Week in pictures: 4-10 Nov

Nearly 500 vintage cars gathered for the start of the 100th London to Brighton Veteran Car Run in Hyde Park, central London.

Nicaraguans have been voting for a new president, in a poll that is being closely watched by the United States.

An Israeli air strike killed a teenage Palestinian boy in Jabaliya in the northern Gaza Strip. Medics treat another boy who was wounded in the strike.

Indian police clash with striking traders, protesting against the closure of illegal businesses in New Delhi.

Opposition Democrats are celebrating after making gains against President George W Bush's Republicans in the US mid-term elections.

US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld is to leave office after damaging losses for Republicans in the US mid-term elections.

The Israeli operation has so far failed to prevent Palestinian militants from firing rockets into Israel. These militants hold a man suspected of collaborating with the Israelis.

A rescued orangutan peers out of a holding cage in Kalimantan, Indonesia. Dozens have been driven from their jungle habitat by land-clearing fires, conservationists say.

Russian soldiers in period uniforms mark the anniversary of an historic World War II parade in Moscow.

Some 450 athletes are in Kabul for the first Women's Olympics of Afghanistan with competitions in basketball, karate, judo, volleyball and taekwondo.

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