![A boy takes a break from shoveling mud as he cleans his house Philippines_Floods](http://blogs.voanews.com/photos/files/2011/12/RTR2VI5K_Philippines_Floods_21DEC11-878x894.jpg)
A boy takes a break from shoveling mud as he cleans his house swamped with mud from flash floods triggered by Typhoon Washi in Iligan city, southern Philippines. (Reuters)
![Residents shelter in an evacuation center following Friday's flash Philippines Storm](http://blogs.voanews.com/photos/files/2011/12/AP11122105487_Philippines_Storm_21DEC11-878x615.jpg)
Residents shelter in an evacuation center following Friday's flash flooding brought about by Tropical storm Washi in Iligan city, southern Philippines. (AP)
![The Soyuz-FG rocket booster with a Soyuz TMA-03M space Kazakhstan-Soyez](http://blogs.voanews.com/photos/files/2011/12/AP111221014421_Kazakhstan_Space_21DEC11-878x1101.jpg)
The Soyuz-FG rocket booster with a Soyuz TMA-03M space ship carrying a new crew to the International Space Station, ISS, blasts off from the Russian leased Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. (AP)
![A photo provided by the National Forensic Science Institute shows Namibia](http://blogs.voanews.com/photos/files/2011/12/000_Par6736134_Namibia_21DEC11-878x589.jpg)
A photo provided by the National Forensic Science Institute shows a giant metallic ball of 1,1 metre in diameter weighing some 6 kilograms that fell out of the sky on a remote grassland in Namibia, prompting baffled authorities to contact NASA and the European space agency. (AFP)
![A beggar is wrapped in a blanket in Milan, Italy, Italy](http://blogs.voanews.com/photos/files/2011/12/AP111221016129_Italy_21DEC11-878x560.jpg)
A beggar is wrapped in a blanket in Milan, Italy. (AP)
![Romanian honor guard soldiers are reflected in a puddle during a Romania](http://blogs.voanews.com/photos/files/2011/12/AP111221013217_Romania_21DEC11-878x638.jpg)
Romanian honor guard soldiers are reflected in a puddle during a religious service at the Hero's Cemetery in Bucharest. (AP)
![Filipino cadets dance during the 76th Philippines Military](http://blogs.voanews.com/photos/files/2011/12/AP11122103194_Philippines_Navy_21DEC11-878x601.jpg)
Filipino cadets dance during the 76th anniversary of the Armed Forces of the Philippines at Camp Aguinaldo military headquarters in suburban Quezon city, Metro Manila. (AP)
![General view shows the Aspire Zone hall during the men's final Qatar-ArabGames](http://blogs.voanews.com/photos/files/2011/12/RTR2VIRU_Qatar_ArabGames_21DEC11-878x585.jpg)
A general view of the Aspire Zone hall during the men's final handball game between Qatar and Egypt at the Arab Games 2011 in Doha. (Reuters)
![A seven month old female baby koala, as yet unnamed, holds onto Germany Koala](http://blogs.voanews.com/photos/files/2011/12/AP11122108698_Germany_Koala_21DEC11-878x992.jpg)
A seven month old female baby koala, as yet unnamed, holds onto a toy koala as she is weighed at Duisburg Zoo, Germany. (AP)
![A day-old white lion cub lies next to his mother Sumba in their Serbia Zoo](http://blogs.voanews.com/photos/files/2011/12/RTR2VIMSSerbia_Zoo_21DEC11-878x1148.jpg)
A day-old white lion cub lies next to his mother Sumba in their enclosure at Belgrade's Zoo. (Reuters)