Ring-tailed lemurs warm themselves in front of an electric heater at the Japan Monkey Center in Inuyama, Aichi Prefecture (state), central Japan, Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2008. The monkeys, native of Madagascar, are not good at maintenance of body temperature and usually bask in the sun or huddle together to keep warm but they got used to this new way last year.
Tree-Topper
A huge Christmas tree is installed in Red Square, with St. Basil Cathedral in the background, in Moscow, Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2008.
Holed Up
An Israeli soldier in position during clashes at a checkpoint near the West Bank town of Ramallah, Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2008. Clashes erupted after a funeral for a Palestinian woman who died earlier in the day of an apparent heart attack after an Israeli army operation in her home. The Israeli army said troops were on a routine operation when the woman complained that she was not feeling well and died en route to hospital.
Skimming The Surface
Fishermen row their boat in the sea off Mumbai, India, Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2008.
No Reindeer Required
Amusement park employees dressed as Santa Claus ride a roller coaster during a Santa Academy class as part of a promotional event for the Everland amusement park in Yongin, South Korea, Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2008. Christmas is one of the biggest holidays celebrated in South Korea, with over half the population being Christians.
Higher Power
Solar panels are seen on the roof of the Paul VI Hall, at the Vatican, Wednesday Nov. 26, 2008. The panels became functional on Wednesday, illuminating and heating Pope Benedict XVI's weekly general audience, held inside the Paul VI hall.
No Lines, No Waiting
A few people walk past the US Airways ticketing area at Philadelphia International Airport in Philadelphia, Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2008, the day before Thanksgiving.
Night Flight
Soyuz-U booster rocket (the white spot) which is carrying Progress M-01M cargo ship is seen after it lifted off from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Wednesday. Nov. 26, 2008. Russian Mission Control says the modernized cargo ship has been launched to deliver supplies and equipment for the international space station.
Living Off The Land
An Iraqi child drives a donkey cart at a dump as the sun rises near Najaf, 100 miles south of Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, Nov. 26 2008. About 150 people, mainly displaced from other parts of Iraq, live on this dump and make a living by selling recyclable materials.
Safe Haven
President George W. Bush stands by as Nathan Hill of Circle Hill Farms from Ellsworth, Iowa, holds "Pumpkin" the turkey during the Pardoning of the National Thanksgiving Turkey ceremony in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2008.
Mumbai Massacre
People stand around what's left of a damaged vehicle at the site of an explosion in Mumbai, India, Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2008. Gunmen targeted luxury hotels, a popular tourist attraction and a crowded train station in at least seven attacks in India's financial capital Wednesday, killing scores of people and wounding hundreds, police and witnesses said. It was not immediately clear what the motive was for the attacks.