Day in pictures

A Colombian soldier marks up packages containing some of the 3.5 tonnes of cocaine seized in Mutata Municipality, Uraba department.

Choristers from various banking institutions perform at the annual Christmas carols service in London's Canary Wharf financial district.

Santa Claus puts the final touches to his Christmas list in his office in Rovaniemi, northern Finland.

An as yet unnamed baby hippo swims along side her voluptuous mother "Kati" in their enclosure at Berlin Zoo.

Palestinians watch the funeral procession of Islamic Jihad militant, Jihad Nawahda, in Yamon near the West Bank city of Jenin.

Eritreans seeking refugee status protest outside the Defence Ministry in Tel Aviv, Israel.

Students join in the annual naked run at the University of the Philippines in Manila - they are protesting against President Arroyo's extended term.

Cricketer Muttiah Muralitharan practises in Colombo before the Sri Lankan team leaves for Bangladesh to take part in a Test series.

A fox walks towards the Christmas tree at 10 Downing Street, London.

A wedge-tailed eagle takes to the open air for the first time near Taronga Zoo in Sydney.

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