Protesters clash with police and rockets blast off into space. Look at the most eye-catching events of the last week.
Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers the annual Presidential Address to the Federal Assembly in the Kremlin's St. George's Hall. December 4, 2014.
Visitors at the opening of the GUM ice skating rink on Red Square.
An LAPD motorcycle officer uses his baton to push back protesters as his colleagues detain a man during a rally against the shooting deaths of Michael Brown and Ezell Ford at the hands of police officers. Los Angeles, December 1, 2014.
Russia's Maria Astashkina during the qualifying heat of the women's 50m breaststroke at the FINA World Swimming Championships.
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Scattered shells and a torched police car on an empty square outside a burned-out publishing house in central Grozny, Russia. December 4, 2014.
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The 2014 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show at Earl's Court exhibition centre in London, England. December 2, 2014.
Indian marine commandos display their skills during the country's Navy Day celebrations. Mumbai, December 2, 2014
Participants of a historic reenactment marking the 72nd anniversary of the beginning of the Soviet counteroffensive near Stalingrad.
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Indian women protesters participating in a rally in New Delhi,India, fill their bottles with drinking water. December 2, 2014.
A H-IIA rocket carrying Hayabusa 2 space probe blasts off from the launching pad at Tanegashima Space Center. December 3, 2014.
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Pope Francis leaves after visiting Haghia Sofia, the Byzantine church that was converted to mosque, and finally became a museum. Istanbul, November 29, 2014.
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A single-engine plane made an emergency landing on a busway in West Hartford, Connecticut. November 29, 2014.
US film actor and boxer Mickey Rourke takes pictures with fans after a fight against US boxer Elliot Seymour.
A Kurdish Peshmerga fighter fires mortar rounds in the direction of Zummar, a town near Mosul controlled by Islamic State forces.
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Protesters clash with police in Hong Kong.
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Members of the "Skipper" yacht club dressed as Father Frost, the Russian equivalent of Santa Claus, sail a yacht down the Yenisei River to mark the end of the sailboat season. November 30, 2014.
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People watch as a 50-year-old illegally built hotel, located on Sorrento coast in southern Italy, is blown up. November 30, 2014.
A NYPD policeman (R) reacts next to people protesting the grand jury's decision not to indict a police officer responsible for strangling Eric Garner during an arrest in July. New York, December 3, 2014.
