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A worker, covered in gunpowder, prepares fireworks at a makeshift factory in Bocaue, Bulacan, north of Manila, Philippines. Many Filipinos come to Bulacan, a major producer of fireworks, to buy pyrotechnics despite the government's campaign against the use of such explosives, which can cause deaths and injuries during Christmas and New Year revelries. Cheryl Ravelo/Reuters
An Indian village woman looks through her veil in Allahabad, India, on Saturday. Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP
Ice covers the railings near the lighthouse tower behind the Summerfest grounds on Sunday in Milwaukee. A powerful, gusty storm dumped mounds of snow across the upper Midwest on Sunday, closing major highways in several states and canceling more than 1,600 flights in Chicago. Kristyna Wentz-Graff/Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel/AP
An activist from the Ukrainian female rights organization 'Femen' reacts as she stands near Interior Ministry officers during a rally near the Ukrainian government's headquarters in Kiev (Kyiv) to protest against the absence of female ministers in the Ukrainian cabinet. Gleb Garanich/Reuters
In this image from video, emergency responders work at the scene of a terrorist attack in the center of Stockholm on Saturday. Two separate explosions shook the busy shopping area in the center of the city. This car exploded and another unexplained explosion happened shortly after, leaving one person dead, rescue officials said. TV4/AP
South Korean postmen dressed as Santa Claus leave the post office headquarters on motorbikes to deliver Christmas gifts to poor people for their charity campaign in Seoul, South Korea. The campaign involves about 50 postmen. Ahn Young-joon/AP
The collapsed roof of the Metrodome is shown in this aerial view of Minneapolis on Sunday. The inflatable roof of the Metrodome collapsed Sunday after a snowstorm dumped 17 inches on the area. No one was hurt, but the roof failure sent the NFL scrambling to find a new venue for the Vikings' game against the New York Giants. Ann Heisenfelt/AP
Air Force soldiers from an honor guard stand in a line during a welcome ceremony for Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Jason Lee/Reuters
Shiite pilgrims beat themselves with iron chains as they take part in the preparation of the Ashura ceremony in Kerbala, about 50 miles southwest of Baghdad. Shiite Muslims are preparing for Ashura, the most important day in their calendar, which commemorates the death of Imam Hussein, grandson of the prophet Mohammad, in the 7th century battle of Kerbala. Mushtaq Muhammad/Reuters
A supporter of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, wearing a mask depicting him with a US flag on his mouth, participates at a demonstration outside the Swedish Embassy in central London. Assange remains in a British jail ahead of a Dec. 14 hearing where he plans to fight Sweden's request to extradite him to face sex crimes allegations there. Lefteris Pitarakis/AP
Supporters of the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) celebrate the party's victory in Pristina, Kosovo, on Sunday. Incumbent Prime Minister Hashim Thaci claimed victory Sunday in Kosovo's first general election since the province declared independence from Serbia, as an independent exit poll showed his party six percentage points ahead of its rivals. Visar Kryeziu/AP
Children look at the holiday window display at Macy's flagship store in New York City on Saturday. Mary Altaffer/AP
Italian sculptor Mauro Perucchetti stands by his sculpture The Jelly Baby Family after it was erected near Marble Arch in central London. The sculpture is part of Westminster City Council's sculpture festival, which will include installations donated by some of the world's leading galleries and artists. Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP
The Soyuz TMA-20 spacecraft is set up on its launch pad at Baikonur cosmodrome. The NASA crew members astronaut Catherine Coleman, Russian cosmonaut Dmitry Kondratyev, and European Space Agency Astronaut Paolo Nespoli are due to travel by Soyuz spacecraft to the International Space Station on Dec. 16. Shamil Zhumatov/Reuters
A Kashmiri Muslim rows his boat in Dal Lake on a cold and foggy morning in Srinagar, India. Mukhtar Khan/AP
A man arrives to attend the opening ceremony of the newly restored Notre Dame D'Afrique, or Our Lady of Africa, basilica in Algiers, Algeria. The basilica was officially reopened on Monday after a four-year restoration project that was partially funded by the European Union. The church, which stands on a promontory overlooking the Mediterranean Sea, was built during French colonial rule. Zohra Bensemra/Reuters
A vendor uses her mobile phone as she waits for customers at her store selling pomelos in Jiaxing, Zhejiang Province, China. Reuters
Israeli artist Ernest Itzcovitch fixes recycled bottles on a Christmas tree in Haifa, northern Israel. Ernest and Hadas Itzcovitch used 5,480 recycled plastic bottles to build a Christmas tree hoping to raise awareness of environmental issues and recycling. They completed it shortly after a devastating wildfire of the Carmel Heights that left 43 people dead. Dan Balilty/AP
Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan addressed hundreds of thousands of his cheering supporters in Istanbul saying, 'My patience has run out' with anti-government protests.
Turkey’s largest city was divided on Sunday by competing shows of force, between Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who staged a mammoth rally of loyalists, and anti-government demonstrators, who clashed with police on Istanbul's streets once again to protest his rule.
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