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A South Korean marine helps a woman disembark from a ferry ship Thursday as she returns to her home on Yeonpyeong Island. South Korea's president vowed to boost troops on the island targeted by a North Korean artillery barrage, while the North stridently warned of additional attacks if the South carries out any "reckless military provocations." (Associated Press)
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South Korean marines collect an unexploded shell fired from North Korea into a straw bag on Yeonpyeong island, South Korea, Thursday, Nov. 25, 2010. (AP Photo/Yonhap, Park Ji-ho)
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Destroyed houses are evident from the air Wednesday on Yeonpyeong Island, South Korea. Officials say they found the burned bodies of two islanders killed in the North Korean artillery attack, marking the first two civilian deaths in the crisis. (Associated Press/Yonhap)
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An unidentified relative of Seo Jeong-woo, a South Korean marine killed on Yeonpyeong Island by North Korea's artillery attack, weeps during a memorial service at a military hospital Wednesday. (Associated Press)
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This Sept. 9, 2010 photo shows an Olympus Innov-X Delta Handheld XRF Analyzer testing glassware decorated with a Ronald McDonald character for cadmium, lead and other toxic elements in Los Angeles. The device is used for the analysis of environmental, geological, biological, industrial and other samples. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)
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In this Oct. 26, 2010 photo, a tiny chapel is seen on the grounds of the Northeast Science Station near the town of Chersky in Siberia 6,600 kms (4,000 miles) east of Moscow, Russia. Gas locked inside Siberia's frozen soil and under its lakes has been seeping out since the end of the last ice age 10,000 years ago. But in the last few decades, as the Earth has gradually warmed, the icy ground has begun thawing more rapidly, accelerating the release of methane _ a greenhouse gas 23 times more powerful than carbon dioxide _ at a perilous rate. (AP Photo/Arthur Max)
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FILE - In this undated photo released by the Australian Customs Service on April 5, 2006, an officer holds drying shark fins found on a suspected illegal fishing boat in the waters off Cape Wessel in the Northern Territory of Australia. Sharks are in trouble, and scientists say the world has a chance to protect them by setting Atlantic catch limits at international conservation conference this week in Paris. While fishing is tightly regulated, there are almost no rules when it comes to catching sharks, scientists say. (AP Photo/Australian Customs Service, HO)
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A tiger sleeps inside an enclosure at the zoo in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2010. Bangladesh has approved a law that sets jail terms of up to 12 years for deliberately killing tigers and other endangered wild animals, according to news reports. (AP Photo/Pavel Rahman)
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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin speaks at the International Tiger Forum in St. Petersburg, Russia, Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2010. Officials from the 13 countries where tigers live in the wild have signed a declaration aimed at saving the iconic big cats from extinction. Russia is home to Siberian tigers, and Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin hosted the "tiger summit." (AP Photo/RIA Novosti, Alexei Druzhinin, Pool)
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President of the World Bank, Robert B. Zoellick attends the International Tiger Forum in St.Petersburg, Russia, Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2010. Officials from the 13 countries where tigers live in the wild have signed a declaration aimed at saving the iconic big cats from extinction. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky)
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Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao, center, prior to his meeting with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, in St.Petersburg, Russia, Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2010. The Chinese Prime Minister will be taking part in the International Tiger Forum. Demand in China poses the greatest threat to tigers in the wild and organized crime runs the illicit trade in the world's largest felines, international experts said. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky)
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U.S. actor Matthew Fox, right, and British actress Olivia Williams pose for the media during the launch of the new play 'In a Forest, Dark and Deep' at the Vaudeville theatre in London, Monday, Nov. 22, 2010. The production is a dark comedy of sibling rivalry that escalates into a psychological thriller. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)
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K2, a concoction of dried herbs sprayed with chemicals, is one of the products shut down by the DEA. Cracking down on fake pot, the government moved Wednesday to outlaw five chemicals. (Associated Press)
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"There are no people in the world that should be more grateful than the American people," says Sen.-elect Marco Rubio. (Associated Press)
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A Narragansett Hen Heritage turkey is prodded along by Mr. Battles as he herds his flock. A Bourbon Red turkey is seen in the background. Heritage turkeys have more dark meat and a flavor distinct from commercial turkeys. (Associated Press)
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A South Korean resident stands on the rubble of a destroyed house on Yeonpyeong island, South Korea, Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2010. South Korea found the burned bodies Wednesday of two islanders killed in a North Korean artillery attack, marking the first civilian deaths in the incident and dramatically escalating the tensions in the region's latest crisis. (AP Photo/Yonhap)
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Destroyed houses are seen on South Korea's Yeonpyeong Island on Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2010. South Korea found the burned bodies of two islanders killed in a North Korean artillery attack, marking the first civilian deaths in the incident and dramatically escalating the tensions in the region's latest crisis. (AP Photo/Yonhap, Kim Hyun-tae)
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South Korean coast guard help people to disembark from a ship at a port in Incheon, South Korea after they were evacuated from Yeonpyeong Island, Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2010. South Korea's troops were on high alert Wednesday as their government exchanged threats with rival North Korea following a frightening military skirmish that ratcheted tensions on the peninsula to new extremes. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)
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In this photo released by Korea Coast Guard, its members evacuate residents from Yeonpyeong island, South Korea, Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2010. South Korea found the burned bodies Wednesday of two islanders killed in a North Korean artillery attack, marking the first civilian deaths in the incident and dramatically escalating the tensions in the region's latest crisis. (AP Photo/Korea Coast Guard, Ko Jae-young)
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Protesters denounce North Korea in front of the Defense Ministry, Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2010 in Seoul, South Korea. South Korea's troops were on high alert Wednesday as their government exchanged threats with rival North Korea following a frightening military skirmish that ratcheted tensions on the peninsula to new extremes. (AP Photo/Wally Santana)
