Syrian children look through their car window as they cross into Lebanon with their families at the border crossing, in Masnaa, eastern Lebanon. (AP)

Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi reaches for supporters as she leaves a public meeting close to Letpadaung mine in Monywa, northwestern Burma. Suu Kyi is urging a negotiated resolution to protests over a military-backed copper mine. (AP)

A Palestinian protester holds a placard in front of Israeli soldiers during a demonstration in the West Bank village of al-Masara near Bethlehem, marking the recognition of a sovereign Palestinian state by the United Nations. (AP)

Fireworks explode over the Sydney Opera House as it is bathed in red light to mark World AIDS Day. Organizers announced that Sydney was the first of dozens of cities around the globe to observe the day by illuminating major landmarks with red light. (Reuters)

A municipality worker holds a banner during a rally against state sector layoffs demanded by the country’s international lenders, in central Athens. The banner reads: ‘No to layoffs’ (top) and ‘I can’t take it any more.’ (Reuters)

People run during snowfall in central St. Petersburg. Temperatures in Russia’s second city dropped to around -6 degrees Celsius (21.2 degrees Fahrenheit) on Friday. (Reuters)

A boy separates starched sarees, a traditional Indian garment for women, left to dry on the roof of a cotton factory in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad, India. (Reuters)

A visitor looks at a self-built car ‘Finnjet’, built by 70-year-old Antti Rahko during a press presentation prior to the Essen Motor Show in Essen, Germany. About 600 exhibitors will present their latest developments at the trade fair from Dec. 1-Dec. 9. (Reuters)

A retired soldier of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) plays a flute at a farewell ceremony near Hangzhou, Zhejiang province. (Reuters)