World News in Pictures

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Garry Flitcroft

Former Blackburn Rovers captain who fought a four-year legal campaign to prevent a Sunday newspaper revealing his adulterous affairs. Lord Woolf, the lord chief justice, said legal protection over his affairs was 'unjustified interference' with press freedom



Hugh Grant

Actor who got a new lease of life as a celebrity attack dog when the phone-hacking scandal broke, berating the tabloids and David Cameron for kowtowing to the Murdochs. He blew the lid on the News of the World's dubious newsgathering techniques after he secretly recorded the paper's former journalist Paul McMullan talking about hacking



Graham Shear

Lawyer whose former clients have included Ashley Cole, Robbie Williams and Vanessa Feltz



Joan Smith

Writer whose private life has been picked over by the tabloids

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Tahrir Square protests day six

Egyptian troops have deployed barbed wire fences and barricades and concrete blocks to separate protesters and riot police in and around sidestreets leading from Cairo's Tahrir Square to the nearby interior ministry in a bid to prevent further violent clashes






Tahrir Square, Cairo: An Egyptian soldier helps erect a barbed wire barricade near Tahrir square









Tahrir Square, Cairo: Military personnel erect a concrete barrier to separate police and protesters just off Tahrir Square

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A man covers his face against tear gas fired by riot police on Nov. 24 in A'ali, Bahrain, at the end of a funeral for a 44-year-old man who died when his car was struck Wednesday by a security vehicle, according to unidentified witnesses. His funeral march drew thousands of mourners and protesters chanting anti-government slogans resulting in clashes with riot police. Bahraini officials said they are investigating.



Women chant anti-government slogans during the funeral procession of Abdulnabi Kadhum Akel in Aali, south of Manama, on Nov.24.



Riot police remove road blocks as they move in to disperse protesters who took to the streets after the funeral procession of Abdulnabi Kadhum Akel in Aali on Nov. 24.

Bahrainis, emboldened by a rights enquiry that found evidence of systematic abuse during the crushing of pro-democracy protests this year, clashed with police on Thursday after the funeral of Abdulnabi Kadhum Akel, a Shi'ite man who died a day earlier.

Some 10,000 people from the majority Shi'ite community in the Gulf Arab state took to the streets of the town of Aali, chanting slogans that were taken from the inquiry led by international rights lawyer Cherif Bassiouni.

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Andean people from the communities neighboring the Conga mine protest in front of the Laguna Cortada, in Cajamarca, Peru, on November 24.



Police commandos stand guard at the Conga mine in Cajamarca on November 24



Though it drives the economy of Peru, mining has triggered social conflicts in poor areas such as Cajamarca, where a strike was called for November 24 to protest against the industry's environmental impact, Agence France-Presse reports.

In a previous protest on November 10, at least 38 people were injured in the city of Andahuaylas after farmers demanding a ban on mining in their region clashed with police

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People leaving the St Paul's Cathedral annual Thanksgiving service look at a protester, wearing orange prison-type clothing in support of Bradley Manning, in London, England, on Nov. 24. Imprisoned U.S. Army soldier Bradley Manning is accused of leaking classified material to Wikileaks.

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U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., and her husband, retired Capt. Mark Kelly, meet both active and retired airmen after serving a Thanksgiving meal to troops at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Ariz., on Nov. 24.

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Ed Manders makes final adjustments to lighting artist Bruce Munro's latest installation 'Field of Light' in the grounds of the Holbourne Musuem on November 23 in Bath, England.

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A peaceful demonstration in the town of Kasserine over the exclusion of local residents from a list of those killed in last year's uprising against the dictatorship turned violent late Wednesday as protesters clashed with police and military.

Demonstrators attempted to set fire to the local prison, rob a bank and loot the local branch of a government agency. They also set fire to tires and vandalized local businesses

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American Students Released in Egypt
A man lies dead on the ground in Cairo's Tahrir Square. As clashes continue between security forces and protesters demanding the military regime step down, three arrested U.S. students were released.



How Much Longer?
People wait for President Barack Obama to arrive at Manchester Central High School in New Hampshire. Obama urged an extension of a payroll tax cut and was interrupted by Occupy Wall Street protesters

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Protesters carry a fellow injured protester during clashes in a side street near Tahrir Square in Cairo November 23, 2011.



Protesters take cover from tear gas fired by riot police during clashes in a side street near Tahrir Square in Cairo November 23, 2011

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French CRS riot police clash with anti-nuclear demonstrators during a protest in Lieusaint near Valognes November 23, 2011 as protesters try to enter on the tracks before the departure of the train convoy of CASTOR containers which carry radioactive nuclear waste. The train convoy is scheduled to leave Valognes today for the interim nuclear waste storage facility in the northern German village of Gorleben



A man shouts from a tree as police walk through St. James park after they moved in to evict protesters during the "Occupy Toronto" movement in Toronto, November 23, 2011. Backed by a court order, police arrived at the downtown park at dawn and began removing unoccupied tents and garbage, while some protesters screamed at them, some sang and played guitar, and others dug in for an expected stand-off and forcible removal. Protesters first set up shop in Toronto's St. James Park in mid-October, following the lead of Occupy Wall Street protesters in New York's Zuccotti Park.

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A man walks through a destroyed classroom of a boy's school hit by a bomb in Landikotal, northwest Pakistan November 23, 2011. Unidentified men planted a bomb that left classrooms partially damaged, police said. No casualties were reported



Liquidators or emergency workers, who fought the blaze at the Chernobyl nuclear reactor, take part in a hunger strike inside a tent near the regional pension fund office in Donetsk November 23, 2011. Protesters have taken part in the hunger strike for 10 days to demand the authorities to pay out their subsidies and benefits guaranteed by the law, according to local media. The bandage reads "I am starving".

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Vehicles drive through a flooded highway in the municipality of Chia, near Bogota November 23, 2011. Heavy rains have caused floods in the Andean nation, where more than a hundred people have died since last September, authorities said.



Saudi King Abdullah (L) greets Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh at the Royal Palace in Riyadh November 23, 2011. Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh signed a Gulf initiative on Wednesday to hand over power to his deputy as part of a proposal to end months of protests that have pushed the Arab country to the brink of civil war.

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Anti-government protesters react as they celebrate the signing by Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh of a deal to step down in Sanaa November 23, 2011. Saleh signed a deal on Wednesday under which he stepped down from 33 years in power and 10 months of protests against his rule that have brought the country to the edge of civil war.



A riot policeman fires a shotgun at protesters during clashes at a side street near Tahrir Square in Cairo November 23, 2011



Middleweight champion Sergio Martinez from Argentina works out during a boxing training session in Madrid November 23, 2011. Martinez believes his most realistic chance of winning recognition as the world's best boxer lies in a bout with American Floyd Mayweather Jr.

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PROVINCES, (SANA) –Massive youth, popular and civil crowds on Friday streamed into Saba Bahrat Square in the middle of Damascus city to express their rejection of the Arab League (AL) decision against Syria and commitment to the independence of national decision.

Similar massive gatherings were also held in al-Hijaz Square and Bab Touma Square in Damascus stressing the participants' keenness on consolidating national unity to confront the conspiracy targeting Syria.

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DARAA, (SANA)_Johnson Miller, Head of the British media team who is on a visit to Syria, said that life in Daraa city is normal, adding that streets and markets are teeming with people and business proceeds as usual at shops.

During a tour in Daraa province on Thursday with a team from the British Channel 4 (ITN) and an editor at a Swedish newspaper, Miller said that situation in Daraa is quite normal, pledging to convey what he saw to the public opinion in his country.

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Winners of the Shit London awards

The people behind the Shit Londonblog have announced the winners of their photography awards, with categories including 'the most depressing view from work' and 'the ugliest building in London'

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Best/worst shop name



Best/worst shop name



Best/worst shop name

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Most depressing view from work



Most depressing view from work - 2nd place



Most depressing view from work, third place

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Ugliest building in London: Colliers Wood Tower



Ugliest building in London, second place: Great Eastern Street Car Park



Ugliest building in London, third place: The London College of Business and Computer Studies

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Thanksgiving Day parade in New York

The 85th edition of the Macy's parade through central Manhattan saw around three million spectators attend

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The Boston Bruins goaltender, Tim Thomas, keeps out of the way and watches some of his team-mates and members of the Buffalo Sabres indulge in a bit of biff



Lets hope that this Toffee Treble scratchcard seller at Goodison Park is wearing this wig in homage to Marouane Fellaini and that it's not his usual syrup