Datu Ampatuan, Philippines: The hand of a victim lies across a police line at a hillside. President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo placed two southern provinces under a state of emergency, giving security forces free hand to pursue gunmen who killed at least 24 people in one of the country's worst election massacresPhotograph: Aaron Favila/guardian.co.ukBeijing, China: A detachment of the Chinese People's Armed Police responsible for the security of Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City gather for a ceremony to mark the handover of guard duties on Tiananmen SquarePhotograph: guardian.co.ukKabul, Afghanistan: A boy reacts with a laugh as he waits for customers at an animal marketPhotograph: Shah Marai/guardian.co.uk
St Andrews, UK: Students take part in a foam fight as part of the traditional Raisin Monday celebrationsPhotograph: David Moir/guardian.co.ukMecca, Saudi Arabia: Pilgrims pray around the Kaaba inside the Grand MosquePhotograph: Caren Firouz/guardian.co.ukHegang, China: Rescuers prepare to enter a tunnel of a Xinxing minePhotograph: Andy Wong/guardian.co.ukBariyapur, Nepal: A devotee carries a baby goat, as she heads to Gadhimai templePhotograph: Gemunu Amarasinghe/guardian.co.ukLhasa, Tibet: A pilgrim spins prayer wheels at a small templePhotograph: Nir Elias/guardian.co.ukTegucigalpa, Honduras: Supporters of presidential candidate Porfirio Lobo gather during his closing campaign rallyPhotograph: Rodrigo Abd/guardian.co.ukBerlin, Germany: A ferris-wheel at the opening of the Christmas marketPhotograph: Philipp Guelland/guardian.co.ukKabul, Afghanistan: A woman tries to keep warm while waiting at a CARE food distribution aimed at widowsPhotograph: Paula Bronstein/guardian.co.ukCanada: A bighorn sheep near the road between Banff and Lake LouisePhotograph: Don Emmert/guardian.co.ukLos Angeles, US: Peanut, a 2-year old Chihuahua, waits for her owner during a job fair at the Southeast LA-Crenshaw WorkSource CentrePhotograph: Mario Anzuoni/guardian.co.uk
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