Workers polish a snow sculpture ahead of the 16th Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, Heilongjiang province, December 22, 2014 (Photo: Reuters)
Anonymous supporters, some wearing masks, observe a six minute's silence for six people killed when a garbage truck veered out of control in the city center of Glasgow, Scotland on Monday (AP)
Candles and other items left by visitors make up a growing makeshift memorial (AP)
Shi'ite fighters take part in an intensive security deployment against Islamic State militants in Balad, north of Baghdad (Reuters)
The two Mistral-class helicopter carriers Sevastopol (L) and Vladivostok are seen at the STX Les Chantiers de l'Atlantique shipyard site in Saint-Nazaire, western France (Reuters)
People attend the 'Weihnachtssingen' a candle-lit carol concert with 27,500 fans of the second-division club FC Union Berlin at the Alte Foersterei stadium in Berlin (Reuters)
A worker puts a fish to dry in Demak, Central Java on December 23, 2014 (Photo: Reuters)
Sightseers on a boat move under a bridge in Tokyo's Daiba bay area, Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2014 (Photo: AP)
A Buddhist devotee circles around the Boudhanath Stupa while offering daily prayers in Kathmandu December 23, 2014 (Photo: Reuters)
A Palestinian man holds a sign as he stands next to another protester dressed in a Santa Claus costume during a demonstration against the Israeli settlements and demanding for free movement for the Palestinians during Christmas, near a checkpoint in the West Bank city of Bethlehem December 23, 2014 (Photo: Reuters)
A couple holding a balloon is silhouetted in front of a light installation for Christmas celebrations in Beijing December 23, 2014 (Photo: Reuters)