Today in Photos

Here are some news photos from around the nation and around the world Monday, Dec. 5, 2011.

Section:Gallery

Mon., Dec. 5, 2011

Bangladesh's opposition lawmaker gestures as she shouts before a police barricade in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Sunday, Dec. 4, 2011. The Bangladesh Nationalist Party, led by former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, is protesting a government decision to divide Dhaka into two administrative zones, a plan they say is aimed at removing the opposition-backed mayor.

Pavel Rahman Associated Press
A tall ship passes through fog on the East River near the Brooklyn Bridge in New York Monday, Dec. 5, 2011.

Peter Morgan Associated Press
A barber cuts the 327-days-old beard of Radio personality Koen Fillet, right, at the national TV and radio broadcaster VRT, in Brussels, Monday, Dec. 5, 2011. If top negotiator Elio Di Rupo can fill all the ministerial posts Monday, the Belgian governmental crisis will stop at 540 days, an unofficial world record. In anticipation, radio presenter Koen Fillet had his famous protest beard that was grown for almost a year to highlight the length of negotiations ceremoniously cut in anticipation of a possible full government agreement later Monday.

Yves Logghe Associated Press
In this photo taken Sunday, Dec. 4, 2011, Britain's Aaron Cook, right, fights with Italy's Gianluca D'Alessandrio in the 80kg preliminary round of a London 2012 test event at the Excel Arena, London.

Nick Potts Pa
People are seen lining up to enter the Baltic Art Centre for the 2011 Turner Prize winner's award night at the Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art in partnership with Tate, in Gateshead, England, Monday, Dec. 5, 2011.

Scott Heppell Associated Press
Unified Super Lightweight Champion Amir Khan walks down the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, Monday, Dec. 5, 2011, to kick off the "Capital Showdown" fight week. A 12-round Unified Super Lightweight World Title Fight for Khan's WBA World Super Championship and IBF World Championship taking place on Saturday at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, .

Susan Walsh Associated Press
A man moves his way down a flag pole as he performs maintenance work in Old Havana, Monday Dec. 5, 2011. Behind is the light house of the Castillo del Morro, or Morro Castle.

Franklin Reyes Associated Press
Indian army soldiers in camouflage take part in exercise "Sudarshan Shakti" at Bugundi in Rajasthan state's Barmer desert near the India Pakistan border, India, Monday, Dec.5, 2011.
Indian Muslims belonging to Ali Sena hold the common balance, a symbol of justice as they stage a demonstration in New Delhi, India, Monday, Dec.5, 2011 on the eve of the anniversary of the Babri mosque demolition. In 1992, tens of thousands of Hindu extremists ripped apart the 16th century Babri mosque at Ayodhya in northern India as security forces watched. The demolition sparked nationwide riots that killed 2,000 people. - INDIA OUT
Exile Tibetan monks arrive to attend teachings by their spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, at the Gyurmey Tantric Monastery in Gurupura, Karnataka state, India, Monday, Dec.5, 2011. The teachings will continue till Dec.7.

Mahesh A Associated Press
In this Sunday, Dec.4, 2011 photograph, two one month old old cubs born to a white tigress look out from an enclosure at the zoo in Gwalior, India.
Singer songwriter, Jackson Browne performs for Occupy Washington participants, Monday, Dec. 5, 2011, at Freedom Plaza in Washington. Browne is singing to show his solidarity with the Occupy Movement.

Pablo Monsivais Associated Press
An Egyptian protester chants slogans against the country's ruling military in Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, Dec. 5, 2011. A runoff Monday for Egypt's first-round parliamentary elections exposed tensions between competing Islamist parties that have so far dominated the vote.

Bernat Armangue Associated Press
Black-dressed Iranian Shiite Muslims beat their shoulders with iron chains in a religious ritual to mourn on the eve of the death anniversary of Imam Hussein, the grandson of Islam's prophet Muhammad, at the northwestern city of Tabriz, Iran, Monday, Dec. 5, 2011. Imam Hussein died in the 680 A.D. battle fought on the plains outside Karbala, a city in modern Iraq, whose death sealed Islam's historical Sunni-Shiite split.

Str Str Associated Press
Myanmar Christians nuns pray at St.Mary's Cathedral in Yangon, Myanmar during a ceremony to mark the 100th founding anniversary of the cathedral, Monday Dec. 5 2011.

Khin Win Associated Press