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Indian officers guarding the area around the Taj Mahal hotel in Mumbai, 2 December 2008

In Mumbai, India, officers guarding the area around the Taj Mahal hotel, one of several sites in the city to be attacked last week, talk as they read the morning papers.

Lebanese schoolgirls during a demonstration about the Gaza Strip blockade organised by Hezbollah, 2 December 2008

In Beirut, Lebanese schoolgirls take part in a demonstration against Israel's blockade of the Gaza Strip.

A member of the West Australian Symphony Orchestra performs at North Cottesloe Beach in Perth, Australia, 2 December 2008

A member of the West Australian Symphony Orchestra performs at North Cottesloe Beach in Perth, Australia, in one of a series of "surreal human sculptures" by artist Andrew Baines.

A woman crossing flooded Piazza San Marco in Venice, 2 December 2008

In Venice, hit by its biggest floods in 20 years, a woman crosses Piazza San Marco on a raised platform.

Kosovo Albanians seen through an Albanian flag during a protest in Pristina, 2 December 2008

In Pristina, Kosovo Albanians are seen through an Albanian flag during a protest against the deployment of a planned EU mission.

Thai anti-government protester at Suvarnabhumi Airport, Bangkok, 2 December 2008.

And in Bangkok, an anti-government protester reacts to a court ruling that Thai Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat's party must disband.




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