The weekend in pictures

Madrid, Spain: A man dressed in a costume attends the draw for Spain's El Gordo Christmas lottery Photograph: Andrea Comas/Reuters

Bangui, Central African Republic: A man wounded during clashes between former Seleka rebels and anti-Balaka militiamen waits to receive treatment at a hospital Photograph: Fred Dufour/AFP/Getty Images

Kiev, Ukraine: A bride and groom dance as they visit Independence Square where pro-European integration supporters are holding an ongoing rally Photograph: Gleb Garanich/Reuters

Marabut, Philippines: Children who survived Typhoon Haiyan use improvised wooden trolleys to collect water Photograph: Romeo Ranoco/Reuters

London, England: Shoppers are reflected in a shop window as they walk along Oxford Street on the last Saturday before Christmas Photograph: Luke MacGregor/Reuters

Nairobi, Kenya: Police officers and rescue workers gather around a derailed freight train that overturned onto homes built alongside the railway track in the Kibera slum Photograph: Dai Kurokawa/EPA

Lexington, Kentucky, USA: American robins forage for a winter meal of berries from a winterberry holly Photograph: David Stephenson/ZUMA/Corbis

Hamburg, Germany: Police use water cannons in an attempt to drive back demonstrators during a demonstration in support of squatters in the Rote Flora Photograph: Christian Schnebel/Demotix/Corbis

Guangzhou, China: Shirtless workers carry a piece of glass in spite of the cold weather Photograph: Alex Lee/Reuters

Sakuragawa City, Japan: A Shinto priest walks across embers during a fire walking ceremony to pray for good health at the Kabasan Saenazumi Jinja shrine Photograph: Kazuhiro Nogi/AFP/Getty Images

Lockerbie, Scotland: Families, relatives and dignitaries gather to pay their respects at the memorial service in Dryfesdale cemetery to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the air disaster Photograph: Ian Forsyth/Getty Images

Buckhan mountain, South Korea: Climbers wear Santa Claus costumes while rock climbing, during an event to celebrate the Christmas holiday season Photograph: Jeon Heon-Kyun/EPA

Berlin, Germany: Freed Russian former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky arrives at the Museum Haus am Checkpoint Charlie Berlin for a press conference Photograph: Thomas Peter/Reuters

Luxor, Egypt: A tourist makes a dawn visit to the temple of Karnak on the day of the winter solstice Photograph: Ibrahim Zayed/AP