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Prime Minister John Howard said the "totally unacceptable" violence did not mean there was underlying racism in Australia. -
A representative of Australia's Muslim community talks to young surfers at Cronulla Beach, amid efforts to prevent a fresh outbreak of unrest. -
Election pamphlets were handed out around Iraq as the country prepared to hold parliamentary elections. -
Voters' fingers were marked with purple ink to show they had cast their ballots. -
Reuters - Sun Dec 18, 1:15 AM ET
Sri Lankan Hindu devotees walk back to a Hindu temple after bathing in the river during the annual Tharuvampal festival at Tamil Tiger rebel-held Periyaporathivu village in eastern Sri Lanka, Batticaloa district, December 17, 2005. REUTERS/Anuruddha Lokuhapuarachchi -
AFP - Sun Dec 18, 7:37 PM ET
Balloons on the beach : Indian man Suresh, 28, an unemployed labourer, holds balloons for sale as he waits for tourists and evening strollers at the Chowpatty beach in Mumbai. (AFP/Indranil Mukherjee) -
Reuters - Mon Dec 19, 1:22 AM ET
Pet dogs walk during a pet dog skills contest in Nanjing in east China's Jiangsu province December 18, 2005. About 100 pet dogs took part in the contest which included running, jumping, dressing up and other activities. Picture taken December 18, 2005. CHINA OUT REUTERS/China Newsphoto -
AFP - Sun Dec 18, 7:19 PM ET
Over the top : Arsenal goalkeeper Jens Lehmann (L) pushes a header by Ricardo Carvalho (2ndR) of Chelsea over the cross bar during a premiership match at Highbury in north London. Chelsea defeated Arsenal 2-0. (AFP/Adrian Dennis) -
AFP - Sun Dec 18, 7:21 PM ET
Voting in Bolivia : Bolivian peasants pass by an electoral graffiti at Tiwanaku. (AFP/Rodrigo Buendia) -
AFP - Sun Dec 18, 7:22 PM ET
Minsk christmas : Children attend the Christmas eve service at a main Catholic cathedral in Minsk. (AFP/Viktor Drachev) -
AFP - Sun Dec 18, 7:26 PM ET
Snowy Sofia : Pedestrian walks through a snow-covered park in Sofia, after heavy snowfalls in the Bulgarian capital. (AFP/Valentina Petrova) -
AFP - Sun Dec 18, 7:27 PM ET
Biathlon World cup : Julien Robert of France competes in men's 12.5 kms pursuit during the biathlon World cup in Osrblie. The competition was won by Sven Fischer of Germany ahead of his teammates Alexander Wolf, Michael Roesch and Michael Greis. (AFP/Joe Klamar) -
AFP - Sun Dec 18, 7:29 PM ET
Against the WTO : A protester wears a anti-US mask during a demonstration against the sixth World Trade Organisation (WTO) ministerial conference in Hong Kong. (AFP/Tse Ka Yin) -
AFP - Sun Dec 18, 7:31 PM ET
Guarding the Church : Palestinian policemen guard the Church of the Nativity in the holy West Bank town of Bethlehem. (AFP/Menahem Kahana) -
AFP - Sun Dec 18, 7:33 PM ET
In pursuit : Florence Baverel-Robert (l) of France and Olena Zubrilova of Belarus compete in women's 10 km pursuit during the biathlon World cup in Osrblie. The competition won Anna Carin Olofsson of Sweden ahead of Germany's Kati Wilhelm and Uschi Disl. (AFP/Joe Klamar) -
AFP - Sun Dec 18, 7:34 PM ET
Candles for Christmasa : A Christian woman lights candles during the Sunday mass in the Church of the Nativity in the holy West Bank town of Bethlehem. (AFP/Menahem Kahana) -
AFP - Sun Dec 18, 7:39 PM ET
Behind the gate : An Iraqi boy peers through a bullet-riddled gate as US marines from the 2nd Battalion, 6th Marines Regiment, patrol the restive city of Fallujah, west of Baghdad. (AFP/Mauricio Lima) -
AFP - Sun Dec 18, 7:41 PM ET
Missile strike : Palestinians inspect the damage at a bridge hit by an Israeli missile in Beit Hanun, in the northern Gaza Strip. (AFP/Mohammed Abed) -
Day in pictures: 19 December 2005
An elderly Chinese farmer sits with his grandchildren in Shijie village, Fujian province. -
A horse-drawn cart is the only traffic on a road to Srinagar, capital of Indian-administered Kashmir, as a cold snap grips the region. -
Passers-by watch as a building under construction bursts into flames in Shanghai, China. -
Boys join a policeman watching politicians leave the inaugural session of Afghanistan's first popularly-elected parliament in three decades. -
A taxi is pushed away from the scene of car-bomb attack outside a children's hospital in Baghdad, Iraq. -
The captain of a British submarine is re-united with wife at a Scottish naval base after spending five months at sea. -
A Russian Santa Claus delivers gifts by abseiling down a house, as part of festivities marking the approach of the Orthodox Church's Christmas.