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Walter Neser squats down with Cape vultures in their enclosure at the Vulture Program at Boekenhoutkloof near Hartbeespoort Dam, South Africa. Visitors to the center can see the birds as they do - as loyal mates, devoted parents, resourceful foragers and spectacular fliers. Kerri Wolter hatches a Cape vulture's egg. Once the chicks are hatched and deemed strong enough, they are returned to their parents. (Associated Press)
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A satellite image taken on Thursday, Dec. 8, 2011, and provided by the DigitalGlobe Analysis Center shows the Chinese aircraft carrier Varyag sailing in the Yellow Sea approximately 60 miles south-southeast of the port of Dalian, China. (AP Photo/DigitalGlobe)
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Gift ideas for comic book or cartoon fans include Warner Home Video’s Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume 1 Ultimate Collector's Edition and Andrews McMeel Publishing’s The Batman Files. (Photograph by Joseph Szadkowski / The Washington Times)
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Gift ideas featuring real and fictional heroes include Hot Toys’ Superman, Warner Home Video’s Smallville: The Complete Collection and Hasbro’s G.I. Joe Army Paratrooper. (Photograph by Joseph Szadkowski / The Washington Times)
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Police and rescuers work at a central square in Liege, Belgium, where a gunman lobbed grenades into and opened fire on a crowd of people on Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2011. (AP Photo/dapd, Timur Emek)
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Peter Finkelstein of Annapolis lights a cigar at the Annapolis Cigar Co. A campaign is under way for the General Assembly to raise taxes on cigars and chewing tobacco to deter teens who use them as alternatives to more expensive cigarettes. (T.J. Kirkpatrick / The Washington Times)
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Ambassador Bridge links downtown Detroit and Windsor, Canada. Manuel Moroun, the owner of the aging structure, mounted a million-dollar ad campaign to sway state voters against a new bridge project connecting Detroit and Canada. (Associated Press)
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Washington Wizards guards Roger Mason (8), John Wall (2) and Shelvin Mack (22) train and spend time together off the court nearly every day. "I think our chemistry is going really well together," Mack said. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)
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Ambulances are seen near a Christmas market in Liege, Belgium, on Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2011, after several men attacked a crowd in a busy square with hand grenades and gunfire. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)
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Crews enter the training area southwest of Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., near the scene where two Army OH-58 Kiowa helicopters crashed, killing four soldiers on Monday, Dec. 12, 2011. (AP Photo/The News Tribune, Jeremy Harrison)
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"As a senior leader, [Mr. al-Amiri] would have to have known about Khobar, and he would know Gen. [Ahmad] Sherifi, who was the IRGC general that conducted the operation. FBI would love to sit down and talk to him, show him photographs and ask him questions." - Louis J. Freeh, former FBI director (T.J. Kirkpatrick/The Washington Times)
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Rapid Redux is shown plenty of affection by jockey J.D. Acosta and groomer Terry Overmeier at Laurel Park. (Maryland Jockey Club)
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Fake passports used in the daring operation to capture Nazi SS officer Adolf Eichmann are displayed in the Knesset in Jerusalem on Monday, Dec. 12, 2012. The passport at right contains Eichmann's picture. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)
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Washington Redskins cornerback DeAngelo Hall (23) tries to pump up Washington Redskins outside linebacker Brian Orakpo (98) and the Redskins defense after the Patriots go up 34-27 in the 3rd quarter. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)
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New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski (87) hauls in a first quarter touchdown in front of Washington Redskins strong safety DeJon Gomes (24) and inside linebacker London Fletcher (59). (Preston Keres/Special to The Washington Times)
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New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski (87) stays in bounds for a 49-yard gain in the first quarter. (Preston Keres/Special to The Washington Times)
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Donte' Stallworth's 51-yard reception on third down in the first quarter of the Washington Redskins' loss to the New England Patriots last Sunday is one example of how the veteran is becoming a more reliable option. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Redskins tackle Jammal Brown (77) re-aggravated a groin injury during warmups, necessitating another offensive line combination. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Gary Oldman (right) spent a month mulling over whether to take on the role of George Smiley, which Alec Guinness put a distinctive stamp on. "The ghost of Guinness just sort of loomed so large," said Mr. Oldman, shown on the set (above) during the filming of "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy." (Associated Press)
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** FILE ** Taliban commander Maulvi Faqir Mohammed, who is known to be deputy chief of the Pakistani Taliban, is seen in Pakistan's tribal area of Bajur in an undated photo. (AP Photo/Anwarullah Khan, File)
