World Pictures/Videos of the Day

Emperor penguin chicks huddle together for warmth with adults shielding them during a snowstorm in Adelie Land, Antarctica
Picture: Frederique Olivier/Minden Pictures/Solent News



A snow-covered Emperor penguin chick during a snowstorm in Adelie Land, AntarcticaPicture: Frederique Olivier/Minden
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Dogs, Hank (centre) and Mocha (left) stand with their owner in front of the Jackson Town Hall in Jackson, Wyo. The Jackson Town Council agreed at a meeting to get the process started to create a dog park at Powderhorn Park.
Picture: AP Photo/Jackson Hole News & Guide, Bradly J. Boner



French-Mexican circus artist Shirley Larible performs during the 30th edition of the Wereldkerstcircus (World Christmas Circus) in the Carre Theater in Amsterdam
Picture: EPA/ROBIN VAN LONKHUIJSEN



A man skis across the Bill Thorpe Walking Bridge in Fredericton, New Brunswick. A winter storm warning remains in effect for the Fredericton area after 15-20 centimetres (5-8 inches) of snow and freezing rain hit the region.
Picture: AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Darren Calabrese



A metal tree is seen next to a monument of King Christ in Managua
Picture: REUTERS



People walk near illuminated Christmas decorations at the Wilanow Palace in Warsaw, Poland
Picture: AP



Japan's Nagoya castle is covered with snow in Nagoya in Aichi prefecture, central Japan
Picture: AFP/Getty Images



People walk in front of a Ferris wheel in Nice, France
Picture: AFP/Getty Images



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A sea lion balances a Christmas tree on his nose during a show at the Aqua Stadium aquarium in Tokyo
Picture: YOSHIKAZU TSUNO/AFP/Getty Images



A woman closes her eyes as she squeezes between two standing stone at Stonehenge, Witshire, where people are gathering to celebrate the winter solstice.
Picture: Ben Birchall/PA



Santa Claus did a spot of stand up paddle boarding in Sydney, Australia
Picture: James D. Morgan/REX



South Korea's Bukhan San Mountain Rescue Police caption Kim Chang-Gon (top), and members Eum Beom-Seok, Woo Hwa-Seung and Jeong Han-Yong, wearing Santa Claus costumes, while rock-climbing during an event marking the Christmas holiday season on Buckhan mountain near Seoul, South Korea
Picture: EPA/JEON HEON-KYUN



A leopard and impala nuzzle each other in Kruger National Park in South Africa. Most impalas run for their lives at the sight of a leopard - but this plucky youngster seems determined to befriend one. The bizarre interaction filmed in the Kruger National Park, South Africa, sees the baby animal nuzzling the killer cat's nose and mouth as it lazes in a clearing. And even when the leopard starts playing a little rough, the newborn makes no attempt to leave - and even follows it around. The encounter was filmed by game ranger Estiaan Houy, 31, while out on safari with British and American guests.
Picture: Greatstock / Barcroft Media



A Spanish recortador jumps over a bull during a show in Cali, Colombia
Picture: REUTERS/Jaime Saldarriaga



Young women dressed in Santa Claus outfits blow kises on the beach in downtown Nice. Goodbye Mr. Equation
Picture: VALERY HACHE/AFP/Getty Images



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Photographer Iurie Belegurschi took this photo of himself as he lit up an ice cave in Iceland with a bundle of ignited steel wool spun around his head
Picture: Iurie Belegurschi/Solent News



Red Bull pilot Peter Besenyei navigates his plane down the Corinth Canal in Greece
Picture: RED



Becca Caldwell camps 3,000ft high up on the side of a cliff on a rock face called El Capitan in Yosemite National Park, California. Professional free climbers Becca Caldwell and husband Tommy from Estes Park, Colorado, US take on these cliff faces using just their hands and feet, only relying on their equipment to protect them if they fall. Adventure photographer Corey Rich of South Lake Tahoe, California was able to capture this thrill seeking moment while risking his own life on these perilous vertical drops.
Picture: Corey Rich/HotSpot Media



A plume of mist rolls across a field near the Wiltshire village of Malmesbury
Picture: SWNS



This picture taken on January 31 and released by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency on February 26 shows residents of the besieged camp of Yarmouk queuing to receive food supplies in Damascus, Syria
Picture: UNRWA/AP



Heavy fog shrouds New York's iconic Brooklyn Bridge
Picture: BEBETO MATTHEWS/AP




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A tiger cub plays with his sister in a river at the Tiger Canyons wildlife park in Philippolis near Bloemfontein, South Africa
Picture: Prelena Soma Owen/Solent News



Kyle Beall walks on a slackline between two cliffs at Diamond Bay in Sydney, Australia
Picture: Cameron Spencer/Getty Images



Using his walking staff as a makeshift hockey stick, Michael Grant, 'Philly Jesus,' skates at Rothman Ice Rink in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Picture: REUTERS/Mark Makela



Choristers from St Paul's Cathedral sing Christmas carols during a photocall inside the Cathedral in central London. Christmas is one of the busiest times of year for the choir who will sing to over 20,000 people over the Christmas period.
Picture: REUTERS/Luke MacGregor



Choristers of St Paul's Cathedral sing Christmas carols during a photocall inside the Cathedral in central London
Picture: REUTERS



Paper lanterns are released as a part of Christmas festivities in Zagreb, Croatia
Picture: AP Photo/Darko Bandic



A long exposure shot of Berlin's Ferris wheel and Christmas market
Picture: REUTERS/Pawel Kopczynski



A decorated Christmas tree is seen in Moscow's Red Square
Picture: TASS/Barcroft Media



Eric Marshall shows off his Christmas light collection that he has been working on for 16 years, as Amazon.co.uk reveals that sales of outdoor decorations have increased by 33% since 2013



Santa receives a cuddle from his little helper, a koala named Forest, from Cairns Tropical Zoo in Queensland, Australia
Picture: Getty Image



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Very very cool!
Not something you see everyday in the world of commercial aviation.

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Window cleaners dressed as Santa Claus and a reindeer pose for pictures during an event to celebrate Christmas at a shopping mall in Tokyo
Picture: REUTERS/Yuya Shino



People walk past a giant and illuminated Christmas tree bauble in central Minsk
Picture: SERGEI GAPON/AFP/Getty Images



The glow of the aurora borealis with Bamburgh lighthouse in Northumberland in the fnoreground
Picture: Owen Humphreys/PA



Members of a Lebanese water ski club wearing Santa Claus costumes perform in the bay of Jounieh, north of the Lebanese capital Beirut
Picture: PATRICK BAZ/AFP/Getty Images



Car-enthusiast cop Jeff Bloch has converted an abandoned Cessna aircraft into a car. Using parts from a Toyota van Jeff even takes the vehicle through drive throughs and fills up at petrol stations. The car reached top speeds of 70mph at a South Carolina race.
Picture: Barcroft Cars



Children try to walk through a flooded street at Kampung Melayu residential area in Jakarta. Torrential rains that have continued in Indonesia in recent days have widened the number of flooded areas that include Jakarta and Bandung, a local newspaper said on Tuesday.
Picture: REUTERS/Beawiharta



A light show is projected onto buildings on Brussels' Grand Place as part of Christmas celebrations
Picture: REUTERS



Hot air balloons fly over Cappadocia, a historical region in Central Anatolia, largely in Nevsehir Province, known for the fairy chimneys, during the winter season
Picture: Anadolu Agency



Santa Claus waves to the crowd from his flying sleigh drawn by reindeer over the Geneva Lake and in front of the Swiss and French alps at sunset during the 20th edition of the Christmas Market in Montreux, Switzerland
Picture: EPA


Merry Christmas to all Sinodefense members. May you all have a blessed time with your families



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It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas! We are getting our White Christmas right now here in Emmett, ID...and just in time too. Had a little wet snow around noon, which changed to rain...and then about 45 minutes ago it got colder and started snowing hard. Will not snow long, but we already have over an inch and a white landscape.

Merry Christmas...Happy Holidays...and the best of the New Year to you all!

Well, last night's snow ended soon after I took the other pictures...it was not a lot, but it held and we officially have a white Christmas in SW Idaho today, December 25, 2014.

To remember the tsunami 10 years ago, Dec 26, 2004 that led to at least 230,000 death and missing.

SteelBird said:

To remember the tsunami 10 years ago, Dec 26, 2004 that led to at least 230,000 death and missing.

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My condolences to the victims. That was a terrible event impacting countries in South East Asia, South Asia & Africa.