Dec. 18 in photos
Residents jump into the murky waters to save a family from drowning at Manila's Quezon city. Scuffles erupted in the South Korean parliament as opposition parties tried to block a ruling party move to introduce a bill to approve a free trade pact with the United States. And a supporter of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez writes a message on a banner during a rally in Caracas. View a slideshow of these images and more.
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Indonesian soldiers take position during an anti-terror drill at in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2008. Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim nation, has been praised for its successful campaign against terrorism.
Tatan Syuflana Ap
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Fire victims watch from the other side of the river the fire that gutted more than three dozen homes in background Thursday Dec. 18, 2008 at Manila's Quezon city. Hundreds of poor residents were left homeless by the fire exactly a week before Christmas.
Bullit Marquez Ap
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Residents jump into the murky waters to save a family from drowning, center, after the improvised boat they were boarding overturned Thursday Dec. 18, 2008 at Manila's Quezon city. The family was trying to return to the other side of the river to save items from their burnt home following a fire that gutted more than three dozen homes Thursday. Hundreds of poor residents were left homeless exactly a week before Christmas.
Bullit Marquez Ap
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South Korean opposition Democratic Party members try to enter into a parliamentary committee room as ruling Grand National Party members, not in photo, spray fire extinguishers from the room to block them at the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Dec. 18, 2008. Scuffles erupted in the South Korean parliament Thursday as opposition parties tried to block a ruling party move to introduce a bill to approve a free trade pact with the United States.
Kim Ju-Seong Ap
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South Korean opposition Democratic Party members try to enter into a parliamentary committee room where the ruling Grand National Party planned to introduce a bill later to ratify the trade pact with Washington, at the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Dec. 18, 2008. Scuffles erupted in the South Korean parliament Thursday as opposition parties tried to block a ruling party move to introduce a bill to approve a free trade pact with the United States.
Ahn Jung-Won Ap
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South Korean opposition Democratic Party members, right, struggle with security guards and aides from the ruling Grand National Party to enter into a parliamentary committee room where the ruling Grand National Party planned to introduce a bill later to ratify the trade pact with Washington, at the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Dec. 18, 2008. Scuffles erupted in the South Korean parliament Thursday as opposition parties tried to block a ruling party move to introduce a bill to approve a free trade pact with the United States.
Ahn Jung-Won Ap
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A supporter of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez writes a message on a banner during a rally to deliver signatures in favor of a proposed constitutional amendment to end term limits at the National Assembly in Caracas, Thursday, Dec. 18, 2008.
Fernando Llano Ap
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A Chinese paramilitary police yawns and his colleagues sleep while President Hu Jintao, unseen, delivers a speech on a celebration to mark the 30th anniversary of China's reform held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Thursday, Dec. 18, 2008. Thirty years ago this month, China's communist leaders launched an economic revolution, opening the door to free market reforms and foreign trade though not to political change. The party marked the anniversary Thursday with a ceremony in the Great Hall of the People, opening with a speech from Hu Jintao, general secretary of the party and China's president.
Andy Wong Ap
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A guacamaya bird stands near students re-enacting a live nativity scene using animals from the Parque de las Leyendas zoo during a Christmas show in Lima, Thursday, Dec. 18, 2008.
Karel Navarro Ap