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AFP - Sun Dec 4, 6:00 PM ET
Lovely lights : Thousands of lights decorate trees at the entry to the Skansen open air museum in Stockholm, Sweden. (AFP/Sven Nackstrand) -
AFP - Sun Dec 4, 6:03 PM ET
Sridee performs : Tharatip Sridee of Thailand performs with the ball during the Rhythmic Gymnastics Individual Apparatus final at the 23rd Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) in Manila. (AFP/Pornchai Kittiwongsakul) -
AFP - Sun Dec 4, 6:04 PM ET
Going for gold : Foong Seow Ting of Malaysia performs with the clubs during the Rhythmic Gymnastics Individual Apparatus final at the 23rd Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) in Manila. Foong Seow Ting won the gold medal in the clubs event. (AFP/Pornchai Kittiwongsakul) -
AFP - Sun Dec 4, 6:06 PM ET
Search for shellfish : A Gumatj Aboriginal boy combs the tidal flats for edible shellfish at Melville Bay in Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory. (AFP/Torsten Blackwood) -
AFP - Sun Dec 4, 6:10 PM ET
Finish line : Stephane Tissot of France celebrates as he crosses the finish line after his second run in the men's World Cup slalom on the Birds of Prey course in Beaver Creek, Colorado. Tissot finished in second with a time of 1:52.58. (AFP/Don Emmert) -
Balloons over New Mexico
Hot air balloons take to the sky at the 25th Red Rock Balloon Rally in Gallup, New Mexico. -
The balloon rally is the world's second largest, with some 180 balloons flying in the three-day event. -
A crew test the burner before inflating their balloon for the annual rally. -
Some are fired up for the 'dawn patrol'. -
A local family gazes at the sky's offering. -
A balloon with an alien face is one of those floating through the canyons. -
Day in pictures: 5 December 2005
A South Korean riot policeman on duty in freezing temperatures in the capital, Seoul, where workers rallied to protest against planned changes to employment laws. -
Lutiy, an endangered Amur tiger in the far east of Russia, where concerns are high over toxic chemicals entering the region from a Chinese industrial accident. -
A Pakistani Kashmiri woman cooks on a temporary stove in the city of Muzaffarabad, two months after a devastating earthquake shattered the city.c -
A boy plays football on the beach in Athens, Greece, which is enjoying unseasonably warm December weather. -
Alan Bond (l) and Derek Peacock kiss to celebrate registering their intention to form a civil partnership, as new laws on homosexual unions come into force in the UK. -
A man sells traditional fire pots in Srinagar, the capital of Indian-administered Kashmir. -
A representative of Burma's Kachin minority people takes his seat at the country's National Convention, ostensibly a meeting to draw up a democratic national constitution. -
AFP/Getty Images - Mon Dec 5,10:12 AM ET
An Indianapolis Colts fan sporting a custom-made football hat and makeup cheers for the home team as they play the Tennessee Titans in Indianapolis. The Colts won 35-3 to remain undefeated at 12-0(AFP/Getty Images/Andy Lyons) -
Reuters - Sun Dec 4, 7:56 PM ET
Dancers perform during the 'Dance Power - Moving On' show at the Mediterranean Conference Centre in Valletta December 4, 2005. The annual event, which is organised by the Dance Council of Malta, is a showcase for Maltese dance schools. In recent years, several primary and secondary schools have begun to offer dance classes as part of their regular curriculum. MALTA OUT REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi -
AFP - Sun Dec 4, 6:10 PM ET
Finish line : Stephane Tissot of France celebrates as he crosses the finish line after his second run in the men's World Cup slalom on the Birds of Prey course in Beaver Creek, Colorado. Tissot finished in second with a time of 1:52.58. (AFP/Don Emmert) -
AFP - Mon Dec 5, 7:19 PM ET
Stars of Beijing : Members of the Stars of the Beijing Circus perform on stage during their show named 'Legendes', at the Cirque Phenix in Paris. (AFP/Stephane de Sakutin) -
AFP - Mon Dec 5, 7:25 PM ET
London Ballet : Dancers from the Royal Ballet perform a dress rehersal of 'The Nutcracker' by Tchaikovsky at the Royal Opera House in London. (AFP/John D McHugh) -
AFP - Mon Dec 5, 7:26 PM ET
'The Nutcracker' : Dancers from the Royal Ballet perform a dress rehersal of 'The Nutcracker' by Tchaikovsky at the Royal Opera House in London. (AFP/John D McHugh) -
AFP - Mon Dec 5, 7:27 PM ET
Dress rehearsal : Dancers from the Royal Ballet perform a dress rehersal of 'The Nutcracker' by Tchaikovsky at the Royal Opera House in London. (AFP/John D McHugh)