People walk at the scene of an explosion in Rangoon, Burma. Dozens of people were killed in a strong explosion that rocked eastern suburb of the commercial city early in the morning, witnesses and officials said. (Reuters)

Pro-Kurdish demonstrators gesture and chant slogans during a protest in Istanbul against the Turkish government and the Turkish air strike that killed 35 Kurdish smugglers in southeast of Turkey. (AFP)

Protesters take part in a demonstration, complaining against Spanish government spending cuts, led by the movement known as indignants in Madrid, December 28, 2011. (AFP)

A child walks amidst the numerous snowmen built in a park in central Moscow, Russia. (AFP)

Germany's Richard Freitag soars through the air during the practice jump for the first event of the 60th four-hills ski jumping tournament in Oberstdorf. (Reuters)