Iran's President Hassan Rouhani arrives to Saadabad palace for a meeting with Afghan President Hamid Karzai in Tehran, Iran. Karzai arrived in Tehran to discuss regional and international issues with Iranian officials. Photo: AP
South African soldiers park their APC overlooking the area under construction where dignitaries will sit when they attend the funeral of former president Nelson Mandela in Qunu, South Africa. Mandela's funeral will take place on December 15. Photo: AP
Pope Francis steps out of a car as he arrives at the Spanish Steps to pray at the statue of the Virgin Mary, in central Rome on the occasion of the Immaculate Conception feast. Photo: AP
Riot police protect government buildings from Pro-European Union activists, pro-Presidential supporters stand behind them, in Kiev, Ukraine, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2013. The third week of protests continues on Sunday with an estimated 200,000 Ukrainians occupying central Kiev to denounce President Viktor Yanukovych’s decision to turn away from Europe and align this ex-Soviet republic with Russia. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)