A member of the pro-Kremlin youth movement Stal (Steel) wearing a Darth Vader mask participates in a rally in downtown Moscow, Dec. 6, 2011. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Tuesday he's satisfied with the performance of his party in Russia's parliamentary election even though it lost a significant number of seats, adding that a drop in support is "inevitable" for any ruling party. The statement came as Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton again criticized the election.
New Orleans police check for people in tents as they clear out the Occupy New Orleans encampment in Duncan Plaza, across from City Hall, in New Orleans on Dec. 6, 2011.
A blue sky surrounds a roofing crew from Palmer Roofing as they cling to the steep pitch of the Trinity Lutheran Church in Lewiston, Idaho, on Dec. 5, 2011.
An Afghan man is comforted by relatives outside of a hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan, Dec. 6, 2011. A suicide bomber struck a crowd of Shiite worshippers marking a holy day Tuesday in the Afghan capital as scores of people were killed in an unprecedented wave of violence against the minority Islamic sect in Afghanistan.
Former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich heads to federal court for his sentencing hearing in Chicago, Dec. 6, 2011. Blagojevich was convicted earlier this year on 18 corruption counts, including trying to auction off President Barack Obama's old U.S. Senate seat.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada is pursued by reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Dec. 6, 2011, as he walks away from the podium after speaking to members of the media following Senate policy luncheon.
Riot police officers detain a protester during clashes in Athens, Dec. 6, 2011. Protesting high school students hurled rocks and bottles during clashes with police Tuesday during a rally to mark the third anniversary of the fatal police shooting of a teenager in central Athens.
A model presents a creation by German fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld as part of his Paris-Bombay collection for Chanel, presented at the Grand Palais in Paris, Dec. 6, 2011.
Marseille's Stephane Mbia, right, watches Dortmund's Lukasz Piszczek falling during the Champions League Group F soccer match between Borussia Dortmund and Olympique Marseille in Dortmund, Germany, Dec. 6, 2011.