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Stirling, Scotland — The Stirling Castle graveyard is wintry white after snow and sleet struck many parts of Scotland.

PHOTOGRAPH BY: Jeff J Mitchell / Getty Images

Freudenberg, Germany — Roofs are covered with snow in western Germany, where temperatures are forecast to stay near freezing in the days ahead.

PHOTOGRAPH BY: HARTMUT REEH / AFP / Getty Images

Vienna — Bundled up to fight off the cold, a woman descends the colored steps of the Albertina museum.

PHOTOGRAPH BY: ALEXANDER KLEIN / AFP / Getty Images

Aleppo, Syria — A man salvages his belongings after his home was damaged by heavy fighting between Free Syrian Army fighters and government forces.

PHOTOGRAPH BY: Narciso Contreras / Associated Press

Karachi, Pakistan — The coffin of Mufti Ismail, a senior cleric of a prominent Islamic seminary, is carried by seminary students during his funeral. He was shot in what police say may have been a sectarian attack.

PHOTOGRAPH BY: ASIF HASSAN / AFP / Getty Images

Kabul, Afghanistan — A displaced girl peers through a curtain at a temporary shelter. Amnesty International estimates that 400 people are displaced daily in Afghanistan's conflict, with many facing hunger and destitution.

PHOTOGRAPH BY: S. SABAWOON / EPA

Sake, Democratic Republic of Congo — Government soldiers hear to a military address outside the city of Goma. The army retook the provincial capital Monday after rebel fighters withdrew.

PHOTOGRAPH BY: PHIL MOORE / AFP / Getty Images

Villacanas, Spain — Workers laid off from a door factory warm themselves while picketing to keep machinery from leaving the factory and to demand back pay.

PHOTOGRAPH BY: Jasper Juinen / Getty Images

Strait of Gibraltar — A man is helped aboard a Spanish emergency services boat off Spain's coast after Spanish and Moroccan forces intercepted four inflatable boats carrying would-be immigrants from sub-Saharan Africa across the Strait of Gibraltar.

PHOTOGRAPH BY: MARCOS MORENO / AFP / Getty Images

Athens — A visually impaired protester shouts slogans during a protest outside Greece's Health Ministry on the United Nations-proclaimed annual International Day of People with Disability.

PHOTOGRAPH BY: ALKIS KONSTANTINIDIS / EPA

Gianyar, Indonesia — A 2-week-old Owa Jawa monkey clings to its mother at the Bali Zoo. Illegal poaching and a dwindling habitat have drastically reduced the population of Owa Jawa monkeys. The species can be found only in parts of Indonesia's West Java province.

PHOTOGRAPH BY: MADE NAGI / EPA

Melbourne, Australia — Emily Carstairs of Australia competes at an ISAF Sailing World Cup event in the waters off Melbourne.

PHOTOGRAPH BY: WILLIAM WEST / AFP / Getty Images

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Pictures in the News | December 3, 2012

Dynamite attacks on the Los Angeles Aqueduct [updated]

In 1905, Los Angeles officials began buying land and water rights in the Owens Valley. Construction started in 1908 and finished with the Nov. 5, 1913, Los Angeles Aqueduct...   View Post»

   

Pictures in the News | December 3, 2012

The Week in Sports | October 1 – 7, 2012

This week's installment of  The Week in Sports begins in South Africa, where rugby players from New Zealand perform the Haka, or war dance, before a match in Soweto. Big...   View Post»

   

Pictures in the News | December 3, 2012

Pictures in the News | August 22, 2012

Wednesday's Pictures in the News begins in Portugal, where in Lisbon a street entertainer covered in gold performs for pedestrians and on the eastern edge of the country men on...   View Post»

   

Pictures in the News | December 3, 2012

Pictures in the News | May 7, 2012

Politics takes center stage in Monday's Pictures in the News. In Russia, policemen detain a protester voicing opposition to Vladimir Putin's inauguration to his third...   View Post»

   

Pictures in the News | December 3, 2012

Pictures in the News | Jan. 25, 2012

Hopefully the first few shots in Wednesday's Pictures in the News will cause a double take among viewers: A tamer carrying a lion over his shoulders, a snow-covered dinosaur, a...   View Post»

   

Photo booth fun

Photo booth fun

On Saturday, you were so kind to visit and play with us at Pier 59 at Bergamot Station. Staff photographer Ricardo DeAratanha did an incredible job capturing your vibe, energy...   View Post»

   

Pictures in the News | December 3, 2012

Pictures in the News | March 8, 2011

It's International Women's Day and we begin with an image of a schoolgirl in southern India practicing Vietnam Vovinam martial arts as part of the worldwide event. In Manila,...   View Post»

   

Pictures in the News | December 3, 2012

Pictures in the News | Feb. 7, 2011

We begin Monday's Pictures in the News back in Cairo, where protesters continue to occupy Tahrir Square, holding a symbolic funeral for Egyptian journalist Ahmed Mohammed...   View Post»

   

Pictures in the News | December 3, 2012

Pictures in the News | Nov. 19, 2010

Our Friday's Pictures in the News mash-up takes us the London, where we get reflective on an image of Westminster Abbey; the partial remains of a female skull dating 4,100 to...   View Post»

   

Pictures in the News | December 3, 2012

Pictures in the News | Aug. 5, 2010

We serve up an eclectic mix in today's Pictures in the News feature. From high emotions on California's ban on same-sex marriages being ruled unconstitutional  to the somber...   View Post»

Pictures in the News | December 3, 2012

Monday’s Pictures in the News makes a wintry start, with two men walking through the snow-covered Stirling Castle graveyard in Scotland. Roofs in western Germany are covered with snow as meteorologists predict temperatures will stay near freezing in the days ahead, and a woman walks down the colored steps of the Albertina museum on a cold day in Vienna.

In Aleppo, Syria, a man collects his belongings after his home was damaged due to heavy fighting between rebel and and government forces. More Photos

In Karachi, Pakistan, the coffin of Mufti Ismail, a senior cleric of a prominent Islamic seminary, is carried by seminarians. Ismail was shot in what police say may have been a sectarian attack.

Elsewhere, a visually impaired protester shouts slogans during a protest outside Greece’s Health Ministry in Athens to mark the International Day of People with Disability; Spanish and Moroccan forces intercept four inflatable boats carrying would-be immigrants across the Strait of Gibraltar; and a displaced Afghan girl peers through a curtain at a shelter in Kabul.

Add stops in Australia, Indonesia and the Democratic Republic of Congo to round out the report.

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