Steven Holcomb pilots with brakeman Jesse Beckom during a training run for the two-man bobsled World Cup competition on Thursday, Dec. 12, 2013, in Lake Placid, N.Y. Competition starts on Friday. AP Photo/Mike Groll A lone runner traverses the bike and running path along Lake Michigan at the North Avenue beach as temperatures hover around freezing Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2013, in Chicago. Pro-European Union activists warm themselves sitting in their shelter inside a barricade during a rally in Independence Square, Kiev, Ukraine, Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2013. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych both pledged Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2013 to boost economic and trade ties to expand the "strategic partnership" between the two neighbors. A South African woman, holds her child at the doorway of her home, during the funeral service of former President Nelson Mandela, in Qunu, South Africa, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2013. A man raises her daughter during a procession in honor of the Virgin of Guadalupe in Condega, Nicaragua, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2013. On this date, the Virgin of Guadalupe, also known as the "Patroness of the Americas" is celebrated during her feast day in many countries of Latin America. AP Photo/Esteban Felix Here's your look at highlights from the weekly AP photo report, a gallery featuring a mix of front-page photography, the odd image you might have missed and lasting moments our editors think you should see. This week's collection includes a religious man in Cuba using a chain attached to his ankle to drag a large rock, a severely malnourished child in Central African Republic, boxers trading blows in Texas, and bobsledders making a training run in Lake Placid, N.Y. This gallery contains photos published Dec. 12-19, 2013. Follow AP photographers on Twitter: http://apne.ws/XZy6ny The Archive: Previous "10 Things to See" galleries: http://apne.ws/13QUFKJ See other recent AP photo galleries: Greek olive oil industry faces crisis: http://apne.ws/18U0I45 Betfair Hollywood Park is closing: http://apne.ws/1jm1Rve Dismal time on Argentine rail commutes: http://apne.ws/1bSJ6ZO Editor selections from Latin America: http://apne.ws/IYv2Em Peter O'Toole dies at 81: http://apne.ws/1fIre5r Unfazed by snow, Navy tops Army, 34-7: http://apne.ws/1bSJfwg Signs of global devotion to Mandela: http://apne.ws/1bSJgR1 Follow AP Images on Twitter: http://twitter.com/AP_Images Visit AP Images online: http://www.apimages.com This gallery was curated by newsperson Caleb Jones in New York. Follow Caleb on Twitter (http://twitter.com/calebAP) and Instagram (http://instagram.com/calebnews).