Strapped down cows peer out from the back of a vehicle in a heavy traffic on a Cairo street, Egypt, Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2008, as the country prepares for Eid al-Adha, or Feast of the Sacrifice. The feast of Eid al-Adha commemorates God's provision of a ram to substitute for Abraham's impending sacrifice of his son.
Hot Spot
Palestinian youths walk past a burning tire near a disputed house occupied by Jewish settlers in the West Bank city of Hebron, Wednesday, Dec. 3 2008. Tensions have been high in the divided West Bank city around a house where Jewish settlers have holed up in defiance of an Israeli Supreme Court eviction order. There have been clashes between Jewish settlers, Palestinians and Israeli security forces in recent days.
Candlelight Vigil
Local residents light candles in memory of people killed in the recent terror attacks as hundreds gather outside the Taj Mahal hotel in Mumbai, India, Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2008.
Whiteout
A car drives through snow and ice on Schauinsland mountain in the Black Forest, Germany, on Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2008. A thick layer of snow covered the mountain, and more snow is predicted in the upcoming days.
High-Stepping To Haiti
Sri Lankan army soldiers trained as U.N. peacekeepers march during a ceremony in Panagoda Army camp, about 12 miles southeast of Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2008. A dispatch of 748 officers and soldiers from the Sri Lankan army are scheduled to be deployed in Haiti to join a U.N. peacekeeping mission later this month.
On Her Agenda
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II speaks from the throne in the House of Lords, during the State Opening of Parliament in London, Wednesday Dec. 3, 2008. The speech sets out the government's plans for the next parliamentary session.
Interested Spectators
Iraqi children watch U.S. Army Pfc. Scott Willoughby, 22, from Rawlings, N.C., as he patrols in the village of Abu Seeyah in Diyala province, about 20 miles north of Baghdad, Iraq on Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2008. Pfc. Willoughby is assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment.
Long Faces
Amy Vollmar, 43, from Bowling Green, Ohio, a worker for Chrysler for the past 24 years, listens during a Chrysler rally at the Jeep plant in Toledo, Ohio, Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2008.
Tree Lighting
The Rockefeller Center Christmas tree is lit in New York, Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2008.
Rabid Fan
A Brazil Internacional de Porto Alegre's fan cheers prior to the Copa Sudamericana soccer final match against Argentina's Estudiantes de La Plata, in Porto Alegre, Brazil, Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2008.