BRIGHT AND FOGGY: The White House, enveloped in fog in Washington. Photo: AP
CHRISTMAS SPIRIT: President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama join in the singing at the National Building Museum in Washington. Photo: AP
BERLUSCONI BLOODIED: This image shows Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi after an attacker hurled a statuette at him, striking the leader in the face at the end of a rally in Milan. Berlusconi reportedly sustained a broken nose and some broken teeth in the attack. Photo: AP
IN TANDEM: Satit Tommaoros, top, and Suchart Pichi of Thailand compete during the men's 10-meter platform synchronised diving finals to win the bronze medal at the 25th Southeast Asian Games in Vientiane, Laos. Photo: AP
WHO WILL CARRY IT HOME?: Indian Captain M.S.Dhoni and Sri Lankan Captain Kumar Sangakkara pose with the trophy for the One Day series at Rajkot. Photo: S. Subramanium
TUSKER TRAFFIC: This tusker was sighted on the Shiradi Ghat by an environmentalist on Monday. Photo: By special arrangement
STOPPED IN ITS TRACKS: Supporters of Lagadapati Rajagopal, MP, stage a rail roko in Vijayawada railway station a few hours after he was arrested in Hyderabad. Photo: Ch. Vijay Bhaskar
PROTESTS GET A CHOKE-HOLD: Congress cadres and students holding rasta roko at Rajiv Gandhi statue at Tirupati on Monday demanding unified Andhra Pradesh. Photo: K.V. Poornachandra Kumar
LONE LEGISLATOR: A poorly attended Vidhan Soudha during the Winter Session in Bengaluru. Photo: K. Bhagya Prakash