Gallery: The Week In Pictures

Updated: 17:26, Friday, 16 December 2011

Some of the best photos from around the world this week

  • Amir Khan hangs over the ropes as Lamont Peterson is held back by the referee during their title fight at the Washington Convention Centre
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    Amir Khan hangs over the ropes as Lamont Peterson is held back by the referee during their title fight at the Washington Convention Centre

  • Storm waves break on the sea wall behind houses on the Cobb in Lyme Regis, England
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    Storm waves break on the sea wall behind houses on the Cobb in Lyme Regis, England

  • Australian basketball player Jenna O'Hea pictured during a portrait session in Melbourne
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    Australian basketball player Jenna O'Hea pictured during a portrait session in Melbourne

  • Yachts from the US and Australia practice at Bathers Bay during the 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships in Perth, Australia
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    Yachts from the US and Australia practice at Bathers Bay during the 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships in Perth, Australia

  • A man walk's his dog on a December morning near Glastonbury Tor in Somerset
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    A man walk's his dog on a December morning near Glastonbury Tor in Somerset

  • The Philippines Men's crew paddle during traditional boat racing at the Southeast Asian Games in Indonesia
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    The Philippines Men's crew paddle during traditional boat racing at the Southeast Asian Games in Indonesia

  • The sun rises over Auckland in New Zealand on 11 December
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    The sun rises over Auckland in New Zealand on 11 December

  • Members of a Russian Nationalist group burn a flare at a protest in Bolotnaya Square in Moscow
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    Members of a Russian Nationalist group burn a flare at a protest in Bolotnaya Square in Moscow

  • Competitors jump into the water during the Mens 3000m Steeple at the Victorian Athletics Centre in Melbourne
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    Competitors jump into the water during the Mens 3000m Steeple at the Victorian Athletics Centre in Melbourne

  • US soldiers from the 2-82 Field Artillery, 3rd Brigade, wait to transfer to Kuwait from Camp Adder in Iraq
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    US soldiers from the 2-82 Field Artillery, 3rd Brigade, wait to transfer to Kuwait from Camp Adder in Iraq

  • The Chinese team competes in the Synchronized Swimming Free Combination Final in Beijing
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    The Chinese team competes in the Synchronized Swimming Free Combination Final in Beijing

  • Guy Mercer of Bath in a scrum during the Heineken Cup match between Bath and Leinster at the Recreation Ground
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    Guy Mercer of Bath in a scrum during the Heineken Cup match between Bath and Leinster at the Recreation Ground

  • A young construction worker carries a large bag of cement at a hotel construction site in Nay Pyi Taw in Burma
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    A young construction worker carries a large bag of cement at a hotel construction site in Nay Pyi Taw in Burma