Pictures of the day from The Huffington Post brings you the very best news and sports images from around the world, chosen and created by our own photo editors, Elliot Wagland, Tahira Mirza and Michael Cripps.
Pictures of the day
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Numerous wild geese fly into the morning sun in Oderbruch, Germany, 27 November 2014. Photo: Patrick Pleul/dpa (credit:Patrick Pleul/DPA)
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US star Madonna (L) walks out with Dr. Eric Borgstein(R) after visiting the Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital (QECH) where he launched a new project with Ministry of Health to construct a pediatric surgery and intensive care unit at the hospital on November 27, 2014 in Blantyre, Malawi. (credit:STRINGER via Getty Images)
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NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 27: Crowds gather on Sixth Avenue to view the 88th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on November 27, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Ben Hider/Getty Images) (credit:Ben Hider via Getty Images)
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NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 27: A Thomas the Tank Engine Balloon is seen in the 88th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade outside Macy's Department Store in Herald Square on November 27, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Ben Hider/Getty Images) (credit:Ben Hider via Getty Images)
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US soldiers part of the NATO led-peacekeeping mission in Kosovo (KFOR) attend Thanksgiving lunch at US military base, Camp Bondsteel, in the village of Sojeva on November 27, 2014 , during the celebration of Thanksgiving Day AFP PHOTO/ARMEND NIMANI (Photo credit should read ARMEND NIMANI/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:ARMEND NIMANI via Getty Images)
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MANILA, PHILIPPINES - NOVEMBER 27: Andy Murray of the Manila Mavericks meets up with Manny Pacquiao of the Philippines recently crowned WBO welterweight champion prior to the start of the Coca-Cola International Premier Tennis League at the Mall of Asia Arena on November 27, 2014 in Manila, Philippines. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images for IPTL 2014) (credit:Clive Brunskill via Getty Images)
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A showgirl presents the fashion design during a press conference to announce the new show directed By Franco Dragone and scheduled for Spring 2015 at Cabaret Le Lido on November 27, 2014 in Paris, France. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images) (credit:Pascal Le Segretain via Getty Images)
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Sheep are seen during a protest in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France. Thursday Nov. 27, 2014. Shepherds from France demonstrated Thursday against the French policy that protects wolves that they say attack their herds. (credit:AP Photo/Jacques Brinon)
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Access and Learning volunteer India Burchell poses beneath WW1 aircraft during a photocall for a forthcoming exhibition entitled 'The First World War in the Air' at the RAF museum in north west London on November 27, 2014. The exhibition is housed in a former WW1 factory and opens to the public on December 4, 2014. (credit:LEON NEAL via Getty Images)
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BERLIN, GERMANY - NOVEMBER 27: A new wax figure of Selena Gomez is photographed during the Madame Tussauds Selena Gomez Wax Figure Unveiling unveiled at Madame Tussauds on November 27, 2014 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Target Presse Agentur Gmbh/Getty Images) (credit:Target Presse Agentur Gmbh via Getty Images)
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BERLIN, GERMANY - NOVEMBER 27: A new wax figure of Selena Gomez is photographed during the Madame Tussauds Selena Gomez Wax Figure Unveiling unveiled at Madame Tussauds on November 27, 2014 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Target Presse Agentur Gmbh/Getty Images) (credit:Target Presse Agentur Gmbh via Getty Images)
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Rugby star Ben Foden is fronting the Worx DIY Christmas campaign, which has launched to encourage parents to create homemade gifts for their children, following research revealing two thirds of kids think homemade gifts are more special than shop-bought ones.
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New York artist Ugo Rondinone, displays his latest exhibition, called 'Lonely Glossary' at the Rockbund Art Museum in Shanghai, China. The piece features 40 humans clowns scattered throughout the gallery either appearing to be sleeping or daydreaming. New York artist Ugo Rondinone, displays his latest exhibition, called 'Lonely Glossary' at the Rockbund Art Museum in Shanghai, China. The piece features 40 humans clowns scattered throughout the gallery either appearing to be sleeping or daydreaming. (credit:Rex Features)
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Condom mascots pose for photos at an event to promote awareness of HIV testing ahead of the Dec 1 World AIDS day in Beijing, China, Thursday, Nov. 27, 2014. China provides Chinese AIDS patients with free medication and is focusing its policy on prevention especially amongst the younger population. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Prominent Hong Kong student protest leader Joshua Wong, left, talks to reporters outside a court in Hong Kong Thursday, Nov. 27, 2014. Wong and other democracy protesters were arrested during a police operation to remove barricades from a protest camp in the unruly Mong Kok district. Wong was given bail and his case adjourned until January 14. (credit:AP Photo/Vincent Yu)
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Prominent Hong Kong student protest leader Joshua Wong, left, talks to reporters outside a court in Hong Kong Thursday, Nov. 27, 2014. Wong and other democracy protesters were arrested during a police operation to remove barricades from a protest camp in the unruly Mong Kok district. Wong was given bail and his case adjourned until January 14. (credit:AP Photo/Vincent Yu)
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Mayor of London Boris Johnson (left)at the site of the new Terminal 4 at Changi Airport in Singapore, which has been designed by the London based architectural company Benoy, on the first day of his business tour of the Far East. (credit:Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire)
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Mayor of London Boris Johnson (centre) at the site of the new Terminal 4 at Changi Airport in Singapore, which has been designed by the London based architectural company Benoy, on the first day of his business tour of the Far East. (credit:Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire)
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TETBURY, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 26: People look at trees that are illuminated at a preview for this year's Enchanted Christmas at the Forestry Commission's National Arboretum at Westonbirt near Tetbury on November 26, 2014 in Gloucestershire, England. Enchanted Christmas is Westonbirt's signature winter event, aimed at inspiring festive cheer with its one mile stretch of beautifully lit trees and interactive light and sound exhibits. The event takes place at the arboretum every Friday, Saturday and Sunday evening from Friday 29 November to Sunday 22 December. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) (credit:Matt Cardy via Getty Images)
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A couple walk along the Enchanted Christmas illuminated trail at Westonbirt Arboretum in Gloucestershire, which opens officially on Friday November 28th. Visitors to the attraction will find a host of sound and light exhibits to interact with, including a tree that will illuminate in response to someone singing to it, a bike powered display, mirrorballs and smoke effects. (credit:Ben Birchall/PA Wire)
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Animal-rights activists stage a protest outside the Pompidou Center in Paris, France, November 26, 2014, to denounce animal abuse during the elaboration of foie gras. Around Christmas time French people go crazy for it. (credit:Apaydin Alain/ABACA)
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Animal-rights activists stage a protest outside the Pompidou Center in Paris, France, November 26, 2014, to denounce animal abuse during the elaboration of foie gras. Around Christmas time French people go crazy for it. (credit:Apaydin Alain/ABACA)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 25: Angelina Jolie attends the UK Premiere of 'Unbroken' at Odeon Leicester Square on November 25, 2014 in London, England. (Photo by Samir Hussein/WireImage) (credit:Samir Hussein via Getty Images)
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Actress Angelina Jolie poses with war veterans for photographers upon arrival at the premiere of the film Unbroken in London, Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP) (credit:Joel Ryan/Invision/AP)
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Nov. 26, 2014 - Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. - Twenty- three -day- old twin Bush babies are being hand reared at the Memphis Zoo. The two are difficult to separate as they cling to each other, snuggling in their zoo keepers hand. The nocturnal primates come from Africa. Their mother, Jamie, died about a week after their birth, they are being fed from a bottle. Over the past few years, their numbers have grown in U.S. zoos. This is the first set of twins for the Memphis Zoo. They get their name from the crying sound they make when they send out an alarm call. (Credit Image: Karen Focht/ZUMA Wire) (credit:Karen Focht/Zuma Press)
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Currys PC World’s distribution centre in Newark, Nottinghamshire, begins its preparations for Black Friday.
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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 26: Louis Tomlinson and Niall Horan pose during the 28th Annual ARIA Awards 2014 at the Star on November 26, 2014 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Don Arnold/WireImage) (credit:Don Arnold via Getty Images)
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Police tape surrounds a house (L) where a couple have been found stabbed to death on November 27, 2014 in Fetcham, England. Police are trying to trace Viktoras Bruzas, from Surrey, who they said may be in Sussex. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images) (credit:Peter Macdiarmid via Getty Images)
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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 26: Katy Perry poses with fans at the 28th Annual ARIA Awards 2014 at the Star on November 26, 2014 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Don Arnold/WireImage) (credit:Don Arnold via Getty Images)
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NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 26: General view of Inflation Eve at the American Museum of Natural History on November 26, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Taylor Hill/FilmMagic) (credit:Taylor Hill via Getty Images)
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LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 26: Reality TV Personality Kylie Jenner attends the Los Angeles Mission Thanksgiving meal for the homeless at Los Angeles Mission on November 26, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Paul Archuleta/FilmMagic) (credit:Paul Archuleta via Getty Images)
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Libyan men wearing traditional outfits ride horses during a wedding in Tajura, a coastal suburb of the Libyan capital Tripoli, on November 26, 2014. AFP PHOTO / MAHMUD TURKIA (Photo credit should read MAHMUD TURKIA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:MAHMUD TURKIA via Getty Images)
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AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND - NOVEMBER 27: Internet Party Founder Kim Dotcom leaves Auckland District Court where he was appearing a bail hearing on November 27, 2014 in Auckland, New Zealand. Dotcom was raided in 2012 after the US claimed his MegaUpload service had cost copyright owners $500 million by facilitating internet piracy. (Photo by Fiona Goodall/Getty Images) (credit:Fiona Goodall via Getty Images)
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CAIRO, EGYPT - NOVEMBER 26: Egyptian activist Mohammed Soltan, stages hunger strike for 305 days, is seen behind the bars on the court hall during the continuing trial that accuses him with 'misinforming the media' in Cairo, Egypt on November 26,2014. (Photo by Stringer/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
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BAKU, AZERBAIJAN - NOVEMBER 26: The logo and official symbols 'Baku-2015' are shown on the Maiden Tower via laser effects on November 26,2014 before the first European games held in Baku, Azerbaijan. (Photo by Resul Rehimov/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
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A staff member wearing a Santa Claus outfit feeds fish in a tank at the Sunshine Aquarium in Tokyo on November 27, 2014. The Christmas themed performance will take place three times a day until December 25. AFP PHOTO/Toru YAMANAKA (Photo credit should read TORU YAMANAKA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:TORU YAMANAKA via Getty Images)
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A damaged car is pictured as Afghans gather at the scene of a suicide attack along the Kabul-Jalalabad road in Kabul on November 27, 2014. At least two Afghan bystanders were killed when a suicide bomber on a motorbike attacked a British embassy vehicle in Kabul on November 27, injuring some passengers, officials said. AFP PHOTO/SHAH Marai (Photo credit should read SHAH MARAI/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:SHAH MARAI via Getty Images)
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Australian cricket captain Michael Clarke (L) reacts alongside Cricket Australia CEO James Suherland during a press conference in Sydney on November 27, 2014 following the announcement of the death of Australian cricketer Philip Hughes. Australian batsman Phillip Hughes died on November 27 from a head injury after a sickening on-field blow in one of the highest-profile sporting fatalities since the death of Formula One great Ayrton Senna.AFP PHOTO / WILLIAM WEST (Photo credit should read WILLIAM WEST/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:WILLIAM WEST via Getty Images)
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Snow falls as Missouri National Guard stand outside of the Ferguson Police Department Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2014, in Ferguson, Mo. A grand jury's decision not to indict a police officer in the shooting death of an unarmed 18-year-old has stoked passions nationwide, triggering debates over the relations between black communities and law enforcement. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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President Barack Obama, right, pardons "Cheese," the turkey at the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2014, during the annual Thanksgiving ceremony. Cole Cooper, far left, and his father Gary Cooper, chairman of the National Turkey Federation, helped hold "Cheese" during the event. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) (credit:Jacquelyn Martin/AP)
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Protesters hold placards outside the US Embassy in London, following the decision not to prosecute police officer Darren Wilson for the fatal shooting of black teenager Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri. (credit:Daniel Leal-Olivas/PA Wire)
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Karen Gold paints on a boarded window of her store in Ferguson, Missouri, on November 26, 2014. Protest marches sprang up in cities across the US amid a tense security operation in Ferguson, the town at the center of the country's latest racially-charged stand-off following the grand jury decision in the fatal shooting of a 18-year-old black teenager Michael Brown. Clashes erupted in the St. Louis suburb for a second night, after grand jury's decision not to prosecute a white police officer for shooting Brown. (credit:JEWEL SAMAD via Getty Images)
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A Five-year-old orangutan named 'Orange' rides a bicycle while wearing a Santa Claus costume at a zoo in Pasay City, Philippines (credit:Rex Features)
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A protester holds a yellow umbrella, the symbol of Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement, at the barricades as the police keep clearing them away at an occupied area in Mong Kok district of Hong Kong Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2014. Hong Kong authorities cleared street barricades from the pro-democracy protest camp in the volatile Mong Kok district for a second day Wednesday after a night of clashes in which police arrested 116 people. The banner at left reads: "Revolution should be accomplished." (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Kathleen Alringer from Germany puts together her 'The Brick Abyss' Lego installation, which is made up of 480,000 bricks, part of the Brick 2014 Lego exhibition, at Excel London from November 27 to November 30. (credit:Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire)
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Exhibitor Michelle Dobson looks at a Lego model of St Pancras Station built by Warren Elsmore, part of the Brick 2014 Lego exhibition, at Excel London from November 27 to November 30. (credit:Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire)
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A couple go for a walk in Ciudadela Park on an autumn day, in Pamplona northern Spain, Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2014. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Leanachan Larch - As St Andrew’s Day approaches, daylight experts and roof window manufacturer VELUX is celebrating Scotland’s stunning landscapes and pre-releasing a selection of stand-out images from the third year of the Lovers of Light annual photography competition.To enter the competition, find out more and read full terms and conditions, visit www.velux.co.uk/loversoflight (credit:blipfoto.com/stuartjross)
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Kelpies and rainbow - As St Andrew’s Day approaches, daylight experts and roof window manufacturer VELUX is celebrating Scotland’s stunning landscapes and pre-releasing a selection of stand-out images from the third year of the Lovers of Light annual photography competition.To enter the competition, find out more and read full terms and conditions, visit www.velux.co.uk/loversoflight (credit: blipfoto.com/jellycat72)
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St Andrews Cathedral and St Rule’s Tower - As St Andrew’s Day approaches, daylight experts and roof window manufacturer VELUX is celebrating Scotland’s stunning landscapes and pre-releasing a selection of stand-out images from the third year of the Lovers of Light annual photography competition.To enter the competition, find out more and read full terms and conditions, visit www.velux.co.uk/loversoflight (credit:blipfoto.com/KeithProven)