Nov 20: Day in pics

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Updated on Nov 21, 2012 01:12 pm IST

A member of the group "Save Malaysia Stop Lynas" protests outside the Lynas Corp Ltd annual general meeting in the Sofitel Hotel in Sydney. A group of Malaysian and Australian activists were protesting against Lynas' controversial rare earths plant in Malaysia which aims to start production this month. REUTERS/Tim Wimborne

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Updated on Nov 21, 2012 01:12 pm IST

Xolile Mngeni (L), the man accused of killing Swedish honeymooner Anni Dewani, is pictured at Cape Town's High Court before hearing his judgment. AFP PHOTO / RODGER BOSCH

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Updated on Nov 21, 2012 01:12 pm IST

Former Honduran President Manuel Zelaya (R) and his wife Xiomara de Zelaya, presidential candidate of the Liberty and Refoundation Party (LIBRE) gesture during a news conference after casting their votes during primary elections in Tegucigalpa. REUTERS/Jorge Cabrera

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Updated on Nov 21, 2012 01:12 pm IST

Australia's prime minister Julia Gillard attends the ASEAN Global Dialogue session of the 21st ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) and East Asia summits in Phnom Penh. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj

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Updated on Nov 21, 2012 01:12 pm IST

Madeleine Pulver makes a statement to the media outside the New South Wales State District Court, in Sydney, Australia, after the sentencing of Paul Douglas Peters, an Australian investment banker who admitted chaining a fake bomb to Pulver in Aug. 2011, as part of a bizarre extortion plot. Peters pleaded guilty to the crime and was sentenced to 13 years and six months jail Tuesday. (AP Photo/Rob Griffith)

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Updated on Nov 21, 2012 01:12 pm IST

A devotee offers prayers to the rising sun during the "Chhat" festival in Kathmandu. Hindus in Nepal are celebrating "Chhat", a four-day festival that honours the sun god, by praying at sunrise and sunset and giving offerings to seek blessings for their families. REUTERS/ Navesh Chitrakar

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Updated on Nov 21, 2012 01:12 pm IST

US secretary of state Hillary Clinton (2nd L) and Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov (2nd R) hold a bilateral meeting at the Peace Palace in the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh on the sidelines of the East Asia Summit. Asian leaders feuded over how to handle tense maritime territorial disputes with China, overshadowing talks at a regional summit meant to strengthen trade and political ties. AFP PHOTO / ROMEO GACAD

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Updated on Nov 21, 2012 01:12 pm IST

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Australian counterpart Julia Gillard pose for a group photo at the Gala Dinner hosted by Prime Minister of Cambodia Hun Sen ahead of the 10th India-ASEAN Summit in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on Monday. PTI Photo by Kamal Singh

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Updated on Nov 21, 2012 01:12 pm IST

Palestinian firefighters try to extinguish a blaze after an Israeli air strike on the Islamic National Bank building in Gaza City. Israeli leaders discussed an Egyptian plan for a truce with Gaza's ruling Hamas, reports said, before a mission by the UN chief to Jerusalem and as the toll from Israeli raids on Gaza rose over 100. AFP PHOTO/MAJDI FATHI

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Updated on Nov 21, 2012 01:12 pm IST

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (2R), US President Barack Obama (L) with others Head of States pose for a group photo at the Gala Dinner hosted by Prime Minister of Cambodia Hun Sen ahead of East Asia Summit in Phnom Penh. PTI photo

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Updated on Nov 21, 2012 01:12 pm IST

Palestinians carry the bodies of brothers Suhiab (L) 2-years-old, and Mohammed Hejazi 4-years-old, during their funeral in the northern Gaza Strip area of Biet Lahia. Four members of the Hejazi family were killed in the Israeli air strike in Gaza, the Hamas Health Ministry said. AFP PHOTO/MOHAMMED ABED

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Updated on Nov 21, 2012 01:12 pm IST

US President Barack Obama attends an East Asian Summit Plenary Session at the Peace Palace in Phnom Penh. US President Barack Obama was set to dive into the tumultuous diplomatic waters of the South China Sea at a summit dominated by rival claims to the strategically vital area. AFP PHOTO/Jewel Samad

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Updated on Nov 21, 2012 01:12 pm IST

Information and broadcasting minister Manish Tewari and Goa chief minister Manohar Parrikar look on as actor Akshay Kumar lights the lamp to inaugurate the 43rd International Film Festival (IFFI-2012), in Panaji. PTI Photo

Nov 20: Day in pics

Xolile Mngeni (L), the man accused of killing Swedish honeymooner Anni Dewani, is pictured at Cape Town's High Court before hearing his judgment. AFP PHOTO / RODGER BOSCH

Former Honduran President Manuel Zelaya (R) and his wife Xiomara de Zelaya, presidential candidate of the Liberty and Refoundation Party (LIBRE) gesture during a news conference after casting their votes during primary elections in Tegucigalpa. REUTERS/Jorge Cabrera

Australia's prime minister Julia Gillard attends the ASEAN Global Dialogue session of the 21st ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) and East Asia summits in Phnom Penh. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj

A devotee offers prayers to the rising sun during the "Chhat" festival in Kathmandu. Hindus in Nepal are celebrating "Chhat", a four-day festival that honours the sun god, by praying at sunrise and sunset and giving offerings to seek blessings for their families. REUTERS/ Navesh Chitrakar

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Australian counterpart Julia Gillard pose for a group photo at the Gala Dinner hosted by Prime Minister of Cambodia Hun Sen ahead of the 10th India-ASEAN Summit in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on Monday. PTI Photo by Kamal Singh

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (2R), US President Barack Obama (L) with others Head of States pose for a group photo at the Gala Dinner hosted by Prime Minister of Cambodia Hun Sen ahead of East Asia Summit in Phnom Penh. PTI photo

Information and broadcasting minister Manish Tewari and Goa chief minister Manohar Parrikar look on as actor Akshay Kumar lights the lamp to inaugurate the 43rd International Film Festival (IFFI-2012), in Panaji. PTI Photo

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