The day in pictures

1 of 12 A Philippines soldier acting as a kidnap victim is escorted by "kidnappers" in a drill by the new anti-kidnapping taskforce.

2 of 12 Tens of thousands of people take to the streets in Mexico City to protest against tax and energy reforms.

3 of 12 Explosive debate: Italy's foreign minister poses for photographs ahead of two day talks on the EU's constitution.

4 of 12 Demonstrators in Baghdad rally over the ongoing fears of terrorism and attacks by anti-US insurgents.

5 of 12 Australia and Spain lock horns in the Davis Cup final, but there is a row over the playing of Spain's pre-civil war anthem.

6 of 12 UK police stand guard at the Gloucester home of a man arrested over suspected links to al-Qaeda.

7 of 12 A machmeter from Concorde goes on display at London's Olympia ahead of an auction of parts from the aircraft.

8 of 12 The official mascot of the world's oldest Christmas market smiles at the opening ceremony in Nuremberg.

9 of 12 Relatives of Kenyan victims of the attack on an Israeli-owned hotel in Mombassa a year ago converge for prayers.

10 of 12 The opposition in Venezuela launches a four-day signature campaign to oust President Hugo Chavez.

11 of 12 Denmark's Supreme Court upholds a ruling against native Greenlanders, driven out of their lands in 1953.

12 of 12 A fountain in front of Berlin's famous Brandenburg Gate is covered by a light installation.