Saturday 28 November 2015

AP PHOTOS: A selection of pictures from the past week

Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert, of France, watches a basket by the Los Angeles Clippers during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2015, in Los Angeles. The Jazz won 102-91.
Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert, of France, watches a basket by the Los Angeles Clippers during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2015, in Los Angeles. The Jazz won 102-91.  

Visitors walk on a road in front of an illuminated India Gate war memorial in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2015. The landmark monument was illuminated in orange in an effort to raise awareness on ending violence against women.
Visitors walk on a road in front of an illuminated India Gate war memorial in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2015. The landmark monument was illuminated in orange in an effort to raise awareness on ending violence against women.  
Justin Bieber performs at the American Music Awards at the Microsoft Theater on Sunday, Nov. 22, 2015, in Los Angeles.
Justin Bieber performs at the American Music Awards at the Microsoft Theater on Sunday, Nov. 22, 2015, in Los Angeles.
Passengers disembark off a bus arriving from Washington ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2015, in Atlanta. A stronger economy and lower gas prices mean Thanksgiving travelers can expect more congested highways this year. During the long holiday weekend, 46.9 million Americans are expected to go 50 miles or more from home, the highest number since 2007, according to travel agency and car lobbying group AAA.
Passengers disembark off a bus arriving from Washington ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2015, in Atlanta. A stronger economy and lower gas prices mean Thanksgiving travelers can expect more congested highways this year. During the long holiday weekend, 46.9 million Americans are expected to go 50 miles or more from home, the highest number since 2007, according to travel agency and car lobbying group AAA.            
An Iranian migrant has his mouth sewn shut during a protest near the village of Idomeni at the Greek-Macedonian border, on Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015. Migrants stranded at the border have been protesting for days, as several of them have started a hunger strike, after Macedonia and other Balkan countries toughen criteria for migrants and asylum seekers hoping to travel across the region to northern Europe.
An Iranian migrant has his mouth sewn shut during a protest near the village of Idomeni at the Greek-Macedonian border, on Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015. Migrants stranded at the border have been protesting for days, as several of them have started a hunger strike, after Macedonia and other Balkan countries toughen criteria for migrants and asylum seekers hoping to travel across the region to northern Europe.       
Water splashes out of the bucket of a Filipino resident as they help firemen in battling the blaze at a residential area in Mandaluyong, east of Manila, Philippines on Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2015. Mandaluyong City Fire Marshall Nahum Tarroza said about 1,000 homes were burned during the fire. The cause of the fire is still being investigated.
Water splashes out of the bucket of a Filipino resident as they help firemen in battling the blaze at a residential area in Mandaluyong, east of Manila, Philippines on Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2015. Mandaluyong City Fire Marshall Nahum Tarroza said about 1,000 homes were burned during the fire. The cause of the fire is still being investigated.  
People sit next to a pool where the Tower of Madrid skyscraper is reflected at sunset in Madrid, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015. The tower was the tallest in Spain since it was finished in 1957 until 1982.
People sit next to a pool where the Tower of Madrid skyscraper is reflected at sunset in Madrid, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015. The tower was the tallest in Spain since it was finished in 1957 until 1982.   
The mother of 18-year-old Israeli soldier Ziv Mizrahi reacts during his funeral at a military cemetery in Jerusalem, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2015. Mizrahi was killed in a Palestinian stabbing attack at a West Bank gas station Monday.
The mother of 18-year-old Israeli soldier Ziv Mizrahi reacts during his funeral at a military cemetery in Jerusalem, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2015. Mizrahi was killed in a Palestinian stabbing attack at a West Bank gas station Monday.   
A migrant uses a blanket to warm, as he waits in no man's land to be allowed to pass the Greek-Macedonian border, near the northern Greek village of Idomeni, on Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015. Migrants stranded at the border have been protesting for days, as several of them have started a hunger strike, after Macedonia and other Balkan countries toughen criteria for migrants and asylum seekers hoping to travel across the region to northern Europe.
A migrant uses a blanket to warm, as he waits in no man's land to be allowed to pass the Greek-Macedonian border, near the northern Greek village of Idomeni, on Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015. Migrants stranded at the border have been protesting for days, as several of them have started a hunger strike, after Macedonia and other Balkan countries toughen criteria for migrants and asylum seekers hoping to travel across the region to northern Europe.   
Spectators watch as the balloon of Spongebob Squarepants is moved down Central Park West during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015 in New York.
Spectators watch as the balloon of Spongebob Squarepants is moved down Central Park West during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015 in New York.