Recent Photos From The Wire

  1. The 100-meter-long and 34-meter tall ramp stands for the upcoming big air event of snowboard FIS World Cup at downtown Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Dec. 11, 2009. The big air event of FIS World Cup starts Sunday.
  2. China's Zhang Wei (7) attempts to pass the ball against Taiwan during their women's gold medal basketball game at the East Asian Games Friday Dec. 11, 2009 in Hong Kong.
  3. China's Lu Wen, in red jersey, goes to the hoop against Taiwan during their women's gold medal basketball game at the East Asian Games Friday Dec. 11, 2009 in Hong Kong.
  4. The 100-meter-long and 34-meter tall ramp stands for the upcoming big air event of snowboard FIS World Cup at downtown Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Dec. 11, 2009. The big air event of FIS World Cup starts Sunday.
  5. French President Nicolas Sarkozy makes a phone call on the second day of a two-day EU summit at the European Council building in Brussels, Friday, Dec. 11, 2009. The leaders of Britain and France say EU leaders will commit more than 2 billion euro (3 billion dollars) a year to help poorer parts of the world combat global warming.
  6. MALELANE, SOUTH AFRICA - DECEMBER 11: Edoardo Molinari of Italy tees off on the second hole during the second round of the Alfred Dunhill Championship at Leopard Creek Country Club on December 11, 2008 in Malelane, South Africa.
  7. Sandro Viletta of Switzerland takes a curve to finish first in the men's World Cup super combined Super-G ski race in Val d'Isere December 11, 2009.
  8. MALELANE, SOUTH AFRICA - DECEMBER 11: Gareth Maybin of Northen Ireland putts on the 16th green during the second round of the Alfred Dunhill Championship at Leopard Creek Country Club on December 11, 2008 in Malelane, South Africa.
  9. Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki (R) receives U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates (L) in Baghdad December 11, 2009.
  10. MALELANE, SOUTH AFRICA - DECEMBER 11: John Bickerton of England tees off on the second hole during the second round of the Alfred Dunhill Championship at Leopard Creek Country Club on December 11, 2008 in Malelane, South Africa.
  11. Mohammed bin Sulayem, Emirati rally champion, arrives to attend a FIA meeting in Monaco December 11, 2009.
  12. A woman signs a placard asking for a deal in the Copenhagen climate meeting, in central Sydney December 11, 2009. Dozens of people gathered at Sydney's town hall to demand an agreement on the Copenhagen climate talks.
  13. MALELANE, SOUTH AFRICA - DECEMBER 11: Raphel Cabrera Bello of Spain walks with David Drysdale of Scotland down the 15th fairway during the second round of the Alfred Dunhill Championship at Leopard Creek Country Club on December 11, 2008 in Malelane, South Africa.
  14. MALELANE, SOUTH AFRICA - DECEMBER 11: Edoardo Molinari of Italy plays his second shot into the fourth green during the second round of the Alfred Dunhill Championship at Leopard Creek Country Club on December 11, 2008 in Malelane, South Africa.
  15. Formula One Association President Bernie Ecclestone (L) attends a FIA meeting in Monaco December 11, 2009.
  16. MALELANE, SOUTH AFRICA - DECEMBER 11: Edoardo Molinari of Italy plays his second shot into the third green during the second round of the Alfred Dunhill Championship at Leopard Creek Country Club on December 11, 2008 in Malelane, South Africa.
  17. French President Nicolas Sarkozy, left, and Slovenia's Prime Minister Borut Pahor, make a phone call on the second day of a two-day EU summit at the European Council building in Brussels, Friday, Dec. 11, 2009. The leaders of Britain and France say EU leaders will commit more than 2 billion euro (3 billion dollars) a year to help poorer parts of the world combat global warming.
  18. Formula One Association President Bernie Ecclestone arrives for a FIA meeting in Monaco December 11, 2009.