AP Photo/Karim Kadim
Iraqi boys are seen through shattered glass in Baghdad's Sadr City, Iraq, Friday, Dec. 22, 2006, after a U.S. and Iraqi army raid on the neighborhood. The joint forces raid resulted in two suspects being detained and four people being wounded, including two children, police said.
Off Track
AP Photo/Andy Wong
A railway inspector checks track damaged by floods in Segamat, southern state of Johor, Malaysia, Friday, Dec. 22, 2006. Widespread floods have killed at least six people, cut off power and water supply and displaced 60,000, disaster relief officials said, amid warnings of storms and tidal surges in other parts of the country.
Wall Brawl
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An activist shouts at Israeli soldiers as they scuffle with Palestinian and foreign activists protesting Israel's controversial separation barrier in the West Bank village of Bilin Friday, Dec. 22, 2006. The International Court of Justice issued in 2004 a non-binding ruling that parts of the 410-mile barrier which crisscrosses the West Bank are illegal and should be torn down. Israel has vowed to complete the project.
Solstice Celebrant
GETTY IMAGES/Daniel Berehulak
A Solstice participant looks on at Stonehenge on Friday, Dec. 22, 2006 in Salisbury, England. Hundreds of people attended the Winter Solstice at Stonehenge, the cause for a pagan celebration, held on the shortest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere.
Duck And Cover
AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed
A Palestinian girl runs for cover as gunmen from Hamas take position during a gun battle between Hamas and Fatah militants in the West Bank city of Nablus, Friday, Dec. 22, 2006. Ferocious gun battles broke out between Hamas and Fatah militants in the Gaza Strip and West Bank early Friday, underscoring the fragility of a new truce between the rival factions.
Two Feet Of Snow
Getty Images/Thomas Cooper
A stranded traveler rests in the Denver International Airport terminal after a snow storm shut down operations for two days, Friday, Dec. 22, 2006 in Denver, Colo. Flights were canceled after a blizzard dropped over two feet of snow and closed highways in and out of Denver.
Christmas Tri
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Children dressed as Santa Claus ride tricycles as they rehearse for a cultural event as part of Christmas celebrations, in Bangalore, India, Friday, Dec. 22, 2006. Though Hindus and Muslims comprise a majority of the population in India, Christmas is celebrated with much fanfare.
Fidel A No-Show
AP Photo/Javier Galeano
Cuba's acting President Raul Castro sits next to Fidel Castro's empty chair during the Cuban parliament's year-end session in Havana Friday, Dec. 22, 2006. This was the first meeting of the Communist nation's legislature since Fidel Castro, its 80-year-old leader, fell ill.
