Best from December 7
Aides of lawmakers from the opposition Democratic Party remove furniture which lawmakers of the ruling Grand National Party and their aides placed to block the members of the Democratic Party from trying to enter the main conference hall at the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea. Lawmakers of rival parties on Tuesday clashed over next year's national budget plan with only three days left before the end of the regular session.Lee Jung-hoon
A four-month-old panda cub is picked up for a physical exam on Friday before it is released into the wild by a panda researcher who dressed up as a giant panda to prevent the panda cub seeing human shape at the Wolong Giant Panda Reserve Center in Wolong, in southwest China's Sichuan province. Panda researchers in southwestern China's Sichuan province are working to reintroduce giant pandas into the wild within 15 years, after successfully breeding them in captivity.
Men dressed as Father Frost (L), the central figure in Russia's New Year festival and the equivalent of Santa Claus, and Julenissen, Norway's Santa Claus, take part in Christmas festivities in Moscow.DENIS SINYAKOV
Whirling Dervishes perform during the Mevlana's 737th Reunion Anniversary International Commemoration Ceremonies in the central Turkish city of Konya. Mevlana Jalaluddin Rumi is an Anatolian philosopher, poet and the founder of the Whirling Dervish and Mevlevi sect.OSMAN ORSAL
Ducks fight for bread on the River Kelvin in Glasgow, Scotland.ANDY BUCHANAN
A horse grazes by the river Soar on a frosty morning in Quorn, central England.DARREN STAPLES
Members of the media gather around a prison van as it leaves the rear entrance of Westminster Magistrates Court in London where WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was denied bail after appearing on an extradition warrant. Assange surrendered to London police as part of a Swedish sex-crimes investigation, the latest blow to an organization that faces legal, financial and technological challenges after releasing hundreds of secret U.S. diplomatic cables.Kirsty Wigglesworth
The San Diego Zoo Safari Park's African elephant herd explores new exhibit space on Tuesday. The Safari Park's six adult female elephants and eight youngsters, ranging in age from 7 months to 6 years old, moved as a unit while exploring the new area.KEN BOHN
Environmental activists from different organisations take part in a demonstration as they approach where climate talks are taking place in Cancun. United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged almost 200 nations meeting in Mexico on Tuesday to agree to a modest deal to rein in climate change without holding out for perfection.JORGE SILVA
Hockey commentator Don Cherry, left, is photographed with mayor Rob Ford at City Hall council chambers as Ford was officially sworn in as new mayor of Toronto.Kevin Van Paassen
A snow drift from the roof and the snow on the ground obscure a home during a winter storm that has dumped over 80 centimetres of snow in London, Ontario.DAVE CHIDLEY
A pedestrian walks behind a snowdrift in downtown London, Ont., during a winter storm that has dumped over 80 centimetres of snow.DAVE CHIDLEY
People look at illuminated Christmas decorations in Cali, Colombia.JAIME SALDARRIAGA
People mourn over the coffins of their loved ones killed in a landslide at La Gabriela neighborhood, during their funeral service in Bello, department of Antioquia, Colombia. Colombian rescue officials on Tuesday said they have retrieved the bodies of 30 people who died in a massive weekend mudslide, with scores of victims still missing.RAUL ARBOLEDA
US Navy band plays after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif, lit a Christmas tree in front of the Capitol Hill in Washington.JEWEL SAMAD