Day in pictures: 6 December 2013
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Children watch fireworks during a Christmas light ceremony on Parliament Hill in Ottawa.
A baby loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) crawls to the sea after being released by members of the Brazilian Sea Turtle National Conservation Programme in Sao Joao da Mata.
Mexican singer-songwriter Thalia looks at her star after it was unveiled on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
A tidal surge has hit coastal towns along the east coast of Britain after thousands of homes were evacuated. Here collapsed houses lie on the beach in Hemsby.
Actor and former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger poses for a photo as he visits the Terracotta Warriors in Xian, China.
South Africans pay tribute to Nelson Mandela, who led the transition from white minority rule and has died aged 95. Mr Mandela spent 27 years in jail before becoming South Africa's first black president in 1994.
US workers in the fast-food industry protest in New York, demanding pay of $15 dollars (£9) per hour - a day after President Obama called the growing gap between the rich and poor the "defining challenge of our time".
Aliona Savchenko and Robin Szolkowy of Germany perform during the pairs short programme at the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final in Fukuoka, Japan.
Britain's Chancellor George Osborne uses a stud gun during a visit to a JCB factory in Rocester, Staffordshire. Mr Osborne hit back at fears the UK's economic recovery is based solely on a boom in consumer spending, saying exports and investment were also picking up - but there was still work to be done to create a more "balanced" economy.