Riot police stand near workers advertising a noodle shop in Hong Kong on December 26 AP
A poster with defaced pictures of Iraqi politicians and Arabic text that reads: "The blood of the protesters and the Iraqi people is on your necks, the conspirators on the people and the religious authority" near Tahrir Square in Baghdad on December 26 AP
A New Year tree is reflected in a pond as people walk on the square in Minsk, Belarus, on December 26 AP
Students dance on December 26 in downtown Pittsburgh AP
Rescuers on the site of a plane crash near Almaty International Airport on December 27 AP