Photos Of The Day

An Indian woman, Kanagavalli, 72, who lost her son in the Dec. 26, 2004, tsunami weeps as she faces the bay of Bengal on the second anniversary of the tragedy at Akkaraipettai beach in Nagapattinam, around 200 miles south of Chennai, India, Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2006. Nagapattinam is the district in India that was worst hit by the tsunami, accounting for 6,065 of the South Asian nation's more than 10,000 confirmed deaths.

Gate Crashers

A girl watches U.S. Army soldiers from Company B of the 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment stand guard by the exterior gate while other soldiers search a home in New Baghdad, an eastern neighborhood in Baghdad, Iraq, where soldiers searched for weapons and suspected insurgents on Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2006.

Marketplace Blast

Iraqis pass by scattered vegetables and destroyed vendor booths at the scene of a car bomb attack in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2006. Three coordinated car bombs went off in western Baghdad, killing at least 25 persons and injuring another 55, a doctor at the Yarmouk hospital, where the victims of the attack were taken, said.

Flood Finds

An Acehnese woman collects wood from floodwater to be used in the rebuilding of her home in Tamiang district in Aceh province, Indonesia, Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2006. At least 87 people were killed in a flood that ravaged parts of Sumatra island.

That's A Wrap

A truck collects trash, including wrapping paper and boxes on a foggy day after Christmas in Newtown, Pa., Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2006.

Snow Day In Kabul

Afghans play with snow balls on a cold winter morning in Kabul, Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2006. Afghanistan experiences very cold winters and combined with the slow pace of reconstruction and development in the country, life has been very difficult for the locals.

'Release The Hounds'

Hounds look up at the hunt master for the Avon Vale Hunt as they prepare to ride out on their traditional Boxing Day hunt, Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2006 in Lacock, England. Thousands of hunt supporters were expected at numerous hunt meets across Britain despite the 2005 hunting ban.

Building Collapse

Emergency personnel remove a body from a building in New York, Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2006. Some floors inside the building, which was under construction, collapsed; 2 people were taken to the hospital and another was killed.

Tree Sentry

A Russian policeman guards a New Year Tree in the center of Vladikavkaz, Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2006. New Year is the biggest holiday of the year in Russia, and is followed by the Orthodox Christmas January 7.

Smog, Not Fog

Vineyards are seen in the foreground, with the Castels of Valere and Tourbillon overlooking the city of Sion in the Swiss Alps obscured by smog, Tuesday, Dec. 2006. Many urban centers in Switzerland regularly suffer above-average levels of fine particle smog and high ozone levels, leading to health concerns. Swiss authorities have prepared a package of measures aimed at fighting the country's increasing smog problem.