Afghan Army soldiers participate in morning exercises at a training facility in the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan, on Nov. 26, 2013.
An elderly woman participates in a protest in New Delhi, India, on Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2013. The protesters demanded a universal old age pension for those above 60 years of age, opposing the central government’s proposal of US $3 per month. India is home to 142.9 million elderly above the age of 54.
A typhoon survivor stands amid morning cooking smoke on the roadside in typhoon-ravaged Palo township on Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2013, in Leyte province in central Philippines.
In this picture taken with a long time exposure, Noriaki Kasai of Japan competes during the large hill team competition at the FIS Ski Jumping World Cup in Klingenthal, eastern Germany, on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2013.
The downtown Chicago skyline is photographed from above, on Sunday, Nov. 24, 2013.
Motorists drive in the rain north on Interstate 270 out of Washington, in Rockville, Md., two days before the Thanksgiving holiday.
Afghan refugee children play in a field as the sun sets on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan, on Monday, Nov. 25, 2013.
A plane takes off over a departure board at Hartsfield-Jackson Airport, on Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2013, in Atlanta.
A woman walks along a road during the first major winter storm of the season, Wednesday November 27, 2013 in Ottawa.
Miley Cyrus performs at the American Music Awards at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Sunday, Nov. 24, 2013, in Los Angeles.