Photos of the week
The most compelling photos from the week's news, Dec. 5-11, 2015, including Hanukkah, the Nobel Peace Prize and Marilyn Monroe in the snow.
In this photo, people walk past an image of a Menorah during the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah, that is projected on a wall surrounding Jerusalem's Old City, December 8, 2015.
By CBSNews.com Senior Photo Editor Radhika Chalasani
Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge
Britain's Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, speaks on a telephone as she attends a charity event at city company ICAP, in central London, Britain, December 9, 2015.
Oscar Pistorius in court
Oscar Pistorius arrives at the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria, South Africa where he was granted bail, December 8, 2015.
The Supreme Court of Appeal threw out the lower court's manslaughter conviction in favor of a murder conviction.
Shooting victim's funeral
Parents of San Bernardino shooting victim Yvette Velasco, Marie and Robert Velasco, console each other near her casket during a memorial service in Covina, California, December 10, 2015.
Velasco was one of 14 killed in last week's shooting rampage in San Bernardino.
Nad Al Sheba Desert
An aerial view of Nad Al Sheba Desert in Dubai, December 9, 2015.
Obama reassures nation
U.S. President Barack Obama speaks about counter-terrorism and America's fight against ISIS during an address to the nation from the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, December 6, 2015.
Cougars in Russia
Ice, a three-year-old female North American cougar, and its two-month-old cub look out of their den at the Royev Ruchey zoo in a suburb of the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, Russia, December 8, 2015.
Ice and another cougar Arnaldo were both born in the zoo, mated this year and produced two cubs.
China - Marilyn Monroe in snow
University students create an image of Marilyn Monroe by clearing snow on a soccer pitch, in Changchun, Jilin province, China, December 8, 2015.
John Lennon anniversary
Fans of former Beatle John Lennon gather at the Imagine mosaic in the Strawberry Fields section of New York's Central Park to mark the 35th anniversary of his death, December 8, 2015.
Ban Ki-moon
U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon (C) visits a reception centre for asylum seekers Auramo together with Finnish Minister of the Interior Petteri Orpo (2nd L) in Vantaa, Finland, December 9, 2015.
Ban Ki-moon visited Finland to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the country's U.N. membership.
11th Panchen Lama
Gyaltsen Norbu (top 4th L), the 11th Panchen Lama, arrives at a Buddhism gathering at the Tashilhunpo Monastery in Shigatse, Tibet, December 8, 2015.
Dubai - hot air balloons
Hot air balloons fly over Dubai during the World Air Games 2015, held under the rules of the Federation Aeronautique Internationale (FAI) as part of the "Dubai International Balloon Fiesta" event, December 9, 2015.
FBI dive team
An FBI dive team prepares to search Seccombe Lake for evidence in connection with last week's fatal shooting at Inland Regional Center , Friday, Dec. 11, 2015, in San Bernardino, California
Angela Merkel
German Chancellor Angela Merkel looks into a documents cylinder after being awarded with a Doctor Honoris Causa, or honorary doctorate, by Bern University in Switzerland, September 3, 2015.
Time magazine named Merkel its 2015 "Person of the Year", noting her resilience and leadership when faced with the Syrian refugee crisis and turmoil in the European Union over its currency this year.
Fallen car
People look on as a car is stuck after falling into the stairs of an underpass, in Fuzhou, China, December 9, 2015.
The driver, surnamed Yang, in her 30s, backed the car into the underpass entrance by mistaking the accelerator as the brake. No one was injured during the accident.
Ladies in White protest
Cuban security personnel detain a member of the Ladies in White dissident group during a protest on International Human Rights Day in Havana, December 10, 2015.
Cuban police detained at least six protesters shouting "Freedom" and "Long live human rights" in Havana. Dissidents reported 100 arrests nationwide on U.N. Human Rights Day, when some Cubans seek to hold unauthorized demonstrations.
Ron Howard gets a star
Ron Howard attends at a ceremony honoring him with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, Dec. 10, 2015, in Los Angeles.
"Arrow 3" ballistic missile interceptor
An "Arrow 3" ballistic missile interceptor is seen during its test launch near Ashdod, Israel, December 10, 2015.
Oxfam protesers
Activists of global anti-poverty charity Oxfam wearing masks depicting world leaders U.S. President Barack Obama, Chinese President Xi Jinping, French President Francois Hollande, India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, and Australia's Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull stage a protest outside the venue of the World Climate Change Conference 2015 (COP21) in Le Bourget, near Paris, December 10, 2015.
Tarrabin released
Uda Tarrabin (C) speaks to the media after arriving home following 15 years in Egypt, in the Tarrabin tribe's village near Rahat in southern Israel, December 10, 2015.
Egypt freed Tarrabin, an Israeli-Arab held in its jails for 15 years on espionage charges, in exchange for the release of two Egyptians held in Israel, Egyptian and Israeli officials.
Gun violence
Miyoshia Bailey of Chicago struggles to speak while holding a photo of her slain son Cortez, during a press conference on gun violence in the U.S. Capitol in Washington, December 10, 2015.
Congressional leaders joined advocates from Newtown Action Alliance and the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence, as well as over 60 family members of victims and survivors of gun violence to demand congressional action to expand background checks and curb gun violence in the United States.
Nobel Peace Prize
Secretary General of the Tunisian General Labour Union (UGTT), Mr. Houcine Abassi, with the diploma and medallion at the Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony in Oslo, Norway, December 10, 2015.
The Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet was awarded the 2015 Nobel Peace Prize for its decisive contribution to the building of a pluralistic democracy in Tunisia in the wake of the Jasmine Revolution of 2011.
Thousand mayors
Former Mayor of New York City, Michael Bloomberg and Mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo pose with a thousand mayors from different cities at the Paris city hall during the Summit of Local elected for Climate at the Paris city hall on December 04, 2015 in Paris.
U2 in Paris
Bono and U2 band members pay their respects and place flowers on the pavement near the scene of the Bataclan concert hall terrorist attack on November 14, 2015 in Paris.
New stock exchange
Government officials clap during the opening ceremony of the Yangon Stock Exchange center in Rangoon, also known as Yangon, December 9, 2015.
Memorial service
Jeelanne Gouda, center, attends an interfaith memorial service at the Islamic Community Center of Redlands, December 6, 2015, in Loma Linda, California.
The memorial service was held to honor the victims of December 2 shooting rampage that killed 14 people in San Bernardino, California.
Robert Lewis Dear
Robert Lewis Dear is led out of court at the end of proceedings by an El Paso County Sheriff's deputy and his lawyers Kristen Nelson, left, and Rose Roy after Dear's court appearance on Dec. 9, 2015, in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Dear, accused of killing three people and wounding nine others at a Colorado Springs Planned Parenthood clinic on Nov. 27, was charged with first-degree murder.
Gaza City
Palestinian protesters use slingshots to hurl stones towards Israeli security forces during clashes along the border fence with Israel on the eastern outskirts of Gaza City on December 11, 2015.
A Palestinian was shot dead and 12 wounded in clashes with Israeli forces on the border with the Gaza Strip, according to the Palestinian health ministry.
Kazakhstan
Cameramen cast shadows as they film a helicopter carrying International Space Station (ISS) crew member Kimiya Yui of Japan on arrival from a landing site at the airport of the town of Zhezkazgan (Dzhezkazgan), Kazakhstan, on December 11, 2015.
Three astronauts from the United States, Russia and Japan successfully completed a rare nighttime landing on Earth in the wintry Kazakh steppe after returning from the International Space Station.
Boat on Rio Grande
A border patrolboat moves through the fog on the Rio Grande which forms the U.S.-Mexico border on December 10, 2015 at La Grulla, Texas.
The number of families and unaccompanied minors illegally crossing the border from Central America into Texas' Rio Grande Valley has surged in recent months. Border security remains a key issue in the U.S. Presidential campaign.
Syria
Civilians photographed in a damaged building in Syria's northern city of Aleppo following a reported air strike by government forces on December 7, 2015.
Syria's nearly five-year war has left more than 250,000 dead and forced some 12 million people from their homes.
Underwater santa
A diver in a Santa Claus costume swims with sardines at the Coex Aquarium on December 10, 2015 in Seoul.
Mt Etna
Italy's Mount Etna, Europe's tallest and most active volcano, spews lava as it erupts on the southern island of Sicily, Italy on December 7, 2015.
Pittsburgh skyline
The skyline of downtown Pittsburgh is silhouetted by the rising sun on a foggy morning, December 6, 2015.
Chicago protests
Lamon Reccord is taken into custody by Chicago police officers during a march calling for Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel and Cook County State's Attorney Anita Alvarez to resign in Chicago, December 9, 2015.
Reccord was later released on the scene after protesters blocked the vehicle where he was being held.