This Week In CoolPix

An Indian laborer takes a nap in front of closed shops in the old quarters of New Delhi on December 1, 2011, during a day-long nationwide traders' strike against the government's decision to allow 51 per cent Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in retail businesses. India's main opposition December 1 stepped up their protest against the federal government's proposal of opening the country's retail sector to foreign chains, forcing the parliament to shut down.

Active servicemen practice a routine ahead of the British Military Tournament at Earls Court on December 1, 2011, in London, England. Around 700 participants including active servicemen from the Army, Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force will perform at the The British Military Tournament, which includes a motorcycle performance by the Royal Signals White Helmets, over 100 horses and an array of military vehicles. The show takes place 2-4 December 2011 at Earls Court Exhibition centre.

Protesters participate at a demonstration during a 24-hour strike in Athens, Greece on December 1, 2011. Thursday's general strike, the sixth this year, has shut down public services and disrupted train and ferry services but flights were not affected and the Athens stock exchange was open, as was most of the capital's metro system.

A man walks across a field of waste slag at the Gecamines concession in Lumbashi, Democratic Republic of Congo, hoping to find minerals, on December 1, 2011. Lumubashi is the heart of the mineral rich Katanga province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a major producer of cobalt and copper, which is extracted from this slag by the company STL.

A competitor warms up before the 2011 AT&T Winter National Championships at the Georgia Tech Aquatic Center on December 1, 2011, in Atlanta, Georgia.

John McEnroe of the USA serves to Pat Cash of Australia on Day Two of the AEGON Masters Tennis at the Royal Albert Hall on December 1, 2011, in London , England.

A woman stands beneath an umbrella during the Christmas tree lighting ceremony in Trafalgar Square in London on December 1, 2011. The 46-year-old Norwegian Spruce tree was carefully selected by the Mayor of Oslo and the Lord Mayor of Westminster. The annual gift from the city of Oslo is a token of gratitude for the assistance given to Norway from 1940 to 1945.

Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych, center, visits to the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial museum in Jerusalem on December 1, 2011. The Yad Vashem Holocaust museum in Jerusalem commemorates the six million Jews killed by the Nazis during World War II.

A Palestinian child throws stones towards Israeli border guards during clashes on December 1, 2011, in the east Jerusalem refugee camp of Shuafat.

Two people are silhouetted as they walk between two facing monoliths at the Crown Fountain in Chicago's Millennium Park Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2011.

A flower lays on the engraved names of AIDS victims at the National AIDS Memorial Grove on December 1, 2011, in San Francisco, California.

An AIDS protester marches up Broadway from Zuccotti Park on World AIDS Day on December 1, 2011, in New York City. About a half-dozen protesters, part of a larger group of over 100, were arrested after refusing to move from the street while calling for Mayor Michael Bloomberg and members of Congress to tax Wall Street trade to raise money for AIDS treatment.

Mexican marines during the ceremony where a Persuader CN-235 maritime surveillance aircraft and two Z Backscatter mobile screening vehicles were delivered by the United States to Mexico under the Merida Initiative, in Mexico City on December 1, 2011.

People watch a military parade during celebrations for Romania's National Day on December 1, 2011, in Bucharest, Romania.

A soldier from the British Army Royal Signals White Helmets display team jumps over cars on a motorbike during a media preview at Earl's Court in central London on December 1, 2011, ahead of the British Military Tournament due to start on December 2. The British Military Tournament showcases the skills and precision of the British Armed Forces.

A man talks on the phone in front of a closed banks beside graffiti reading ' Freedom to everybody ' during a 24-hour strike in Athens, Greece, on December 1, 2011. Greek unions took to the streets to force the new government to change tack on its austerity polices as Prime Minister Lucas Papademos insisted he would press ahead with more spending cuts.

Iraqi Shi'ite Muslims march in a parade marking the month of Muharram in preparation for the festival Ashura on December 1, 2011, in Baghdad, Iraq. Ashura marks the death of Prophet Muhammad's grandson the revered Imam Hussein in Karbala, Iraq 1,300 years ago. Shi'ite festivals were prohibited during the time of Sunni dictator Saddam Hussein's rule.

Timmy Murphy rides Water Garden on his way to winning The Sherwoods Lettings 'National Hunt' Novices' Handicap Hurdle Race at Wincanton racecourse on December 01, 2011, in Wincanton, England.

Nepalese mahouts take their elephants to the polo ground on the banks of the Rapati river at Chitwan, some 200 kms southwest of Kathmandu, Nepal, on December 1, 2011. Elephant polo teams from across the world come every winter to the jungles of southern Nepal to compete in the marquee tournament, one of the sport's most prestigious events.

Binder Lopez rides his bike under a fallen traffic signal caused by high Santa Ana winds at the corner of Lake Avenue and Claremont Street, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011, in Pasadena, Calif. Some of the fiercest winds in years slam California and move across the West, with gusts near 100 mph flipping trees and trucks, snarling air traffic and knocking out power to hundreds of thousands.

A dancer of the US dance company Momix performs during the rehearsal of the "Momix Remix" show in Madrid, Spain on December 1, 2011.

Iraqi Shi'ite Muslims watch a parade marking the month of Muharram in preparation for the festival Ashura on December 1, 2011, in Baghdad, Iraq. Ashura marks the death of Prophet Muhammad's grandson, the revered Imam Hussein in Karbala, Iraq 1,300 years ago. Shi'ite festivals were prohibited during the time of Sunni dictator Saddam Hussein's rule.

Fireworks light up the sky during the lighting ceremony of Sofia's Christmas tree in the centre of Sofia, Bulgaria, on December 1, 2011.

People hold candles as the Norwegian Christmas tree lights up Trafalgar Square on December 1, 2011, in London, England. The Trafalgar Square Christmas Tree is the City of Oslo's traditional Christmas gift to the City of Westminster as a token of thanks for British support during the years of occupation.

Mexican Navy officers during the ceremony where a Persuader CN-235 maritime surveillance aircraft and two Z Backscatter mobile screening vehicles were delivered by the United States to Mexico under the Merida Initiative, in Mexico City on December 1, 2011.

A man walks through the rain in Piccadilly Circus in central London, England on December 1, 2011.

Election volunteers sit on bags containing ballots as they wait for tally sheets to be computed at the Fikin compilation center in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011. With voting finally wrapping up Thursday, the election is now moving into the next phase. Like the process of voting, the process of counting the ballots that were cast is plagued by massive logistical challenges.

A gondola passes Venice's bridge of Sighs after it was renovated on December 1, 2011. The 'Ponte dei Sospiri' (Bridge of Sighs), leading from the Ducal Palace, left, to the old prison, right, had been controversially covered with advertising boards covering the scaffolding during the three years of the restoration work.

India's laborers rest on hand carts at a closed market during a strike in Mumbai, India, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011. Shops around India closed their doors Thursday in a strike called to protest a new policy to allow big-box retailers into the country.

A cleaner walks through the yard of the al-Azhar mosque of Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011. The fundamentalist Brotherhood is emerging as the biggest winner in partial results from the first voting this week in Egypt's landmark election, in which voters turned out in unexpected droves.

Keith Curo of Pasadena stops to look over the damage caused by a fallen tree at a Shell gas station on the corner of North San Gabriel Avenue and East Colorado Boulevard, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011, in Pasadena, Calif. Some of the worst winds in years blasted through California overnight, sweeping through canyons, gusting up to 97 mph, and toppling trees and trucks while knocking out power to hundreds of thousands of people.