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Greek Communist Party's members shout slogans during a protest at the Athens' main Syntagma square in Athens, Friday, Nov. 4, 2011. Greece's ruling Socialists were in open revolt against their own prime minister ahead of a confidence vote Friday, in a political free-for-all over a new European plan to keep the deeply indebted country afloat.Supporters of Nepal's Mohan Baidya-led Maoist faction of Communist party of Nepal Maoist, stage a protest march in Katmandu, Nepal, Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2011. They were protesting against an agreement by the leaders of the country's four main parties to integrate one-third of the former Maoist rebels into the army and give money to the remainder.An opposition figure Qadri Jamil, who represents the moderate Syrian opposition parties, speaks during a press conference, in Damascus , Syria, Saturday Oct. 15, 2011. Qadri Jamil, member of the Popular Front for Change and Liberation and leader of a Syrian Communist party, warned during a news conference that Syria's crisis could drag on for a long time and could eventually "threaten the world peace."In this photo taken Sunday, Oct. 2, 2011, Chinese tennis fans cheer for Chinese tennis star Li Na, unseen, near an advertisement for Sina Weibo, one of China's largest microbloggin services, in Beijing, China. China's Communist Party is preparing for its biggest policy meeting of the year by ratcheting up pressure on social media sites that have fast become forums for information and public expression beyond government control.A man organizes a tabloid about next January's Communist Party conference in Havana, Cuba, Friday Oct. 14, 2011. The eight-page tabloid says delegates will consider limiting officials to two five-year terms at a party conference, but does not specify that all offices will be subject to term limits. However, President Raul Castro proposed in April that even the presidency would be affected.People wait at a newspaper stand to buy a tabloid about next January's Communist Party conference in Havana, Cuba, Friday Oct. 14, 2011. The eight-page tabloid says delegates will consider limiting officials to two five-year terms at a party conference, but does not specify that all offices will be subject to term limits. However, President Raul Castro proposed in April that even the presidency would be affected.ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE LAST APPEARANCE: Fiedel Castro attended the Communist Party Congress in April. He has not been seen in public since.This photo taken late on August 3, 2011 shows a Beijing fan posing for his friends as they arrive before a midnight screening of the latest and final Harry Potter film, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2," in Beijing. China's legion Harry Potter fans finally got to see the final chapter of the film franchise on August 4, when a 90-minute epic about the history of the Communist Party gives way to the boy wizard. The mainland is by far the world's fastest growing film market, with box office takings up 64 percent last year, as the country's burgeoning consumer class takes to the movies. However, its film industry is protected by a system that only allows around 20 foreign movies to be screened a year, allowing homegrown directors to create Hollywood-style blockbusters without the threat of major competition. AFP PHOTO/Mark RALSTONFILE - In this June 24, 2011 file photo, supporters of the Communist Party hold banners demanding cancellation of the sales tax during a demonstration by opposition parties demanding an end to government corruption in front of the prime minister's office in Amman, Jordan. White placard on right reads, "People want the stolen money back." The unrest of the Arab Spring has thrown much of the Middle East into turmoil, but a handful of countries have found ways to prevent or calm the anger of the streets. At the heart of the political standoff in Jordan is a half-British king and darling of Western governments who is trying to avoid the tumult.A Chinese military band arrives for the celebration of the Communist Party's 90th anniversary at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Friday, July 1, 2011. Chinese President Hu Jintao said that its ability to adapt made China affluent and powerful and that the party must fight corruption to retain public support and continue its uncontested rule.
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