Take a look at the stories that have been making headlines around the world over the last few days:
New Disaster - Rescuers carry a survivor from a collapsed building after an earthquake in Van, eastern Turkey tonight. The 5.6-magnitude quake is the second major temblor in 17 days to hit Van province, following a 7.2-magnitude quake that killed more than 600 people on October 23. Photograph: STR/AFP/Getty Images
People try to help a survivor after a 5.6-magnitude earthquake struck the city of Van, eastern Turkey tonight
Search: A rescue team get to work in the hunt for survivors buried when buildings collapsed following the latest earthquake in Turkey
Crumbled: As many as 18 buildings are already thought to have collapsed when the 5.2 magnitude quake struck
A demonstrator shouts slogans as he marches with other Occupy Oakland protesters to shut down the city as they call for a citywide general strike in California. Occupy Wall Street protesters declared victory after thousands of demonstrators shut down evening operations at one of the nations busiest shipping ports, escalating a movement whose tactics had largely been limited to marches, rallies and tent encampments since it began in September. Photograph: AFP/Kimihiro Hoshino
A line of police officers head a student demonstration march against a cut in higher education funding in London, England. Thousands of students marched through London against cuts to university funding, facing off against police armed with rubber bullets amid fears of a repeat of violent protests last year. Photograph: Leon Neal/AFP/Getty Images
Miss Venezuela, Ivian Sarcos, reacts on November 6, 2011 after winning Miss World 2011 at Earls Court in London. Photograph: AFP PHOTO / BEN STANSALL
Another image ofMiss Venezuela Ivian Sarcos'sreaction as she is crowned winner, Miss Philippines Gwendoline Ruais, left, was second at the Miss World competition held at Earls Court in London, Sunday, Nov. 6, 2011. Photograph: AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth
Hollywood actors Brad Pitt (L) and Angelina Jolie (R) pose during a photo session prior to the Japan premiere of Pitts latest film Moneyball in Tokyo. The film will begin a nation-wide tour in Japan from November 11. Photograph: Kazuhiro Nogi/AFP/Getty Images
US pop star Lady Gaga poses with her four awards for Best Video, Best Song, Best Female and Biggest Fans, at the MTV European Music Awards (EMA) at the Odyssey Arena in Belfast, Northern Ireland, on November 6, 2011. Photograph: AFP PHOTO / PETER MUHLY
US pop star Lady Gaga performs on stage at the MTV European Music Awards (EMA) at the Odyssey Arena in Belfast, Northern Ireland, on November 6, 2011. Lady Gaga won Best Video, Best Song, Best Female and Biggest Fans awards. Photograph: AFP PHOTO / LEON NEAL
(L-R) Tomo Milicevic, Shannon Leto and Jared Leto of US rock band 30 Seconds to Mars pose with their awards on the red carpet at the MTV European Music Awards (EMA) at the Odyssey Arena in Belfast, Northern Ireland, on November 6, 2011. Photograph: AFP PHOTO / PETER MUHLY
US singer-songerwriter Katy Perry poses on the red carpet at the MTV European Music Awards (EMA) at the Odyssey Arena in Belfast, Northern Ireland, on November 6, 2011. Photograph: AFP PHOTO / PETER MUHLY
Skyblu (L) and Redfoo (R) of US electro pop band LMFAO pose with British artist Lauren Bennett (C) on the red carpet at the MTV European Music Awards (EMA) at the Odyssey Arena in Belfast, Northern Ireland, on November 6, 2011. Photograph: AFP PHOTO / PETER MUHLY
Host US singer Selena Gomez presents wreathed in fire at the MTV European Music Awards (EMA) at the Odyssey Arena in Belfast, Northern Ireland, on November 6, 2011. Photograph: AFP PHOTO / LEON NEAL
British singer Jessie J poses on the red carpet at the MTV European Music Awards (EMA) at the Odyssey Arena in Belfast, Northern Ireland, on November 6, 2011. Photograph: AFP PHOTO / PETER MUHLY
Demonstrators with Occupy Wall Street continue their protest on November 8, 2011, at Zuccotti Park in New York, US. The demonstrators are protesting bank bailouts, foreclosures and high unemployment. Photograph: Timothy A. Clary/AFP/Getty Images
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi (L) and Northern League party leader Umberto Bossi sit prior a vote on Italys public accounts at the parliament in Rome. Berlusconi conceded he no longer had the support to govern and announced he would resign like his Greek counterpart, becoming the biggest political casualty yet of the European debt crisis. Photograph: Vincenzo Pinto/AFP/Getty Images
Pro-democracy protesters, holding a huge pre-Baath era Syrian flag, demonstrate against President Bashar al-Assads regime on November 2, 2011, outside the Arab league headquarters in Cairo, Egypt, where a ministerial meeting was held to discuss the situation in Syria. Damascus fully accepted a plan to end nearly eight months of bloodshed, a League official said, but Washington said al-Assad still had to go. Photograph: Mohammed Hossam/AFP/Getty Images
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange (R) arrives at the high court for his extradition hearing in London, England. In a major setback, two British judges rejected Assanges move to block extradition to face questioning in Sweden. Photograph: Ben Stansall/AFP/Getty Images
Baghdadi al-Mahmudi (C), Libyas premier until the final weeks of Muammar Gaddafis regime, stands behind security as a police officer argues with a photographer, upon arrival in court in Tunis, Tunisia An appeals court approved a request by the new Libyan authorities for the extradition of the former prime minister, despite concerns expressed by rights groups and Mahmudi himself over his safety.. Photograph: Fethi Belaid/AFP/Getty Images
People look at high waves in the southern French city of Nice. Heavy rain and flooding hit southern France at the weekend, killing three people and seeing hundreds others evacuated in flood-related accidents. Photograph: Valery Hache/AFP/Getty Images
Colombian musician Shakira poses on her Hollywood Star during a ceremony honouring her with the 2,454th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Hollywood in California. Photograph: Frederic J. Brown/AFP/Getty Images
Italian defender Marco Materazzi (R) vies against Senegals El-Hadji Diouf during the Friends of Libyas Children all-star international charity football match at the Al-Ahli stadium in Dubai, UAE. Current and retired international football players showed their skills to raise funds for the children of Libya. Photograph: Karim Sahib/AFP/Getty Images
Indias Sachin Tendulkar plays a shot during the third day of the first test match against the West Indies at the Feroz Shah Kotla stadium in New Delhi. Tendulkar crossed 15,000 test runs as India scored 152-2 in the second innings, chasing 276 for the win with two days left. Photograph: Prakash Singh/AFP/Getty Images
ndias VVS Laxman (L) congratulates team captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni (R) as West Indies skipper Darren Sammy (2R) looks on during the fourth day of the first cricket test match at the Feroz Shah Kotla stadium in New Delhi. India beat the West Indies by 5 wickets and lead the three test series 1-0. Photograph: Manan Vatsyayana/AFP/Getty Images
Czech Republics Tomas Berdych returns the ball to Spains Fernando Verdasco during their Paris Masters Series indoor tournament tennis match at the Bercy Palais-Omnisport (POPB) in France. Berdych is just one win away from securing a berth in the ATP World Tour Finals after beating Verdasco 6-3, 7-5 in the second round of the tournament. Photograph: Miguel Medina/AFP/Getty Images
Serbias Novak Djokovic returns the ball to Croatias Ivan Dodig during their Paris Tennis Masters Series indoor tournament match at the Bercy Palais-Omnisport (POPB) in France. Djokovic dismissed Dodig 6-4, 6-3. Photograph: Miguel Medina/AFP/Getty Images
Switzerlands Roger Federer returns the ball to Finlands Jarkko Nieminen during their Swiss Indoors ATP tennis tournament match in Basel. Federer won the match 6-1, 4-6, 6-3. Photograph: Fabrice Coffrini/AFP/Getty Images
Fabio Cannavaro. Photograph: Karim Sahib/AFP/Getty Images -Big names of footballs past and present play a charity match in Dubai in aid of Libyan children, Tuesday.
A Thai commuter rides his bicycle through floodwaters in on November 9, 2011, in Bangkok. Thailands opposition lashed out at Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatras financial plans for dealing with the worst floods in half a century which left more than 529 people dead, saying the economy was under threat. Photograph: Nicolas Asfouri/AFP/Getty Images
Local residents commute through floodwaters in Bangkok, Thailand. The death toll from Thailands worst floods in decades surged above 400 as public anger simmered over the authorities handling of the crisis. Photograph: Saeed Khan/AFP/Getty Images
A crowd of supporters welcome Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad upon his arrival in the city of Shahrekord at the start of his tour of Shaharmahal and Bakhtiari southwestern province. Irans envoy to the IAEA said his country will never compromise its legitimate rights in pursuing its atomic programme, despite a report strongly suggesting Tehran was engaged in nuclear weapons development. Photograph: AFP/HO/Iranian Presidency
Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan poses as he cuts a cake during his 46th birthday celebrations at his residence in Mumbai, India. Photograph: STRDEL/AFP/Getty Images
British singer Elton John adjusts his headphones during a press conference in Kiev, Ukraine. The founders of the Elton John Foundation (EJAF) and Ukrainian businesswoman and sponsor Elena Pinchuk, ANTIAIDS Foundation (EPAAF), presented to journalists their second joint charitable project, whose goal is to help girls and women who spent most of their lives in the street, to have access to HIV testing and to receive social, medical and legal assistance. Photograph: Sergei Supinsky/AFP/Getty Images
US country singer Taylor Swift poses with the Performer of the Year award at the 45th annual CMA Awards at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee. Photograph: Jason Kempin/Getty Images
A nun offers prayers over a grave at a Catholic cemetery during All Souls Day in Hyderabad. All Souls Day is a Roman Catholic day observed in remembrance for friends and loved ones who have passed away. Photograph: Noah Seelam/AFP/Getty Images
Hollywood actress Lindsay Lohan (R) and her attorney Shawn Chapman Holley sit in court during her probation violation hearing at the Airport Courthouse in Los Angeles, California. Lohan was sentenced to 300 days in jail, starting November 9, for violating her probation but will only serve 30 days if she follows the conditions set out by Judge Sautner. Photograph: Mario Anzuoni-Pool/Getty Images
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