Staff and visitors walk past the lobby at the Huawei office in Wuhan, China. Beijing has urged Washington to "set aside prejudices" after a draft congressional report said Chinese telecom firms Huawei and ZTE were security threats that should be banned from business in the U.S. AFP/Getty Images hide caption

Under President Vladimir Putin, Russia has been backing away from U.S. aid. Russia now says it does not want to extend a U.S. assistance program that has helped secure and dismantle nuclear weapons dating to the Soviet era. The program has been in place for two decades and has been considered a big success. Yuri Kadobnov/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

Vice President Biden (left) and Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan during Thursday's debate. Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., speaks during the Family Research Council Action Values Voter Summit last month in Washington. Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

Vice President Biden and Republican Paul Ryan at Thursday night's debate. Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

A fragment of the meteor that crashed into Tissint, Morocco. Mark Mauthner/Heritage Auctions hide caption