Recent Photos From The Wire

  1. Kim Yu-na of South Korea performs on her way to winning the gold medal in the ladies free skating event at the ISU Grand Prix Figure Skating Final in Tokyo, Japan, Saturday, Dec. 5, 2009.
  2. Kim Yu-na of South Korea performs on her way to winning the gold medal in the ladies free skating event at the ISU Grand Prix Figure Skating Final in Tokyo, Japan, Saturday, Dec. 5, 2009.
  3. Kim Yu-na of South Korea performs on her way to winning the gold medal in the ladies free skating event at the ISU Grand Prix Figure Skating Final in Tokyo, Japan, Saturday, Dec. 5, 2009.
  4. Andre Florschuetz, front, and Torsten Wustlich of Germany jubilate during the flowers ceremony as winner of the Double Luge World Cup competition in Altenberg, Germany, Saturday, Dec. 5, 2009.
  5. Kim Yu-na of South Korea performs on her way to winning the gold medal in the ladies free skating event at the ISU Grand Prix Figure Skating Final in Tokyo, Japan, Saturday, Dec. 5, 2009.
  6. Andre Florschuetz, front, and Torsten Wustlich of Germany jubilate after crossing the finish line as winner of the Double Luge World Cup competition in Altenberg, Germany, Saturday, Dec. 5, 2009.
  7. A well-wisher holds a lit candle and a portrait of Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej at Siriraj Hospital, where the king has been hospitalised, in Bangkok December 5, 2009. Thailand's aging monarch addressed the nation on Saturday for the first time since hospitalisation more than two months ago, marking his 82nd birthday with a call for "calm" in the politically turbulent country.
  8. Ashley Wagner of the U.S. performs during the ladies free skating program of the Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final in Tokyo December 5, 2009.
  9. Tora Berger of Norway skis to win the women's 7.5 km individual sprint at the Biathlon World Cup in Ostersund, December 5, 2009.
  10. Well-wishers hold up lit candles and a portrait of Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej at Siriraj Hospital, where the king has been hospitalised, in Bangkok December 5, 2009. Thailand's aging monarch addressed the nation on Saturday for the first time since hospitalisation more than two months ago, marking his 82nd birthday with a call for "calm" in the politically turbulent country.
  11. Tora Berger of Norway skis to place win the women's 7.5 km individual sprint at the Biathlon World Cup in Ostersund, December 5, 2009.
  12. Danish police walk down a closed off street outside the Bella Center where environmentalists and politicians will gather for a climate summit, in Copenhagen December 5, 2009. Copenhagen is the host city for the United Nations Climate Change Conference 2009, which lasts from December 7 until December 18.
  13. GOLD COAST, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 05: Dean Heffernan of the Mariners and Sebastiaan Van Den Brink of United (R) compete for a header during the round 17 A-League match between the Gold Coast United and the Central Coast Mariners at Skilled Park on December 5, 2009 in Gold Coast, Australia.
  14. GOLD COAST, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 05: Pedj Bojic of the Mariners passes the ball during the round 17 A-League match between the Gold Coast United and the Central Coast Mariners at Skilled Park on December 5, 2009 in Gold Coast, Australia.
  15. GOLD COAST, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 05: Matthew Simon of the Mariners bleeds from the head after being involved in a head collision during the round 17 A-League match between the Gold Coast United and the Central Coast Mariners at Skilled Park on December 5, 2009 in Gold Coast, Australia.
  16. TOKYO - DECEMBER 05: Winner Yu-Na Kim of Korea (C), 2nd placed Miki Ando of Japan (R) and 3rd placed Akiko Suzuki of Japan (L) stand on the winners' podium after competing in the Ladies Free Skating on the day three of ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final at Yoyogi National Gymnasium on December 5, 2009 in Tokyo, Japan.
  17. GOLD COAST, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 05: Coach Miron Bleiberg of United gives out instructions to his players during the round 17 A-League match between the Gold Coast United and the Central Coast Mariners at Skilled Park on December 5, 2009 in Gold Coast, Australia.
  18. OSTERSUND, SWEDEN - DECEMBER 05: Kaisa Maekaeraeinen of Finland on her way to third place in the Women's 7.5 km Sprint of the E.ON Ruhrgas IBU Biathlon World Cup on December 5, 2009 in Ostersund, Sweden.