An abstract light installation replaces the traditional Christmas tree at the Grand Place in Brussels. Traditionally, a 20m (65ft) pine tree from the forests of the Ardennes decorates the city's central square, the Grand Place. This year, it has been replaced with a 25m (82ft) construction. Photo: AP
Samajwadi Party president Mulayam Singh Yadav and veteran Congress leader N.D. Tiwari during a joint press conference at Mulayam's residence in Lucknow. Also seen N.D Tewari's nephew Manish (centre). Photo: Subir Roy
2012 Kennedy Center Honoree Natalia Makarova, front row, second right, reacts to the photos being taken during a group photo after the State Department Dinner for the Kennedy Center Honors gala at the State Department in Washington. From left are former President Bill Clinton, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, John Paul Johns, Buddy Guy, Jimmy Page, Makarova, Robert Plant, Dustin Hoffman and David Letterman. Photo: AP
Mexico's newly sworn-in President Enrique Pena Nieto acknowledges the applause of the crowd as he arrives at the National Palace to deliver his inaugural speech in Mexico City. Photo: AP
External Affairs Minister, Salman Khurshid presenting the 14th NCPEDP-Shell Helen Keller award to Abdul Sajeed Ali (R), President, Chaitanya Vikalangula Hakkula Vedika (CVHV), Mahbubnagar District, Andhra Pradesh during the National Centre for Promotion of Employment for Disabled People, in New Delhi. Photo: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar
People wave Egyptian flags and hold a large poster with the portrait of President Mohammed Morsi, center, during a rally near Cairo University in Cairo, Egypt. More than 100,000 Islamists waved Egyptian flags and hoisted portraits of President Mohammed Morsi in rallies to support his efforts to rush through a new draft constitution. Photo: AP
Rescue workers walk among the crash site of a cargo airplane near the airport at Brazzaville, Republic of Congo. The death toll has risen to more than 25 people killed after an Ilyushin-76 cargo plane owned by a private Congolese company crashed near the airport in the Republic of Congo's capital. Photo: AP
Crews continue to spray water on derailed freight train tank cars in Paulsboro, New Jersey, after seven cars of an 84-car freight train with two locomotives derailed. Photo: AP
A demonstrator lights up a spray next to riot police in Mexico City. Protesters opposed to newly sworn-in Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto clashed with tear gas-wielding police near the National Congress, where Pena Nieto took the oath of office. Photo: AP
Runners get off the start line with the Bund, one of the most popular tourist destinations in town, as a backdrop during the Shanghai International Marathon in Shanghai, China. Photo: AP