The world in photos: Dec 15-21

Updated: 2014-12-22 09:58

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The world in photos: Dec 15-21

Alan Gross embraces Tim Rieser (C, back to camera), a member of Senator Patrick Leahy's office, on the tarmac as he disembarks from a US government plane with wife Judy (L) at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland outside Washington in this photo courtesy of Jill Zuckman, Dec 17, 2014. [Photo/Agencies]