Paper hands with written messages set up by the World Wide Fund For Nature are seen during a protest in Berlin, Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2009.
Police Presence
A police officer stands outside 10 Downing Street, residence of British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, as snow falls in central London, Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2009.
Drink Up
An Afghan refugee girl drinks water while playing with her friends at a poor neighborhood in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2009.
Candle Light
People pass by a cross made of candles in Timisoara, western Romania, Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2009.
Climate Clash
The helmets of Danish riot police fog up as they push back demonstrators outside the Bella Center, the venue of the U.N. Climate Conference, in Copenhagen, Denmark, Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2009. The largest and most important climate change conference is underway in Copenhagen, aiming to secure an agreement on how to protect the world from calamitous global warming.
Holiday Blessings
Pope Benedict XVI blesses a nativity scene at the end of his weekly general audience in the Pope Paul II hall at the Vatican, Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2009.
Take Flight
An Israeli child holds a bird that will be released in support of captured Israeli soldier Gilad Schalit, at an event outside Jerusalem's Old City, Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2009.