Washington, US: Michelle Obama reads 'Twas the Night Before Christmas' to children during an event to light the White House Christmas treePhotograph: Jonathan Ernst/guardian.co.ukBhopal, India: An elderly woman during a protest march to mark the 25th anniversary of the Bhopal gas disasterPhotograph: Altaf Qadri/guardian.co.ukTijuana, Mexico: Members of the World March for Peace and NonviolencePhotograph: Guillermo Arias/guardian.co.uk
Simferopol, Ukraine: Supporters of Ukrainian opposition leader Viktor Yanukovych hold his party flagsPhotograph: Sergei Chuzavkov/guardian.co.ukAhangama, Sri Lanka: Fishermen wait to catch fish as they sit atop stiltsPhotograph: Carlos Barria/ReutersRio De Janeiro, Brazil: Laundry hangs on a line in the Babil nia slumPhotograph: Spencer Platt/guardian.co.ukMumbai, India: A child sleeps in a makeshift cradle as a homeless boy sleeps on the pavementPhotograph: Arko Datta/guardian.co.ukKolkata, India: Labourers unload coal from a truckPhotograph: Parth Sanyal/guardian.co.ukHelmand Province, Afghanistan: A US Marine walks toward a LAV fighting vehicle in Khan NashinPhotograph: Kevin Frayer/guardian.co.ukNaihati, India: Commuters on a foggy morningPhotograph: Piyal Adhikary/guardian.co.ukDubai, United Arab Emirates: A man carries rolls of material towards the textile soukPhotograph: Dan Kitwood/guardian.co.ukEl Alto, Bolivia: Supporters of president Evo Morales eat ice cream next to electoral propaganda posted on a wallPhotograph: Juan Karita/guardian.co.ukIslamabad, Pakistan: A girl sits with an elderly man on a sofa in a residential streetPhotograph: Nicolas Asfouri/guardian.co.ukLondon, UK: Penelope Cruz and Kate Hudson attend the World Premiere of 'Nine' at Odeon Leicester SquarePhotograph: Richard Young/guardian.co.ukTimisoara, Romania: A cat looks out from a bankrupt shopPhotograph: Vadim Ghirda/guardian.co.uk
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