Bangkok — Thai Buddhist monks release lanterns during celebrations for Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej's 85th birthday.

PHOTOGRAPH BY: Wason Wanichakorn / Associated Press

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Bangkok — People hold up candles and sing a song honoring King Bhumibol Adulyadej during a ceremony for his birthday at Royal Ground.

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New Bataan, Philippines — Residents clean their sofa next to their damaged house a day after Typhoon Bopha hit the province. At least 274 people have been killed and hundreds remain missing.

PHOTOGRAPH BY: TED ALJIBE / AFP / Getty Images

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Berlin — A Christmas star hangs on an illuminated tree at the Brandenburg Gate.

PHOTOGRAPH BY: KAY NIETFELD / EPA

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Stockholm — People struggle against wind and drifting snow. Forecasters have issued a class 2 storm warning for central and southern Sweden.

PHOTOGRAPH BY: ANDERS WIKLUND / AFP / Getty Images

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Soest, Netherlands — A woman's face is painted as a Black Pete, a companion of Sinterklaas, or St. Nicholas, in a costume rental shop.

PHOTOGRAPH BY: BAS CZERWINSKI / EPA

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York, England — Drummers from the 3rd Battalion Yorkshire Regiment arrive at York Minster for a homecoming service. The soldiers recently completed a six-month tour of duty in Afghanistan, where they lost seven comrades, including six in one Taliban attack.

PHOTOGRAPH BY: Christopher Furlong / Getty Images

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Schwerin, Germany — The moon over northern Germany.

PHOTOGRAPH BY: JENS BUTTNER / AFP / Getty Images

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Tanner, Ala. — Aubrey Harper hugs a reindeer decoration as her father puts up Christmas lights.

PHOTOGRAPH BY: JERONIMO NISA / The Decatur Daily

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Mumbai — An Indian wrestler watches at an akhada, a traditional gymnasium. The International Olympic Committee suspended India's national Olympic committee because of government interference in its election process, a major embarrassment for the world's second-most populous nation.

PHOTOGRAPH BY: Rafiq Maqbool / Associated Press

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Yangon, Myanmar — A man takes a nap on an iron beam attached to a pier as a porter walks past.

PHOTOGRAPH BY: Gemunu Amarasinghe / Associated Press

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