Photos Of The Day

Typhoon Tragedy — AP Photo/Bullit Marquez

Maricel Arevalo, 31, cries as she searches for her three missing children at what used to be their home in Busay village near the slopes of Mayon volcano, background, Monday Dec. 4, 2006 south of Manila, Philippines. Rescuers continue to comb mud-stricken villages on the slopes of the volcano, days after a typhoon left a trail of destruction that the Philippine Red Cross estimated killed more than 1,000 people.

Bakery Blast

A young Iraqi inspects ruins of a bakery damaged in a car bomb attack on the previous day, in Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, Dec. 4, 2006. America's top two officials in Iraq on Monday condemned a surge of car bombings, attacks and retribution killings by extremists in Baghdad, as a leading Shiite power broker was to meet with President George W. Bush in Washington to discuss Iraq's sectarian violence.

Race Case

Supreme Court police officers look on as demonstrators hold up signs in front of the Supreme Court in Washington, Monday, Dec. 4, 2006 as the court heard arguments on lawsuits by parents in Louisville and Seattle who are challenging policies that use race to help determine where children go to school.

Marine Sentenced

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Daniel Smith, center, is lead out of the courtroom after his case at the Makati Regional Trial Court in suburban Manila on Monday Dec. 4, 2006. Smith was found guilty by the court of rape of a Filipino woman and sentenced to up to 40 years in prison. Three other U.S. Marines involved in the case were acquitted.

Young Demonstrator

A child carries a flag as demonstrators gather for a fourth day in Martyr's Square Monday, Dec. 4, 2006 in downtown Beirut, Lebanon. Opposition demonstrators, led by the pro-Syrian militant group Hezbollah, staged a massive challenge to the Western backed Fouad Sinora government.

Tree Scene

President and Mrs. Bush are framed by Christmas tree lights as they speak to children during the Children's Holiday Reception and Performance in the East Room, of the White House in Washington, Monday, Dec. 4, 2006.

Sharp Divide

Indian Border Security Force soldiers patrol along barbwire fence along the India Bangladesh border in Jaipur village near Agartala, capital of India's northeastern state Tripura, Monday, Dec. 4, 2006. Security along the border has been intensified following political instability and continuing violence in Bangladesh. India shares over 2500 miles of border with Bangladesh.

Red Square Skate

Russians enjoy skating at the new rink on the Red Square in Moscow, Monday, Dec. 4, 2006. The new open-air 2,700 square-meter skating rink occupying one-tenth of the square is expected to be the most popular place in Moscow, Itar-Tass news agency reported.

Shoot The Moon

Masked Palestinian members of the Al-Qassam brigade, the military wing of The Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, pose during a military exercise Monday, Dec. 4, 2006, in an olive grove, in Gaza City, Gaza Strip.

Iced Over

A Montreal woman takes in the last rays of daylight Monday Dec. 4, 2006, looking out onto Lake St. Louis on the western end of the island. Some Montreale residents have power for the fist time in several nights after an ice storm left fallen trees and power lines down all around the western end of the island.