Christmas is coming: Father Christmas shows off his golden baubles in Germany, whilst one lady eyes up a potential gift at the Science Museum - a giant distorted iPhone light sculpture.
A beautiful Sumatran Tiger carries her cub in her mouth, while Lady Gaga makes a colourful entrance in New York and space crew land in Kazakhstan.
In scenes of tension an ambulance fights to get through thousands of protesters at a rally in Tahrir Square, Egypt. Meanwhile an uncomfortable looking Saif Al Islam Gaddafi talks with rebels in an image released by the Zintan Media Center.
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