from their native east Malaysia state of Sarawak. Orangutans are not endemic to western Malaysia, where Bukit Merah is located. Picture taken March 3, 2009. REUTERS/Zainal Abd Halim (MALAYSIA ANIMALS SOCIETY) 

Orangutans play at Orang Utan island, in Bukit Merah Laketown Resort, Perak, 300 kilometres (186 miles) north of Malaysia's capital Kuala Lumpur March 3, 2009. Five acres of the island are used for orangutan conservation, a project that started in 1999 with three brought in from their native east Malaysia state of Sarawak. Orangutans are not endemic to western Malaysia, where Bukit Merah is located. Picture taken March 3, 2009. REUTERS/Zainal Abd Halim (MALAYSIA ANIMALS SOCIETY IMAGE OF THE DAY TOP PICTURE) 

Mike (L), the male orangutan, shares a coconut with his companion Nicky at Orang Utan Island, in Bukit Merah Laketown Resort, Perak, 300 kilometres (186 miles) north of Malaysia's capital Kuala Lumpur March 3, 2009. Five acres of the island are used for orangutan conservation, a project that started in 1999 with three brought in from their native east Malaysia state of Sarawak. Orangutans are not endemic to western Malaysia, where Bukit Merah is located. Picture taken March 3, 2009. REUTERS/Zainal Abd Halim (MALAYSIA) 

Jun, a three-month old female Orang Utan, rests in a baby cot on Orang Utan Island at Bukit Merah Resort in Malaysian central state of Perak, 300 kilometres (186 miles) north of Kuala Lumpur, March 3, 2009. Having started with just 3 Orang Utans in 1999, the island's primate population has grown to 23, 12 of which were born on the island itself. REUTERS/Zainal Abd Halim (MALAYSIA) 

April, a nine-month-old female Orang Utan, plays in her baby cot on Orang Utan Island at Bukit Merah Resort in Malaysian central state of Perak, 300 kilometres (186 miles) north of Kuala Lumpur, March 3, 2009. Having started with just three Orang Utans in 1999, the island's primate population has grown to 23, 12 of which were born on the island itself. REUTERS/Zainal Abd Halim (MALAYSIA) 

Deepa, a one-year-old female Orang Utan, plays in a gunny sack on Orang Utan Island at Bukit Merah Resort in Malaysian central state of Perak, 300 kilometres (186 miles) north of Kuala Lumpur March 3, 2009. Having started with just three Orang Utans in 1999, the island's primate population has grown to 23, 12 of which were born on the island itself. REUTERS/Zainal Abd Halim (MALAYSIA) 

Iranian women walk along the southern beach on the island of Kish in the Persian Gulf 1250 km (777 miles) south of Tehran August 4, 2008. Kish became the country's first free trade zone and the new gateway to Iran in 1982, being 17 km (11 miles) off the southern shore of mainland Iran. REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl (IRAN) 

A villager cries during on the three year anniversary of the Indian Ocean tsunami in Khao Lak, in Thailand's Phang Nga province, nearly 110 km (68 miles) north of the resort island of Phuket, December 26, 2007. The Indian Ocean tsunami on December 26, 2004 killed almost 6,000 people and left nearly 3,000 missing in Thailand. REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom (THAILAND) 

People mark the three-year anniversary of the Indian Ocean tsunami at a memorial in Khao, in Thailand's Phang Nga province, about 110 km (68 miles) north of the resort island of Phuket, December 26, 2007. The Indian Ocean tsunami on December 26, 2004 killed almost 6,000 people and left nearly 3,000 missing in Thailand. REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom (THAILAND) 

Germany's Jasmin Riedel, 20, places a stalk of red rose at a memorial during a ceremony in Khao Lak, in Thailand's Phang Nga province, about 110 km (68 miles) north of the resort island of Phuket December 26, 2007, marking the three-year anniversary of the Indian Ocean tsunami. The Indian Ocean tsunami on December 26, 2004 killed almost 6,000 people and left nearly 3,000 missing in Thailand. REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom (THAILAND) 

Australia's Rene' Van Der Spuy (C), Britian's Natalie Solveland (R) and Mark Mcdonald place stalks of red roses at a memorial during a ceremony in Khao Lak, in Thailand's Phang Nga province, about 110 km (68 miles) north of the resort island of Phuket, December 26, 2007, marking the three-year anniversary of the Indian Ocean tsunami. The Indian Ocean tsunami on December 26, 2004 killed almost 6,000 people and left nearly 3,000 missing in Thailand. REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom (THAILAND) 

A soldier (R) stands guard as a police officer checks the identity of a man during an operation in Mannar, about 312 km (194 miles) north of Colombo, December 23, 2007. Sri Lankan troops killed 41 Tamil Tiger fighters in a series of weekend clashes in the island's civil war-ravaged north, while three soldiers were also killed, the military said on Monday. Picture taken December 23. REUTERS/Stringer (SRI LANKA) 

A police officer checks the identity of a man during an operation in Mannar, about 312 km (194 miles) north of Colombo, December 23, 2007. Sri Lankan troops killed 41 Tamil Tiger fighters in a series of weekend clashes in the island's civil war-ravaged north, while three soldiers were also killed, the military said on Monday. Picture taken December 23. REUTERS/Stringer (SRI LANKA) 

A worker removes old incense sticks from a fireplace in front of a 108 meters high Buddhist statue at Nanshan Cultural Centre, about 60km (37 miles) west of Sanya, in south China's Hainan Island province November 26, 2007. China's domestic tourism is booming as evidenced by an estimated 150 million people who took to the road, rail and air during this year's "golden week" Labour Day holiday in May. China's government is considering changing the country's three holiday weeks and introduce long weekends to cope with traveller congestion. Picture taken November 26, 2007. REUTERS/Nir Elias (CHINA) 

A 108 meters high Buddhist statue is seen behind burning incense sticks at Nanshan Cultural Centre, about 60km (37 miles) west of Sanya, in south China's Hainan Island province November 26, 2007. China's domestic tourism is booming as evidenced by an estimated 150 million people who took to the road, rail and air during this year's "golden week" Labour Day holiday in May. China's government is considering changing the country's three holiday weeks and introduce long weekends to cope with traveller congestion. REUTERS/Nir Elias (CHINA) 

Tourists walk towards a 108 metres high Buddhist statue at Nanshan Cultural Centre, about 60km (37 miles) west of Sanya, in south China's Hainan Island province November 26, 2007. China's domestic tourism is booming as evidenced by an estimated 150 million people who took to the road, rail and air during this year's "golden week" Labour Day holiday in May. China's government is considering changing the country's three holiday weeks and introduce long weekends to cope with traveller congestion. REUTERS/Nir Elias (CHINA) 

Tourists take photos of each other near a temple at Nanshan Cultural Centre, about 60km (37 miles) west of Sanya, in south China's Hainan Island province November 26, 2007. China's domestic tourism is booming as evidenced by an estimated 150 million people who took to the road, rail and air during this year's "golden week" Labour Day holiday in May. China's government is considering changing the country's three holiday weeks and introduce long weekends to cope with traveller congestion. REUTERS/Nir Elias (CHINA) 

Tourists cover each other with sand as they play on the beach at the tourist resort island of Wuzhizhou, about 50km (32 miles) from Sanya, in south China's Hainan Island province November 27, 2007. China's domestic tourism is booming as evidenced by an estimated 150 million people who took to the road, rail and air during this year's "golden week" Labour Day holiday in May. China's government is considering changing the country's three holiday weeks and introduce long weekends to cope with traveller congestion. REUTERS/Nir Elias (CHINA) 

Tourists listen to their tour guide at the entrance to a temple at Nanshan Cultural Centre, about 60km (37 miles) west of Sanya, in south China's Hainan Island province November 26, 2007. China's domestic tourism is booming as evidenced by an estimated 150 million people who took to the road, rail and air during this year's "golden week" Labour Day holiday in May. China's government is considering changing the country's three holiday weeks and introduce long weekends to cope with traveller congestion. REUTERS/Nir Elias (CHINA) 

Tourists play in the sea at the tourist resort island of Wuzhizhou, about 50km (32 miles) from Sanya, in south China's Hainan Island province November 27, 2007. China's domestic tourism is booming as evidenced by an estimated 150 million people who took to the road, rail and air during this year's "golden week" Labour Day holiday in May. China's government is considering changing the country's three holiday weeks and introduce long weekends to cope with traveller congestion. REUTERS/Nir Elias (CHINA) 

Tourists chat as they rest at Nanshan Cultural Centre, about 60km (37 miles) west of Sanya, in south China's Hainan Island province November 26, 2007. China's domestic tourism is booming as evidenced by an estimated 150 million people who took to the road, rail and air during this year's "golden week" Labour Day holiday in May. China's government is considering changing the country's three holiday weeks and introduce long weekends to cope with traveller congestion. REUTERS/Nir Elias (CHINA) 

A tourist sits next to monkeys as she is photographed by a friend at The Monkey Island tourist resort, about 80km (50 miles) east of Sanya in south China's Hainan Island province November 27, 2007. China's domestic tourism is booming as evidenced by an estimated 150 million people who took to the road, rail and air during this year's "golden week" Labour Day holiday in May. China's government is considering changing the country's three holiday weeks and introduce long weekends to cope with traveller congestion. REUTERS/Nir Elias (CHINA) 

Tourists play in the sea at the tourist resort island of Wuzhizhu, about 50km (32 miles) from Sanya in south China's Hainan Island province November 27, 2007. China's domestic tourism is booming as evidenced by an estimated 150 million people who took to the road, rail and air during this year's "golden week" Labour Day holiday in May. China's government is considering changing the country's three holiday weeks and introduce long weekends to cope with traveller congestion. REUTERS/Nir Elias (CHINA) 

Tourists sit in a cable car as they make their way to the Monkey Island tourist resort, about 80km (50 miles) east of Sanya in south China's Hainan Island province November 27, 2007. China's domestic tourism is booming as evidenced by an estimated 150 million people who took to the road, rail and air during this year's "golden week" Labour Day holiday in May. China's government is considering changing the country's three holiday weeks and introduce long weekends to cope with traveller congestion. REUTERS/Nir Elias (CHINA) 

Tourists stand on a deck at the tourist resort island of Wuzhizhu, about 50km (32 miles) from Sanya, in south China's Hainan Island province November 27, 2007. China's domestic tourism is booming. Around 150 million people took to the road, rail and air during this year's "golden week" Labour Day holiday in May. The number of overseas trips from China has soared to 35 million trips in 2006 comparing with 620,000 trips in 1990, according to the National Bureau of Statistics. China's government is considering changing the country's three holiday weeks and introduce long weekends to cope with traveller congestion. REUTERS/ Nir Elias (CHINA) 

Visitors cast shadows as they walk inside a vast airship hangar hosting a Tropical Islands holiday resort near the eastern German village of Brand, 60 kilometres (37 miles) south of Berlin November 19, 2007. The former hangar houses a holiday resort with beach and tropical temperatures -- and at 360 meters long, 210 meters wide and 107 meters high, it is a size big enough to fit in New York's Statue of Liberty and eight football pitches. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke (GERMANY) 

Koreans, who were forced to move to Sakhalin by Japan in early 1940s and returned to South Korea this year, stand at their new hometown in Incheon, about 40 km (25 miles) west of Seoul, October 25, 2007. Hundreds of Koreans return to the country of their ancestors after being stranded on the Russian Far East island of Sakhalin since World War Two ended in 1945. Picture taken on October 25, 2007. To match feature KOREA-SAKHALIN/ REUTERS/Han Jae-Ho (SOUTH KOREA) 

A resident of New Zealand-administered Tokelau, three South Pacific Ocean atolls about 480 km (298 miles) north of Samoa, votes during a referendum in this October 21, 2007 picture. Around 1,200 residents of the isolated Tokelau Islands, which climb no higher than 5 metres (16 feet) above sea level, are voting for the second time in two years on whether they want to become self-governing. The Tokelau have neither airport, nor harbours and apart from copra, stamps and handicraft exports, are reliant on official aid from New Zealand and remittances from expatriates. A result from the referendum is expected by October 26, 2007. REUTERS/Selwyn Manning (TOKELAU) 

Would-be immigrants walk towards a waiting police bus after arriving at the Armed Forces of Malta Maritime Squadron base at Haywharf in Valletta's Marsamxett Harbour June 15, 2007. Forty-three would-be immigrants, claiming to be from Ivory Coast, Ghana, Somalia and Eritrea, were intercepted aboard a rubber dinghy 58 nautical miles south-west of the Maltese islands on their way to European soil from Africa, authorities said. Army sources said that statistics so far for this year show that migrant arrivals have tripled when compared to the same period last year. REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi (MALTA) 

Would-be immigrants sit in a police bus after arriving at the Armed Forces of Malta Maritime Squadron base at Haywharf in Valletta's Marsamxett Harbour June 15, 2007. Forty-three would-be immigrants, claiming to be from Ivory Coast, Ghana, Somalia and Eritrea, were intercepted aboard a rubber dinghy 58 nautical miles south-west of the Maltese islands on their way to European soil from Africa, authorities said. Army sources said that statistics so far for this year show that migrant arrivals have tripled when compared to the same period last year. REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi (MALTA) 

Would-be immigrants sit in a police bus after arriving at the Armed Forces of Malta Maritime Squadron base at Haywharf in Valletta's Marsamxett Harbour June 15, 2007. Forty-three would-be immigrants, claiming to be from Ivory Coast, Ghana, Somalia and Eritrea, were intercepted aboard a rubber dinghy 58 nautical miles south-west of the Maltese islands on their way to European soil from Africa, authorities said. Army sources said that statistics so far for this year show that migrant arrivals have tripled when compared to the same period last year. REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi (MALTA) 

Would-be immigrants stand on the deck of an army patrol boat as it berths at the Armed Forces of Malta Maritime Squadron base at Haywharf in Valletta's Marsamxett Harbour June 15, 2007. Forty-three would-be immigrants, claiming to be from Ivory Coast, Ghana, Somalia and Eritrea, were intercepted aboard a rubber dinghy 58 nautical miles south-west of the Maltese islands on their way to European soil from Africa, authorities said. Army sources said that statistics so far for this year show that migrant arrivals have tripled when compared to the same period last year. REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi (MALTA) 

Would-be immigrants sit on the deck of an army patrol boat as it berths at the Armed Forces of Malta Maritime Squadron base at Haywharf in Valletta's Marsamxett Harbour June 15, 2007. Forty-three would-be immigrants, claiming to be from Ivory Coast, Ghana, Somalia and Eritrea, were intercepted aboard a rubber dinghy 58 nautical miles south-west of the Maltese islands on their way to European soil from Africa, authorities said. Army sources said that statistics so far for this year show that migrant arrivals have tripled when compared to the same period last year. REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi (MALTA) 

Survivors from a vessel that sank 20 miles (32 km) north of Monti Cristi, Dominican Republic, climb a cargo net on the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Forward while being rescued April 24, 2007. Twenty-three people remain missing on April 25 after their fishing boat capsized, authorities said. The U.S. Coast Guard said its crews rescued 16 from the downed vessel. Picture taken April 24, 2007. REUTERS/U.S. Coast Guard/Handout (UNITED STATES) 

An evacuee feeds her baby inside a elementary school in Tagbak town in Jolo island 950 km (600 miles), south of Manila, April 19, 2007. Fighting between government forces and rogue Muslim rebels is spreading in the southern Philippines. A military spokesman said on April 17 that army commandos were fanning out into the jungles of Jolo island to hunt members of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) after three days of pitched battle. REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco (PHILIPPINES) 

Evacuees sit inside a elementary school in Tagbak town, in Jolo island 950 km (600 miles) south of Manila, April 19, 2007. Fighting between government forces and rogue Muslim rebels is spreading in the southern Philippines. A military spokesman said on April 17 that army commandos were fanning out into the jungles of Jolo island to hunt members of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) after three days of pitched battle. REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco (PHILIPPINES)