Photos of the Day: Dec. 6, 2015

Originally published December 6, 2015 at 3:49 pm Updated December 6, 2015 at 3:55 pm

An Iranian woman walks during a snowfall in Tehran, Iran on Dec. 6, 2015. (ABEDIN TAHERKENAREH / EPA)

Indian diamond trader Mahesh Savani, top center wearing white, poses for a group photo along with brides before mass wedding hosted by him in Surat, India, Sunday, Dec. 6, 2015. (Ajit Solanki / The Associated Press)

A U.S. Secret Service countersniper stands on the roof of the White House at sunrise, Sunday, Dec. 6, 2015, in Washington. President Barack Obama will address the nation from the Oval Office on Sunday night about the steps the government is taking to fulfill his highest priority: Keeping the American people safe. (Andrew Harnik / The Associated Press)

A visitor takes pictures inside the Castle of Sammezzano during a special opening to the public of the palazzo in Leccio, Province of Florence, Italy, on Dec. 6, 2015.

Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama gestures while delivering his key note address “Universal Responsibility for Harmony” at the Peace for Economy conference in Bangalore, India, Sunday, Dec. 6, 2015. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)

Fans cheer during the start of the MLS Cup championship soccer game between the Columbus Crew and the Portland Timbers, Sunday, Dec. 6, 2015, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)

Slovakia’s Andreas Zampa crashes during the men’s World Cup giant slalom ski race Sunday, Dec. 6, 2015, in Beaver Creek, Colo. (AP Photo/Nathan Bilow)

A petrol bomb thrown by protesters explodes in front of policemen during clashes, following a rally commemorating the killing of a 15-year old student back in 2008, in Athens, on Sunday, Dec. 6, 2015. Hundreds of protesters marched through the streets of the Greek capital to mark the seventh anniversary of a fatal police shooting of the teenager. Fifteen-year-old Alexis Grigoropoulos was killed on the night of Dec. 6, 2008, when a policeman fired his gun following an argument in the center of Athens. (AP Photo/ Yorgos Karahalis )

India’s Ajinkya Rahane raises his bat after scoring hundred runs against South Africa on day four of their fourth and final test cricket match in New Delhi, India, Sunday, Dec. 6, 2015. (AP Photo/Tsering Topgyal)

Environmentalist activists form a human chain representing the peace sign and the spelling out “100% renewable”, on the side line of the COP21, United Nations Climate Change Conference near the Eiffel Tower in Paris, Sunday, Dec. 6, 2015. Negotiators adopted a draft climate agreement Saturday that was cluttered with brackets and competing options, leaving ministers with the job of untangling key sticking points in what is envisioned to become a lasting, universal pact to fight global warming. (AP PhotoMichel Euler)

Residents wash clothes recovered from their flood damaged houses on the banks of the Adyar River in Chennai, India, Sunday, Dec. 6, 2015. Indian authorities were investigating possible negligence after 18 hospital patients died when rainwaters from massive floods in southern Tamil Nadu state knocked out generators and switched off ventilators.The worst flooding in a century in Tamil Nadu has left scores of people dead since November.(AP Photo/Arun Sankar K)

Serena Williams of the Philippine Mavericks serves against Ana Ivanovic of Serbia during the women’s singles match in the 2015 International Premier Tennis League (IPTL) Sunday, Dec. 6, 2015 at the Mall of Asia Arena at suburban Pasay city south of Manila, Philippines. Williams won the match 6-3.(AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)

Iranian migrants who have been stranded at the Greek-Macedonian border warm themselves next to a makeshift fire at the northern Greek border station of Idomeni, Sunday, Dec. 6, 2015. About 2,000 people remain stuck on the Greek side of the border, the Greek authorities said Sunday as Macedonia and other Balkan countries refuse to let them through, considering them economic migrants. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Participants dressed as Santa Claus wait to start in the Santa Run on Dec. 6 in Michendorf, Germany. (Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

A Thai well-wisher holds a framed portrait of Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej as she rides the boat back home after attending a candle lighting ceremony for Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej 88th birthday celebration at Siriraj Hospital in Bangkok, Thailand on Dec. 5, 2015. (DIEGO AZUBEL / EPA)

A participant (R) listens to identify music through a tin can telephone as part of tasks in a game called ‘Hidden City Game’ in a hutong, or traditional alleyway, in Beijing, China, 06 December 2015. Game organizers, who aim to provide an alternative experience in learning about Beijing, enjoin local and foreign tourists to participate in games that bring them around various districts while performing fun tasks and answering trivia questions about tourist spots. ROLEX DELA PENA / EPA)

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