Shiite faithful pilgrims gather between the holy shrine of Imam Hussein and the holy shrine of Imam Abbas, in the background, during the preparations for the Muslim festival of Arbaeen in the Shiite holy city of Karbala, 50 miles (80 kilometers) south of Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, Dec. 12, 2014. The holiday marks the end of the 40-day mourning period after the anniversary of the 7th century martyrdom of Imam Hussein, the Prophet Muhammad’s grandson. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
Protesters perform during a demonstration against what they call porn censorship, across from the Houses of Parliament in central London, Friday, Dec. 12, 2014. The sex simulation protest was planned by opponents of what they call new ‘censorship’ legislation banning several sex acts from online porn videos filmed in the UK in a bid to crack down on ”harmful’ content. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)
A donkey stands in a snow covered field in Divis Mountain in West Belfast, Northern Ireland, Friday, Dec. 12, 2014. Bitter cold weather has swept across many parts of the UK and Ireland as temperatures drop. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison)
A balloon decorated shrine to the Virgin of Guadalupe stands in front of a body shop in Mexico City, Friday Dec. 12, 2014. Every year thousands upon thousands of faithful flock to the Basilica of Guadalupe to pay their respects but just as importantly, little shrines built in parking lots, places of work, street medians, playgrounds and any imaginable corner of a world of concrete and asphalt are colorfully decorated with flowers, balloons and confetti on the Virgin’s feast day as neighbors gather around the altars to share a small breakfast, sing happy birthday to the Virgin, light fire-crackers and some just come to have a quiet prayer. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)
A boy refreshes himself under a shower from the summer heat on Copabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday, Dec. 12, 2014. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
Adel bin Muhammad El Ouerghi from Tunisia, a former Guantanamo prisoner, peers through the window of the home where he’s living in Montevideo, Uruguay, Friday, Dec. 12, 2014. El Ouerghi is one of six prisoners who were held for 12 years at Guantanamo Bay who arrived to Uruguay on Sunday as refugees amid a renewed push by President Barack Obama to close the prison. (AP Photo/Matilde Campodonico)
Activists perform as heads of state, from left, President Barack Obama, Australia’s Prime Minister Tony Abbott, Canada’s Prime Minister Stephen Harper, China’s President Xi Jinping, India’s Narendra Modi, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin and Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during the Climate Change Conference COP20 in Lima Peru, Friday, Dec. 12, 2014. The boat’s sign reads in Spanish “Leave behind emissions. Climatic agreement.” Delegates from more than 190 countries are meeting in Lima to work on drafts for a global climate deal that is supposed to be adopted next year in Paris. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)
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