The week in pictures: Dec 31 - Jan 5

Happy New Year

Fireworks to celebrate the New Year at the Leaning Tower of Pisa in Italy

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Bush fires rage

Smoke almost obscures the sun above Sydney as bush fires threaten the city's suburbs

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Euro money delight

A woman brandishing the new Euro at Berlin's Brandenburg Gate as the currency becomes reality

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Time in court

Zacarias Moussaoui appears in court in connection with the 11 September attacks in the US

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On the move

Families on the move as tensions rise between India and Pakistan amid fears of another conflict

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Big chill

Daniel Faith, two, sledging near his home in Northern Ireland as wintry weather spreads across Europe

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