A woman finds a place to rest at Pierre Elliot Trudeau airport in Montreal, Dec. 28, 2009, as Christmas travelers flood airports on their way home after the holiday.
Security Stepped Up
Post-holiday airport delays were made worse by tighter security procedures put into place worldwide after a Christmas Day attempt to blow up a Detroit-bound airliner. A man is checked at a body scanner at Schiphol airport, Netherlands, Dec. 28, 2009. U.S. offiicals have told Amsterdam's airport - where the would-be bomber went through his final security check - not to use the scanners because of privacy concerns.
Summer Rain in Argentina
A youth carries birds in cages from a flooded area in San Antonio de Areco, north of Buenos Aires, Dec. 28, 2009. Flooding has killed two people and at least 3,000 were evacuated as the main Areco River overflowed, according to firefighters.
Protests in Pakistan
People walk in a market area burned by angry protesters after a suicide attack on a Shiite Muslims' mourning procession, Dec. 28, 2009, in Karachi, Pakistan. A suicide bomb targeting a Shiite Muslim procession killed at least 25 people and wounded dozens more, as Shiites across the country marked the key holy day of Ashoura.
Mayon Still Spewing Lava
Lava cascades down the slopes of Mayon volcano during its continued mild eruption as seen from Sto Domingo, Albay province, about 300 miles southeast of Manila, Philippines. More than 47,000 residents living around the extended 5-mile danger are now housed in evacuation centers. The volcano began spewing ash and lava Dec. 14.
Ski-Jumping Challenges
Austria's Thomas Morgenstern soars during the trial jump of the first station of the Four Hills ski-jumping tournament in Oberstdorf, southern Germany, Dec. 28, 2009.
India Marks Muslim Holiday
Children watch as Muslims carry a replica of a tomb, during the Ashura procession in Ahmadabad, India, Dec. 28, 2009. Ashura, one of the most important holy days for Shiite Muslims, marks the death of Islam's Prophet Muhammad's grandson Imam Hussein.
Winter Storns in the Heartland
Making the best of bitter cold and snowy weather, children brave the winter storm to go sledding in Springfield, Ill. Snow and rain storms that have battered much of the country for days have started to subside. Storms from Texas to the Upper Midwest dumped 23.9 inches of snow in Grand Forks, N.D., and 18 inches near Norfolk, Neb.
Bone-Chilling Cold in Russia
A frozen monument to Soviet founder Vladimir Lenin is seen as the temperature is below -22 degrees F, in downtown Yakutsk, about 3,000 miles east of Moscow, Dec. 28, 2009.
A New Day Dawns
The sun rises over the Pacific Ocean in Kailua, Hawaii, Dec. 28, 2009, as President Barack Obama and his family continue their vacation.
Year of the Tiger
Tigers are seen as part of New Year events at the Everland amusement park in Yongin, south of Seoul, South Korea, Dec. 28, 2009. The year of 2010 is the Year of Tiger under the 12-year Chinese cycle where each calendar year is named after one of the 12 key animals.
The Orthodox Christmas
A Ukrainian Orthodox priest place decorations on a Christmas tree at Mikhaylivsky Cathedral in central Kiev, Ukraine, Dec. 28, 2009. New Year is the biggest holiday of the year in Ukraine, and is followed by the Orthodox Christmas on Jan. 7.