An Iraqi man grieves over the death of a relative while waiting to receive the body, at the Yarmouk hospital in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2006. Scores of Iraqi people come to the hospital to collect the bodies of their relatives, killed in violence every day, for burial.
Looking Forward
Iraq Study Group co-chairman James A. Baker, III, left, looks over the shoulder of fellow co-chairman Lee Hamilton during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2006 to present the group's report on the situation in Iraq, "The Way Forward - A New Approach."
Set Sail With St. Nick
A Bulgarian fisherman drags a net in the Black Sea near the village of Galata, 274 miles northeast of the capital Sofia, Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2006, as part of St. Nicholas Day celebrations. St. Nicholas is considered the protector saint of fishermen and sailors in Bulgaria.
High Water Mark
A villager wades through the floodwaters in Jamame, in southern Somalia, on Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2006. Over 40,000 people have been displaced in the region because of flooding caused by heavy rains and the Juba river overflowing its banks, a U.N. food agency official said.
Off To The Races
A camel foams at the mouth as he is whipped by a robot jockey during a race at Nad al-Sheba on Monday, Dec. 6, 2006 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. This is the first season that robotic jockeys have been used to race camels in Dubai. The robot jockeys were designed in Geneva and include shock absorbers and GPS tracking systems. The camel's owners control them from speeding four-wheel drive vehicles at trackside.
Flying Low
A Blackhawk helicopter flies over snow-covered mountains in Paktia province, Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2006. This has been the bloodiest year since the fall of the Taliban, with about 3,700 people dying in the unrest -- four times more than in 2005 -- according to an official report.
Day To Discovery
A sign leading to Kennedy Space Center's Vehicle Assembly Building reads one day to launch of the space shuttle Discovery Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2006, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. The seven members of the STS-116 crew are making final preparations for Thursday night's planned liftoff and mission to the international space station.
Congo Ceremony
Soldiers parade during an inauguration ceremony for the new president Joseph Kabila, Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2006, in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Kabila was proclaimed winner last month of the first free presidential poll held since independence from Belgium in 1960.