1 A layer of ice coats the leaves of a Japanese maple tree after an ice storm in Toronto , Canada . Share : 2 A vehicle tries to drive over a sidewalk to avoid an ice - covered tree branch that came down after freezing rain in Toronto , Canada . Thousands of households are without power in the Greater Toronto area following an overnight ice storm . Share : 3 People hold a Central African flag as they protest against the French " Sangaris " intervention in the Galabadia neighborhood close to President Michel Djotodia ' s private house in the eigth district of Bangui . Share : 4 Freed Russian former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky ( C ) arrives for his news conference in the Museum Haus am Checkpoint Charlie in Berlin , Germany . Khodorkovsky , pardoned by Russian President Vladimir Putin after 10 years in jail , said in remarks that he would not go into politics or seek to regain assets of his former oil company , Yukos . Share : 5 A Shinto priest walks across embers during a fire walking ceremony to pray for a safe and good healthy life at Kabasan Saenazumi Jinja shrine in Sakuragawa City , Ibaraki Prefecture , Japan . Share : 6 People sing as they show a poster of the winning number to the first prize of Spain ' s Christmas Lottery " El Gordo " ( The Fat one ) outside a lottery shop where the lottery number was sold in Sanlucar la Mayor , southern Spain . Share : 7 Nora Yara , a victim of Super Typhoon Haiyan , decorates a Christmas tree along a devastated area of Sagkahan town , Tacloban city , central Philippines . Share : 8 A pro - European integration protester wearing a mask depicting Russian President Vladimir Putin tries to kiss a woman during a rally in Independence square in Kyiv , Ukraine . Share : 9 Sweden ' s Maria Pietilae - Holmner skis during the Women ' s World Cup Giant Slalom skiing race in Val d ' Isere , French Alps . Share : 10 Anti - government protesters clash with riot police during a mass rally outside the house of Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra in Bangkok in a bid to topple her before an uncertain February election the main opposition party will boycott . Share : 11 Washerwomen , who earn close to 2 , 000 Ar ( less than $ 1 ) a day , wash laundry along the banks of the Ikopa River in Madagascar ' s capital Antananarivo . Share : 12 Camels walk along sand dunes in the Liwa desert , 220 km west of Abu Dhabi , United Arabs Emirates , as the Mazayin Dhafra Camel Festival takes place . 1 French military personnel try to control supporters who are asking them to disarm fighting gangs , near the airport in Bangui , Central African Republic . France appealed to European partners for assistance in quelling months of religious violence in its former colony . Share : 2 A man reacts after what activists said was an air raid by forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar Al - Assad in Aleppo ' s al - Marja district . More than 300 people have been killed in a week of air raids on the northern city of Aleppo and nearby towns , a monitoring group said . Share : 3 Anti - government protesters hold Thai national flags as they march toward the Department of Special Investigation ( DSI ) in Bangkok . The Thai baht plumbed its lowest level in almost four years as a political crisis grew more intractable . Share : 4 People walk past decorations on a street ahead of Christmas day celebrations in Colombo , Sri Lanka . Share : 5 Colorful Christmas decorations on Sixth Avenue in Manhattan , New York , Dec . 22 , 2013 ( Photo taken by Thao Doan / VOA reader ) Share : 6 A pedestrian walks on the sidewalk during a snowstorm in Quebec City , Canada , Dec . 22 , 2013 . Share : 7 An Afghan teacher teaches a girl how to read the Quran , Islam ' s holy book , at a local Madrassa , or seminary , in Kabul , Afghanistan . Share : 8 Children learn to skate at the Seoul Square skating rink , South Korea . Share : 9 A woman searches for recyclable waste at a dump site on the banks of the Bagmati River in Kathmandu , Nepal . Share : 10 Well - wishers cross a bridge outside the Imperial Palace as they make their way to attend an event to celebrate Japan ' s Emperor Akihito ' s 80 th birthday at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo . Share : 11 A woman and a child stand in the " Step into the Void " glass skywalk overlooking the French Alps on top of a 3842 - meter peak in Chamonix . The installation , which opened to the public after three years of development , is made of three layers of glass and can withstand winds of up to 200 kmph . Share : 12 A man is silhouetted as he walks near Jaffa Gate outside Jerusalem ' s Old City . Share : 13 A Thai hill tribe elder plays a traditional bamboo wind instrument as the sun sets in the village of Khun Klang , Chiang Mai province , Thailand . ( Photo taken by Matthew Richards / Thailand / VOA reader ) Share : 14 A surfer rides a wave during the Punta Galea Big Wave Challenge in Punta Galea , northern Spain , Dec . 22 , 2013 . 1 Nigerian pilgrims wait inside the Church of the Nativity , the site revered as the birthplace of Jesus , during Christmas celebrations in the West Bank town of Bethlehem . Share : 2 Ruben Torres , dressed in a Santa Claus outfit , waves to people from a boat with fishermen on Christmas Eve , along the coast of Valparaiso city , about 121 km ( 75 miles ) northwest of Santiago , Chile . Share : 3 A participant releases a sky lantern during the " Kapulica & Lanterns " event in Zagreb , Croatia , Dec . 23 , 2013 . The event , organized by contemporary artist Kresimir Tadija Kapulica as part of the ArtOmat Fair ahead of Christmas , involves people releasing about 1 , 000 lanterns to symbolize sending wishes to the universe . Share : 4 A Buddhist monk shields himself from police officers during a protest in front of the City Hall in central Phnom Penh , Cambodia . About 100 former Boeung Kak lake residents , including Buddhist monks , demanded that the government provide them with more compensation over their forced eviction from the area , to pave way for a private real estate development project , according to protesters . Share : 5 Egyptian men inspect destruction in the city of Mansura , north of Cairo , following a powerful car bomb explosion . The bombing tore through a police building in Mansura , killing at least 14 people . Share : 6 Forty - Fifth Anniversary of ' Earthrise ' Image - the first photograph of the distant blue Earth above the Moon taken by the Apollo 8 crew on Dec . 24 , 1968 Share : 7 A man stands alone at London Bridge Station after numerous trains were cancelled due to storms . Disrupted transport networks and power outages wreaked havoc in Britain and France , one of the busiest travel and shopping days of the year just before Christmas , after hurricane - force winds and torrential rain lashed the region . Share : 8 Parts of the roof of the Theatre Hangar are seen on the Dakota airplane after the roof was partially blown away by strong winds at the former airfield in Valkenburg , The Netherlands . The Dakota airplane is being used in the musical Soldier of Orange . Share : 9 A Kurdish student protester launches fireworks against Turkish riot policemen in downtown Istanbul during an anti - government protest marking the second anniversary of a Turkish military air strike aimed at Kurdish rebels that killed 34 . Share : 10 Visitors ' silhouettes can be detected against lights decorating trees to celebrate the upcoming Christmas and New Year , at Garden of Morning Calm in Gapyeong , South Korea . Share : 11 A worker carries a roasted pig outside a store in Quezon city , north of Manila , Philippines . Roasted pig is traditionally served during a Christmas eve dinner called " Noche Buena " in the predominantly Roman Catholic nation . Share : 12 Bangladeshi laborers unload coal from a boat , on the last day of a four - day blockade called by the opposition in Dhaka . 1 The Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Fouad Twal ( 2 nd R ) carries a statuette of baby Jesus during Christmas midnight mass at the Church of St . Catherine , which is connected to the Church of the Nativity , in the West Bank town of Bethlehem . Share : 2 The women of Saint Afram Syrian Orthodox Church ' s choir pray during morning Christmas mass in Amman , Jordan . Syrian and Iraqi Orthodox Christian families attended morning mass of Christmas and pray for peace in their countries . Share : 3 Christian worshippers attend a Christmas prayer in Surabaya . Indonesian Christians celebrated Christmas amid a warning from police that Islamic extremists may be planning to target worshippers during Christmas and New Years celebrations in the capital Jakarta and other parts of the country . Share : 4 Britain ' s Catherine , the Duchess of Cambridge , rushes to collect flowers from well - wishers as she leaves a Christmas Day morning service at the church on the Sandringham Estate in Norfolk , eastern England . Share : 5 A man wearing a Santa hat ( R ) prepares to cut a cake that is 201 - feet ( 61 meters ) long as boys dressed in Santa Claus costumes cheer during Christmas celebrations in the northern Indian city of Chandigarh . Share : 6 A six - story Christmas tree shines at the National Harbor in Washington , D . C . ( Diaa Bekheet / VOA ) Share : 7 People walk through the ice encrusted forest in Earl Bales Park following an ice storm in Toronto , Canada , Dec . 24 , 2013 . Share : 8 A protester holds a picture of journalist Tetyana Chornovil , who was beaten and left in a ditch just hours after publishing an article on the assets of top government officials , during a protest rally in front of the Ukrainian Ministry of Internal Affairs in Kyiv . Share : 9 Seagulls fly over Nazare beach , Portugal . Share : 10 The facade of a house collapses due to floods after the Dirk storm in Quimperle , western of France . 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