A man carrying a red umbrella during a snowfall walks inside the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, the Holocaust Memorial, in Berlin on Monday, Dec. 26, 2005.
Sri Lankan tsunami survivors play at Akurala Beach close to their temporary shelters, about 50 miles south of Colombo, Sri Lanka, Sunday, Dec. 25, 2005. Life is slowly returning to normal on the first anniversary of the Dec. 26, 2004 tsunami, that left at least 31,229 people dead and 4,093 missing in the country.
Capt. Clace Perzel is dressed as Santa Claus as he carries a bag full of gifts for distribution to mark Christmas at the U.S base in Ghazni province, west of Kabul, Afghanistan, on Christmas Eve Saturday Dec. 24, 2005.
A woman passes an advertisment for a sale on a street in New York as she exits a store on Saturday, Dec. 24, 2005. Shoppers were out early on Christmas Eve, the last day to make up for shopping time lost during the city's transit strike.
Ronald Guzman, who works as Santa Claus, takes a break in a public park in Lima, Peru, on Saturday, Dec. 24, 2005.
A U.N. Brazilian peacekeeper throws a bucket for slum dwellers to carry water in during aid distribution in the slum of Pele in Port-au-Prince, Haiti Friday, Dec. 23, 2005. Each bucket reads "Vote to bring change to your country".
A little boy's face is covered with foam which was sprayed outside a shopping mall simulating snow, Tuesday Dec. 20, 2005, in Singapore. +Shopping malls have been coming up with different ways to attract customers to their outlets during this festive season in this city-state.
A city worker shovels snow from a sidewalk near a table displaying winter stockings for sale in downtown Warsaw, Poland, on Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2005. Snow fell from the early morning, causing many problems for Warsaw drivers.
Motorcyclists try to move through a flooded street at a village near Alor Setar, Kedah state, northern Malaysia, Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2005. Flooding caused by monsoon storms spread in northern Malaysia, killing at least six people and forcing thousands of families to flee submerged villages. Most of Kedah and Perlis states were inundated in what residents called the worst flooding to hit those states in 30 years.
Surfers ride a wave at Waimea Beach, Monday, Dec. 26, 2005, on the North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii. A large northwest swell hit the north- and west-facing shores of the island, creating waves reaching 20 to 25 feet and occasionally higher.
Riders and hounds belonging to the Avon Vale Hunt arrive for their traditional Boxing Day meet, Dec. 26, 2005, in the village of Lacock, Wiltshire in England. The meet watched by thousands of hunt-supporters was one of hundreds across the country since the ban on hunting with dogs became law earlier in the year.
A car travels the road connecting the city of La Paz to the Coroico, Dec. 21, 2005 in Yungas, Bolivia. Referred to as the 'worlds most dangerous road' by the Inter-American Development Bank, the road, a narrow dirt track, descends nearly 11,800 ft. in just 40 miles. With no other options currently available, vehicles are forced to drive it, resulting in hundreds of annual deaths.
Filmmaker David Furnish and rock star Elton John wave to waiting members of the public outside Windsor's Guildhall, England, Wednesday Dec. 21, 2005, where they were joined in a civil union.The couple are among hundreds of same-sex couples to wed in civil partnerships in England and Wales on Wednesday, the first day that such ceremonies become possible.