2013-12-12 Photo gallery

Minnesota Timberwolves point guard Ricky Rubio (9) passes between Philadelphia 76ers shooting guard Tony Wroten (8) and Philadelphia 76ers power forward Thaddeus Young (21) in the first quarter at Target Center. Brad Rempel-USA TODAY Sports/ REUTERS

Cal Murrell, otherwise known as 'The Happy Preacher,' recites a chant with the crowd during a memorial vigil to former South African President Nelson Mandela at Morehouse College, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2013, in Atlanta. AP Photo

Pro-European Union activists wearing EU and U.S. national flags walk through the Independence Square in Kiev, Ukraine, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2013. Opposition leaders in Ukraine rejected President Viktor Yanukovych's offer of talks Wednesday, saying the...

Elderly female residents with red armbands, identifying them as security volunteers, stand on duty beside a road in central Beijing, December 12, 2013. REUTERS

An aerial view of the Basilica of Guadalupe (L) and the old Basilica (R) surrounded by pilgrims in Mexico City December 11, 2013. Pilgrims arrive on December 12 at the Basilica every year, the anniversary of what Catholics believe is the apparition o...

Children play under the tree during the 29th annual Ram Pasture Tree Lighting in Newtown, Connecticut December 11, 2013 . December 14th marks the one year anniversary of the shooting rampage at Sandy Hook Elementary School, where 20 children and six ...

File photo of a cow drinking water from a water pipe at Allahabad railway station in Allahabad. Reuters

FILE - In this May 22, 2013 file photo, Fluminense's fans cheer before a Copa Libertadores soccer match against Paraguay's Olimpia in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Brazil's sports tribunal said Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2013, that it will analyze a complaint tha...

West Indies Darren Sammy, center, chases the ball as New Zealand's B J Watling retreats on the second day of the second international cricket match at the Basin Reserve in Wellington, New Zealand, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2013. AP Photo

A girl washes clothes in the River Brahmaputra in Gauhati, India, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2013. Dhobis are traditional laundry workers who wash clothes by hand and dry them in the sun, an occupation which has been in existence for generations with a curre...

A dhobi holds a cloth to dry in the sun on the banks of the River Brahmaputra in Gauhati, India, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2013. Dhobis are traditional laundry workers who wash clothes by hand and dry them in the sun, an occupation which has been in existen...

A dhobi woman smokes as she rests after washing clothes in the Brahmaputra River in Gauhati, India, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2013. Dhobis are traditional laundry workers who wash clothes by hand and dry them in the sun, an occupation which has been in exis...

Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath talking to media at Parliament house in New Delhi on Thursday. PTI Photo 

A view of Shikaras rowing in the Dal Lake on a foggy morning in Srinagar on Thursday. PTI Photo 

An employee of Le Cirque Signature restaurant walks out of the restaurant in Mumbai December 7, 2013. The branch of New York's venerable Le Cirque, at the Leela Mumbai hotel, is the latest in a wave of overseas-based high-end eateries to enter a coun...

Mumbai: Sitar player and composer Anoushka Shankar performs during a concert in Mumbai on Thursday. PTI Photo by Mitesh Bhuvad

Mumbai : The mangled remains of an autorikshaw after a collision with a truck near Mumbai on Thursday. PTI Photo

Bhopal: Labourers paint the walls of Madhya Pradesh Assembly in Bhopal on Thursday. PTI Photo

Chennai: Actors Aamir Khan, Kamal Hassan and others at the inauguration of 11th Chennai International Film Festival, in Chennai on Thursday. PTI Photo by R Senthil Kumar

Kolkata: RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan addresses a press meet after the bank's Central Board meeting in Kolkata on Thursday. PTI Photo by Ashok Bhaumik

Chennai: Actors Aamir Khan, Kamal Hassan and artists at the inauguration of 11th Chennai International Film Festival, in Chennai on Thursday. PTI Photo by R Senthil Kuma

Guruvayur: Cricketer S Sreesanth with Bhuwneswari Kumari, hailing from a royal family in Rajasthan, during their wedding at Sri Krishna temple in Guruvayur on Thursday. PTI Photo

Kolkata: Tollywood actress Koel Mallick bowls during the inauguration of '4th National Lawns Bowls Championship 2013', in Kolkata on Thursday. PTI Photo

Kochi: Actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan during the inaugural event of a shop in Kochi on Thursday. PTI Photo

Jalpaiguri: A caged leopard which was trapped by forest officials at Laxmipara Tea Garden, in Jalpaiguri on Thursday. PTI Photo