Day in pictures

A star-shaped work of art on display in the bay of Havana, Cuba - part of an exhibition celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Cuban Revolution.

A police diver peers up through ice covering a lake near Heilbronn in Germany.

People on a low income in South Korea eat lunch provided by a college in Busan, as fears of a recession in the country grow.

A Lebanese man in Beirut burns an Israeli flag during protests against Israel's offensive in the Gaza Strip.

A Hindu holy man participates in the Magh Mela religious festival at Sangam, where the rivers Ganges, Yamuna and the ancient Saraswati converge, in Allahabad, India.

Some of the world's finest golfers tee up on the sands of Saadiyat Island in the United Arab Emirates ahead of the Abu Dhabi Golf Championship.

Children take part in a parade during the 1,400-year-old Vevcani Carnival in south-west Macedonia. Masked participants present pagan rituals, bible stories and political satire of modern events.

Riot police fire teargas during a protest in San Benito, northern Nicaragua, as hundreds of farmers blocked the Pan-American highway demanding a renegotiation of their debts with microfinance firms.

President of Venezuela Hugo Chavez greets visitors before delivering a speech at the National Assembly in Caracas.

A sculpture by Jeff Koons entitled "Stacked" is part of an Impressionist and Modern Art exhibition at Sotheby's in New York. The works will be auctioned in February in London.

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