The 'Kingdom of The Dwarves' was opened last summer with over 100 midgets from all over China, forming a unique community. The only criteria for a job in the 'Kingdom Of The Dwarves' was to be shorter than 130cm. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
Children dressed up against the cold play with snow on a street in Beijing on Thursday as heavy snow in northern China wreaked havoc for the third day running leading to a school collapse that killed three students and stranded up to 30,000 motorists. -- PHOTO: AFP
South Korean parents pray for their children's success in their College Scholastic Ability Test during a special service, at a temple in Seoul, South Korea, on Thursday. About 500,000 high school seniors and graduates across the country are scheduled to take the exam on Thursday that will virtually determine their admission to college. -- PHOTO: AP
Carrie Underwood performs at the 43rd Annual Country Music Awards in Nashville, Tenn. -- PHOTO: AP
Tillman, the famous skateboarding bulldog, practices riding a modified snowboard at a training site in Los Angeles. Tillman will show off his snowboarding abilities on a Rose Parade float, sponsored by pet food maker Natural Balance, on New Years Day 2010 in Pasadena, Calif. -- PHOTO: AP
The Rockettes dance during a dress rehearsal of the Radio City Christmas Spectacular show in New York. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
Manuel Alves vacuums the carpet before Santa's first day of listening to children's Christmas wishes at the South Shore Plaza in Braintree, Mass. -- PHOTO: AP
A dancer performs during the inauguration ceremony of the new Santos stadium in Torreon, Mexico, Wednesday, November 11, 2009. -- PHOTO: AP
A mother prays for the success of her child in the South Korean College Scholastic Ability Test, a standardised exam for college entrance, outside a high school in Seoul on November 12, 2009. Education-obsessed South Korea rescheduled rush hour and airline flights as hundreds of thousands of schoolchildren sat a college entrance examination seen as crucial to their future. -- PHOTO: AFP
US Army SFC Robert Mamaril of 3/509 infantry 4BDE25ID Task Force Geronimo waits for a training session to start at FOB Tillman, Afghanistan, November 11, 2009. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
Mexico's Santos goalkeeper Oswaldo Sanchez fights for the ball against Brazil's Santos' Kleber during a friendly soccer match after the opening ceremony of the Territorio Santos Modelo stadium in Torreon, northern Mexico, November 11, 2009. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
Wet mattresses are stacked inside the site of a former black jail where a young woman claims she was raped while being illegally detained in Beijing, China, Wednesday, November 11, 2009. Kidnapping people on their way to lodge complaints with China's central government has evolved into a lucrative cottage industry that mainland police refuse to acknowledge or crack down on, a human rights group said Thursday November 12, 2009. -- PHOTO: AP
Men in swimsuits walk the steps of the Sydney Opera House during an attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the largest swimwear parade at one time, in Sydney November 12, 2009. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
A man talks on the phone at the VIP zone of the new Territorio Santos Modelo stadium in Torreon, northern Mexico, November 11, 2009. The stadium will host the games of the Santos soccer team. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
