Photos Of The Day

Forensic officers search a house in Eye, England, Monday, Dec. 18, 2006, following the arrest of a 37-year-old man in Trimley, St Martin, in connection to the deaths of five women in Ipswich. Police hunting a suspected serial killer following the murders of five prostitutes in eastern England arrested the 37-year-old man on Monday.

Sad Discovery

Frank James, older brother of Kelly James, hugs Maria Kim, the mother of Jerry Cooke, following a news conference at the Hood River Airport, Monday, Dec. 18, 2006, in Hood River, Ore. A missing climber found dead in a snow cave on Mount Hood was identified as Kelly James, the Dallas man who had placed a distress call to relatives a little more than a week ago.

Argentina Unrest

Aires, Monday, Dec. 18, 2006. A group of leftist student demonstrators toppled metal security barriers and pelted riot police with rocks as Argentina's leading public university chose a new rector, capping eight months of sporadic protests.

Bumpy Road To Peace

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, also known as Abu Mazen, reacts while listening to British Prime Minister Tony Blair, not seen, during a press conference at Abbas' presidential compound in the West Bank town of Ramallah, Monday, Dec. 18, 2006. Abbas appealed for international help in restarting peace talks with Israel.

Sleeping In The Street

People watch a homeless man sitting in a tent along the Saint-Martin canal in Paris, Monday Dec. 18, 2006. To highlight and better understand the plight of the homeless, some in Paris are taking to sleeping in tents in the heart of the city, trading the comfort of their apartments for the cold, dirt, noise and dangers of the streets.

Fuel Facility Burns

Oil burns in Kune lagoon in the northwestern port of Shenjin, Albania, Monday, Dec. 18, 2006. A massive fire at the fuel storage facility raged for nearly 30 hours before Albanian and Greek firefighters managed to bring it under control Monday, the Interior and Environment ministries said.

Black Sea Beauty

Ships are seen at sunset along the Black Sea coast in the southern Russia resort city of Sochi, Monday, Dec. 18, 2006. Sochi is hoping to host the 2014 winter Olympic Games, and the Sochi 2014 organizing committee said its bid for the Winter Olympic Games which will be submitted to the International Olympic Committee January 10, 2007.

Is This Thing On?

Former president George H.W. Bush checks his bell a he prepares to ring it for the Salvation Army Monday, Dec. 18, 2006, in Houston. Mr. Bush and former first lady Barbara Bush manned a kettle outside a popular Houston furniture retailer to promote volunteerism and raise money for the Salvation Army's 2006 Red Kettle Christmas Campaign.

Gates For The Defense

President Bush, left, watches as new Defense Secretary Robert Gates is sworn in by Vice President Dick Cheney, not shown, during a ceremony at the Pentagon, Monday, Dec. 18, 2006.

Festive Glow

With the sun setting behind it, the National Menorah is seen through a fence on the Ellipse Monday, Dec. 18, 2006 in Washington.