Category: Face Of The Day

Palestinian medics treat a seriously wounded man, brought to hospital by stretcher during an Israeli army raid on December 11, 2007 in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Gaza. At least 8 Palestinians, most of them fighters, were killed and 16 were wounded, when tens of Israeli tanks and armored bulldozers backed by attack aircraft moved into the east of Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip on Tuesday morning, in the widest operation in the territory since Islamic Hamas forces controlled the area in June. By Abid Katib/Getty Images.

An old Kosovo Albanians waits for a rally for an immediate declaration of independence on December 10, 2007 in Pristina, Kosovo province, Serbia. Several thousand Kosovo Albanian youths demonstrated in Kosovo’s capital to press their leaders to follow through with promises for statehood which the ethnic Albanian majority has been demanding since a brutal Serbian crackdown in 1999. Kosovo’s leaders said Monday they would start immediate talks on independence from Serbia and EU nations backed their cause as a UN deadline ended for a negotiated settlement. By Carsten Koall/Getty Images.

Bishara Ibraheim (3) receives treatment for an infected and broken leg at a clinic run by Doctors Without Borders December 8, 2007 in Birao in northern Central African Republic. Central African Republic (CAR) is one of the world’s poorest and most neglected countries with an average life expectancy of 39 years old. Years of fighting various rebel factions in the north of the country have resulted in hundreds of deaths and over 200,000 internally displaced people. Outside of the capital Bangui there is no electricity or paved roads and banditry is extensive. By Spencer Platt/Getty Images.

A relative cries for a victim killed in an explosion at the Xinyao Colliery December 7, 2007 in Hongdong County of Shanxi Province, northern China. According to state media, at least 104 miners were killed in a gas blast at the coal mine on December 5. Rescue and further investigation is underway. By China Photos/Getty Images.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) dons a red scarf against the falling snow during the annual lighting of the U.S. Captiol Christmas tree lighting ceremony at the Capitol December 5, 2007 in Washington, DC. This year’s tree, a 55-foot balsam fir from Vermont’s Green Mountain National Forest, is decorated with strands of energy-efficient LED (Light Emitting Diodes) lights as part of the Captiol’s commitment to save energy. By Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images.

Country and western superstar singer Dolly Parton entertains the audience at the Magna Science And Adventure Park on December 5, 2007 in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England. Dolly Parton honored the former steelworks town to be the first European location to participate in her ‘Imagination Library’ literacy scheme. The charitable program, which she launched in her hometown of Sevierville, Tennessee in 1996, encourages young children to discover the joys of reading, with every participating pre-school age child being sent a free book every month. By Christopher Furlong/Getty Images.

A supporter listens as Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) speaks at a campaign event December 3, 2007 in Sioux City, Iowa. By Eric Thayer/Getty.

Pande Beratha (C), dressed as a tree, takes part in an anti-deforestation campaign along with two others outfited as Hindu god Hanuman near the venue of the UN Climate Change Conference 2007 in Nusa Dua, on Bali island, 03 December 2007.

Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) pauses in a speech during a ‘A Night at the Apollo’ fundraiser event at the Apollo Theater November 29, 2007 in the Harlem neighborhood in New York City. This was Obama’s first campaign visit to Harlem. By Hiroko Masuike/Getty Images.

A trainee dentist treats teeth of patient robot ‘Simroid’ by Kokoro Company Ltd during the 2007 International Robot Exhibition at Tokyo Big Site on November 28, 2007 in Tokyo, Japan. The robot reacts to dentists treatments when the robot sensors pain and discomfort, The robot is expected to help bringing up dentists take care of mental aspect of the patients. The International Robot Exhibition takes place every 2 years since 1973. By Koichi Kamoshida/Getty Images.