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 ImagesIslamabad, Pakistan: Activists of the ruling Pakistan Peoples party (PPP) gather to mark the anniversary of the death of Benazir BhuttoPhotograph: Farooq Naeem/AFP/Getty ImagesAthens, 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 dealPhotograph: Angelos Tzortzinis/AFP/Getty Images
Oaxaca, Mexico: A woman sits with her grandchildren at their homePhotograph: ReutersGaza Strip: People stand next to the body of a Palestinian killed in an explosionPhotograph: Mohammed Salem/ReutersDandong, 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 ImagesTaizhou, China: Workers carry red lanterns from a workshopPhotograph: AFP/Getty ImagesLima, Peru: An Andean woman stands in front of a stand at the 'wishes market'Photograph: Ernesto Benavides/AFP/Getty ImagesNew Delhi, India: A labourer rides his mule past a man sleeping in his rickshawPhotograph: Kevin Frayer/APMumbai, 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/APBnei Brak, Israel: Ultra-Orthodox Jewish boys take part in a gathering with the chief rabbi of the Vishnitz Hasidic dynasty to celebrate HanukkahPhotograph: Nir Elias/ReutersCairo, Egypt: Riot police stand guard protests are held against former president Hosni Mubarak outside the police academy where he is being triedPhotograph: Filippo Monteforte/AFP/Getty ImagesZbilje, Slovenia: Swans dive for foodPhotograph: Srdjan Zivulovic/Reuters
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