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THIS IS THE week that was, in photos…

The week in photos
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  • World's shortest woman

    Indian woman Jyoti Amge, 18, is declared the "Shortest Woman in the world" by the Guinness World Record team - measuring just 61.95 centimeters (2 feet) (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

  • Christmas time

    Meerkats at Blair Drummond Safari Park near Stirling are treated to mealworms inside Christmas baubles in their enclosure (Andrew Milligan/PA Wire)

  • Viking hoard

    A Viking coin depicting the name Alwaldus is part of a hoard of 200 coins and arm rings found by Darren Webster in September 2011, known as the Silverdale Hoard (Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire)

  • Little lamb

    Eoin Huitema from Blanchardstown, aged 2, takes centre stage at the Irish Life charity nativity play in Dublin.

  • Lunar Eclipse

    A lunar eclipse is seen in the sky beside a statue of Buddha in Kurunegala, Sri Lanka (AP Photo/ Eranga Jayawardena)

  • Protecting Women in Pakistan

    Pakistani acid attack survivor, Shaziya Abdulsattar, aged eight. Rights activists have praised the new laws, which stiffen the punishment for acid attacks in Pakistan (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)

  • Winter weather

    Huge waves crash against the harbour wall and engulf the lighthouse at Porthcawl, South Wales (Ben Birchall/PA Wire)

  • Indonesia

    An Indonesian family chat while enjoying evening snacks under colored fluorescent tubes hanging on a tree in Yogyakarta, central Java (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

  • Torch Record

    At least 3,777 people try to break the world for lit torches in Jakarta, Indonesia (AP Photo / Achmad Ibrahim)

  • Enthralled

    Three-month old Henry Hirschey wears headphones while attending an NCAA college basketball game (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

  • Cambodia

    Cows stoops to drink from a pond near the paddy rice farm during rice at Tnuat Kpuoh village at the outskirt of Phnom Penh, Cambodia (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)

  • Child Labour

    An Indian rag picker child eats a snack while collecting recyclable spare parts at an automobile yard on the outskirts of Jammu - India remains home to the greatest number of child laborers in the world (AP Photo/Channi Anand)

  • Angels

    A woman sells Christmas angels at the Christmas market in the city center of Dortmund, Germany (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

  • Cadets

    Army cadets cheers during the second half of the 112th edition of the annual Army vs. Navy NCAA college football (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

  • Russia

    A protester seen during a rally in downtown St Petersburg, Russia (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky)
  • Indian woman Jyoti Amge, 18, is declared the
  • Meerkats at Blair Drummond Safari Park near Stirling are treated to mealworms inside Christmas baubles in their enclosure (Andrew Milligan/PA Wire)
  • A Viking coin depicting the name Alwaldus is part of a hoard of 200 coins and arm rings found by Darren Webster in September 2011, known as the Silverdale Hoard (Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire)
  • Eoin Huitema from Blanchardstown, aged 2, takes centre stage at the Irish Life charity nativity play in Dublin.
  • A lunar eclipse is seen in the sky beside a statue of Buddha in Kurunegala, Sri Lanka (AP Photo/ Eranga Jayawardena)
  • Pakistani acid attack survivor, Shaziya Abdulsattar, aged eight. Rights activists have praised the new laws, which stiffen the punishment for acid attacks in Pakistan (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)
  • Huge waves crash against the harbour wall and engulf the lighthouse at Porthcawl, South Wales (Ben Birchall/PA Wire)
  • An Indonesian family chat while enjoying evening snacks under colored fluorescent tubes hanging on a tree in Yogyakarta, central Java (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)
  • At least 3,777 people try to break the world for lit torches in Jakarta, Indonesia (AP Photo / Achmad Ibrahim)
  • Three-month old Henry Hirschey wears headphones while attending an NCAA college basketball game (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
  • Cows stoops to drink from a pond near the paddy rice farm during rice at Tnuat Kpuoh village at the outskirt of Phnom Penh, Cambodia (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)
  • An Indian rag picker child eats a snack while collecting recyclable spare parts at an automobile yard on the outskirts of Jammu - India remains home to the greatest number of child laborers in the world (AP Photo/Channi Anand)
  • A woman sells Christmas angels at the Christmas market in the city center of Dortmund, Germany (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
  • Army cadets cheers during the second half of the 112th edition of the annual Army vs. Navy NCAA college football (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
  • A protester seen during a rally in downtown St Petersburg, Russia (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky)

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