Saturday in Pictures: December 19

A resident gives a drink to a wild heat-stressed koala in her backyard on Dec. 19, in Adelaide, Australia. Adelaide is experiencing an extreme heatwave, with temperatures reaching over 100 degrees for five consecutive days.

Mireia Lalaguna Rozo of Spain reacts after winning the new title at the Miss World at the Grand Finale in Sanya, in southern China's Hainan province. Contestants from over 110 countries compete in the final of the 65th Miss World Competition.

Star Wars fans raise their lightsabers during Lightsaber Battle LA in Pershing Square in downtown Los Angeles. (AFP)

A man prepares decorations ahead of the birthday of Prophet Mohammed in Sidon, south Lebanon.

A Lebanese couple takes a selfie in front men and women wearing Santa Claus costumes during a parade for Christmas, in downtown Beirut, Lebanon.

People stand around the18th-century Baroque-style Trevi fountain before the start of a show to promote Rome's candidacy for the 2024 Olympic Games in Rome. The cities in the bid to host the 2024 Olympics are Budapest, Hamburg, Los Angeles, Paris and Rome.

Iraqi mourners carry the body of one of the soldiers who were killed the previous day in a so-called friendly fire from a U.S. led coalition aircraft west of Baghdad, during a funeral in the Shiite holy city of Najaf.

Search Crews work in the area where an avalanche hit several houses in Longyearbyen, Norway. It is unclear whether any people are trapped in the buildings or under the snow.

Camels walk along sand dunes in the Mazayin Dhafra Camel Festival in the desert near the city of Madinat Zayed, west of Abu Dhabi. The festival, which attracts participants from around the Gulf region, includes a camel beauty contest, a display of UAE handcrafts and other activities aimed at promoting the country's folklore.