Best pictures from December 16
Two women paddle on stand up paddle boards at Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, December 16, 2012.PILAR OLIVARES/Reuters
Denver Broncos tight end Joel Dreessen (L) catches a pass deep in Baltimore Raven territory against Ravens safety Ed Reed (R) during the second half of their NFL football game in Baltimore December 16, 2012. The catch set up a Broncos' touchdown on the next play.GARY CAMERON/Reuters
Dallas Cowboys defensive end Marcus Spears (96) sacks Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger (7) during the second half of an NFL football game Sunday, Dec. 16, 2012 in Arlington, Texas.LM Otero/The Associated Press
Teddy bears, each representing a victim of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, sit on a wall at a sidewalk memorial, Sunday, Dec. 16, 2012, in Newtown, Conn. A gunman walked into Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown Friday and opened fire, killing 26 people, including 20 children.David Goldman/The Associated Press
Serbia's Andrea Lekic reacts after losing their women's European handball championship bronze medal match to Hungary at the Kombank Arena in Belgrade December 16, 2012.MARKO DJURICA/Reuters
Koren pop sensation Psy sing his song "Gangnam Style" at halftime during the NFL game between the Buffalo Bills and the Seattle Seahawks at the Rogers Centre in Toronto, December 16, 2012.J.P. MOCZULSKI
Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Stephen Burton, left, is sent flying by St. Louis Rams cornerback Janoris Jenkins after catching a pass for a 5-yard gain during the third quarter of an NFL football game Sunday, Dec. 16, 2012, in St. Louis.Tom Gannam/The Associated Press
A protester looks at graffiti on cement blocks in front of the presidential palace in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, Dec. 16, 2012. Key Egyptian rights groups called Sunday for a repeat of the first round of the constitutional referendum, alleging the vote was marred by widespread violations. Islamists who back the disputed charter claimed they were in the lead with a majority of ìyesî votes. Arabic writing on the cement block, right, reads, "no to the Muslim Brotherhood constitution,"Hassan Ammar/The Associated Press
Local residents arrive to pay their respects at a make-shift memorial to the victims of the Sandy Hook School shooting in Newtown, Connecticut Sunday, December 16, 2012.Kevin Van Paassen/The Globe and Mail
Mourners pay their respects to the victims of the Sandy Hook School shooting outside an interfaith vigil in Newtown, Connecticut Sunday, December 16, 2012.Kevin Van Paassen/The Globe and Mail
Mourners pay their respects to the victims of the Sandy Hook School shooting outside an interfaith vigil in Newtown, Connecticut Sunday, December 16, 2012.Kevin Van Paassen/The Globe and Mail
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrives for a national meeting of top party and military officials on the eve of the first anniversary of the death of late leader Kim Jong Il in Pyongyang, North Korea, Sunday, Dec. 16, 2012.Ng Han Guan/The Associated Press
North Korean military officers attend a national meeting of top party and military officials on the eve of the first anniversary of the death of late leader Kim Jong Il in Pyongyang, North Korea, Sunday, Dec. 16, 2012. North Korea parlayed the success of last week's rocket launch to glorify leader Kim Jong Un and his late father on Sunday.Ng Han Guan/The Associated Press
Japan's major opposition Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Secretary-General Shigeru Ishiba adds a rosette on the name of one of those elected in parliamentary elections at the party headquarters in Tokyo Sunday, Dec. 16, 2012. Japanese media exit polls showed the LDP, that ruled Japan for most of the post-World War II era until it was dumped in 2009 elections, won a clear majority in parliamentary elections, signaling a rightward shift in the government that could further heighten tensions with China.Junji Kurokawa/The Associated Press