A Filipino villager burns debris in the typhoon-hit town of Donsol, Sorsogon province, southern Manila, Philippines, December 16, 2015. Philippine relief officials rushed aid to tens of thousands of people affected by a typhoon that left at least nine people dead. The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said large swathes of the eastern and central Philippines have been affected by Typhoon Melor, which is now moving slowly into the South China Sea. The agency said several provinces remained without power and communications as Melor toppled trees, electric posts and flattened houses along its path. Several roads and bridges remained impassable due to flash floods and landslides. (Photo by Francis R. Malasig/EPA)





A Bangladeshi man painted his face with the color of Bangladesh’s National flag participates in a rally to mark the Victory Day in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Wednesday, December 16, 2015. The Victory Day celebrated on December 16 marks the anniversary of Bangladesh's victory in the India-aided war against Pakistan. (Photo by A.M. Ahad/AP Photo)





A Haitian journalist covering demonstrators marching to the Ballot Tabulation Center in Sonapi, to protest against the Provisional Electoral Council, the election results and also to request an independent commission to review the election outcome, is overcome by tear gas fired by police in Port-au-Prince on December 16, 2015. Haiti's presidential election will go to a runoff on December 27, between ruling party candidate Jovenel Moise and Jude Celestin. (Photo by Hector Retamal/AFP Photo)





Soldiers of China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) jump as part of their winter training in temperature of negative 26 degrees Celsius at China's border with Russia in Heihe, Heilongjiang province, December 14, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)





An aircraft flies overhead as a person rummages for recyclables at a garbage dumpsite in Paranaque city, metro Manila in this June 8, 2014 file photo. It could take Southeast Asia, one of the fastest growing air travel markets, two decades to set up a regulatory body to oversee safety in an industry blighted by disasters in recent years, say national regulators and airline executives. (Photo by Romeo Ranoco/Reuters)





A worker paints as he repairs a bronze statue of a Guan Yu, a Chinese historical figure, in Nanyang, Henan province, China December 16, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)





A man dressed as Santa Claus performs stunt with bicycles on ice, in Changchun, Jilin province, China December 15, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/China Daily)





A man dressed as Santa Claus performs stunt with bicycles on ice, in Changchun, Jilin province, China December 15, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/China Daily)





Palestinians gather around a damaged car which Israeli army said was used by Palestinians in an attempt to ram Israeli security forces during an arrest raid in the Qalandia refugee camp, near the West Bank city of Ramallah December 16, 2015. (Photo by Mohamad Torokman/Reuters)





Police on motorcycle patrol a road leading to the Army Public School (APS) during a ceremony to mark the first anniversary of a Taliban attack on the school in Peshawar, Pakistan, December 16, 2015. (Photo by Fayaz Aziz/Reuters)





Schoolgirls practice martial arts during an event in Ahmedabad, India, December 16, 2015, to mark the third anniversary of the fatal gang rape of a woman on a Delhi bus in December 2012. (Photo by Amit Dave/Reuters)





A driver rests in a hammock hung between rice trucks at a parking site in a rice mill in the central province of Chainat, Thailand, December 16, 2015. (Photo by Jorge Silva/Reuters)





A officer from the observation post near Mount Bromo takes a reading of the physical size of the volcano during an eruption in Probolinggo, East Java, Indonesia December 16, 2015, in this photo taken by Antara Foto. (Photo by Ari Bowo Sucipto/Reuters/Antara Foto)





A migrant boy runs while holding a balloon outside the Tae Kwon Do stadium at the southern suburb of Faliro in Athens, Greece, December 16, 2015. (Photo by Alkis Konstantinidis/Reuters)





A women carries her belongings on her head as she walks past a Barclays logo in Johannesburg December 16, 2015. (Photo by Siphiwe Sibeko/Reuters)





Muthanna Islamic Movement members inspect what they say is a Russian made military surveillance drone which they claimed to have shot down in Sheikh Meskeen near Deraa, Syria December 15, 2015. (Photo by Alaa Al-Faqir/Reuters)





A Muthanna Islamic Movement member inspects what they say is a Russian made military surveillance drone which they claimed to have shot down in Sheikh Meskeen near Deraa, Syria December 15, 2015. (Photo by Alaa Al-Faqir/Reuters)





A man dressed as a Storm Trooper poses in front of the Grand Rex cinema before the screening of “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” in Paris, France, December 16, 2015. (Photo by Christian Hartmann/Reuters)





Soldiers loyal to Yemen's government ride atop a tank in the country's southwestern city of Taiz December 16, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)





A woman walks past a currency exchange office in Sao Paulo, Brazil, December 16, 2015. Fitch Ratings stripped Brazil of its coveted investment grade rating on Wednesday, the second agency to do so this year as Latin America's biggest economy sinks deeper into its worst recession in a generation. (Photo by Paulo Whitaker/Reuters)





People board in SAS aircraft in the Kiruna airport, Sweden, December 16, 2015. (Photo by Ints Kalnins/Reuters)





A protestor confronts deputies from Baltimore City Sheriff's Office outside the courthouse in Baltimore, December 16, 2015. A Maryland judge declared a mistrial on Wednesday in the trial of the first of six Baltimore police officers charged in the death of Freddie Gray, whose killing sparked riots and arson in the city in April. The jury had deliberated for 16 hours on whether the officer, William Porter, was guilty of involuntary manslaughter in Gray's death from injuries suffered while in police custody. After it reported it was unable to reach a verdict, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Barry Williams issued his ruling. (Photo by Bryan Woolsto/Reuters)





A man shouts slogans as he attends a protest against the impeachment proceedings against Brazil's President Rousseff, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, December 16, 2015. (Photo by Ricardo Moraes/Reuters)





Norway's players celebrate their victory after their World Women's Handball Championship quarter final match against Montenegro in Kolding, December 16, 2015. (Photo by Frank Cilius/Reuters/Scanpix Denmark)





A woman and her dog walk past a wall displaying street art in Madrid, Spain, December 16, 2015. (Photo by Susana Vera/Reuters)





A woman survivor of an acid attack participates in the event 'Model for a Day' in Bogota, Colombia, 15 December 2015. Twelve women from the Foundation Rebuilding Faces took the catwalk and raised their voice against gender violence. (Photo by Mauricio Dueñas Castañeda/EPA)





An ice-sculptures in the form of a Stormtrooper from the Star Wars series is displayed during the Star Wars Ice-sculpture festival in Liege on December 16, 2015.
The wait is finally over. “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” opens in cinemas in France, South Africa and several other countries, with fans giving their first reaction to the latest episode of the space saga. (Photo by John Thys/AFP Photo)





Bahraini revelers celebrate the country's national day, driving bumper-to-bumper while waving Bahraini flags out in the desert oil field and camping area of Sakhir, Bahrain, Wednesday, December 16, 2015. Many Bahrainis spent the holiday off out in the desert, enjoying picnics and waiting for evening fireworks. (Photo by Hasan Jamali/AP Photo)





A visitor toasts with “Drinki” (R), a drinking robot, during the Robot Party event in Seoul, South Korea, 16 December 2015. Organized by a digital art museum, the Art Center Nabi, the event offers people an opportunity to form emotional connections with robots, the Yonhap news agency reported. (Photo by Yonhap/EPA)





A Filipino tries to bike along a flooded street caused by heavy rains from Typhoon Melor in Manila, Philippines, December 16, 2015. Typhoon Melor left at least one person dead and wide areas without power as it crossed over the central Philippines. (Photo by Aaron Favila/AP Photo)





South Korean fans dressed as Star Wars characters attend a Jedi parade before a release of the movie “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” at Lotte Cinema in Seoul on December 16, 2015. (Photo by Jung Yeon-Je/AFP Photo)





A queuing fan wearing a Yoda mask poses ahead of the European Premiere of “Star Wars The Force Awakens” in central London on December 16, 2015. Ever since 1977, when “Star Wars” introduced the world to The Force, Jedi knights, Darth Vader, Wookiees and clever droids R2-D2 and C3PO, the sci-fi saga has built a devoted global fan base that spans the generations. (Photo by Justin Tallis/AFP Photo)





Actors take part in a full dress rehearsal of the Wintershall Nativity play at the Wintershall Estate on December 15, 2015 in Guildford, England. The Wintershall's theatrical production of the Nativity depicts a Christian Christmas and is complete with shepherds and sheep, donkeys and the three wise men on horseback. It will be performed from December 16-20, 2015 at the Wintershall Estate near Guildford in Surrey. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)





A Yemeni tribesman from the Popular Resistance Committees, supporting forces loyal to Yemen's Saudi-backed President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi, holds a position in the country's third city Taez, on December 15, 2015. Yemeni rebel artillery and tanks killed seven civilians in residential districts of the city of Taez, the first day of a nationwide ceasefire, witnesses and medics said. (Photo by Ahmad Al-Basha/AFP Photo)





Nyagoah Taka Gatluak, a severely malnourished one-year-old child, sits on her mother's lap in the Doctors Without Borders clinic in Leer town, South Sudan on Tuesday December 15, 2015. Leer is experiencing famine conditions. Tuesday marked the 2 year anniversary of South Sudan's civil war. (Photo by Jason Patinkin/AP Photo)





Ryan Dambold, not exactly dressed for the situation, rides his sled down a slope in downtown Summerhaven, Ariz., Tuesday, December 15, 2015, as he and other valley dwellers get to play in the snowfall in the Santa Catalina Mountains northeast of Tucson. (Photo by Kelly Presnell/Arizona Daily Star via AP Photo)