A general shot shows a religious statue (R) overlooking a view of downtown Tacloban, Leyte province on December 9, 2013. Philippine President Benigno Aquino is to seek more aid when he meets with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe this week, more than a month after a monster typhoon killed thousands and left millions homeless. (Photo by Noel Celis/AFP Photo)

A man looks at a gold and jade statue of Mao Zedong displayed at an exhibition in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong province on December 13, 2013. The statue, worth more than 16 million USD was unveiled on December 13, in the latest example of Communist China's indecision over how to commemorate its founding father's 120th anniversary. (Photo by AFP Photo)

A pro-European integration protester walks between riot police line in Kiev, on December 10, 2013. (Photo by Maxim Zmeyev/Reuters)

People from Bouar welcome French militaries arriving from Cameroon on December 7, 2013. France deployed nearly 1,000 troops on December 6, 2013 to help restore security in simmering Central African Republic as residents sought refuge from sectarian clashes which the Red Cross says has killed at least 300. (Photo by Fred Dufour/AFP Photo)

Chinese shoppers walk beside a 3D mural of a snowy winter scene outside of a shopping mall in Beijing on December 13, 2013. Beijing will bid to hold the 2022 Winter Games with the ice sports held in the city and snow events would take place in the city of Zhangjiakou, in the neighbouring province of Hebei. Other candidate cities for the 2022 Winter Games are Germany's Munich, the Norwegian capital Oslo, Almaty in Kazakhstan, Poland's Krakow, Ukraine's Lviv and Sweden's Oestersund. (Photo by Mark Ralston/AFP Photo)

Fans of Argentine soccer team Boca Juniors take part in celebrations of Boca Juniors Fan Day in downtown Buenos Aires December 12, 2013. (Photo by Marcos Brindicci/Reuters)

A Munduruku Indian child sits outside Congress as members of the tribe protest against the law project called PEC 215 being debated by the Lower House in Brasilia, December 11, 2013. According to the protesters, the proposed PEC 215 would transfer the power to demarcate Indian lands from the government to Congress, as desired by the lobby which backs ranchers who hold title top properties deemed to be historically Indian ancestral lands. (Photo by Lunae Parracho/Reuters)

Afghan children look on as they wait for customers while selling food on a street in Kabul on December 8, 2013. The UN mission in Afghanistan criticised authorities for poor implementation of a landmark law to protect women, 12 years after the repressive Taliban regime was ousted from power. (Photo by Aref Karimi/AFP Photo)

Jonald Libres, 28, walks on a tight rope over live crocodiles while wearing a Santa Claus costume as part of performances for the Christmas Yuletide season at a crocodile farm in Pasay city, metro Manila December 12, 2013. (Photo by Romeo Ranoco/Reuters)

Protesters spray riot police with water hose to prevent it from entering the City Hall in Kiev December 11, 2013. Scores of Ukrainian riot police withdrew on Wednesday morning from a protest camp after moving against protesters overnight in the authorities' biggest attempt yet to disburse weeks of protests against President Viktor Yanukovich. (Photo by Valentin Ogirenko/Reuters)

A woman sits near a barricade at the Khreschatyk main street where pro-European integration protesters hold a rally, in central Kiev December 13, 2013. Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich made few concessions on Friday in crisis talks with the opposition, his first direct attempt to defuse weeks of unrest over a policy swerve to Russia away from Europe. (Photo by Gleb Garanich/Reuters)

Sydneysiders take part in the “AIME Strut the Streets” parade in Martin Place on December 13, 2013 in Sydney, Australia. The annual event raises funds and awareness for the not for profit charity organisation, the Australian Indigenous Mentoring Experience. (Photo by Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images)

Train station of Saint Francis Xavier, in the neighborhood Rock, North Zone of Rio de Janeiro, was flooded with rain, on December 11, 2013. (Photo by Fabio Motta/Estadão Conteúdo)

A man carries a wounded girl who survived what activists say was an air strike by forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Aleppo's al-Ansari al-Sharqi neighborhood, December 9, 2013. (Photo by Ammar Abdullah/Reuters)

Palestinian children look at a rainbow shining over buildings after heavy rain poured in Gaza City, Thursday, December 12, 2013. The weather in Gaza dropped to 6 degrees Celsius (43 degrees Fahrenheit) with heavy rain showers and cloudy skies. (Photo by Hatem Moussa/AP Photo)

A man raises her daughter during a procession in honor of the Virgin of Guadalupe in Condega, Nicaragua, Thursday, December 12, 2013. On this date, the Virgin of Guadalupe, also known as the “Patroness of the Americas” is celebrated during her feast day in many countries of Latin America. (Photo by Esteban Felix/AP Photo)

A young typhoon survivor fetches water from a hand pump at typhoon-ravaged Tolosa town, Leyte province, central Philippines Monday, December 9, 2013. One month since Typhoon Haiyan, signs of progress in this shattered Philippine city are mixed with reminders of the scale of the disaster and the challenges ahead. Tens of thousands are living amid the ruins of their former lives, underneath shelters made from scavenged materials and handouts. (Photo by Aaron Favila/AP Photo)

A man looks at the statue “Santa Claus tourist in the USA” on display, in Menton, southeastern France, Monday, December 9, 2013. America is the theme for Christmas decorations in Menton this year. (Photo by Lionel Cironneau/AP Photo)

A group of Buddhist monks walk past a sleeping anti-government protester at a protest camp on a road near Government House, where Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra's office is located, in Bangkok, Thailand early Wednesday, December 11, 2013. (Photo by Greg Baker/AP Photo)

A Syrian refugee works outside his tent during a winter storm in Zahle town, in the Bekaa Valley December 11, 2013. The worst of winter is yet to come for 2.2 million refugees living outside Syria and millions more displaced inside the country. A storm named Alexa is sweeping across Syria and Lebanon, bringing with it high winds and freezing temperatures - and marking the beginning of the third winter since the Syrian conflict began in March 2011. In the tented settlement a few kilometres from the border in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley, more than 1,000 people live in rudimentary shelters. (Photo by Mohamed Azakir/Reuters)

A Sadhu or Hindu holy man plays a flute as he sits under a tree at the premises of Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu December 12, 2013. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)

Antonio Garcia of the Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD) addresses the audience after stripping down to his underwear during his speech on the podium during the overnight debate to symbolize the stripping of Mexico's oil wealth in Mexico City December 12, 2013. Mexico's Congress on Thursday was poised to complete approval of the biggest overhaul of its oil industry since nationalization 75 years ago, opening the door to investment by foreign oil companies in a bid to reverse falling output. The energy bill is a cornerstone of an ambitious reform agenda spanning telecoms to bank lending that President Enrique Pena Nieto hopes will boost growth in Latin America's No. 2 economy, which for years has lagged regional peers. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)

FOMAC troops , regional peacekeepers, evacuate Muslim clerics under a hail of fire from the St Jacques Church in Bangui, Central African Republic, Thursday December 12, 2013. An angry crowd had gathered outside the church following rumors that a Seleka general was inside. More than 500 people have been killed over the past week in sectarian fighting in Central African Republic. (Photo by Jerome Delay/AP Photo)

A Bangladeshi man cries after his vehicle was set on fire by Islamist party Jamaat-e-Islami activists following the execution of their party leader Abdul Quader Mollah in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Friday, December 13, 2013. The execution of the opposition leader in Bangladesh sparked violent protests Friday as activists torched homes and businesses belonging to government supporters, leaving at least three people dead, in a fresh wave of bloodshed ahead of elections next month. (Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/AP Photo)

A man jumps over the turnstiles without paying to protest against a fare hike, at Cuatro Caminos subway station in Mexico City December 13, 2013. According to local media, Mexico City authorities raised the subway fare from 3 Pesos to 5 Pesos, an approximate increase of $0.15, starting on December 13, 2013. (Photo by Henry Romero/Reuters)

A member of Brazil's presidential guard is attended to after fainting during a welcome ceremony for France's President Francois Hollande at the Planalto Palace in Brazil, on December 12, 2013. (Photo by Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters)

A man gives informations about ex-seleka rebels to a French soldier in Combattant neighborhood near Bangui's airport, on December 9, 2013. French troops on Monday began disarming fighters in the Central African Republic after a swell in sectarian violence that has claimed hundreds of lives and terrified inhabitants. (Photo by Fred Dufour/AFP Photo)

An anti-government demonstrator (L) points his finger at a policeman as they talk through the gate of the Government House in Bangkok on December 12, 2013. Political turmoil has been rocking the Thai capital for weeks, with protesters seeking to oust Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra and rid the kingdom of the influence of her brother, deposed former leader Thaksin. (Photo by Philippe Lopez/AFP Photo)

Christians gather in a makeshift camp for internally displaced people set in the airport in Bangui, Central African Republic, Friday December 13, 2013. Over 30,000 have gathered there, prompting the UN to start food distribution a kilometer away. Elsewhere in town, French troops backed by an helicopter traded fire with unidentified assailants as France's Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian arrived in Bangui. More than 500 people have been killed over the past eight days in sectarian fighting in Central African Republic. (Photo by Jerome Delay/AP Photo)

City hall employees work in a flooded street of a suburb in Rio de Janeiro on December 11, 2013. Alert was declared in Rio de Janeiro due to torrential rains falling since early morning. Fire officials reported one missing person and two partially buried by landslides. (Photo by Vanderlei Almeida/AFP Photo)

Drug users gather beneath an overpass in an area known as “Cracolandia”, or Crackland, in the Antares shantytown on December 10, 2013 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. According to the Economist, recent studies have shown Brazil to be the world's largest crack market, with 1-1.2 million users. The use of crack has rapidly expanded and become a nationwide epidemic largely due to Brazil's proximity to cocaine-producing countries and an increase in purchasing power within the country. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

A handout picture released by the official Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) on December 9, 2013 shows pro-regime forces taking part in a military training exercise at an undisclosed location in Syria. Syrian regime troops have regained control of the key Damascus-Homs highway after seizing most of the town of Nabak in the Qalamoun region, a monitoring group said. (Photo by AFP Photo/HO/SANA)

Egyptian students who support the Muslim Brotherhood (background) shoot fireworks at riot policemen (foreground) during clashes outside the University of Cairo campus in the capital on December 11, 2013. (Photo by Mahmoud Khaled/AFP Photo)

A Christian man chases a suspected Seleka officer in civilian clothes with a knife near the airport in Bangui, Central African Republic, on December 9, 2013. Both Christian and Muslim mobs went on lynching sprees as French Forces deployed in the capital. The Seleka man was taken into custody by French forces who fired warning shots to disperse the crowds. (Photo by Jerome Delay/Associated Press)

Traditional dancers perform at the Kasarani stadium in Nairobi on December 12, 2013 during celebrations marking half a century of independence from Britain. Kenyans marked 50 years of independence, celebrating progress of the regional economic powerhouse but also struggling to shake off a legacy of corruption, inequality and ethnic violence. (Photo by Simon Maina/AFP Photo)

Police fire rubber bullets as they help an Atletico Paranaense fan during clashes between Vasco da Gama soccer fans and Atletico Paranaense fans at their Brazilian championship match in Joinville in Santa Catarina, on December 8, 2013. Dozens of fans fought a savage battle on the terraces at the match on Sunday, interrupting play for more than one hour and leaving at least three people reportedly in serious condition. (Photo by Carlos Moraes/Agencia O Dia)

Muslim men organized in militias with machetes rough up a Christian man while checking him for weapons in Bangui, Central African Republic, on December 13, 2013. A band of about a dozen Muslim men with machetes faced off against an equally large group of Christian youths. (Photo by Jerome Delay/Associated Press)

An Indian girl washes clothes in the River Brahmaputra in Gauhati, India, Thursday, December 12, 2013. Dhobis are traditional laundry workers who wash clothes by hand and dry them in the sun, an occupation which has been in existence for generations with a current earning of 65- 81 US cents per cloth. (Photo by Anupam Nath/AP Photo)

Girls look on as they stand near smoke from twigs which were set on fire by their parents to warm themselves at a vegetable field in New Delhi early December 11, 2013. (Photo by Ahmad Masood/Reuters)

A man shows his charms against bullets during a disarmament operation by French soldiers in the Combattant neighbourhood near the airport of Bangui, on December 9, 2013. French troops on December 9 began disarming fighters in the Central African Republic after a swell in sectarian violence that has claimed hundreds of lives and terrified inhabitants. (Photo by Fred Dufour/AFP Photo)

A Palestinian rescue member on a boat helps residents evacuate from a flooded area following heavy rains in Gaza City, Friday, December 13, 2013. Hundreds of houses were flooded following a rain storm in Gaza. Early snow has surprised many Israelis and Palestinians as a blustery storm, dubbed Alexa, brought gusty winds, torrential rains and heavy snowfall to parts of the Middle East. (Photo by Adel Hana/AP Photo)

Climbers Daniel Arnold and Stephan Siegrist collaborated with climbing photographer Thomas Senfõs and Swiss mountain sports manufacturer Mammut to create unique mystical atmosphere images on the Eidfjord in northern Norway, using coloured flares, spotlights and headlamps. Eidfjord, three hours east of the city of Bergen, is famous for the large number of icefalls (frozen waterfalls) at over 500 metres (1,640 ft) long. The innovative idea to capture the athletes climbing the huge icefalls took several hours of preparation as lamps were fixed in the ice using elaborate rope constructions and connected by 700 metres (2,296 ft) of electric cable. (Photo by Thomas Senf/AP Images)

A street child holds up a poster bearing the image of South African former president Nelson Mandela as he begs during rush hour in Mthata near Nelson Mandela's former home Qunu on December 9, 2013. Qunu, the village where Mandela grew up will be his final resting place on December 15, 2013 when he is buried. (Photo by Carl de Souza/AFP Photo)

Dang Guihong, a judicial official, wipes statues of China's late Chairman Mao Zedong at an exhibition room in Yuncheng, Shanxi province, December 10, 2013. Dang is going to exhibit around 5000 pieces of his revolution collection, including badges, statues and portraits ahead of the 120th anniversary of Mao's birth. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)

People observe as a fire ravages through a tire wharehouse in downtown Lima on December 10, 2013. The toxic smoke from the tires left at least 2 firefighters and 14 civilians injured. (Photo by AFP Photo/STR)

A photographer shoots Filipino groom Earvin Nierva and his bride Riza as they pose for their wedding pictures beside damaged homes and a ship that was washed ashore when Typhoon Haiyan hit Tacloban city, central Philippines on Saturday, December 7, 2013. The newly-wed couple decided to have the photo shoot at the area to symbolize that they can overcome tragedy and to urge residents to “stand up and rise again”. (Photo by Aaron Favila/AP Photo)

Turkish riot police officers take cover as Kurdish protesters shoot fireworks at them during clashes in central Istanbul on December 7, 2013. Two protesters were killed on December 6 in armed clashes with Turkish police that erupted over claims that Kurdish rebel cemeteries had been destroyed, local media reported. Some 30 masked men in a group of around 150 demonstrators hurled Molotov cocktails and hand grenades at security forces in the Yuksekova district of Kurdish-dominated southeastern Turkey, the Dogan News Agency said. (Photo by Bulent Kilic/AFP Photo)

The Forbidden City is shrouded in heavy air pollution as the PM 2.5 index reaches 467 which is considered “hazardous” in Beijing on December 7, 2013. Cities across China have been hit by intense air pollution in recent years, much of it caused by emissions from coal-burning power stations, with PM 2.5 levels reaching as high as 40 times WHO limits. Airborne particles have been linked to hundreds of thousands of premature deaths, and the problem has tarnished the image of Chinese cities including Beijing, which saw an almost 15 percent drop in tourist visits during the first half of this year. (Photo by Mark Ralston/AFP Photo)

Children look on as riot police go to block a street near the presidential administration building during a gathering of supporters of EU integration in Kiev, on December 9, 2013. (Photo by Mykhailo Petiakh/Reuters)

A Tibetan exile is detained by police during a protest over China's rule over Tibet, outside the Chinese embassy in New Delhi, on December 9, 2013. (Photo by Anindito Mukherjee/Reuters)

Cargo train passes through the famous “Morant's Curve” offering a beautiful view of the frozen Bow River and the Canadian Pacific Railway at Banff National park near Lake Louise, Canada, late on December 6, 2013. The regions temperatures dropped to minus 36 degrees of Celsius (32.8 Fahrenheit). (Photo by Joe Klamar/AFP Photo)

View of Chinese Corner installation by artist Li Li and the support of Canton city at the Tete d'Or parc during the rehearsal for the Festival of Lights in central Lyon late in the night, on December 8, 2013. (Photo by Robert Pratta/Reuters)

These incredible images capture some of the most amazing auroras to dance across Iceland's night sky. (Photo by Caters News Agency)

Buildings at Lujiazui are shrouded in smog in Shanghai, China, on December 10, 2013. (Photo by ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images)

The spacesuits of European Space Agency Italian astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti (R), US astronaut Terry Virts (L) and Russian cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov (C) are prepared for their preflight training session at the Gagarin Cosmonauts' Training Centre in Star City centre outside Moscow, on December 10, 2013. All three are scheduled to blast off to the International Space Station (ISS) from the Russian leased Kazakhstan's Baikonur cosmodrome in November 2014. (Photo by AFP Photo)

In these combination pictures taken on December 10, 2013 US President Barack Obama delivers a speech next to a sign language interpreter (R) during the memorial service for late South African President Nelson Mandela at Soccer City Stadium in Johannesburg. South Africa's deaf community on December 11, 2013 accused the sign language interpreter at Nelson Mandela's memorial of being a fake, who had merely flapped his arms around during speeches. Mandela, the revered icon of the anti-apartheid struggle in South Africa and one of the towering political figures of the 20th century, died in Johannesburg on December 5 at age 95. (Photo by Alexander Joe/AFP Photo)

Show host Danica Patrick (C) dressed as a Las Vegas show girl introduces Justin Moore's performance during the 4th annual American Country Awards in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, on December 11, 2013. (Photo by Lucy Nicholson/Reuters)

People walk past a monument to Russian poet Mikhail Lermontov during a major snowfall in the southern Russian city of Stavropol, on December 11, 2013. Snow fell today across Stavropol, while temperatures dropped to -10 C (14 F), but due to high humidity and wind, weather experts said it would feel more like -18 C (-1 F). (Photo by Danil Semyonov/AFP Photo)

The Canary Wharf business district of east London taken from the Metropolitan Police helicopter is seen during a foggy morning in this photograph received via the Metropolitan Police in London, on December 12, 2013. (Photo by Metropolitan Police@MPSintheSky via Reuters)

A woman takes a photo of a blow-up Santa Claus doll that imitates the famous Marilyn Monroe pose before a shopping mall in Taiyuan, central China's Henan province on December 11, 2013. Chinese inflation slowed to 3.0 percent in November to snap two months of acceleration in consumer prices, official figures showed, well under the government's target for the year, as analysts saw the result as largely positive for the world's second-largest economy, signalling no imminent need for authorities to tighten monetary policy. (Photo by AFP Photo)

Young Syrian refugees build a snowman following a storm in a makeshift refugee camp in the Lebanese village of Baaloul in the Bekaa Valley, on December 12, 2013. The UNHCR has prepared stockpiles of items including plastic sheeting, floor mats, blankets and mattresses to help refugees whose shelters might be flooded or destroyed by the storm. (Photo by Mahmoud Zayyat/AFP Photo)

A man dressed as Santa Claus skates on an ice rink across from the Eiffel Tower as part of the holiday season, in Paris, on December 12, 2013. (Photo by Jacky Naegelen/Reuters)

A supporter of Bogota Mayor Gustavo Petro places a T-shirt reading “Petro stays, damn it!” on a statue of South American liberator Simon Bolivar in downtown Bogota on December 9, 2013. Petro was removed from office by the Attorney General and barred for 15 years, due to a scandal involving the city garbage collection. (Photo by Guillermo Legaria/AFP Photo)

Winter swimmers try to pull man out of icy waters after he was trapped in partially frozen lake at a park in Changchun, China, on December 12, 2013. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)

Units of ZOMO (Motorized Reserves of the Citizens' Militia) perform during reenacted street riots – a reconstruction of historical events of 13 December 1981, in Lublin, Poland, 13 December 2013. Martial law in Poland was declared by former general Wojciech Jaruzelski on 13 December 1981 aiming to block reforms urged by the “Solidarity” movement. During a crackdown on political opponents hundreds of people were arrested and some 100 died over an 18-month period. (Photo by Wojciech Pacewicz/EPA)

A crane places a statue of former South African president Nelson Mandela into position at the Union buildings in Pretoria, South Africa,Friday, December 13, 2013. The body of Mandela will lay in state for the third and final day on Friday ahead of his funeral in Qunu on December 15. (Photo by Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi/AP Photo)

The wrecks of several police cars. Aftermath of the riot in Little India, Race Course Road and Buffalo Road, 9 December 2013. A riot involving almost 400 people broke out in Little India along Race Course Road. The riot is believed to have started after a fatal traffic accident. (Photo by Alphonsus Chern)

Still life performing artists at Corn Market in Belfast city centre created quite a stir with Christmas shoppers, Sitting perfectly still, the quartet only moced to bow graciously when a passer-by made a donation to their pot, (which was also black), on December 10, 2013. (Photo by Alan Lewis/PhotopressBelfast.co.uk)

Residents cover their faces from dust as they ride their bicycles along a street on a hazy day in Zhengzhou, Henan province, on December 10, 2013. Commentaries by two of China's most influential news outlets suggesting that an ongoing air pollution crisis was not without a silver lining drew a withering reaction on Tuesday from internet users and other media. The Global Times said smog could be useful in military situations, as it could hinder the use of guided missiles, while CCTV listed five “unforeseen rewards” for smog, including helping Chinese people's sense of humor. (Photo by Reuters)

Women smile as they look at a picture on a phone as it snows in central Seoul, on December 12, 2013. (Photo by Kim Hong-Ji/Reuters)

A performer blows fire from his mouth outside the headquarters of India's Bharatiya Janata Party during celebrations in New Delhi, on December 8, 2013. India's Congress party was headed for a bruising defeat in key state elections, including in the capital, early results showed on Sunday, underlining the struggle it will face to cling to power in a national election due by May. The center-left party's main opponent, the Hindu nationalist BJP, was the clear winner in three big states that went to the polls. (Photo by Ahmad Masood/Reuters)

An anti-government protester beats a statue of Vladimir Lenin with a sledgehammer in Kiev, Ukraine, on December 8, 2013. (Photo by Sergei Chuzavkov/Associated Press)

A Palestinian boys throws a snowball near Ibrahimi Mosque or the Tomb of the Patriarch, a religious site to both Muslims and Jew, in the West Bank town of Hebron as snow falls on December 12, 2013. A bruising winter storm brought severe weather to the Middle East, forcing the closure of roads and schools and blanketing much of the high altitude areas with snow and ice. (Photo by Hazem Bader/AFP Photo)

Fans covered with snow wait in the stands before a game between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Detroit Lions in Philadelphia, on December 8, 2013. (Photo by Matt Rourke/Associated Press)

Children walk near a burning commuter train after it collided at Bintaro district in Jakarta, on December 9, 2013. Seven passengers died and at least 20 were injured after it collided with a truck loaded with gasoline. (Photo by Reuters/Beawiharta)

A People's Liberation Army officer looks at his phone as he speaks with two Hui'an maiden tourist guides in Hui'an county, Fujian, on December 9, 2013. (Photo by Reuters)

Miley Cyrus performing as part of the Power 96.1's Jingle Ball 2013 at Philips Arena on Wednesday, December 11, 2013, in Atlanta. (Photo by Robb D. Cohen/AP Photo/Invision)

Argentina's President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner plays drums during celebrations of the 30th anniversary of Argentina's return to democracy at the Casa Rosada Presidential Palace in Buenos Aires, on December 10, 2013. (Photo by Argentine Presidency/Handout via Reuters)

A woman swims in the pool at the David Citadel Hotel as it snows in Jerusalem, on December 13, 2013. A snowstorm of rare intensity blanketed the Jerusalem area and parts of the occupied West Bank on Friday, choking off the city and stranding hundreds in vehicles on impassable roads. (Photo by Brian Snyder/Pool)

A man videos the Houses of Parliament in thick fog from Westminster Bridge, in Westminster, central London, on December 11, 2013. (Photo by Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire)

Protesters chained together block the entrance of an immigrant detention center in Elizabeth, New Jersey, on December 10, 2013. A coalition of immigrant advocacy groups marked international Human Rights Day by staging the civil disobedience action at the Elizabeth Detention Center, and eight protesters were arrested by police. Organizers said the event was designed to draw attention to the continued mass deportations of undocumented immigrants by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, as well as Congress' inability to pass immigration reform. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

The winter sun rising from the Worcestershire Beacon at the top of the Malvern Hills in Worcestershire, on December 12, 2013. (Photo by Joe Giddens/PA Wire)

A man walks in front of high waves crashing on the seafront in Beirut, Lebanon, on December 11, 2013. Lebanon is under the effects of a blustery storm, dubbed Alexa, that dropped torrential rain and snow and pushed temperatures below freezing in northern Lebanon and some areas of the Bekaa Valley, which is dotted with informal Syrian refugee settlements. (Photo by Hussein Malla/Associated Press)

Women wear zebra masks as they walk down a street as part of an artistic performance ahead of the Year of the Horse in Chinese zodiac in Chongqing Municipality, on December 10, 2013. The performance aims to bring good luck to everyone for the upcoming year. (Photo by Reuters)

An Ultra-Orthodox Jewish man prays at the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City during a snowstorm December 13, 2013. (Photo by Darren Whiteside/Reuters)

A Coast Guard HC-130 Hercules approaches Kodiak Benny Benson State Airport with the sun near the horizon at 1:17 p.m. in Kodiak, Alaska, on December 9, 2013. A light inversion trapped clouds and fog near the surface of the Gulf of Alaska, leading to Kodiak's first clear day in almost a week and allowing planes to land at the airport. Kodiak had 6 hours and 42 minutes of daylight on Monday. (Photo by James Brooks/Kodiak Daily Mirror)

Protestors sing and play a piano decorated with EU and Ukrainian symbols as Interior Ministry members stand guard near the presidential administration building during a rally held by supporters of EU integration in Kiev, on December 7, 2013. (Photo by Reuters)

Students from the University of Sao Paulo's School of Communication and Art perform a skit titled “Blind Ones” as a protest against consumerism, outside a shopping mall in Natal, Brazil, on December 9, 2013. The group plans to take the protest to cities in Europe and North America in 2014. (Photo by Nuno Guimares/Reuters)

A “Free Syrian Army” fighter, part of the Rayat Al Sham Al-Islami Brigade, reacts as he fires a mortar shell towards forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad at the 80th Brigade base in Aleppo, on December 8, 2013. (Photo by Molhem Barakat/Reuters)

An artist performs during the opening ceremony of the LEN European Short Course Swimming Championship in Herning, Denmark, on December 12, 2013. (Photo by Henning Bagger/Scanpix)

A woman weeps in disappointment after access to see former South Africa President Nelson Mandela was closed, on December 13, 2013. (Photo by Markus Schreiber/Associated Press)