Church steeples are silhouetted against the active Tungurahua volcano, seen from Huambalo, Ecuador. Photo: AP
Engraved marble at a memorial bears the names of those lost in the 1999 shootings at Columbine High School, in Littleton. Photo: AP
Bennett Hoffman (right) sings "Amazing Grace" with community members during a candlelight vigil for the victims of the Connecticut school shooting outside the Craighead County Courthouse. Photo: AP
High seas and gale force winds batter the beach in Natadoli Bay on the Coral Coast in Fiji. Cyclone Evan caused havoc throughout Fiji when it passed through the island on Monday night. Photo: AP
People holds up images of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez during a concert in support of him marking the 8th anniversary of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Americas group, ALBA, in Managua, Nicaragua. Photo: AP
Performers from Britain dance on stage during a preview of "Santa Claus the Musical" at the Marina Bay Sands Theatre in Singapore as part of the many activities which are organized at major malls leading up to Christmas and the holiday season. Photo: AP
Sri Krshnanjali, The Cosmic Dance of Krishna , performed by the students of Sri Rama Nataka Niketan, at the inauguration of 80th South Indian Music Conference and Festival , in Balamandir German Hall, T. Nagar. Photo: R. Shivaji Rao