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Tijuana  – The double fence that separates Mexico from the United States near Tijuana is just a few hundred metres away from the Casa del Migrante – the migrant’s house.

Washington  – The US State Department late Friday updated to five the death toll of American citizens known to have been killed in the terrorist attacks in Mumbai.

Berlin  ­ A 13-metre-high minaret competes for attention alongside pillars advertising the fast food outlets at a busy intersection in Pankow, a north-eastern suburb of Berlin.

Patones de Arriba, Spain  – On weekends, files of parked cars form at the entrance to Patones de Arriba (Upper Patones), a mountain village 60 kilometres north-east of the Spanish capital Madrid.

Berlin  – Marko Pantelic shot Hertha BSC to a place in the Champions-League Friday, spoiling with a 2-1 win Christoph Daum’s anniversary celebration as a Bundesliga coach.

Los Angeles  – Two people were shot to death Friday in a southern California Toys R Us after an argument between rival shoppers escalated into a shooting, police said.

New York  – After Thursday’s holiday, US stocks extended their rally to a fifth day on Friday, with the Standard & Poors 500 Index capping its biggest weekly advance in in 34 years.

London/Paris  – The European Commission is blocking the French government’s plan to bail out its six largest banks by insisting that state funds can not be used for commercial lending, Britain’s Financial Times reported Friday on its website.

Los Angeles  – Chris Paul started slowly but finished with a flurry.
Paul scored 20 of his 22 points in the second half, and James Posey knocked down the go-ahead three-pointer with 19.1 seconds left as the visiting New Orleans Hornets nipped the Denver Nuggets 105-101 on Thursday night for their fourth straight win.

Hong Kong  – Organisers will hold the line on ticket prices for the expected return of Maria Sharapova to tennis in early January due to the world economic crisis.