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A relative of the passengers of AirAsia flight QZ8501 weeps as she waits for the latest news on the missing jetliner at a crisis centre set up by local authority at Juanda International Airport in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia. (AP/Trisnadi)

A boy looks on as he swims in floodwaters in Kota Bahru. Malaysia pledged more funds to help over 160,000 people hit by the country's worst flooding in decades, as forecasters warned of fresh rain hampering efforts to relieve thousands left stranded by the waters. (AFP/Mohd Rasfan)

NATO-led ISAF soldiers attend a ceremony marking the end of ISAF's combat mission in Afghanistan at ISAF headquarters in Kabul. (Photo: AFP/Shah Marai)

Tourists heading to ski resorts prepare to spend the night in an emergency accommodation centre after being stuck on the road due to heavy snowfalls in Albertville. (AFP/Jean-Pierre Clatot)

Young boys clash with Turkish police (not pictured) in the town of Cizre, south-eastern Turkey. Turkish PM Ahmet Davutoglu warned of government action against any further violence in the southeast after deaths from fresh clashes between two rival Kurdish groups. (AFP/Ilyas Akengin)

Protesters clash with riot police in front of a bookstore in Athens during a demonstration against the government's decision to allow shops to open for more than two Sundays a year. (AFP/Angelos Tzortzinis)

Women wearing traditional Alsacian hats and holding alsacian red and white flags demonstrate against territorial reform in Muespach, France. (AFP/Sebastien Bozon)

People prepare themselves before a Santa Claus Race in Skopje. A few hundred people costumed as Santa Claus participated in a race ahead of New Year through the streets of Skopje. (AFP/Robert Atanasovski)

Southampton defend a lofted ball into their area during the EPL match between Southampton and Chelsea at St Mary's Stadium in Southampton, England. (AFP/Glyn Kirk)

New Jersey Devils' Eric Gelinas (22) checks New York Rangers' Chris Kreider (20) during the second period of an NHL hockey game in New York. (AP/Frank Franklin II)

Orlando Magic's Victor Oladipo (5) drives past Charlotte Hornets' Al Jefferson (25) during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Charlotte, North Carolina. (AP/Chuck Burton)

Penn State wide receiver DaeSean Hamilton (R) breaks away from Boston College defensive back Isaac Yiadom during the second half of the Pinstripe Bowl NCAA college football game in New York. (AP/Bill Kostroun)