22:27 GMT, Tuesday, 9 December 2008

Day in pictures

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Indian Muslims in Hyderabad offer prayers for the religious festival Eid al-Adha. The celebrations commemorate the willingness of the patriarch Abraham to sacrifice his son as an act of obedience to God.


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Greenpeace protesters highlight the arrest of two Japanese anti-whaling activists beside a sand sculpture of a fin whale on Bondi Beach, Sydney, Australia.


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Queen Victoria's sleigh is to go on display for the first time. Curator Kathryn Jones carries out final checks before the sleigh goes on view in St George's Hall at Windsor Castle, in Berkshire, England.


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This Buddhist monk in Colombo may not be planning to celebrate Christmas himself, but festive gifts like these inflatable Santas sell well, even in Sri Lanka which is a majority Buddhist country.


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On the eve of International Human Rights Day, a candle lit vigil is held in Dublin to celebrate 60 years of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.


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Palestinians welcome a boat carrying members of the "Free Gaza" group, upon its arrival in Gaza City, in defiance of an Israeli blockade.


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Shoppers - outnumbered by mannequins - buck the economic trend as they browse the merchandise at a fashion store in Chengdu, in China’s south-west Sichuan province.


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Mannequins of a different kind, these covered in sand and red paint to simulate blood are seen during a protest against violence and drug traffickers at Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.


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Two American children enjoy a winter wonderland in the state of Wisconsin.

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