Today in photos (Dec. 11)

Meera, a young Indian girl, walks to sell paper wheels at the Arabian Sea coast in Mumbai, India, Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012. Meera who attends a government school, works5 after school hours to support her family who make a living selling paper wheels. (Rafiq Maqbool / Associated Press)

Supporters of Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi, from Al Azhar schools chant slogans during a demonstration in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012. Islamists led by Morsi’s Muslim Brotherhood group have called a demonstration to back the president’s decision to hold a referendum on the new constitution on December 15. Opposition groups have rejected the constitution as undemocratic and want the vote canceled. Arabic on the paper reads, “yes to the constitution.” (Hassan Ammar / Associated Press)

A worshipper prays at the Regina Mundi Church in Soweto, South Africa, prior to early morning Mass, Tuesday, Dec 11 2012. Calls for prayer have been made for former president Nelson Mandela who was admitted to the 1 Military Hospital in Pretoria at the weekend. South Africa’s presidency says former President Nelson Mandela is suffering from a recurring lung infection and is responding to treatment. The statement Tuesday, Dec. from presidential spokesman Mac Maharaj said the 94-year-old anti-apartheid icon is “receiving appropriate treatment and he is responding to the treatment.” (Denis Farrell / Associated Press)

Aurora waits for customers at her shop selling figures to decorate the Christmas crib, in Barcelona Spain, Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012. Spain came under renewed pressure to seek help Monday as its secondary market borrowing costs - a measure of investor wariness - rose after Italian Premier Mario Monti’s decision to resign caused market jitters. (Emilio Morenatti / Associated Press)

Specialist Christian Sanfilippo works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012. Stocks opened higher Tuesday ahead of a meeting of the Federal Reserve and possible additional steps to bolster the U.S. economy. (Richard Drew / Associated Press)

Geese float on a partially-frozen lake the morning after temperatures dropped and a few inches of snow fell, in Boulder, Colo., Tuesday Dec. 11, 2012. (Brennan Linsley / Associated Press)