Photos of the week
Relatives of a woman, who died after she underwent sterilization surgery at a government mass sterilisation "camp", participate in funeral rites at her home in Bilaspur district, in the eastern Indian state of Chhattisgarh, Nov. 13, 2014. Tainted or sub-standard drugs probably led to the deaths of 13 Indian women after sterilization surgery at a family-planning "camp".
Gaza
A Palestinian girl looks on as members of Hamas's armed wing take part in an anti-Israel rally in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip Nov. 13, 2014. The rally was organized in memory of Hamas' military commanders who were killed during the most recent conflict between the armed group and Israel.
China
A three-month-old macaque bites its toe in front of a fan heater at a wildlife park in Kunming, Yunnan province, China Nov. 13, 2014.
Poland
Riot policemen walk towards protesters as several hundred masked men, who broke away from a far-right march, throw stones and flares in Warsaw Nov. 11, 2014. Nationalist groups march through Warsaw each year to mark the anniversary of Polish independence, but for the fourth year in a row the procession turned violent.
New York
A scaffold carrying two workers hangs 68 floors up at One World Trade Center on Nov. 12, 2014 in New York. The workers were rescued by firemen who broke a window in the western hemisphere's tallest building to pull them to safety.
New York
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio walks with Dr. Craig Spencer (R) as he is discharged from Bellevue Hospital, after being declared free of the Ebola virus, in New York Nov. 11, 2014. The release of Dr. Craig Spencer, 33, who worked with Ebola patients in Guinea and had been held at Bellevue Hospital Center since he was diagnosed with the virus on Oct. 23, meant no one in the United States is being treated for the disease, according to media reports.
Australia
Protestors illustrate their message to Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott's government, "You have your head in the sand on climate change" at Sydney's Bondi Beach Nov. 13, 2014. The protestes took place ahead of the G20 summit in Brisbane.
Kazakhstan
A flock of birds rest on a tree against the moon in Kostanay, northern Kazakhstan, Nov. 8, 2014.
Yemen
A man walks past a graffiti, denouncing strikes by U.S. drones in Yemen, painted on a wall in Sanaa Nov. 13, 2014. Yemeni authorities have paid out tens of thousands of dollars to victims of drone strikes using U.S.-supplied funds, a source close to Yemen's presidency said.
Paris
French National Centre for Space Studies (CNES) president Jean-Yves Le Gall (L) ,French President Francois Hollande (C), and former French astronaut Claudie Haignere wear 3D glasses during a visit at the Cite des Sciences at La Villette in Paris as they follow the successful landing of the Philae lander on comet 67P/ Churyumov-Gerasimenko, Nov. 12, 2014.
Turkey
Turks stand for a minute of silence as the Turkish Stars, the Turkish army's aerobatic demonstration team, shape a heart over the mausoleum of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, hero of the War of Independence and founding father of modern Turkish Republic, marking the 76th anniversary of his death, in Ankara, Turkey Nov. 10, 2014.
Netherlands
Relatives and friends of the victims of Malaysian Airlines MH17 attend a national memorial at the RAI convention center in Amsterdam Nov. 10, 2014. Hundreds of grieving people gathered for a national commemoration ceremony nearly four months after two hundred ninety-eight passengers, 193 of whom were Dutch, died on flight MH17. The flight was downed over rebel-held territory in eastern Ukraine July 2014.
Hong Kong
A man, who attempted to attack Hong Kong media magnate Jimmy Lai, lays on the ground with his limbs tied by pro-democracy protesters in an occupied area in Hong Kong Nov. 12, 2014. Three men were restrained by pro-democracy protesters after they tried to attack Lai, an outspoken critic of Beijing, who has supported pro-democracy activists through his publications and with donations, at the protest site. Pro-democracy protesters used plastic cords to bind the men as they waited for police to arrive at the scene.
Kazakhstan
A search and rescue team approaches the Soyuz TMA-13M capsule with the International Space Station (ISS) crew of Alexander Gerst of Germany, Maxim Surayev of Russia and Reid Wiseman of the U.S. after its landing near the town of Arkalyk, in northern Kazakhstan Nov. 10, 2014. A veteran Russian cosmonaut and two International Space Station crew mates, one from the United States and one from Germany, returned safely to Earth with a parachute landing of their Soyuz capsule in Kazakhstan, ending 5-1/2 months in orbit.
London
Actress Jennifer Lawrence arrives for the world premiere of "The Hunger Games : Mockingjay Part 1" at Leicester Square in London Nov. 10, 2014.
Chile
A teacher takes cover under her desk inside a school during an earthquake drill in Santiago, Chile Nov. 13, 2014. Around one million people, which included students, teachers and parents, took part in a drill that simulated a fictitious earthquake of a magnitude of 8.8 on the Richter scale.
Berlin
Fireworks illuminate the Brandenburg Gate during celebrations marking the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall Nov. 9, 2014 in Berlin, Germany.The fall of the wall Nov. 9, 1989, was among the most powerful symbols of the revolutions that swept through the communist countries of Eastern Europe and heralded the end of the Cold War.
Berlin
A young girl places a rose at the Berlin Wall memorial in Bernauer Strasse, during a ceremony marking the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall in Berlin Nov. 9, 2014.
London
The shortest man ever, Chandra Bahadur Dangi meets the world’s tallest man, Sultan Kosen, for the very first time Nov. 13, 2014 in London. Chandra, from Nepal, measuring 21.5 inches (54.6cm) posed for photographers with Sultan, from Turkey, who is 8 ft 3 inches (251 cm) tall as part of the 10th annual Guinness World Records Day during which thousands of people come together to celebrate the international day of record-breaking.
Latvia
Artist Neil Harbisson, who has an antenna permanently attached to his skull, speaks during the Riga Comm 2014 innovation conference in Riga Nov. 14, 2014. The two-day information and communication technology exhibition and conference began on Friday.
New York
United States Army World War Two veteran Frederick Carrier waves a flag during the Veterans Day parade in New York Nov. 11, 2014.
Syria
A mother holds a piece of gauze to the face of her injured daughter at a field hospital after what activists said were air strikes by forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in the Duma neighborhood of Damascus Nov. 11, 2014.
Myanmar
A girl wearing a hat and tanaka paste on her face waters flowers at the one of main intersections of Naypyitaw Nov. 10, 2014. Leaders from ASEAN, East Asian and other countries gathered for the ASEAN summit this week in Myanmar's capital, Naypyitaw.
London
Lloyd's of London staff hold their annual Remembrance Day service at the Lloyd's Building in the City of London Nov. 11, 2014.
Ukraine
A young military cadet releases a pigeon after an oath-taking ceremony at the Kiev Pechersk Lavra monastery in Kiev, Nov. 14, 2014. About 100 new young military cadets took part in an oath-taking ceremony.
Mexico
Police officers carry a wounded colleague in Acapulco, Mexico after he was attacked Nov. 10, 2014 by protesters who took to the streets angered by the killing of 43 trainee teachers in Guerrero state. According to the government, corrupt police in league with a local drug gang abducted and apparently murdered the students in Guerrero late Sept. The government says it found charred remains of dozens of bodies in a garbage dump and in a river, and that three men detained in the case admitted setting fire to the victims. The slogan "Enough, I'm tired" has become a rallying cry on the streets and social media.
Jerusalem
Palestinian youths practice their parkour skills during Friday prayers in Jerusalem's Old City at the Dome of the Rock Nov. 14, 2014.
Serbia
A Russian paratrooper descends to the ground during a training exercise in the village of Nikinci, west from Belgrade, Nov. 14, 2014. Russian soldiers parachuted into open fields in western Serbia as part of an unprecedented joint military drill that has stirred controversy in the European Union candidate-country given the West-Russia standoff over Ukraine. The one-day anti-terrorist exercise, around 30 miles (50km) from Serbia's border with NATO-member Croatia, illustrated the balancing-act Belgrade faces; safeguarding relations with its big-power ally while pursuing closer integration with Europe at a time of deep West-Russia tension.