Happenings around the world in the last 24 hours

People hold candles during a mass gathering to celebrate Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad, Nov 13, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS

A model prepares backstage before at the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week show in Mexico City, Nov 12, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS

Paul, a former craftsman, who has been unemployed for seven years and lives on a monthly allocation of 410 euros from the RSA (Active Solidarity Income), hangs up his clothes in a three-room apartment in Juan Les Pins, southeastern France, Nov 10, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS

Syrian refugees cross the border fence from the northern Syrian town of Ras al-Ain into Turkey during an air strike on Ras al-Ain, as seen from the Turkish border town of Ceylanpinar, Sanliurfa province, Nov 13, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS

An Indian Border Security Force (BSF) soldier lights a candle inside a bunker on the occasion of the Hindu festival of Diwali, the annual festival of lights, at the India-Bangladesh border on the outskirts of Agartala, capital of India's northeastern state of Tripura, Nov 13, 2012.  -- PHOTO: REUTERS

A migrant labourer poses for a photograph after finishing his work at a construction site in Shanghai, Nov 13, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS

The band One Direction performs on NBC's Today show in New York, Nov 13, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS

A man walks past empty stores in the deserted Carousel shopping mall in San Bernardino, California, Sept 11, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS

Radical Muslim cleric Abu Qatada arrives back at his home after being released on bail, in London, Nov 13, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS

A boy, who was identified by municipal agents as a suspected crack user, takes a nap at the screening centre for minors accused of crimes and drug abuse, in Rio de Janeiro Nov 13, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS

Google employee Andrea Janus demonstrates the use of the mini-putt green on the balcony at the new Google office in Toronto, Nov 13, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS

Spectators watch a flight demonstration on the first day of the China International Aviation & Aerospace Exhibition in the southern Chinese city of Zhuhai, Nov 13, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS

A tourist watches as the moon passing in front of the sun as it approaches a full solar eclipse in the northern Australian city of Cairns, Nov 14, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS

The second floor of a home damaged by hurricane Sandy hangs to the first floor in the Brooklyn borough neighborhood of Seagate in New York, Nov 13, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS

Shadows of trees are cast onto a wall of the Forbidden City as a man walks past on a cold, sunny day in Beijing, Nov 13, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS

Israeli soldiers recite their morning prayers close to the ceasefire line between Israel and Syria on the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, Nov 13, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS