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Reuters - Thu Dec 1, 1:49 PM ET
A crewman aboard 'ABN Amro Two', currently in second place, goes aloft to set a spinnaker while sailing in light winds during the first leg of the Volvo Ocean Race off Cape Town, South Africa December 1, 2005. The race is a round the world yacht race that in this edition features nine offshore legs, over 31,250 nautical miles, and an inshore race at each of the main stopover ports. The Volvo Ocean Race left from Vigo, Spain on November 12. REUTERS/Howard Burditt -
AFP/DDP - Thu Dec 1, 3:38 PM ET
Light artist : Light artist Nils-R. Schultze works on the illumination of a fountain in front of the town house of Berlin's district Neukoelln. (AFP/DDP/Theo Heimann) -
AFP - Thu Dec 1, 3:43 PM ET
Spewing plumes : The Popocatepetl volcano spews a plume of ash five- kilometer-long (three miles) into the sky. (AFP/Ronaldo Schemidt) -
AFP - Thu Dec 1, 3:49 PM ET
They must be rockettes... : Tourists wait in line outside the legendary New York City restaurant 'Serendipity 3' as Radio City Rockettes satnd by to promote the new 'Rockettes Frrrozen White Christmas' drink during a holiday event. (AFP/Timothy Clary) -
AFP - Thu Dec 1, 3:56 PM ET
Riding into the sunset : Red Bull Formula One driver Robert Doornbos takes a curve during a training session at the Catalonia racetrack in Montmelo near Barcelona. (AFP/Cesar Rangel) -
AFP/LEHTIKUVA - Thu Dec 1, 4:03 PM ET
Asimo and a friend... : An employee of Motor manufacturer Honda returns backstage with Honda-made robot ASIMO following his presentation at the annual car exhibition Helsinki Motor Show. (AFP/LEHTIKUVA/Jussi Nuraki) -
AFP - Thu Dec 1, 4:17 PM ET
Voting higher up : An Egyptian woman climbs down a ladder as she exits a polling station in the village of Bosat, north of Almansoura, during the 3rd round of the parliamentary elections. (AFP/Khaled Desouki) -
AFP - Thu Dec 1, 4:26 PM ET
World AIDS Day : Russian children hold banners while marching in central Moscow to mark the World AIDS Day. (AFP/Denis Sinyakov) -
AFP - Thu Dec 1, 4:43 PM ET
Prayer sheet : An Ethiopian Jewish man reads from a prayer sheet as he takes part in the Sigd holiday celebrations in Jerusalem. (AFP/Menahem Kahana) -
AFP - Thu Dec 1, 4:44 PM ET
Striking in Dhaka : An activist from a Bangladesh leftist party holds a flag during a day-long general strike called by lawyers in Dhaka. (AFP/Farjana Godhuly) -
AFP - Thu Dec 1, 4:49 PM ET
Marching in Ramallah : Three Palestinian soldiers march at the headquarters of Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas in the West bank city of Ramallah. (AFP/Jamal Aruri) -
AFP - Thu Dec 1, 4:55 PM ET
Under the cannon : Riot police standing on a bus fire a water cannon on workers during a rally in front of the National Assembly in Seoul. (AFP/Kim Mi-Ok) -
Day in pictures: 2 December 2005
A Venice gondolier begins his Christmas celebrations early. -
A US soldier looks at the light provided by a flare outside Baghdad. -
Emirati Ayesha Al-Qubaisi competes in a shooting event at the West Asian Games in Qatar. -
Sotheby's auction house in London unveils a rediscovered work by the Dutch master Rembrandt. -
Union members demonstrate in South Korea over labour rights for non-regular workers. -
A Palestinian man looks at Fatah faction candidate lists during elections in the West Bank town of Dura. -
Reuters - Thu Dec 1, 7:17 PM ET
A man walks in front of a painting from the Contemporary Fine Arts of Berlin during the Art Basel international art show in Miami Beach, Florida, December 1, 2005. Art Basel Miami Beach is a new type of cultural event, combining an international art show with a program of special exhibitions, parties and crossover events including music, film, architecture and design. A selection of 195 leading art galleries from North America, Latin America, Europe, Africa and Asia will exhibit 20th and 21st century art works by more than 2000 artists during the art show. REUTERS/Carlos Barria -
AP - Thu Dec 1, 6:53 PM ET
Hot air balloons prepare to take off in the city of Leon, Mexico on Thursday Dec. 1, 2005. The city of Leon is hosting the 4th International Festival of Hot Air Balloons that will be held from Dec.1-4. (AP Photo/Mario Armas) -
AP - Fri Dec 2, 2:37 PM ET
This specimen is one of hundreds of live butterflies that are being shown in the Jardin Botanico of Quito, Ecuador, Friday, Dec. 2, 2005. All of the butterflies were transported from a butterfly growing center in Mindo, a sub-tropical village. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa R.) -
AP - Fri Dec 2, 3:49 PM ET
Kristin Ekbladh sprinkles white powdered sugar as snow on the roof of a huge Gingerbread House, Friday, Dec. 2, 2005, in Hopewell, N.J.. It took about 2,000 eggs, about 300 pounds of sugar and over a week to build the nine-feet tall Gingerbread House which will be used in a Toys for Tots drive. (AP Photo/Mel Evans) -
AFP - Fri Dec 2, 2:51 PM ET
Hilltop watch : Israeli soldiers watch from a hiltop as a Palestinian takes part in a demonstration against the controversial 'separation barrier' in the West Bank village of Bilin. (AFP/Abbas Momani) -
AFP - Fri Dec 2, 2:56 PM ET
Police training : Iraqi police commandos participate in a drill at their compound in Baghdad. (AFP/Karim Sahib) -
AFP/DDP - Fri Dec 2, 3:01 PM ET
Ice carving : An ice carver works on her sculpture in Luebeck, northern Germany, in preparation of the Ice World exhibition. (AFP/DDP/Roland Magunia)