Day in pictures

Bavarian highlanders fire volleys from hand-held mortars to mark the Christmas holidays in southern Germany

Pilgrims mark Christmas Eve in the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, reputed to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ.

Outside the church, a young onlooker watches Catholic clergy take part in a festive service.

Former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif addresses a huge rally of supporters as he campaigns ahead of elections.

Ukrainian girls wearing national costumes present traditional bread and salt to Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko during her visit to the eastern city of Donetsk.

A bird takes off from frost-covered branches in a park in Bucharest, Romania.

The sun rises over the beach at Tynemouth in northern England.

At the Ueno Zoo in Tokyo, a polar bear looks at a zookeeper in a Santa Claus outfit after getting a salmon as a special treat.

A US engineer works on an Apache helicopter at Salerno air field in Khost province of Afghanistan.

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