An Afghan girl holds a toy she got from the 413th Civil Affairs Battalion at Bermel in Paktika, Afghanistan, Monday, Nov. 26, 2007. U.S. soldiers from the 413th Civil Affairs Battalion delivered aid including blankets, shoes and radios to villagers.
White House Tree
The official White House Christmas tree arrives by horse-drawn wagon, Monday, Nov. 26, 2007, at the White House in Washington. The Fraser fir is from Mistletoe Meadows Christmas Tree Farm in Laurel Springs, N.C.
Harvest Time
Indian farmers load their crop onto a cart on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar, India, Monday, Nov. 26, 2007. Global warming has hit agricultural productivity, particularly wheat production in the country, a top Indian scientist and Chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Rajendra Pachauri, said Monday.
Restless Audience
A child identified as the nephew of Cardinal Leonardo Sandri from Argentina, sitting top-right, plays during an audience of Pope Benedict XVI with the new cardinals, in Paul VI Hall at The Vatican, Monday, Nov. 26, 2007. The pope elevated 23 men from around the world to the top ranks of the Catholic Church hierarchy, telling them they must be willing to shed their blood to spread the Christian faith.
No Horsing Around
A student taunts riot police on horseback in front of Rijksmuseum during riots in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Monday, Nov. 26, 2007. Police clashed with high school students in several towns on the second day of a student "strike" to protest government plans to increase the number of hours they must remain in school. Riot police used water canons and charged on horsebacks after students pelted them with eggs and bottles.
Flowers For Fallen
A person attending the funeral of U.S. Army Pfc. Marius L. Ferrero, 23, holds roses during the funeral at Woodlawn Park Mausoleum Monday, Nov. 26, 2007, in Miami. Marius was killed by a roadside bomb last Sunday while serving in Iraq.
Odd Couple
President George W. Bush poses with 2007 Nobel Peace Prize recipient Al Gore, Monday, Nov. 26, 2007, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. Mr. Bush met privately with the former vice president in the Oval Office prior to a wider reception for Nobel Prize recipients.
City Of Holiday Light
A look down the Champs-Elysees in Paris taken after Paris' mayor Bertrand Delanoe and actress and singer Vanessa Paradis switched on the holiday lights, Monday, Nov. 26, 2007. The lights run from the Arc de Triomphe to La Concorde, a stretch of about 1.4 miles.
Double Trouble
Two automobiles destroyed by a wildfire lie near Corral Canyon Road as the sun glistens off the ocean in the background on Sunday, Nov. 25, 2007, in Malibu, Calif. For the second time in little more than a month the coastal community was hit by wildfires.