(AFP) - Serious fan : A rugby fan laughs before the start of the England versus South Africa international rugby match at Twickenham, west London. (AFP/Adrian Dennis)

(AFP) - White Red Square : Red Square, Spasskaya tower of the Kremlin and St.Basil Cathedral are seen during the first heavy snow fall in Moscow. (AFP/Alexander Kadobnov)

(AFP) - Grand Prix performance : Adam Rippon of USA performs men's free skating on the 2nd day of the figure skating Cup of Russia, the fifth leg of the ISU Grand Prix series in Moscow. (AFP/Yuri Kadobnov)

(AFP) - On the ball : Sporting's Daniel Carrico (L) jumps for the ball against Naval's Bolivia (R) during their Portuguese League football match at Bento Pessoa Stadium in Figueira da Foz. (AFP/Francisco Leong)

(AFP) - Service : Spain's Feliciano Lopez serves during the Davis Cup 2008 World Group doubles final match against Argentina's David Nalbandian and Agustin Calleri at Islas Malvinas stadium in Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires. (AFP/Juan Mabromata)

(AFP) - Painted to parade : Lebanese army sea commandos march during a military parade to mark Independence Day in downtown Beirut. (AFP/Joseph Barrak)

(AFP) - Independence Day : Lebanese soldiers march during a military parade to mark Independence Day in downtown Beirut. (AFP/Joseph Barrak)

(AFP) - A child's eyes : A man rests his hand on a child looking at volunteers who had gathered to entertain some of the population living at a camp for Internally Displaced People in Kibat, in the DRC. (AFP/Roberto Schmidt)

(AFP) - Reaching out : Australia's rugby union national team lock Dean Mumm jumps during a training session at the stade de France in Saint-Denis, outside Paris, on the eve of their test match against France. (AFP/Franck Fife)

(AFP) - Graduating : Palestinian militants of the Popular Resistance Committee show their skills during a graduation ceremony in Gaza City. (AFP/Mohammed Abed)

(AFP) - With a twirl : Tomas Verner of Czech republic performs his men's short programme at the figure skating ISU Grand Prix Cup of Russia in Moscow. (AFP/Yuri Kadobnov)

(AFP) - Natives marching : Colombian indigenous people march in Bogota to demandi the restitution of their land and the respect of their autonomy. (AFP/Mauricio Duenas)

(AFP) - North of Goma : A girl fills a can with water at a camp for Internally Displaced People in Kibati, just north of the North Kivu provincial capital city of Goma. (AFP/Roberto Schmidt)

(AFP/DDP) - Christmas markets : Christmas decorations hang at one of Berlin's Christmas markets in front of the German cathedral at Gendarmenmarkt. (AFP/DDP/Theo Heimann)

(AFP) - Valley view : View of the Tinee Valley, southeastern France. (AFP/Valery Hache)

(AFP) - Sunset guard : Soldiers stand on guard at sundown before the arrival of Malaysia's Deputy Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak in Lima, prior to the start of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit. (AFP/Eitan Abramovich)

(AFP) - Havana ride : A vintage US car drives along the Malecon seafront in Havana. (AFP/Stringer)

(AFP) - Crystal Cow : The 'European Crystal Cow,' set by Swarowski crystals and owned by a Hungarian gallery, welcomes visitors at the Austrian exhibition Luxury Saloon in Vienna. (AFP/Joe Klamar)

(AFP) - Bovine luxury : The European Crystal Cow, set by Swarowski crystals and owned by a Hungarian gallery, welcomes visitors at the stairway of the famous Austrian exhibition Luxury Saloon on the eve of its opening in Vienna. (AFP/Joe Klamar)

(AFP) - Davidum IV : Czech painter Elena Steiner is backgrounded by her Acrylic painting Davidum IV, as she prepares her artworks at the famous Austrian exhibition Luxury Saloon on the eve of its opening in Vienna. (AFP/Joe Klamar)

(AFP) - Diamond collection : A model presents a diamond collection during a jewellery conference in Bangalore. (AFP/Dibyangshu Sarkar)

(AFP) - Show of skill : Newly graduating police officers show off their skills during their graduation ceremony in the southern holy Shiite Muslim city of Najaf. (AFP/Qassem Zein)

(AFP) - Summit ready : A steet vendor stands next to his dog dressed up with glasses and a traditional "chullo", in front of a tourist souvenir shop in downtown Lima, prior the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit opening here on November 22, 2008. (AFP/Alexander Nemenov)

(AFP) - By the base : A toddler gets a drink of water from her mother as they and a dozen other residents of the North Kivu town of Nyanzale gather in front of a UN peacekeepers base in the town of Rwindi. (AFP/Roberto Schmidt)

(AFP/DDP) - Cooper on stage : Veteran rock singer Alice Cooper performs on stage in the northern German city of Hamburg. (AFP/DDP/Roland Magunia)

(AFP) - Paris Christmas : Picture taken in Paris of the Champs Elysees after mayor Bertrand Delanoe and French actress Marion Cotillard, who won an Oscar for best actress in Hollywood, switched the Christmas floodlights. (AFP/Lionel Bonaventure)

(AFP) - Havana pup : A fancy dressed dog is carried on a bike in the old Havana. (AFP/Stringer)

(AFP) - Old Havana : A Cuban woman walks along a street of the old Havana. (AFP/Stringer)

(AFP) - Jenin celebration : Palestinian security forces take part in celebrations in the West Bank town of Jenin to mark the anniversary of the 1988 symbolic declaration of independence by the late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat. (AFP/Saif Dahlah)

(AFP) - Contemporary show : A visitor looks at "Southern hemisphere chairs" made of aluminium (at right) and stainless steel (center) by British industrial designer and architect Ron Arad, at the contempory art Centre Pompidou of Paris. (AFP/Lionel Bonaventure)

(AFP) - Burning flares : Turkish fans burn some flares as they support their team during the friendly football match against Austria at Ernst Happel stadium in Vienna. Turkey won 4-2. (AFP/Joe Klamar)

(AFP) - Friendly battle : French midfielder Alou Diarra heads the ball against Uruguayan midfielder Martin Caceres during the friendly football match France versus Uruguay at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, near Paris. The match ended in a 0-0 draw. (AFP/Franck Fife)

(AFP) - Tree construction : Workmen build a Christmas tree in front of a department store in Beijing. (AFP/Frederic J. Brown)

(AFP/DDP) - Christmas wheel : Two gondolas are attached to a ferris wheel at Berlin's Christmas market in front of City Hall. The Christmas market is set to open on November 24. (AFP/DDP/Clemens Bilan)

(AFP) - Kayna hospital : An Injured Congolese army soldier tries to lift his arm before an operation at the local hospital in Kayna, one day after he was wounded during a firefight between government forces and local Mai-Mai militias. (AFP/Roberto Schmidt)

(AFP) - Evening session : French national football team's players attend a training session in Clairefontaine, southern Paris, on the eve of the friendly football match France vs Uruguay. (AFP/Franck Fife)

(AFP) - Curiosity in Caracas : Heads of dolls hang on the pick up truck of a poor artist in Caracas. (AFP/Thomas Coex)

(AFP) - Caracas art : Heads and bodies of dolls hang on the pick up truck of a poor artist in Caracas. (AFP/Thomas Coex)

(AFP) - Adalaj Step Well : A foreign tourist looks at stone carvings at the Adalaj Step Well at Adalaj village, some 30 kms from Ahmedabad, on the eve of the start of World Heritage Week. (AFP/Sam Panthaky)

(AFP) - Waiting for customers : An exhibitor waits for customers at the Thai pavilion during the 28th India International Trade Fair (IITF) in New Delhi. (AFP/Manan Vatsyayana)

(AFP) - Sikule reflects : Kasereka Sikule reflects on how he was robbed while trying to flee the North Kivu town of Kanyabayonga by Congolese Army soldiers. (AFP/Roberto Schmidt)

(AFP) - Fire aftermath : People drive past burned out road signs at the Oakridge mobile home park in Sylmar, California. (AFP/Jewel Samad)

(AFP) - Atlantis in Dubai : A visitor walks past a fish swiming in one of the largest aquariums in the Middle East at the Atlantis resort complex, on the man-made Palm Jumeirah island in the Gulf emirate of Dubai. (AFP/Karim Sahib)

(AFP) - Room XX : A guest applauds during the inauguration of the renovated Room XX at the United Nations offices in Geneva. Top contemporary Spanish artist Barcelo was commissioned to create a unique ceiling painting for Room XX, which will host the UN Human Rights Council. (AFP/Fabrice Coffrini)

(AFP/DDP) - Bremen ice : Russian carver Mikhail Fedotov works on an ice sculpture featuring a German fairy tale "Bremer Stadtmusikanten" (Bremen's city musicians) in Bremen, northern Germany. (AFP/DDP/Philipp Guelland)

(AFP) - Prepping for winter : An Afghan man makes woodburning stoves, used for heating and cooking, in his workshop in Kabul. (AFP/Shah Marai)

(AFP/DDP) - Flatmobile! : Model Marina poses at the wheel of the so-called "Flat-Mobile", the flattest car allowed for public circulation, to promote the Essen Motor Show on the fair grounds in Essen, western Germany. (AFP/DDP/Volker Hartmann)

(AFP) - Deer crossing : Reindeers cross a snowy road near Torvinen in Lapland, early in the morning. (AFP/Olivier Morin)

(AFP) - Frozen river : A partially frozen river is pictured at dawn near Kittilae in Lapland. (AFP/Olivier Morin)

(AFP) - Hollywood vendor : Pedestrians are reflected on a window of a shop as a vendor displays T-shirts with pictures of US president-elect Barack Obama on a street in Hollywood, California. (AFP/Jewel Samad)