Kashmiri Muslim women raise their arms as they pray upon seeing a relic of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) being displayed during the festival of Eid-e-Milad-ul-Nabi at Hazratbal shrine on a cold winter morning in Srinagar December 24, 2015. Hundreds of Kashmiri Muslims on Thursday morning thronged to the shrine of Hazratbal, which houses a relic believed to be a hair from the beard of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), to celebrate Eid-e-Milad-ul-Nabi (Mawlid al-Nabawi) on the Prophet's birth anniversary. Photo: Reuters
An elephant performs during a Christmas festival in a primary school in Ayutthaya, Thailand, December 24, 2015. Photo: Reuters
Pedestrians walk by as armed policemen of the Snow Leopard Commando Unit (C) stand guard near a police van at the Sanlitun area, a fashionable location for shopping and dining, in Beijing, China, December 24, 2015. US Embassy in China issued a notice on its website on Thursday warning people about possible threats against westerners in this area on or around Christmas Day. Photo: Reuters
Russia's President Vladimir Putin (L) and India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi exchange presents during a meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, December 23, 2015. Photo: Reuters
Winter swimmers (L) look on as a man (R) wearing a Santa Claus hat and beard jumps into a pool carved into thick ice covering the Songhua River, to celebrate the upcoming Christmas, in Harbin, Heilongjiang province, China, December 24, 2015. Photo: Reuters
Kashmiri Muslims raise their arms as they pray upon seeing a relic of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) being displayed during the festival of Eid-e-Milad-ul-Nabi at Hazratbal shrine on a cold winter morning in Srinagar December 24, 2015. Hundreds of Kashmiri Muslims on Thursday morning thronged to the shrine of Hazratbal, which houses a relic believed to be a hair from the beard of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), to celebrate Eid-e-Milad-ul-Nabi (Mawlid al-Nabawi) on the Prophet's birth anniversary. Photo: Reuters
Myanmar migrant workers Zaw Lin (L) and Win Zaw Htun (R) leave after hearing the verdict at the Koh Samui provincial court in Koh Samui, Thailand, December 24, 2015. A Thai court sentenced the two Myanmar migrant workers to death on Thursday after convicting them of the 2014 murders of two British tourists on a holiday island in a case mired in controversy. Photo: Reuters
Belgian Federal Police flight manager Jan Verbruggen pilots a federal police drone next to a helicopter on the airfield in Brasschaat, near Antwerp, Belgium, December 23, 2015. The first drone to be used by Belgian Federal Police can fly at 135 km/h, up to 2km high and will be deployed to watch over crime scenes, respond to threats, and look for missing people, according to Belgian Federal Police. Photo: Reuters
A man pierces the mouth of a member of a Lebanese Sufi Muslim group with a skewer as they take part in a ritual to commemorate the birth of Prophet Mohammed at the port city of Sidon, southern Lebanon December 23, 2015. Photo: Reuters
