Day in Photos, December 8, 2011

Very rich today was Thursday. So much so that sometimes it seemed as if today is Friday. We will not rush out and tell you all the same on the fourth day of the week. On holidays, discoveries, disturbances and demonstrations.

In Switzerland finally waited for the snow. The ski season at the resort Grimentts open.





Dog walking to the sound of waves and the soft whisper of rain on the promenade in Blackpool, England.



The Strand Portstyuart that in Northern Ireland, the storm even more powerful. But meteorologists promise to the increase in wind output.



The game of cat and mouse in the middle of the street in Arnsberg, Germany.



Blue small penguins rush to the sea.



Today, in the New Zealand town of Tauranga produced birds that were treated after being hit by the oil slick.



Horses walk on a snow-covered field in Chatham, NY, USA.



In Duisburg, Germany 150 geese had violated traffic rules while crossing the road in the wrong place. And so every day :)



Bust of the Chinese philosopher Confucius in the former school of stonecutters in Denchenge, China.



A man holding a crucifix during a prayer at the Cathedral of St. Mary, Yangon, Myanmar. Temple said today its centenary.



Chilean pilgrims crawling with candles inside the church of the Virgen de Lo Vasquez, Valpariso. Some are held annually around 50 kilometers barefoot or on their knees in honor of the Immaculate Conception.



Pedicabs in Allahabad lucky early morning school classes, India.



This year, the streets of Lisbon will not be accustomed to shine with Christmas lights. That such an art project in one of the central streets of the capital of Portugal. According to residents, it is more accurately reflects the general mood on the eve of holidays.



Christmas illumination in Tokyo, Japan.



Couple riding a cable car in Rawalpindi, Pakistan.



Former prisoners sing a hymn in honor of the Thai royal amnesty Central Prison in Bangkok. Released about 2,000 prisoners on the occasion of the birthday of the King.



56-year-old Ahmed Khan cuts his beard at the barber in a street in New Delhi, India. On the streets of Indian cities, you can purchase any product and any services from chebureks to nuclear warheads :)



Pakistan continues to explode train with fuel for NATO troops in Afghanistan. Another diversion in Quetta.



Congolese police special forces patrol in the border town of Goma to Uganda is trying to control the order. After the recent elections, the country can begin chaos.



US military checkpoint in Baghdad. US troops plan to leave Iraq by the end of this year.



In Washington, the State Treasury has begun near the action "Occupy Washington." US antikorporatsionnymi demonstrations continued fever.



In Moscow today detained opposition activist wearing a mask of Prime Minister of Russia Vladimir Putin.



Russian national team training before the performance at the World Cup synchronized swimming in Beijing, China.



Throughout the night the Italian Naples "buzzing" on the occasion of the local football club "Napoli" in the spring phase of the Champions League.



Australia's Kimberley Tennant throws the ball on goal team of South Korea at the world championships in handball for women in the Brazilian Sao Paulo.



Street artists "fooled" in the center of Rome, Italy.



Japanese actress Mari Yaguchi shows new video game from Microsoft Japanese Disneyland. The game is in 3D and is called «Disneyland Adventures».



American actress Sarah Jessica Parker at the opening of a virtual museum of the famous designer Valentino in New York.



The rehearsal of the ballet "The Nutcracker" staged by Matthew Bourne at London «Sadlers Wells Theatre», UK.



The moon illuminates the spiers of the Duomo in Milan, Italy.



Photo: AP, Getty Images, Reuters