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TOPSHOTS Pakistani children hold candles during a vigil organised by political party workers, traders and students in Islamabad on December 18, 2014,...

TOPSHOTS Pakistani political party workers, traders and students light candles during a vigil in Islamabad on December 18, 2014, for the children and...

TOPSHOTS Foreign Christian worshipers pray in front of icons at the Church of the Nativity, revered as the site of Jesus Christ's birth, in the West...

TOPSHOTS Cleaners in protective clothing search for asbestos fibers arround the train station in downtown Roermond, Netherlands on December 18, 2014....

TOPSHOTS Workers in protective clothing search for asbestos in Roermond, on December 18, 2014, a day after the downtown was closed off and placed und...

TOPSHOTS People walks in front of a Ferris wheel on December 18, 2014 in downtown Nice, southeastern France.

TOPSHOTS A Pakistani student walks past a bullet-riddled wall inside an army-run school that was attacked by Taliban militants in Peshawar on Decembe...

TOPSHOTS Pakistani civil society activists light candles during a vigil in Lahore on December 18, 2014, for the children and teachers killed in an at...

TOPSHOTS A Peshmerga fighter stands next to destroyed vehicles following a suicide attack carried out by the Islamic State group in Kesarej village,...

TOPSHOTS Russian sailors look through side windows of the training ship Smolny about to leave Saint-Nazaire harbour, on December 18, 2014, where they...

TOPSHOTS Workers remove the poster for "The Interview" from a billboard in Hollywood, California, December 18, 2014 a day after Sony announced it had...

TOPSHOTS Winchester Cathedral choristers speed across the ice during an early morning skate on the ice rink before rehearsals ahead of their busy Chr...

TOPSHOTS This picture taken on December 18, 2014 shows residents watching as an Indonesia-registered tanker lies in rough sea close to the shore afte...

TOPSHOTS A rebel fighter fires his weapon on the frontline during the battle against pro-government forces for control of the Handarat region, locate...

TOPSHOTS This picture taken on December 18, 2014 shows a man dressed up as Santa Claus bungee jumping at a theme park in Changsha, central China's Hu...

Prince Gabriel, Princess Eleonore, Queen Mathilde, Prince Emmanuel, King Philippe and Crown Princess Elisabeth of Belgium pose for pictures ahead of t...

Prince Gabriel, Princess Eleonore, Queen Mathilde, Prince Emmanuel, King Philippe and Crown Princess Elisabeth of Belgium pose for pictures ahead of t...

Prince Gabriel, Princess Eleonore, Queen Mathilde, Prince Emmanuel, King Philippe and Crown Princess Elisabeth of Belgium pose for pictures ahead of t...

Prince Gabriel, Princess Eleonore, Queen Mathilde, Prince Emmanuel, King Philippe and Crown Princess Elisabeth of Belgium arrive for the traditional C...

Christmas Cards King Juan Carlos de Borbon and Queen Sofia of Greece. Thursday 18 December 2014 Madrid

Christmas Cards King Juan Carlos de Borbon and Queen Sofia of Greece. Thursday 18 December 2014 Madrid

Sydney Sierota of echosmith performs as part of the Star 94 FM Jingle Jam featuring echosmith, Lindsey Stirling and The Script at the Cobb Energy Cent...

Graham Sierota and Sydney Sierota of echosmith perform as part of the Star 94 FM Jingle Jam featuring echosmith, Lindsey Stirling and The Script at th...

Sydney Sierota of echosmith performs as part of the Star 94 FM Jingle Jam featuring echosmith, Lindsey Stirling and The Script at the Cobb Energy Cent...

Mandatory Credit: Photo by HAP/Quirky China News/REX (4314701d) Mr He holds the body of his wife Man spends two hours hugging wife's body on pavemen...

Mandatory Credit: Photo by HAP/Quirky China News/REX (4314701e) Mr He holds the body of his wife Man spends two hours hugging wife's body on pavemen...

India schoolgirls offer prayers for victims killed in a Taliban attack on a military-run school in Peshawar, in Mumbai, India, Wednesday, Dec. 17, 201...

Pakistani students attend a praying ceremony for the victims of Tuesday's school attack, at a school in Karachi, Pakistan, Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2014. P...

Indians living in a shanty area by a railroad track gather by a public tap to ready themselves for the day in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Dec. 17, 20...

A Pakistan army soldier inspects the Army Public School attacked the day before by Taliban gunmen in Peshawar, Pakistan, Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2014. Pak...

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, right, and his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu shake hands at the conclusion of their joint press...

A member of a civil society group weeps over the victims after Tuesday's Taliban attack on a military-run school in Peshawar, as they attend a demonst...

An Indian woman participates in a candlelight vigil in memory of the victims of Tuesday's Taliban attack in Peshawar, in New Delhi, India, Wednesday,...

Supporters of Tunisian presidential candidate Beji Caid Essebsi gather in the region of Kef, north of Tunis, Tunisia, Wednesday, Dec.17, 2014. The ru...

An Indian child holds a candle during a candlelight vigil in memory of the victims of Tuesday's Taliban attack in Peshawar, in New Delhi, India, Wedne...

A sign indicates the spread on the euro-ruble rate of an exchange office, reflected on a wet pavement in St.Petersburg, Russia, Wednesday, Dec. 17, 20...

Students watch a live, nationally broadcast speech by Cuba's President Raul Castro about the country's restoration of relations with the United States...

A poster for the movie "The Interview" is carried away by a worker after being pulled from a display case at a Carmike Cinemas movie theater, Wednesda...

Alan Gross, accompanied by his wife, Judy, speaks during a news conference at his lawyer's office in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2014. Gross was r...

A firefighter battles dense smoke at a house fire in Dickson City, Pa., on Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2014. Flames ripped through the two-story home, as the...

A Dickson City Firefighter embraces a boy who lived in a home destroyed by a fire in Dickson City, Pa., on Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2014. Flames ripped th...

Media outlets from all over the world cover a smattering of protesters in the Little Havana area of Miami, Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2014. American Alan Gro...

An American classic car passes next to the building of the US Interests Section in Havana, Cuba, Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2014. President Barack Obama ann...

In a handout photo, expanding blooms of phytoplankton can be seen in the Bering Sea in the fall of 2014, a result of the retreat of sea ice in the Arc...

TOPSHOTS A woman walks on a street as a man sits in front of a damaged workshop on December 17, 2014 in Arbeen, a town under rebel control in the out...

TOPSHOTS Brazilians natives are blocked from entering the Chamber of Deputies in Brasilia, Brazil on December 16, 2014, during a protest against the...

TOPSHOTS Shiite students of Imamia Students Organization (ISO) hold placards as they protest against an attack by Taliban militants at an army-run sc...

TOPSHOTS A Shiite student of Imamia Students Organization (ISO) holds a placard during a protest against an attack by Taliban militants at an army-ru...

TOPSHOTS Laid off public sector workers protect themselves from heavy rain as they march in central Athens on December 17, 2014 . Lawmakers from Dec...

TOPSHOTS French Prime minister Manuel Valls gestures during the weekly session of questions to the government at the National Assembly in Paris on De...