An Afghan man walks with his goat in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012. Temperatures dropped to 1 degrees Celsius (34 Fahrenheit) in Kabul.
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An Iraqi family make their way through flood water, after heavy rain fell in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012. An unusually heavy rainstorm has collapsed shoddy houses in Iraq, killing a woman and several children, police and health officials said.
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Opposition activists hold posters reading "Do not involve children in politics" and "Lawmakers, children are not your ownership" during a protest against a bill banning U.S. adoptions of Russian children in St. Petersburg, Russia, Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012. Defying a storm of domestic and international criticism, Russia moved toward finalizing a ban on Americans adopting Russian children, as Parliament's upper house voted unanimously Wednesday in favor of a measure that President Vladimir Putin has indicated he will sign into law.
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In This Handout photo dated Dec. 25, 2012 and made available by Mubadala World Tennis Championship, Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic, left, and Andy Murray from Britain pose on a yacht a day ahead of Mubadala Tennis Championship in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
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Iraqi Finance Minister Rafia al-Issawi is carried by his supporters during a demonstration in Ramadi, 70 miles (115 kilometers) west of Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012. Thousands of Iraqi demonstrators massed in a Sunni-dominated province west of Baghdad Wednesday, determined to keep up the pressure on a Shiite-led government that many accuse of trying to marginalize them.
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Sri Lanka's Dhammika Prasad, center, celebrates with team mates after capturing the wicket of Australia's Matthew Wade during the second day of their cricket test match at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, Australia
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An ambulance is parked outside the Mount Elizabeth Hospital in Singapore Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012. A young woman who was gang-raped and assaulted on a moving bus in the Indian capital was flown Thursday to the Singapore hospital for treatment of severe internal injuries that could last several weeks, officials said.
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Tamilnadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalitha during the 57th National Development Council (NDC) meeting in New Delhi on Thursday.
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Brazilian footballer Ronaldinho arrives at the Chatrapati Shivaji International Airport in Mumbai on Thursday morning.
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Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan and Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi during the 57th National Development Council (NDC) meeting in New Delhi on Thursday.
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Prime Minister Manmohan Singh addressing the 57th National Development Council (NDC) meeting in New Delhi on Thursday.
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A man takes bath during a foggy morning near a roadside water tap in Allahabad on Thursday.
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Sikh youth display placards during a protest demanding capital punishment for the rapists, in Srinagar on Thursday.
