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20:30 GMT, Friday, 26 December 2008

Day in pictures

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An Islamic Jihad gunman parades in Bureij, in the central Gaza Strip.

Pakistanis gather near the tomb of Benazir Bhutto to mark the anniversary of her assassination

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Pakistanis gather near the tomb of Benazir Bhutto in Garhi Khuda Bakhsh to mark the first anniversary of the politician's assassination.

The Champs Elysees avenue at night with the Obelisk and ferris wheel in the background

The Champs Elysees avenue at night with the Obelisk and ferris wheel in the background

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in Paris, a photographer captures the brilliance of the Champs Elysees avenue by night, with the Obelisk and ferris wheel in the background.

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The Boxing Day hunt rides through Market Bosworth, Leicestershire, England. The annual meets see hunters and anti-hunt campaigners converging on rural parts of Britain.

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Snow carpets the seaside town of Collioure, southern France, where plunging temperatures have sparked weather warnings.

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A man dressed as Father Frost stands by a road in Kiev, Ukraine. Father Frost is a Santa Claus-like figure popular in some former Soviet countries.

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A man cleans a window of Russia's new Sapsan high-speed train in St Petersburg. Eight of the German-made trains are due to enter service in Russia by the end of 2010.

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Shia Muslims attend the Imam Kadhim Shrine in Baghdad as they prepare for the rite of Ashura.

People gather in Phuket, Thailand, to mark the fourth anniversary of the South East Asian tsunami

People gather in Phuket, Thailand, to mark the fourth anniversary of the South East Asian tsunami

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People gather on Patong Beach, Phuket, Thailand, to mark the fourth anniversary of the South East Asian tsunami.

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