The World in Pictures: Best of the best

Fernando Verdasco of Spain, right in red and David Marrero of Spain celebrate with family and friends after they won the final of the ATP World Tour Finals, against Bob Bryan of United States and Mike Bryan of United States at the O2 Arena in London, Monday, Nov. 11, 2013. (AP)

Protestors set a banner on fire during a  demonstration by minority unions and social organisations against layoffs of street cleaners and garbage collectors on the seventh day of strike in Madrid, Spain, Monday, Nov. 11, 2013. Street cleaners and garbage collectors who work in the city's public parks walked off the job in a strike called by trade unions to contest the planned layoff of more than 1,000 workers. Madrid's municipal cleaning companies, which have service supply contracts with the city authorities, employ some 6,000 staff. (AP)

Japan's Kosuke Morozumi, left, and Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi, right, sweep during a match against South Korea at the Pacific-Asia Curling Championships at the Fei Yang Skating Center in Shanghai, China, Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2013. (AP)
 

Fellow veterans and soldiers help to warm up a fellow veteran during the Remembrance Day ceremony at the National War Memorial in Ottawa on Monday, Nov.  11, 2013.  Across Canada, meanwhile, local ceremonies played out as each time zone hit 11 a.m. (AP)

Actress Taraji P. Henson arrives for the premiere of The Weinstein Company's "Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom" at ArcLight Cinemas on November 11, 2013 in Hollywood, California.   (AFP)
 

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