December 3, 2014
Somali security officers attempt to extinguish a fire at the scene of an explosion in front of the airport in Mogadishu. A car bomb struck a United Nations convoy in the capital, killing at least three Somalis who were not U.N. staff members, police and a U.N. spokesman said.
This handout picture taken by Wakayama Adventure World shows twin giant panda babies, born at the Wakayama Adventure World zoo at Shirahama in Wakayama prefecture, western Japan.
Gregory Hughes, left, father of Phillip Hughes, helps to carry Phillips's coffin during his funeral in Macksville, Australia. Cricketer Phillip Hughes, 25, died on Nov. 25 after being hit near the ear by a ball during a match between South Australia and his former state side New South Wales at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
A H-IIA rocket carrying Hayabusa 2 space probe blasts off from the launching pad at Tanegashima Space Center on the Japanese southwestern island of Tanegashima, in this photo taken by Kyodo. The space probe named for a falcon sets off on a six-year round trip journey to an asteroid for samples that scientists hope will help reveal the origins of life.
A bench covered in ice on Buda Hills in Budapest. Tens of thousand of homes on the outskirts of Budapest went without electricity this week as freezing rain blanketed the area and falling trees cut power lines, Hungary's Disaster Relief Agency said.
The last rays of the sun are seen at dusk at a cemetery in Yungay, Peru, Dec. 2, 2014.
Britain's Prince Harry speaks on telephones during a charity event in central London.
A volunteer clears rubbish from the Ciliwung River in the Jatinegara district of Jakarta, Indonesia. More than 1,000 soldiers and volunteers cleared 80 tons of rubbish after flooding hit parts of the capital last week, local media reported.
Indian laborers work at a cotton processing and packaging facility in Kadi, also known as 'Cotton City of India', some 50 kms from Ahmedabad.
A drought-related cactus installation called "Desert of Cantareira" by Brazilian artist and activist Mundano is seen at Atibainha dam, part of the Cantareira reservoir, during a drought in Nazare Paulista, Sao Paulo, Dec. 2, 2014.