Today in Pictures: Dec. 21, 2012

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange addresses members of the media from a balcony of the Ecuadorian embassy in Knightsbridge, London, Dec. 20, 2012. In a "Christmas message" marking six months since he sought asylum in the embassy to avoid extradition to Sweden over claims of sexual assault, Assange said WikiLeaks will release one million documents next year affecting every country in the world. (Leon Neal/AFP/Getty Images)