Photos Of The Day

Two Iraqis cry in front of al-Kindi hospital, following two synchronized explosions that occurred in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2006. Suspected insurgents set off two bombs in a main square of central Baghdad where scores of Iraqis were waiting for jobs as day laborers, killing at least 70 people and wounding over 100 more.

Controversial Conference

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, center, meets with participants of a conference on the Holocaust, as two anti-Zionist Rabbis sit at foreground, in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2006. Participants at the conference questioning whether the Holocaust took place praised Ahmadinejad, saying the gathering gives them the chance to air theories casting doubt on the Nazi genocide that are banned in parts of Europe.

Gaza On Edge

A Palestinian student passes burning tires blocking a road in protest against the shooting deaths of three young sons of a senior intelligence officer in Gaza City, during a demonstration in the Khan Younis Refugee Camp, southern Gaza Strip, Tuesday Dec. 12, 2006. The killings of the three small boys sparked widespread rage, grief and soul-searching in Palestinian areas.

Foggy Morn

Otha Moore walks through damp fog across the 4th Street bridge in downtown Waterloo, Iowa, early Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2006.

Whole Lotta Shakin'

Josef Kardinal, a collector of snow globes, exhibits part of his collection Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2006, at his home in Nuremberg, southern Germany. His collection includes around 7,100 pieces. The first snow globe was produced at the end of the 19th century in Austria.

Bangladesh Unrest

Activists and supporters of the Bangladeshi 14-party opposition alliance take part in a protest rally in Dhaka, Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2006. Bangladesh braced for more opposition protests demanding reforms ahead of January's national elections, the day after four interim government ministers quit in anger at the deployment of the army.

Rocket Takes Flight

A Proton Breeze-M rocket containing the MEASAT-3 satellite blasts off from Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2006. Malaysian firm MEASAT Satellite Systems sent its third satellite into space to expand its reach as leaders hailed the event as a milestone in the country's technological achievements.

'Spectacular' Star

A camel waits outside of Radio City Music Hall for his morning washing Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2006, in New York. Three camels along with six sheep, two donkeys and one horse all participate in the "Living Nativity" scene at the renowned Radio City Christmas Spectacular that runs through Dec 30.

Strip Club Shootout

Crime scene technicians work around a pickup truck outside the Foxy Lady, Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2006, where three people were fatally shot and several others, including two police officers, were wounded during an early morning rampage at the strip club.

Seat In The Storm

Carmen Maske of San Francisco watches high surf churn from a storm Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2006, in Pacifica, Calif.