A man in a mask walks through teargas as police disperse protesters during a protest against police violence in the U.S., in Berkeley, California December 6, 2014 (Photo: Reuters)
A couple look out towards the Mediterranean sea at Cagnes sur Mer, near Nice, southeastern France, Sunday, Dec. 7, 2014 (Photo: AP)
Thousands of runners in Father Christmas suits pose for a group photo after completing an annual Santa fun run from Darling Harbour to the Sydney Opera House, December 7, 2014 (Photo: Reuters)
Dressed in a Santa Claus outfit, a diver swims with sardines to celebrate for the upcoming Christmas at the Coex Aquarium in Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, Dec. 7, 2014 (Photo: AP)
A car is seen covered in snow in a yard in Kiev December 7, 2014 (Photo: Reuters)
An internally displaced person (IDP) from eastern Ukraine exits from a volunteer centre in Kiev (Reuters)
A British Navy helicopter drops food aid on Sherbro Island, Sierra Leone (AP)
A displaced Iraqi man from the minority Yazidi sect, who is fleeing violence in the Iraqi town of Sinjar west of Mosul, stands outside his tent at the Qadia camp on the outskirts of Dohuk province (Reuters)
A tube of a rocket still stuck in the ground with the burnt-out terminal building in the background at the airport outside Donetsk, Ukraine (AP)
Members of the U.S. military stand by after listening to U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel speak during a visit to FOB Gamberi (Reuters)