Dec. 17 in photos

An elephant plays with the fresh fallen snow in the zoo of Zurich. Mock passengers run out of a mock plane as they run during an emergency landing drill at International Ngurah Rai airport in Kuta, Bali, Indonesia. And the Iraq War protest group Code Pink, adds names to a memorial of shoes - representing Iraqi's who have died in the war, outside of the White House in Washington. View a slideshow of these images and more.

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Wed., Dec. 17, 2008

A police officer is seen through the cracked window of a police bus in Athens, Greece, Wednesday Dec. 17, 2008. Youths threw petrol bombs at a riot police bus on Wednesday, police said, adding that the driver managed to escape unharmed. Although rioting has abated from recent levels of clashes between police and demonstrators, small-scale attacks still continue.

Petros Karadjias Ap
Kashmiri Muslims wait to cast their vote outside a polling station in Veeri some 47 kilometers (29 miles) south of Srinagar, India, Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2008. Voters headed to the polls in dozens of towns in Indian Kashmir on Wednesday as security forces lined the roads and Muslim protesters boycotted the elections.

Dar Yasin Ap
Indian soldiers are seen reflected on a part of the India Gate war memorial during a memorial service by War Widows Association in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2008. The War Widows Association proposed a national policy to ensure better and equal facilities to all war widows and outlining the role of civil society and institutions for the same, according to a press release.

Altaf Qadri Ap
Mock passengers run out of a mock plane as they run during an emergency landing drill at International Ngurah Rai airport in Kuta, Bali, Indonesia, Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2008. Bali International airport's staff members practice to improve their skills for any emergency cases.

Firdia Lisnawati Ap
An explosive and chemical expert arrives to investigate a suspicious letter received at the U.S. embassy in Madrid, Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2008. The U.S. Embassy said it received a suspicious envelope Wednesday but Spanish police said they believed it was a hoax. U.S. Embassy spokesman William Ostick said the letter resembled others sent Tuesday to other U.S. embassies in Europe, several of which turned out to contain flour.

Daniel Olza Ap
An Israeli worker stands in the wreckage of a tourist bus in a ravine near the southern Israeli city of Eilat, Israel, Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2008. The bus filled with Russian tour guides crashed through a roadside barrier Tuesday and tumbled down a steep ravine in southern Israel, killing at least 26, the rescue service said, in one of the worst traffic accidents in Israel's history.

Sebastian Scheiner Ap
Medea Benjamin, with the Iraq War protest group Code Pink, adds names to a memorial of shoes - representing Iraqi's who have died in the war, outside of the White House in Washington, on Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2008.
Christian Gimenez, left, of Mexico's Pachuca C.F. and William Araujo, right, of Ecuador's Liga Deportiva Universitaria Quito battle in the air in the first half of their semi-final match at the FIFA Club World Cup soccer tournament in Tokyo, Japan, Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2008. Quito won 2-0.

Shizuo Kambayashi Ap
An accident investigator looks of the scene where a school bus crashed with a car amid icy road conditions near the Madison County town of Frankton. Frankton, Ind., Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2008. Numerous ambulances responded to the scene, but no life-threatening injuries were immediately reported.

Michael Conroy Ap
A sheep, seen, in the snow in Tagelswangen, Switzerland, Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2008.

Steffen Schmidt Ap
Elephants plays with the recently fallen snow, in the zoo of Zurich, Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2008.

Steffen Schmidt Ap
An elephant plays with the fresh fallen snow in the zoo of Zurich, Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2008.

Steffen Schmidt Ap