

Students read Koranic verses at a madrasa, or Koranic school, in Dhusamareeb, central Somalia, Sunday. Feisal Omar/Reuters
A US flag flies at half-staff as the sun rises the morning after a gunman opened fire inside a nearby elementary school, in downtown Newtown, Conn. Julio Cortez/AP
Riot police are deployed in front of the presidential palace in Cairo, Sunday. Egyptians voted narrowly in favor of a constitution shaped by Islamists but opposed by other groups who fear it will divide the Arab world's biggest nation. Khaled Abdullah/Reuters
Women queue outside a polling center to vote in a referendum on Egypt's new constitution in Cairo. Egyptians queued to vote on Saturday on a constitution promoted by its Islamist backers as the way out of a prolonged political crisis and rejected by opponents as a recipe for further divisions in the Arab world's biggest nation. Khaled Abdullah/Reuters
A member of Brazil's Movimento dos Sem-Teto (Roofless Movement) plays with a soccer ball in the courtyard of one of the 11 empty buildings that the movement took over recently, in the center of Sao Paulo, Brazil. Nacho Doce/Reuters
Fans of Brazil's Corinthians celebrate in Sao Paulo after their team defeated Britain's Chelsea during the FIFA Club World Cup final soccer match in Japan, Sunday. Joao Castellano/Reuters
A supporter of Moon Jae-in, former human rights lawyer and presidential candidate of the main opposition Democratic United Party, poses during an election campaign in central Seoul, Saturday. Woohae Cho/Reuters
Nuns walk past worshipers in the Church of the Nativity in the West Bank town of Bethlehem Sunday. Ammar Awad/Reuters
United States Marines and Philippine Army personnel work together to unload relief goods to be transported to regions affected by Typhoon Bopha, from the Marine Corps KC-130J Hercules aircraft inside the International Airport in Davao, Mindanao, Philippines. John Javellana/Reuters
A soldier of the Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina (OSBIH) takes aim during an exercise on the Manjaca mountain, near Banja Luka. The exercise, which tests soldiers on conquering a territory and rescuing the wounded from a war zone, is the final one for the basic officer trainee course. Dado Ruvic/Reuters
An Indian Sadhu, or Hindu holy man, watches as policemen stand guard during a protest in Allahabad, India, Saturday. The protest was against the irregularities in allotment of land by the District Magistrate for the upcoming one-month-long Mahakumbh festival. Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP
Ryan Gaulding, out of Pack 533 in Cypress, Texas, salutes as the National Anthem is sung at Houston National Cemetery for Wreaths Across America on Saturday. Hundreds of volunteers came to place 39,289 wreaths at grave sites of service men and women. Jason Fochtman/The Courier/AP
Molly Delaney (l.) holds her 11-year-old daughter, Milly Delaney, during a service at St. John's Episcopal Church, in honor of the victims who died a day earlier when a gunman opened fire at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. Julio Cortez/AP
Free Syrian Army fighter retreats under Syrian Army fire during the assault on a military base in Tal Sheen, Syria, Saturday. Manu Brabo/AP
Savanah and Diva greet each other while waiting to have their photos taken with Santa during the LaPorte County Small Animal Shelter's 21st annual Pet Photos with Santa, Saturday, in LaPorte, Ind. Bob Wellinski/The LaPorte Herald-Argus/AP
An Ultra-Orthodox Jewish family lights candles for the holiday of Hanukkah in Jerusalem's Mea Shearim neighbourhood, Saturday. Ronen Zvulun/Reuters
A model applies make-up backstage during Tbilisi Fashion Week in Georgia, Saturday. David Mdzinarishvili/Reuters
North Korean military officers bow in front of an image of late North Korean leader Kim Jong Il during a national meeting of top party and military officials on the eve of Kim's first death anniversary in Pyongyang, North Korea, Sunday. Ng Han Guan/AP
Singer Lady Gaga and Mick Jagger of The Rolling Stones perform together at the Prudential Center in Newark, NJ on Saturday. Evan Agostini/Invision/AP
Christian Diener of Germany competes at men's 200m backstroke heats during the FINA World Swimming Championships in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday. Murad Sezer/Reuters
Oregon's Johnathan Loyd (r.) flies through the air as Nebraska's Ray Gallegos stuffs the ball in the first half of their NCAA college basketball game in Eugene, Ore., Saturday. Kevin Clark/The Register-Guard/AP
German Bundeswehr armed forces soldiers participate at a Catholic Mass at camp Marmal near Mazar-e-Sharif, northern Afghanistan, Sunday. Fabrizio Bensch/Reuters