• epa03010385 Indonesian National Army Special Forces, named 'Raiders Special Forces', parade during a military training in handling terrorism actions, in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, 21 November 2011. Raiders Special Forces are the special forces of the Indonesian National Army which has a specification as anti-terrorist forces. EPA/HOTLI SIMANJUNTAK
    epa03010385 Indonesian National Army Special Forces, named 'Raiders Special Forces', parade during a military training in handling terrorism actions, in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, 21 November 2011. Raiders Special Forces are the special forces of the Indonesian National Army which has a specification as anti-terrorist forces. EPA/HOTLI SIMANJUNTAK
  • A Filipino student, wearing a mask depicting Gloria Arroyo, the former president, behind bars, scuffles with police outside of a Manila courthouse after the the former president was charged with rigging senatorial elections during her tenure. Noel Cellis???
    A Filipino student, wearing a mask depicting Gloria Arroyo, the former president, behind bars, scuffles with police outside of a Manila courthouse after the the former president was charged with rigging senatorial elections during her tenure. Noel Cellis???
  • Police in the French city of Nantes prevent a women from entering court for defying France's ban on the Niqab. Frank Perry / AFP
    Police in the French city of Nantes prevent a women from entering court for defying France's ban on the Niqab. Frank Perry / AFP
  • Sri Lankan opposition and government legislators exchange blows during a parliament session when Mahinda Rajapaksa, the president, delivered the government's 2012 budget proposals. Ishara S kodikara / AFP
    Sri Lankan opposition and government legislators exchange blows during a parliament session when Mahinda Rajapaksa, the president, delivered the government's 2012 budget proposals. Ishara S kodikara / AFP
  • An Iraqi boy is taken away from a suspected militant, who has been accused of killing his father at the height of the sectarian slaughter in 2006 and 2007. A total of 22 suspected militants were presented to the media today as they await their trial, acco???
    An Iraqi boy is taken away from a suspected militant, who has been accused of killing his father at the height of the sectarian slaughter in 2006 and 2007. A total of 22 suspected militants were presented to the media today as they await their trial, acco???
  • Workers of the People's Democratic Party (PDP), Kashmir's main opposition political party, shout anti-government slogans during a protest march in Srinagar. Danish Ismail / Reuters
    Workers of the People's Democratic Party (PDP), Kashmir's main opposition political party, shout anti-government slogans during a protest march in Srinagar. Danish Ismail / Reuters
  • Students from St Andrews University participate in the traditional Raisin Monday celebrations in St Andrews, Scotland. The tradition dates back to the early days of the university when new students would give senior students a pound of raisins in gratitu???
    Students from St Andrews University participate in the traditional Raisin Monday celebrations in St Andrews, Scotland. The tradition dates back to the early days of the university when new students would give senior students a pound of raisins in gratitu???
  • An elderly man smokes a cigarette outside his flooded home in a slum just outside Bangkok. The flooding in Thailand has killed more than 500 and affected about two million people since late July, with tens of thousands relocated or sheltering in evacuatio???
    An elderly man smokes a cigarette outside his flooded home in a slum just outside Bangkok. The flooding in Thailand has killed more than 500 and affected about two million people since late July, with tens of thousands relocated or sheltering in evacuatio???
  • Soldiers loyal to Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh look on during a demonstration to demand the trial of Saleh, in Sanaa. Mohamed al-Sayaghi / Reuters
    Soldiers loyal to Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh look on during a demonstration to demand the trial of Saleh, in Sanaa. Mohamed al-Sayaghi / Reuters

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In pictures: The world on 21/11/2011

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