Peshawar, Pakistan
December 22, 2014
The grandmother (right) and mother of a student who was killed during an attack by Taliban gunmen on Army Public School react during a visit by Imran Khan (left), chairman of Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf political party. On Dec. 16, Taliban gunmen broke into the school and opened fire, killing 132 students and nine staff members, witnesses said, in the bloodiest massacre the country has seen in years.
Laghman, Afghanistan
December 24, 2014
U.S. soldiers from the 3rd Cavalry Regiment take part in an artillery exercise on forward operating base Gamberi.
Vatican City
December 22, 2014
Pope Francis is surrounded by cellphones as he arrives to lead a special audience for Vatican employees and their families at the Paul VI Audience Hall.
Allahabad, India
December 26, 2014
Indian Sikh performers demonstrate their skills during a road show for the three-day celebration of the birth anniversary of Guru Gobind Singh.
New York City
December 22, 2014
This combination image shows cards, posters, and other signs of support left at a makeshift Brooklyn memorial at the site where two police officers were shot on Dec. 20. NYPD officers Wenjian Liu and Rafael Ramos were killed as they sat in a marked squad car. The suspect in the shooting then shot and killed himself.
New York City
December 22, 2014
Mayor Bill de Blasio attends a news conference about the two NYPD police officers who were fatally shot in Brooklyn. De Blasio sought to ease tensions with the city's police force, calling for a suspension of protests against the use of excessive force until after the funerals for the two officers.
Changchun, China
December 25, 2014
Workers put the finishing touches on a snow sculpture at Jingyuetan National Forest Park. The giant snow sculpture, some 75 feet long and 240 feet high, is scheduled to be unveiled Dec. 31.
Cali, Colombia
December 25, 2014
Salsa dancers perform in the "Salsodromo" parade, which marks the start of the weeklong 57th Fair of Cali. Some 1,500 salsa dancers from different dance schools in Cali danced in the streets, staging different steps of salsa music through history.
Moscow
December 25, 2014
A boy slides from the top of a heap of snow in Red Square, with St. Basil's Cathedral in the background.
St. Peter's Square, Vatican City
December 25, 2014
A gendarme from the Vatican's security forces stops a Ukrainian Femen activist after she bared her chest and snatched the statue of Baby Jesus from the Nativity scene set in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican.
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Washington, D.C.
The kids from Girl Scout Troop 2612 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, convinced President Obama to wear a tiara with them for their group photo. The girls had exhibited a Lego flood-proof bridge project.
