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24 hours in pictures

24 hours in pictures: Seoul: Activists try to enter the office of pro-unification group
Seoul, South Korea: Police bar the entrance to the office of a pro-unification group after one of its members entered North Korea to convey her condolences at the funeral of former leader Kim Jong-il
Photograph: Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images
24 hours in pictures: Islamabad, Pakistan: The anniversary of the death of Benazir Bhutto
Islamabad, Pakistan: Activists of the ruling Pakistan Peoples party (PPP) gather to mark the anniversary of the death of Benazir Bhutto Photograph: Farooq Naeem/AFP/Getty Images
24 hours in pictures: Athens, Greece: Nuns and Christians shout slogans
Athens, Greece: Christians shout slogans outside the courthouse where Abbot Efraim, the influential former head of the Vatopedi monastery, was taken. Efraim is accused of embezzlement, money laundering and making a false statement in a government land swap deal Photograph: Angelos Tzortzinis/AFP/Getty Images
24 hours in pictures: Oaxaca, Mexico: A woman sits with her grandchildren at their home
Oaxaca, Mexico: A woman sits with her grandchildren at their home Photograph: Reuters
24 hours in pictures: Gaza Strip: People stand next to the body of a man killed in an explosion
Gaza Strip: People stand next to the body of a Palestinian killed in an explosion Photograph: Mohammed Salem/Reuters
24 hours in pictures: Dandong, China: Journalists try to see of mourners in a restaurant
Dandong, China: Journalists try to get a glimpse of mourners in a restaurant in the border town watching a telecast of the funeral of the late leader Kim Jong-il Photograph: Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Images
24 hours in pictures: Taizhou, China: Workers carry red lanterns from a workshop
Taizhou, China: Workers carry red lanterns from a workshop Photograph: AFP/Getty Images
24 hours in pictures: Lima, Peru: An Andean woman stands in front of a stand at the Wishes Market
Lima, Peru: An Andean woman stands in front of a stand at the 'wishes market' Photograph: Ernesto Benavides/AFP/Getty Images
24 hours in pictures: New Delhi, India: A labourer rides his mule
New Delhi, India: A labourer rides his mule past a man sleeping in his rickshaw Photograph: Kevin Frayer/AP
24 hours in pictures: Mumbai, India: Supporters of anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare
Mumbai, India: Supporters of anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare demonstrate during the second day of his hunger strike in protest at a bill being debated in parliament to create an ombudsman Photograph: Rafiq Maqbool/AP
24 hours in pictures: Bnei Brak, Israel: Hanukkah celebrations
Bnei Brak, Israel: Ultra-Orthodox Jewish boys take part in a gathering with the chief rabbi of the Vishnitz Hasidic dynasty to celebrate Hanukkah Photograph: Nir Elias/Reuters
24 hours in pictures: Cairo, Egypt: Anti-riot police stand guard
Cairo, Egypt: Riot police stand guard protests are held against former president Hosni Mubarak outside the police academy where he is being tried Photograph: Filippo Monteforte/AFP/Getty Images
24 hours in pictures: Zbilje, Slovenia: Swans dive for food
Zbilje, Slovenia: Swans dive for food Photograph: Srdjan Zivulovic/Reuters
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