A branch of the Royal Bank of Scotland is seen in the City of London. The Bank of England warned Britain's banks they should expect a more exacting test next year of their defences in the event of a crisis abroad, after state-backed lenders passed a debut check focused on potential domestic strains capital Image by Toby Melville / Reuters
Thousands gather in a field near Sydney's Central Business District awaiting a harbour-side vantage point to open to the public for New Year's Eve fireworks Image by Jason Reed / Reuters
Leslie Roeder of New York City joins other fracking protesters cheering outside New York Governor Andrew Cuomo's office. Protesters were celebrating the recent announcement by Cuomo's administration to ban hydraulic fracturing in the state after a long-awaited report concluded that the oil and gas extraction method poses health risks Image by Andrew Kelly / Reuters
Labourers unload potatoes from a supply truck at a wholesale vegetable market in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad. India's wholesale price inflation eased for the sixth straight month in November to its lowest in nearly 5-1/2 years, mainly driven by a sharp fall in fuel prices, government data showed on Monday Image by Amit Dave / Reuters
