Hunters and their dogs parade through Market Bosworth, England, as the traditional Boxing Days hunts get under way in the English countryside. Hunting with dogs was restricted by law four years ago, but forms of the hunt still take place, and many people would like to see the law changed. (Rui Vieira / Associated Press)
Belarusian villagers, some in costume, sing Christmas carols in the village of Ozertso, outside Minsk. (Viktor Drachev AFP/Getty Images)
The Champs Elysees in Paris was brightly lit with holiday decorations -- and taillights. (Remy de la Mauviniere / Associated Press)
Shoppers looking for post-Christmas bargains line up outside Selfridges department store in London. (Akira Suemori / Associated Press)
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A swimmer celebrates her traditional Christmas plunge into the Vltava River in downtown Prague, Czech Republic. (Michal Cizek AFP/Getty Images)
Father Frost, Russia’s version of Santa Claus, and Snow Maiden, his ever-present companion, are welcomed into Moscow’s Red Square. Father Frost gives children presents just as Santa does, but he’s associated with New Year’s Day. (Sergey Ponomarev / Associated Press)
Dogs battle in a match on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan. Dogfighting is a popular pastime among Afghans during the winter season. (Rahmat Gul / Associated Press)
A Russian worker cleans a German-made high-speed train before an inaugural ceremony in St. Petersburg. Russian railways will get eight of the trains by the end of 2010. (Kirill Kudryavtsev AFP/Getty Images)
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Guinean soldiers escort the remains of late dictator Lansana Conte at the start of his funeral ceremony in Conakry. Conte, who had ruled the nation with an iron hand since seizing power in a 1984 coup, died Monday after a lengthy illness. (Seyllou AFP/Getty Images)
Spectators’ boats surround a sailboat, named Wild Oats XI, as it leaves Sydney Harbor after the start of the 64th Sydney to Hobart yacht race. (Daniel Forster / Associated Press)
Mourners in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, commemorate the first anniversary of the assassination of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto, who was slain on Dec. 27 last year. (Emilio Morenatti / Associated Press)
Foreign tourists and others prepare to float a lantern during remembrance services of the Asian tsunami on Patong Beach in Phuket, Thailand. More than 230,000 people were killed in Asia when the tsunami struck Dec. 26, 2004. (David Longstreath / Associated Press)
