World in Pictures, December 7, 2012: Amazing cars in Germany, snow leopards in San Diego and the Obamas unveil their Christmas tree
7 Dec 2012
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Finnish Artti Rahko poses with his unique self made art car at the motor show in Essen, Germany -
Riki-san, a 14-week-old clouded leopard prepares to make his public debut at the San Diego Zoo -
President Barack Obama, first lady Michelle Obama, Malia Obama, Sasha Obama and Michelle Obama's mother Marian Robinson, participate in the 90th annual National Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony on the Ellipse south of the White House -
Union workers fill the Capitol rotunda in Lansing, Michigan. The pro-union crowd walked in as lawmakers were debating right-to-work legislation limiting union powers -
Martin Freeman, Elijah Wood, Andy Serkis, Peter Jackson, Ian McKellen and Richard Armitage attend the premiere of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey at the Ziegfeld Theatre in New York -
Blake Dinkin, watches as a Thai mahout feeds Meena, a 12-year old elephant with coffee beans mixed with fruits at an elephant camp in Chiang Rai province, northern Thailand. Dinkin, 37, a Canadian entrepreneur with a background in civet coffee has teamed up with a herd of 20 elephants, gourmet roasters and one of the country's top hotels to produce the Black Ivory, a new blend from the hills of northern Thailand and the excrement of elephants which ranks among the world's most expensive cups of coffee -
The lit up tree is seen during the annual Christmas Tree lighting ceremony at Trafalgar Square in London -
A fire truck escorts the coffin of Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer past the Metropolitan Cathedral, on its way to the Planalto presidential palace, in Brasilia, Brazil




