U.N. flag hanging on the destroyed United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) offices is seen through the smashed glass of a destroyed car after a car bomb targeting the offices exploded Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2007, in the Hydra district of Algiers, Algeria.
Snow Go
Snow clings to Steven Ellis of Des Moines, Iowa, as he clears snow and ice from a parking lot Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2007, in Des Moines, Iowa.
Safe In Mother's Arms
Frala the Western lowland Gorilla shows off her new baby boy at Taronga Zoo in Sydney, Australia, Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2007. The newborn, yet to be named, brings the family at the zoo to eight, with the silverback Kibabu as the leader of the clan.
Back To Base
An Israeli armored column crosses the border heading back to base after an operation against Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2007, near the Sufa crossing in southern Israel. At least eight Palestinian militants were killed, 16 were wounded and four Israeli soldiers were slightly wounded after dozens of Israeli tanks and armored vehicles moved into southern Gaza in an early morning operation.
Eying Independence
An elderly Kosovo Albanian waits for a bus at a station in Pristina, Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2007. Kosovo's ethnic majority leaders are widely expected to unilaterally declare independence from Serbia in early 2008 but have vowed not to do so without U.S. and European Union approval.
Hay Now
Cattle feed at a hay feeder on Charolyn Farms, Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2007, in Medical Lake, Wash. Hay prices in the U.S. have risen to an all-time high, forcing ranch owner Chuck Bail to stockpile some 50 tons of hay to help feed his cattle through the winter.
Magnificent Mecca
The minarets of the Prophet Mohammed Mosque are silhouetted against the sunset in the holy city of Medina in Saudi Arabia, Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2007. Eid al-Adha, the Muslim Feast of the Sacrifice marking the end of the annual hajj pilgrimage to Mecca, will be celebrated on Dec, 19, Saudi Arabia's Supreme Judicial Council announced.
Fed Cuts, Stocks Tumble
A trader leans on a phone post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2007. Wall Street fell almost 300 points Tuesday after investors learned of the Federal Reserve's interest rate cut decision and absorbed more fallout from the mortgage and credit crisis.