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Leprosy patient in Indonesia

SUMBERGLAGAH VILLAGE, Indonesia - This Nov. 23, 2013 photo shows Samsuning, 60, (front) one of the leprosy patients at a leprosy hospital in the village of Sumberglagah in Indonesia's East Java Province. The former singer of a Javanese traditional music group had to live in a shelter for people with leprosy for decades after being exiled from her family and community due to her disease.

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Cats on island

MATSUYAMA, Japan - Photo shows cats on Ao Island in Ozu, Ehime Prefecture, on Nov. 23, 2013. Cat lovers lately have begun flocking to the island with 15 residents and more than 100 cats in the Seto Inland Sea.

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Anti-TPP protests

SALT LAKE CITY, United States - People demonstrate against the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade pact in front of the hotel where chief negotiators from the 12 countries involved in the TPP talks hold a meeting, in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Nov. 23, 2013.

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Anti-TPP protests

SALT LAKE CITY, United States - People demonstrate against the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade pact in front of the hotel where chief negotiators from the 12 countries involved in the TPP talks hold a meeting, in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Nov. 23, 2013.

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Cup of Russia figure skating

MOSCOW, Russia - Japan's Tatsuki Machida (C) holds the gold medal after winning the Cup of Russia figure skating competition, the sixth and final leg of the Grand Prix series, in Moscow on Nov. 23, 2013. At left is silver medalist Maxim Kovtun of Russia and at right is bronze medalist Javier Fernandez of Spain.

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Climate talks

WARSAW, Poland - Negotiators discuss in the 19th session of the Conference of the Parties to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change on Nov. 23, 2013, in Warsaw, Poland. The U.N. climate change conference ended the same day.

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Climate talks

WARSAW, Poland - Photo shows the 19th session of the Conference of the Parties to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, held Nov. 23, 2013, in Warsaw, Poland. The U.N. climate change conference ended the same day.

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Cup of Russia figure skating

MOSCOW, Russia - Russia's Julia Lipnitskaia performs during the women's free skate at the Cup of Russia figure skating competition, the sixth and final event of the Grand Prix Series, in Moscow on Nov. 23, 2013. Lipnitskaia won with 190.80.

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Eagles ace Tanaka

SENDAI, Japan - Rakuten Eagles ace Masahiro Tanaka holds the certificates in Sendai, northeastern Japan, on Nov. 23, 2013, that Guinness World Records issued recognizing his record-breaking season. The 25-year-old Tanaka went 24-0 this season and, coupled with his 28-game winning streak that began on Aug. 26, 2012 plus two wins in the postseason, had a 30-game winning streak.

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Climate talks

WARSAW, Poland - Negotiators discuss in the 19th session of the Conference of the Parties to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change on Nov. 23, 2013, in Warsaw, Poland. The U.N. climate change conference ended the same day.

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Overhead hippo

ASAHIKAWA, Japan - A hippopotamus swims in an overhead pool at a newly opened facility of Asahiyama Zoo in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Nov. 23, 2013.

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Tokyo Motor Show

TOKYO, Japan - Visitors crowd Tokyo Big Sight as the 43rd Tokyo Motor Show opened to the public on Nov. 23, 2013.

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Tokyo Motor Show

TOKYO, Japan - Visitors crowd Tokyo Big Sight as the 43rd Tokyo Motor Show opened to the public on Nov. 23, 2013.

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Tokyo Motor Show

TOKYO, Japan - Visitors crowd Tokyo Big Sight as the 43rd Tokyo Motor Show opened to the public on Nov. 23, 2013.

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Comet Ison

KUSHIMOTO, Japan - Photo taken with the use of an equatorial and exposed for 10 seconds from Kushimoto, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, in the early hours of Nov. 23, 2013, shows Comet Ison.

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Owl paintings by artists with disabilities

NEW YORK, United States - Midori Kano (L), assistant director of Cavin-Morris Gallery, takes a look at owl paintings at the gallery in New York on Oct. 23, 2013. The gallery was hosting an exhibition running from Oct. 10 - Nov. 9 of owl-inspired works by artists with disabilities from Japan, Nepal, South Korea and other countries.