16 November 2012 Last updated at 16:33

Week in pictures: 10-16 November 2012

Harry Styles and his group One Direction perform at Rockefeller Plaza in New York City.

An Afghan boy keeps warm by a fire in the street in the Old City in Kabul.

Kyrgyz couples take part in a mass wedding ceremony in the capital Bishkek.

A protester hides behind a barricade during a 24-hour nationwide general strike in central Madrid

A protester hides behind a barricade in central Madrid during a 24-hour nationwide general strike as workers across the European Union staged a series of protests and strikes against rising unemployment and austerity measures.

Palestinian firefighters try to extinguish a fire after an Israeli air strike on the building of Hamas' Ministry of Interior in Gaza City. Egyptian leaders promised to support Gaza against Israeli attacks, as violence escalated towards the end of the week.

The Israeli military launch a missile from the Iron Dome missile system in the southern city of Beer Sheva

As part of the latest round of clashes, Gaza militants targeted Tel Aviv and other places in Israel with missiles. Many were intercepted by the Iron Dome missile defence system.

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton reacts to Premier of Western Australia Colin Barnett at a reception during the Australia-United States Ministerial Consultation, near Perth.

A murmuration of starlings puts on a display over the town of Gretna, near the Scotland-England border.

Iraqi women work at a brick factory in Baghdad's south-eastern suburb of Nahrawan.

Xi Jinping leads the new politburo standing committee on to the stage at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, signalling his elevation to the top of China's ruling Communist Party.

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Week in pictures: 10-16 November 2012

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