A cat sits near a Palestinian fisherman carrying a box of fish at Gaza Seaport in Gaza City. In a low-key move it has yet to acknowledge, Israel moved a naval blockade from three miles to six miles from the Palestinian enclave's coast, two days after signing an Egypt-brokered truce with Gaza's Hamas rulers. Mohammed Salem/Reuters
A boy cleans snow from his window near the city of Kukes, Albania. Arben Celi/Reuters
Indian army soldiers perform Mallakhamb, a traditional Indian gymnastics on a vertical wooden pole, during a rehearsal for Victory Day celebrations in Mumbai, India. The Indian Army celebrates Victory Day on December 16, to commemorate its military victory over Pakistan in 1971. Rajanish Kakade/AP
A giant Christmas tree stands in the middle of the Galeries Lafayette department store in Paris. Charles Platiau/Reuters
A Palestinian supporter of Hamas in the West Bank city of Nablus participates in a rally to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Hamas militant group. Hamas supporters rallied in the first display of force by the Islamic militant group in the West Bank since it overran Gaza from the Western-backed party of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in 2007. Majdi Mohammed/AP
A student of a nursing college places a candle in front of a picture of nurse Jacintha Saldanha during a candle-lit vigil organized by a local politician in Bangalore, India. An inquest has begun into the apparent suicide of Saldanha, who was duped by a hoax call from Australian DJ's about the pregnant Duchess of Cambridge. Aijaz Rahi/AP
Polar bear cub Lomonosov plays with his mother, Uslada, in Leningrad Zoo in St Petersburg, Russia. One-year-old Lomonosov, born in St Petersburg, will be sent to Yakutsk zoo next week. Alexander Demianchuk/Reuters
Musician Paul McCartney (c.) sings with first responders on stage during the '12-12-12' benefit concert for victims of superstorm Sandy at Madison Square Garden in New York. Lucas Jackson/Reuters
A survivor of the Nanjing Massacre reacts during a ceremony marking the 75th anniversary of the start of the massacre at the Nanjing Massacre Museum, Jiangsu province, China. Also known as the 'Rape of Nanking,' Japanese troops killed more than 300,000 people. Carlos Barria/Reuters
Free Syrian Army fighters warm themselves by a fire in the northern province of Aleppo, Syria. Syria's civil war has killed more than 40,000 people. Manu Brabo/AP
An ultra-Orthodox Jewish man lights a Hanukkah menorah in Jerusalem's Mea Shearim neighborhood. The Jewish festival of light is an eight-day commemoration of the Jewish uprising in the second century B.C. against the Greek-Syrian kingdom, which had tried to put statues of Greek gods in the Jewish Temple in Jerusalem. Ariel Schalit/AP
People take photos of St Mary’s Cathedral in Sydney as it is illuminated by a 246 foot-tall projected display titled 'Lights of Christmas.' Organizers of the free event designed the display to represent modern Australia's diversity and celebrate the 500th Anniversary of Renaissance artist Michelangelo's works that decorate the Sistine Chapel ceiling. Tim Wimborne/Reuters
Members of Parliament scuffle over voting rules during the first session of the newly-elected Ukrainian parliament in Kiev. The parliamentary session collapsed amid chaos when brawls erupted among opposition deputies and those of the ruling party over the election of parliamentary officials. Anatolii Stepanov/Reuters
On Saint Lucia’s Day, children from The Royal Danish Academy of Music sing in the Tivoli Gardens in Copenhagen, Denmark. The Lucia tradition can be tracked back to St Lucia of Syracuse, who died a martyr in 304. Thomas Borberg/POLFOTO/AP
Laszlo Cseh of Hungary competes in the men's 400 meter individual medley heat during the FINA Short Course Swimming World Championships at the Sinan Erdem Arena in Istanbul, Turkey. Thanassis Stavrakis/AP
Afghan police officers take an oath during a graduation ceremony at a National Police training center in Jalalabad, Afghanistan. More than 123 police officers graduated after receiving 2 months of training. Rahmat Gul/AP
A llama's breath is visible in the chilly air in Boyce, Va. Jeff Taylor/The Winchester Star/AP
A child stands with women waiting to cast their votes at a polling station for the Gujarat state assembly elections at Viramgam in Ahmadabad district, India. Eighteen million voters will decide the fate of 846 candidates. Ajit Solanki/AP
Paramilitary policemen wait in line at the train station in downtown Nanjing, Jiangsu province, China. Carlos Barria/Reuters
US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta listens to a question as he talks to soldiers during a visit to Kandahar Airfield in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Susan Walsh/Reuters
Members of Hamas security forces prepare to destroy a missile, which witnesses said was fired by an Israeli plane during an eight-day conflict, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip. Eight days of Israeli air strikes on Gaza and cross-border Palestinian rocket attacks ended in an Egyptian-brokered truce agreement last month. Ibraheem Abu Mustafa/Reuters
A man runs to the sea for an afternoon swim at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia. The iconic beach receives up to 40,000 visitors on a busy summer day, according to local authorities. Daniel Munoz/Reuters
Boys prepare to load rice onto a truck before transporting it to Tuol village on the outskirts of Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Heng Sinith/AP
Teammates smile while looking at a medal won by Suman Kumari (r.) during the 18th National Sports Meet for the Blind in New Delhi. The four-day event ends Friday. Saurabh Das/AP
Highland cow calves stand in the snow at a farm near Crianlarich, Scotland. David Moir/Reuters
Fernando Torres (bottom) of Britain's Chelsea celebrates with his teammates after scoring a goal against Mexico's Monterrey during their Club World Cup semi-final soccer match in Yokohama, Japan. Kyodo/Reuters
Seats and screens are seen in the economy class cabin of Qatar Airways new Boeing 787 Dreamliner after it arrived on its inaugural flight to Heathrow Airport, west London. Qatar Airways is the first airline to operate scheduled Dreamliner flights to and from the UK. Andrew Winning/Reuters
Members of several groups opposed to the planned XL Pipeline protest outside the Nacogdoches County Courthouse in Nacogdoches, Texas, as landowner Michael Bishop (r.) goes over papers prior to a hearing. An East Texas judge is to hear arguments from the Keystone XL oil pipeline developer to lift a temporary halt on construction on private property. Andrew D. Brosig/The Daily Sentinel/AP
Skaters take advantage of the giant ice rink set up under the famous glass roof of the Grand Palais in Paris. The largest temporary ice rink ever created in France will remain open until Jan. 6. Remy de la Mauviniere/AP
While the German economy is being held up as the model for ailing Europe to follow, some Germans say that the benefits of the boom aren't reaching them.
When President Obama stood in Berlin today and said that budget balancing must not trump the priority of improving lives, some saw a dig at German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who has led the call for austerity across Europe.
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