Photos of the Week: Nov. 22-28, 2014
A young girl gives the fascist salute during the 39th anniversary of the death of Spanish dictator General Francisco Franco at Plaza Oriente square on Nov. 23, 2014 in Madrid, Spain. Franco ruled Spain from 1939 until his death in 1975 after a military coup and subsequent Civil War which left an estimated half a million dead.
Great Britain
Mist and frost lingers in fields surrounding the village of Evercreech as the winter sun begins to rise on Nov. 24, 2014 in Somerset, England. Weather forecasters are predicting that the UK is set to see a significant drop in temperature this week bringing the first widespread frost of the season with temperatures dropping as low as -5C.
China
Riot police use tear spray during clash with protesters at Mong Kok on Nov. 25, 2014 in Hong Kong. The Mong Kok protest site is scheduled for clearance by bailiffs this week after Hong Kong's high court authorized police to arrest protesters who obstruct bailiffs on the three interim restraining orders.
Missouri
A Ferguson firefighter surveys rubble at a strip mall that was set on fire when rioting erupted following the grand jury announcement in the Michael Brown case on Nov. 25, 2014 in Ferguson, Missouri.
California
California Highway Patrol officers walk to clear the 101 freeway from protesters in Los Angeles, Calif., following Monday's grand jury decision in the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo. November 25, 2014.
Yemen
Top high school students attend an annual award ceremony organized by Yemen's Education Ministry in Sanaa, November 24, 2014. Forty-seven highest-scoring graduates of high schools nationwide were honored by the government on Monday, and awarded with medals and cash prizes.
California
A protester sits in the back of a Los Angles Police Department (LAPD) transport bus after arrested at one intersection during a demonstration following the grand jury decision not to indict a white police officer who had shot dead an unarmed black teenager in Ferguson, Mo. in the early morning hours of November 26, 2014 in Los Angeles, Calif.
Germany
Niels H. arrives for his trial at court on November 27, 2014 in Oldenburg, Germany. Originally charged with the murder of several patients at a clinic in Delmenhorst, recent doctors' reports indicate that Niels H., who worked at several hospitals, may have murdered over 200 people over a time-period spanning a decade at at least two clinics and during a time when he worked as an emergency rescue worker.
Kazakhstan
The Soyuz TMA-15M spacecraft carrying the International Space Station crew of Anton Shkaplerov of Russia, Terry Virts of the U.S. and Samantha Cristoforetti of Italy blasts off from the launch pad at the Baikonur cosmodrome, Nov. 24, 2014.
Missouri
Snow falls as Missouri National Guard stand outside of the Ferguson Police Department Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2014, in Ferguson, Mo.
Argentina
Argentina's Yanina San Jurge performs during the Miss Pole Dance South America 2014 and Pole Dance Argentina 2014 competitions, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Monday, Nov. 24, 2014.
India
Kashmiris stand in queue to cast their votes outside a polling station during the first phase of voting to the Jammu and Kashmir state assembly elections at Shadipora, outskirts of Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014. Thousands lined up to cast their votes amid a boycott call by Muslim separatist groups who reject India's sovereignty over the disputed Himalayan region.
Missouri
In this aerial photo, the St. Louis skyline is seen in the distance Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014, as fires smolder in Ferguson, Mo., after they were set during in overnight protests following a grand jury's decision not to indict a white police officer in the killing of unarmed black 18-year-old Michael Brown.
Washington, D.C.
President Barack Obama, left, and Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, right, embrace after speaking about Hagel's resignation during an event in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, Nov. 24, 2014. Hagel is stepping down under pressure from Obama's Cabinet, senior administration officials said Monday, following a tenure in which he has struggled to break through the White House's insular foreign policy team.
New Hampshire
A car travels along the highway as snow falls , Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2014 in Concord, N.H. The season's first major snowstorm is promising up to a foot of snow in some places, slowing holiday travel.
Brazil
Nilton, right, of Cruzeiro jumps for the ball with Leonardo Silva of Atletico Mineiro during their Copa do Brasil final soccer match at Mineirao stadium in Belo Horizonte Nov. 26, 2014.
Venezuela
Macaws fly over Caracas, Venezuela, Nov. 24, 2014. Macaws are thriving amid the high-rises and traffic of Caracas thanks to a group of amateur birders who feed them and watch out for their nests. Visitors to Venezuela’s capital soon grow accustomed to lifting their heads at dusk and dawn to see the stately birds glide by, usually in a pair.
New York
Phil Mohun does a back flip off of his family home after clearing snow from the roof following a massive snowstorm in Cowlesville, New York, Nov. 22, 2014. Warm temperatures and rain were forecast for the weekend in the city of Buffalo and western New York, bringing the threat of widespread flooding to the region bound for days by deep snow.
China
Students have lunch outdoors at a primary school in Tongguan village, Liping county, Guizhou province, Nov. 24, 2014. According to the headmaster, there is a school dining room, but students prefer eating outside since the room is dimly lit.
Syria
Rebel fighters aim their weapons as they take positions at the frontline against forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Maysaloun neighborhood in the old city of Aleppo, Nov. 24, 2014.
Missouri
Police form a line in the street under a holiday sign after a grand jury returned no indictment in the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri Nov. 24, 2014. Gunshots were heard and bottles were thrown as anger rippled through a crowd outside the Ferguson Police Department in suburban St. Louis after authorities on Monday announced that a grand jury voted not to indict a white officer in the August shooting death of an unarmed black teen.
Ukraine
A damaged dome is seen in yard of orthodox church damaged by recent shelling in Kuibyshevski district in Donetsk, eastern Ukraine, Nov. 25, 2014. Three civilians were killed and eight were injured during shelling in Donetsk yesterday.
Missouri
A female protester raises her hands while blocking police cars in Ferguson, Mo., Nov. 25, 2014. More than 2,000 National Guard troops spread out across the St. Louis area on Tuesday to prevent another night of rioting and looting after a grand jury declined to indict Darren Wilson, a white police officer, in the August shooting of unarmed black teenager Michael Brown.
Syria
Members of al Qaeda's Nusra Front carry their weapons as they move towards their positions near al-Zahra village, north of Aleppo, Nov. 25, 2014. Members of al Qaeda's Nusra Front and other Sunni Islamists seized an area south of the Shi'ite Muslim village in north Syria on Sunday after clashes with pro-government fighters, opposition activists said. The insurgents advanced overnight on al-Zahra, north of Aleppo city, seizing territory to the south and also trying to take land to the east in an attempt to capture the village, the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. Picture taken November 25, 2014.
Missouri
National Guard troops, who were called up by the governor to help maintain order, help with security at the police command center set up at a shopping mall on November 26, 2014 in Ferguson, Mo.
Nepal
Stuntmen perform on the eve of the sacrificial ceremony for the "Gadhimai Mela" festival in Bariyapur Nov. 27, 2014. The festival renowned for its large number of animal sacrifices, is held every five years at the Gadhimai Temple where devotees from Nepal and bordering India will sacrifice buffaloes, goats and birds while offering prayers to Gadhimai, the goddess of power.
Turkey
Pope Francis sits aboard the flight towards Ankara, Friday, Nov. 28, 2014. Pope Francis travels to Turkey this weekend amid new Muslim-Christian tensions and a violent war next door, with Islamic State militants seizing chunks of territory in Iraq and Syria and sending 1.6 million refugees across the border into Turkey.
New York
A boy waits to enter the Toys R Us in Times Square in New York City, Nov. 27, 2014.
France
Sheep are gathered in front of the Eiffel tower in Paris during a demonstration of shepherds against the protection of wolves in France Nov. 27, 2014. French shepherds, with around 250 sheep, staged a protest in central Paris against the French government's Plan Loup (wolf plan), introduced to try to pacify shepherds and protect wolves, ahead a meeting with French Agriculture minister.
New York
The Sponge Bob Squarepants float makes its way down 6th Ave during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York, Nov. 27, 2014.
Great Britain
Shoppers compete to purchase retail items on "Black Friday" at an Asda superstore in Wembley, north London, Nov. 28, 2014. Britain's high streets, malls and online sites were awash with discounts on Friday as more retailers than ever embraced U.S.-style "Black Friday" promotions, seeking to kickstart trading in the key Christmas period. In the United States the Friday following the Thanksgiving Day holiday is called Black Friday because spending usually surges and indicates the point at which American retailers begin to turn a profit for the year, or go "into the black."