December 9, 2014
A 13-month-old chimp named Fumo carries a Christmas present of food treats in wrapping paper under his arm during a Christmas-themed feeding time at Sydney's Taronga Park Zoo, Australia.
David Wong, a 41-year-old cellist, performs in front of a wall posted with messages of support for pro-democracy protesters at the Admiralty district, Hong Kong.
People line the road as trucks carrying parts of the wreckage of downed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 arrive from Ukraine at Gilze-Rijen military base, Netherlands. The Boeing 777 plummeted from high altitude over eastern Ukraine on July 17, killing all 298 passengers and crew on board.
One of the polar bear twins plays with a pylon on their first birthday in their compound at the animal park Hellabrunn in Munich, southern Germany. The twins Nela and Nobby were born on Dec. 9, 2013.
Members of Iraqi security forces and Shi'ite fighters eat on their vehicle on the outskirts of Baiji, north of Baghdad, Dec. 8, 2014.
Thick and hot smoke spews from Mount Sinabung in Karo, Indonesia.
An employee of Paris city Hall removes padlocks clipped by lovers on the fence of the Pont des Arts over the River Seine in Paris, France. About 700,000 love locks are added every few months and officials say they are damaging the bridges and threatening safety because of the added weight.
A police officer walks among 152 black wooden crosses placed on Copacabana beach, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, by the NGO Rio de Paz in memory of police officers killed in Rio de Janeiro state between 2013 and 2014.
A woman poses for a photo by a snow-covered tree in Jilin, in northeast China's Jilin province.
Prince William, Duke of Cambridge (right) and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge (right center) with Dikembe Mutombo (left center) during the game between the Brooklyn Nets and the Cleveland Cavaliers at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, Dec. 8, 2014. (Credit: Robert Deutsch/USA TODAY Sports)
A diver dressed in a Santa Claus costume feeds fish at the Sunshine Aquarium in Tokyo, Japan.