Malaysia's outgoing King, Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin, left, salutes as Queen Nur Zahirah, right, stands beside him during his official farewell ceremony at Parliament Square in Kuala Lumpur. Mizan Zainal Abidin, who was proclaimed the country's 13th king on Dec. 13, 2006, for a five-year rotation period, completed his reign on December 12, 2011. (AP)

Paramilitary policemen carry wreaths as they march during a rehearsal of a ceremony marking the 74th anniversary of the start of the Nanjing Massacre at the Nanjing Massacre Museum, Jiangsu province, China, to commemorate the 1937 massacre, when Japanese troops killed more than 300,000 people. (Reuters)

A protester from the Occupy movement and a law enforcement officer photograph each other across from the entrance to the terminals at the Port of Longview in Longview, Washington. (Reuters)

Choristers practice in the choir stalls at St Paul's Cathedral in the City of London. (Reuters)

A sea lion wearing antlers performs at the Sunshine International Aquarium as the seasonal attraction, which will be held until Christmas Day, in Tokyo, Japan. (AFP)