Marc Anthony Davis, 9, holds the flag that had covered his father’s casket during burial services at Arlington National Cemetery. Master Sgt . Anthony Davis, 43, of Deerfield, Fla., died Nov. 25 in Baaj, Iraq, after being shot by an Iraqi soldier while distributing humanitarian aid. (Win McNamee / Getty Images)
Greek riot police officers are deployed in Athens, where protesters again clashed with police early today. Authorities closed off many streets in Athens after another night of violence by groups of youths angered by the fatal police shooting of a 15-year-old boy Saturday. Thousands of people turned out for the teenager’s funeral today. (Aris Messinis / AFP/Getty Images)
Wilbaer the polar bear goes for a swim in his pool at Wilhelma Zoo in Stuttgart, Germany. Wilbaer, the first polar bear born and raised at the zoo, turns 1 on Wednesday. He is to be moved to a zoo in Sweden next year. (Michael Latz / AFP/Getty Images)
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A woman makes her way inside the Church of the Nativity, traditionally considered the birthplace of Jesus Christ, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem. At the church, preparations for Christmas are underway. (Musa al-Shaer / AFP/Getty Images)
A woman pays her respects at the tomb of Russian Orthodox Patriarch Alexei II inside the Epiphany Cathedral in Moscow. Alexei, 79, who led the Russian Orthodox Church for 18 years, died last week. (Natalia Kolesnikova / AFP/Getty Images)
