Photos of the day - November 28, 2014

The mother of a Lebanese soldier, who was kidnapped by Islamic militants, reacts after she was beaten by riot policemen in downtown Beirut, Lebanon; a demonstrator protesting the shooting death of Michael Brown holds a sign near the entrance to a local Walmart store on Black Friday in Ferguson, Missouri; and, a Douglas Fir Christmas tree, from Pennsylvania, sits on a horse-drawn wagon while awaiting to travel up the main driveway at the White House. These are just a few of the photos of the day for November 28, 2014.

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