Gardener Heike Ludwig looks at poinsettias (Euphorbia pulcherrima) in a greenhouse in Barth, northern Germany, Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2007. Poinsettias are also known as Christmas Stars or Winter Roses.
O.J. Pleads Not Gulity
O.J. Simpson, right, and his attorney Yale Galanter talk at the Clark County Regional Justice Center during Simpson's arraignment Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2007, in Las Vegas. Simpson pleaded not guilty to charges which include burglary, robbery and assault following an incident at the Palace Station Hotel & Casino in September.
Change At The Top
Pakistani President General Pervez Musharraf reviews the last guard of honor as an army chief during the change of command ceremony in Rawalpindi, Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2007. Musharraf stepped down as army chief amid pomp and ceremony, finally bowing to international demands to end eight years of divisive military rule.
Baby Bot
A Japanese man reacts as the humanoid robot baby he is holding begins to cry at Japan's largest robot convention in Tokyo Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2007. The "Real Care Babies," which cry if they are not treated with love and care, help to teach people about infant care.
Leaky Roof
Bosnian Romany children look up through the hole in the roof of their makeshift home at a settlement in the village of Ciljuge near the Bosnian town of Zivinice, north of Sarajevo, on Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2007. Some 700 Romany people live in extremely poor conditions, without electricity, water or heating, in houses made extensively of paper cartons, and they support themselves by selling items scavenged from the area.
A Real Ringer
An athlete performs on the rings during the 2007 Artistic Gymnastics International Invitational tournament in Beijing, Wednesday Nov. 28, 2007.
Scuba Claus
A diver clad in a Santa Claus costume feeds a Pacific white-sided dolphin in a large tank as part of a Christmas event at Kaiyukan Aquarium in Osaka, Japan, Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2007.
Pounding Rocks
A Palestinian boy uses a sledgehammer to smash concrete and collect scrap iron from the wreckage of factories that were demolished by the Israeli army over the last three days in an industrial area near the Erez crossing in the northern Gaza Strip, Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2007.
Static Surface
The mosaic of Venus' surface, obtained from radar images from NASA's Magellan spacecraft, is seen in a photo released Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2007. Venus is looking a bit more Earth-like with frequent bursts of lightning confirmed by a new European space probe. For nearly three decades, astronomers have said Venus probably had lightning, ever since a 1978 NASA probe showed signs of electrical activity in its atmosphere.
Hamming It Up
An Iberian pig stands in its enclosure at the Embutidos y Jamones Fermin farm in La Alberca near Salamanca, Spain Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2007. The Spanish Jamon Iberico (Iberian ham) is the name given exclusively to hams from the Iberian pig breed. The distinct taste of Iberian ham derives from the pigs' diet of acorns which they live on year round.
On The Horizon
Alexandra Meissnitzer, of Austria, races down the course for the ninth fastest time in the first training run for the Lake Louise World Cup women's downhill ski race in Lake Louise, Alberta on Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2007.