Here's a look at images of daily life from various locations around the world made by photographers from the Associated Press and Getty Images. (20 images)
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Palestinian fishermen pull in their nets at sunset at the beach in Gaza City, Monday, Nov. 9. AP / Tara Todras-Whitehill
People walk next to muddy volcanoes, one of the best known geological reserves in Romania, 30 km from Buzau city on Nov. 11. The muddy volcanoes originate in the layer closer to the surface of the earth crust. The metane gas associated to the crude deposits in the sedimentary rocks, make their way towards the surface through clefts, reach the underground water layer, where they also involve the waters in their movement and on their way upwards. AFP / Getty Images / Daniel Mihailescu
A man sells tea in a street of Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, Nov. 13. AP / Dario Lopez-Mills
Afghan National Army soldiers pray in a French military tent set up as a mosque by a French Operational Mentor and Liaison Team (AMLT) in the Tagab Valley some 50 km east of Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Nov. 18. Security forces increased patrols on some streets in the Afghan capital and blocked others entirely Wednesday, bracing for possible militant attacks during the inauguration ceremony that will cement President Hamid Karzai's tumultuous re-election victory. AP / Jerome Delay
A soldier stands guard next to over 2 million seized US dollars during a presentation to the press in Tijuana, Mexico, late Thursday, Nov. 12. Army authorities say they seized the money and some weapons in a residence in Tijuana early Thursday after responding to an anonymous citizen tip. AP / Guillermo Arias
A worker inflates a hot air balloon at the hot air balloon festival in Leon, Mexico, Saturday, Nov. 14. AP / Carlos Jasso
Displaced Pakistani tribal people, who fled the tribal area of Waziristan along the Afghanistan border due to fighting between security forces and militants, are checked by security personal prior to receiving relief supplies in Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan, Friday, Nov. 13. The U.S. has urged Pakistan to persevere with its South Waziristan offensive because militants have used the area as a base to attack Western troops across the border in Afghanistan. AP / Alexandre Meneghini
A Pakistani boy plays pool at a cattle market in Lahore, Pakistan on Tuesday, Nov. 10. Markets to sale of goats, cows and other animals are set up for the upcoming Muslims' festival Eidul-Adha on Nov. 29. Muslims all over the world sacrifice goats, sheep, cows and camels to observe the Feast of Sacrifice or Day of Sacrifice after the Hajj AP / K.M.Chaudary
Iraqi workers clean a window in central Baghdad, Iraq, on Thursday, Nov. 12. AP / Petros Giannakouris
Iraqi Shiite worshippers attend Friday prayers, at the Imam Hussein shrine, inthe city of Karbala, 80 kilometers (50 miles) south of Baghdad Iraq, Friday, Nov. 13. AP / Ahmed Alhusseiney
An Iraqi Shiite Muslim girl takes part in Friday noon prayers in the southern city of Karbala, 110kms form Baghdad, on Nov. 13. Following months of wrangling the Iraqi parliamentarians set a date for the upcoming national elections for Jan. 18, 2010. AFP / Getty Images / Mohammed Sawaf
Buddhist devotees wait at the helipad to get a glimpse of Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama who leaves after a series of public teachings at Tawang, in northeastern Indian state Arunachal Pradesh, Thursday, Nov. 12. The exiled spiritual leader's trip to the remote Himalayan region of Arunachal Pradesh, the subject of a long-running border dispute between India and China, has increased already high tensions between the regional rivals. AP / Manish Swarup
Fifty year-old elephant Champa is prepared to go out with her mahout - caretaker - in Ahmedabad on Nov. 15. Some 15 elephants are housed and looked after at Shri Jagannathji Mandir. AFP / Getty Images / Sam Panthaky
A Kashmiri woman washes dishes near Dal Lake in Srinagar, India, Saturday, Nov. 14. AP / Mukhtar Khan
Nepalese women offer prayers at a temple in Katmandu, Nepal, Monday, Nov. 9. AP / Rafiq Maqbool
Raju, a Nepalese youth, waits for customers as he sells fish in a market in Katmandu, Nepal, Sunday, Nov. 8. AP / Rafiq Maqbool
A Bangkok noodle vendor attempts to stem the flow of heavy rain into his stall during heavy rains Saturday, Nov. 14, in Bangkok, Thailand. Heavy thunderstorms swept through downtown Saturday causing minor flooding and traffic jams. AP / David Longstreath
Cambodian students hold balloons during an Independence Day celebration at the Independent Monument in Phnom Penh on Nov. 9. Cambodia is celebrating the 56th anniversary of its independence from France. AFP / Getty Images / Tang Chhin Sothy
Roma children play in the village of Raducaneni, 300 km northeast of Bucharest on Nov. 12. The number of Romanians at risk of falling into poverty will increase by 1.7 percent from 2008, up to 7.4%, with the children facing higher risks according to the World Bankís Country Partnership Strategy with Romania. AFP / Getty Images / Daniel Mihailescu
This aerial photo of 1,700 beach towels each bearing a chalk outline of a "dead body", symbolising the annual toll of skin cancer related deaths in Australia, laid out by the Cancer Council on Bondi Beach in Sydney on Nov. 15, 2009. The event was designed to raise awareness about the dangers of tanning in Australia where almost half of teenagers still believe a tan looks healthy. AFP / Getty Images / Dean Lewins
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