2017-12-22 Photo gallery

A statue of the baby Jesus on a bed of bullet shells is seen in a Nativity scene outside the Basilica of St Francis in Assisi, Italy, December 21, 2017. The 445 shells represent the number of priests, nuns, monks and religious teachers killed for the...

Palestinian demonstrators burn a representation of U.S. flag during clashes with Israeli troops, at a protest as Palestinians call for a 'Day of Rage' in response to U.S. President Donald Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital, in the W...

Security personnel clash with a BJP worker during a protest against Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation, in Bhubaneshwar on Friday. 

A security personnel stands guard on a deserted street during curfew like restrictions imposed during protests called by separatist against alleged civilian killings, in Srinagar on Friday.

Heaps of garbage seen along the banks of river Ganges near the Rabindra Setu (Howrah Bridge) in Kolkata on Friday.

Bahujan Samaj Swabhiman Sangharsh Samiti (BS4) party led by the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) rebel leader, RK Choudhary and Samajwadi party president Akhilesh Yadav (centre) to announce the merger of his party with SP in Lucknow on Friday.

Congress President Rahul Gandhi sits with his mother and former Congress president Sonia Gandhi at the Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting in New Delhi on Friday. 

Moe Kyaw Aung, Myanmar ambassador, presents his credentials to President Ram Nath Kovind, in New Delhi on Friday. 

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks during the inauguration ceremony of the 'Make In India' week in Mumbai, India, February 13, 2016.