December 11, 2015

The slogan "No Plan B" is projected on the Eiffel Tower as part of the World Climate Change Conference 2015 (COP21) in Paris, France.

People walk inside their damaged house in the Sur district in Diyarbakir, Turkey. The district has been under military curfew for eight days. Turkey has been waging a relentless offensive against PKK strongholds in the southeast of the country and in northern Iraq following the collapse in July of a two-year truce with rebels.

Rada deputy Oleg Barna removes Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk from the podium, after presenting him a bouquet of roses, during a session of parliament in Kyiv. Other Rada deputies scuffled with their colleague Barna immediately after the incident.

Roses adorn a makeshift memorial to victims of the Dec. 2 mass shooting, near the Inland Regional Center in San Bernardino, California.

A heavily armed Swiss customs officer stands guard at the Swiss-French customs post of Bardonnex near Geneva, Switzerland. Geneva raised its alert level on Thursday and said it was looking for suspects who, according to national officials, had possible links to terrorism.

An Indian holyman meditates on the Ghats of the Ganges River ahead of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's visit, in Varanasi, India. Indian PM Narendra Modi hopes the visit this weekend by Abe will be a major step in transforming India into an economic powerhouse with Japan's help in building bullet trains, "smart cities" and nuclear technology exchange.

Clementines are displayed at the fruits and vegetables pavilion in the Rungis International Food Market as buyers prepare for the Christmas holiday season in Rungis, south of Paris.

A Saudi man trains his son to ride a horse in a desert near Tabuk, Saudi Arabia.

A woman wearing a mask walks below skyscrapers amid heavy smog in the financial district of Pudong, in Shanghai, China. China's first-ever red alert for pollution was in effect earlier this week.

BB-8 droid poses with actors and the director during a press conference for their latest film "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" at a hotel in Urayasu, near Tokyo.

People ride bicycles during a mass cycle event to honor King Bhumibol Adulyadej in Narathiwat, southern Thailand. Crown prince Maha Vajiralongkorn led the symbolic 'Bike for Dad' event in Bangkok as people rode bicycles nationwide to celebrate the king's 88th birthday.

A giant illuminated Santa Claus is displayed on the Promenade des Anglais in Nice, southeastern France.

People watch fireworks during the illumination of a giant Christmas tree at the launch of 2015 Christmas Festivities in Beirut, Lebanon.

Students of the Moscow military music college take part in an initiation ceremony. Students of the college receive instruction in gender-segregated classes and are expected to master at least two musical instruments and basics of ballroom dancing. Military educational establishments like this have gained popularity in the past few years in Russia.

The lead locomotive of a Union Pacific freight train waits on a siding shortly before sunrise, in Sahuarita, Arizona.