Photos Of The Day

Dr. Sonja Luz, third from left, a veterinarian, puts a bootie onto the left foot of an elephant named Jamilah, on Wednesday Dec. 12, 2007, in Singapore. Two elephants in captivity at the Singapore Zoo, Tun, right, and Jamilah, left, received waterproof custom-made Gore-tex booties to alleviate ongoing foot problems and aid the healing of lesions on the soles of their feet.

No Horse Play

A U.S. army soldier from Blackfoot Company, 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment storms a back yard of a small farmhouse during a clearance mission on the outskirts of Muqdadiyah, in the volatile Diyala province, about 60 miles north of Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2007.

Massacre Memorial

A man walks by the memorial for Victims of the Nanjing Massacre a day before the 70th anniversary of the massacre by Japanese invaders, in Nanjing, eastern China, Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2007. This year's anniversary of the notorious wartime massacre of civilians is being given tempered treatment by China's government, reflecting a drive to improve relations with Tokyo and avoid inflaming nationalist passions at home.

Where The Buffalo Roam

The sun sets as Iraqi farmers drive a herd of water buffalos to the Euphrates River at their settlement near the Shiite holy city of Najaf, 100 miles south of Baghdad, Iraq Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2007.

Road To Nowhere

Italian truckers play a game as they block the French-Italian border crossing at Ventimiglia, northwestern Italy, Wednesday Dec. 12, 2007, as they continued their strike. The drivers blocked highways and borders in the third of a five-day walkout protesting high gasoline prices, long working hours and foreign competition.

Future Gymnast?

A young Thai fan looks on during the gymnastics competition Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2007, at the 24th Southeast Asian Games in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand.

Beirut Blast

A Lebanese security man stands near burning cars after a bomb exploded outside a municipal building in Baabda, an eastern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2007. An early morning bomb attack killed one of Lebanon's top military generals and at least three others as they drove through a Christian suburb of Beirut.

Wild Ride

Kanin Asay, of Powell, Wyo., dismounts from a bull after completing his seventh go-round of bull riding at the National Finals Rodeo at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2007.