The week in pictures

<p>A car drives through a flooded street after heavy rains in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on November 19.</p>

A car drives through a flooded street after heavy rains in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on November 19.

<p>Algeria(***)s national football team celebrates after winning the qualifying round to the 2014 World Cup against Burkina Faso. </p>

Algeria(***)s national football team celebrates after winning the qualifying round to the 2014 World Cup against Burkina Faso. 

<p>Mourners carry the coffin of a victim killed by a bomb attack in Baghdad on November 21. Iraq has seen a spike in violence in recent months.</p>

Mourners carry the coffin of a victim killed by a bomb attack in Baghdad on November 21. Iraq has seen a spike in violence in recent months.

<p>Central Africans demonstrate for peace on the streets of Bangui on November 22. The Central African Republic has slid into anarchy since the predominantly Muslim Seleka rebel group seized the capital Bangui in March, ousting President Francois Bozize and unleashing a wave of violence.</p>

Central Africans demonstrate for peace on the streets of Bangui on November 22. The Central African Republic has slid into anarchy since the predominantly Muslim Seleka rebel group seized the capital Bangui in March, ousting President Francois Bozize and unleashing a wave of violence.

<p>Attendees stand during the singing of the US national anthem at ceremonies marking the 50-year anniversary of the assassination of President John F Kennedy in Dallas, Texas.</p>

Attendees stand during the singing of the US national anthem at ceremonies marking the 50-year anniversary of the assassination of President John F Kennedy in Dallas, Texas.

<p>Malians voted in parliamentary elections on November 24, amid concerns over security following attacks in the city of Gao and the kidnapping and killing of two French journalists earlier this month. Some 1,080 candidates, including 135 women, are competing for 147 seats in the elections, which will go to a second round on December 15.</p>

Malians voted in parliamentary elections on November 24, amid concerns over security following attacks in the city of Gao and the kidnapping and killing of two French journalists earlier this month. Some 1,080 candidates, including 135 women, are competing for 147 seats in the elections, which will go to a second round on December 15.

Mount Sinabung spews volcanic material as seen from North Sumatra, Indonesia. Nearly 15,000 people in in the surrounding towns have been evacuated.
Mount Sinabung spews volcanic material as seen from North Sumatra, Indonesia. Nearly 15,000 people in in the surrounding towns have been evacuated.
<p>Hundreds of participants dance under a rainbow flag as they attend the sixth Delhi Queer Pride parade on November 24.</p>

Hundreds of participants dance under a rainbow flag as they attend the sixth Delhi Queer Pride parade on November 24.

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