Marine commandos demonstrating their warfare abilities at Ramakrishna Beach during the full dress rehearsals for the Navy Day, in Visakhapatnam. Photo: K.R. Deepak
The roofs of Bern's, Switzerland, old town are covered in snow. Heavy snowfalls hit large parts of central Europe. Photo: AP
The BrahMos missile takes off from India's main missile testing center in Balasore district, Orissa. India on Thursday successfully test-fired the supersonic cruise missile, designed to carry conventional warheads, jointly developed with Russia to fine-tune its ability to hit targets, the defense ministry said. Photo: AP
Former U.N. chief Kofi Annan speaks at a conference to review reforms Kenya is making, in Nairobi. ICC Prosecutor Luis Moreno Ocampo told the conference he will not seek arrest warrants for six top Kenyans he will prosecute for their alleged roles in Kenya's political violence almost three years ago. Moreno Ocampo says he will publicly name the individuals when he seeks indictments before Dec. 17. Photo: AP
Team MRF''s Gaurav Gill (L), Red Roosters's Vikram and Naren Kumar (R) poses for a photograph during a press preview of the K-1000 car rally organised by the Karnataka Motor Sports Club at the Palace Grounds in Bangalore on Thursday. Photo: PTI
People warm their hands around a fire as the mercury dips, in Allahabad on Thursday. Photo: PTI
A South Korean Army solider aims his machine gun into a bunker at the Demilitarized Zone that separates the two Koreas in Cheorwon. South Korean lawmakers slammed the government Thursday over revelations the country's spies failed to take seriously intelligence from August that indicated North Korea might attack a front-line island. Photo: AP
Britain's Prince William, right, and English soccer player David Beckham arrive with their delegation at the FIFA headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland, Thursday, Dec.2, 2010. FIFA will announce the 2018 and 2022 Soccer World Cup hosts later Thursday. Photo: AP
Models pose next to the Chevrolet Camaro 1SS Transformers Special Edition during a media tour at the 2010 Kuala Lumpur International Motor Show. More than 150 exhibitors from 15 countries participated in the show. Photo: AP
Tamiraparani river flows close to the Kurukkuthurai Murugan temple, near Tirunelveli on Thursday. Heavy rains lashed most parts of Tamil Nadu on Wednesday. Photo: A Shaikmohideen
Labourers construct a temporary bridge on the Ganges for the forthcoming annual 'Magh mela' in Allahabad. Photo: PTI
Handcuffed al-Qaeda-linked suspects sit in a terrorist combat and organized crime department in Baghdad. Iraq's interior minister called Thursday for the death penalty for a group of 39 al-Qaeda-linked suspects even before they have been put on trial for allegedly plotting to bomb targets in Baghdad. Photo:AP
LEAP IN JOY: Children jumping into the Cheyyar river,Magaral near Kancheepuram Photo: B Jothi Ramalingam.