IN PICTURES: Egyptians protest military rule

Pope Benedict XVI blesses children at St. Gall Seminary in Ouidah on November 19, 2011. Pope Benedict XVI arrived in Benin on November 18, marking his second visit to Africa in a heartland of voodoo and warning against "unconditional submission" to the laws of the market and finance. AFP PHOTO /VINCENZO PINTO

IN PICTURES: Pope Benedict XVI in Benin

For the first time in over three years, Somalis venture out to their beaches November 19, 2011showing a new sense of security since the militant group al-Shabaab, aligned with al-Qaeda, retreated from Mogadishu in August. Photo/XINHUA

IN PICTURES: Somalis return to beaches

Somali Prime Minister Abdiweli Mohamed Ali, talks to a famine victim at Mogadishu's largest camp on November 19, 2011. Photo/XINHUA

IN PICTURES: Somali PM visits largest IDP camp