A relative of an arrested Belarus opposition supporter wait outside the prison's walls to to get any information in the Belarusian capital, Minsk, Monday, Dec. 20, 2010. About two dozen relatives of the detained activists milled around a detention center in western Minsk, hoping to find news of their loved ones. Belarus' President Alexander Lukashenko was declared on Monday the overwhelming winner of the presidential election, securing a fourth term in office as truncheon-wielding police arrested hundreds of opposition supporters, including seven other presidential candidates, who were protesting against alleged fraud in the poll.
Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev, left, winks as he shakes hands with Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko during a meeting with Latvian President Valdis Zatlers, unseen, in Moscow, Monday, Dec. 20, 2010.
Afghan men sit on the parapet of a wall overlooking Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Dec. 20, 2010
A Kashmiri boatman rows through the Dal Lake on a cold and foggy morning in Srinagar, India, Monday, Dec. 20, 2010.
Incumbent Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko speaks during a news conference after preliminary election results show him overwhelmingly winning a fourth term in Minsk, Belarus, Monday, Dec. 20, 2010. International observers and Western governments accused Belarus' strongman leader of using fraud and violence to remain in power after more than 16 years of repressive rule, saying Monday that President Alexander Lukashenko's re-election had been seriously flawed.
Windmills are snow-covered in Greetsiel, northern Germany, Monday Dec. 20, 2010. Frustrated travelers in Europe expressed fury at transportation officials' inability to clear snow and ice from planes, runways and high-speed train tracks, failings that have caused holiday travel chaos and fears that many will not get home in time for Christmas. In Germany flight operations were slowed even though Frankfurt airport, Germany's biggest, was clear of snow and ice. Officials canceled about 300 flights there Monday, out of a planned total of 1,340, because of problems elsewhere in Europe, airport operator Fraport said.
Local residents look at burning oil tankers carrying fuel supplies for NATO forces, caused by a militant attack near Jamrud, in the Khyber tribal region along the Afghan border, Monday, Dec. 20, 2010. A Pakistani government official says militants have fired rockets at a NATO convoy carrying supplies to Afghanistan, destroying two oil tankers and wounding two people.
Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi closes his eyes as he listens to a speech on occasion of the traditional meeting at the Quirinale presidential palace called to exchange Christmas greetings in Rome, Monday, Dec. 20, 2010.
Rail passengers queue for Eurostar trains outside St. Pancras Station in London, Monday, Dec. 20, 2010. Frustrated travelers in Europe expressed fury Monday at transportation officials' inability to clear snow and ice from planes, runways and high-speed train tracks, failings that have caused holiday travel chaos and fears that many will not get home in time for Christmas.
Pope Benedict XVI, center, delivers his message on the occasion of the traditional exchange of Christmas greetings to the Curia, in the Regia Hall, at the Vatican, Monday, Dec. 20, 2010. Benedict XVI said Monday the Catholic Church must reflect on what is wrong with its message and Christian life in general that allowed for the widespread sexual abuse of children by priests.