World in photos: Global images from Nov. 2 to Nov. 8
President-elect Barack Obama celebrates with his wife, Michelle, daughters Sasha and Malia, and more than 240,000 supporters gathered in Chicago. (Tannen Maury / EPA)
President Bush hugs first lady Laura Bush as he gives a wave of appreciation after speaking on the transition to administration employees at the White House. (Paul J. Richards / AFP/Getty Images)
A woman walks past an anti-American mural outside the former U.S. Embassy in Tehran during a demonstration marking the 29th anniversary of the start of the Iranian hostage crisis. (Hasan Sarbakhshian / Associated Press)
A man kisses a woman during the “Chabysh” festival of the traditional central Asian sport of Kok-Boru in the mountain village of Korgondu-Bulak, Kyrgyzstan. (Vyacheslav Oseledko / AFP/Getty Images)
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A Palestinian woman peers from a balcony as she watches Israeli authorities demolish a house in east Jerusalem. Security forces earlier subdued stone-throwing protesters trying to prevent the demolition. Israel said the structure was illegally built, but critics said permits are virtually impossible to obtain and called the demolition part of an Israeli policy to limit Palestinian population growth in the disputed city. (Kevin Frayer / Associated Press)
Traditional musicians and dancers wait for King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck to arrive for his coronation ceremony in Bhutan’s capital, Thimpu. (Harish Tyagi / EPA)
