In pictures: Armistice Day observed around the world

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Defence Secretary Philip Hammond has marked Armistice Day alongside troops in Afghanistan at a special parade in Camp Bastion. The commemoration comes just two days after the latest death of a British soldier in Helmand Province.
People paused to hold two minute's silence at the Severn Bridge in Gloucestershire. They were marking the moment the First World War came to an end. Fighting ended on the "11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month" of 1918.
Staff and Armed Forces personnel observed the silence at Heathrow's Terminal 5. Television stars paid their own tribute to Britain's fallen at a Trafalgar Square event which featured musical performances and readings.
Dizzie Moore, a naval nurse from 1942-1948, dances with Strictly Come Dancing's Vincent Simone in Trafalgar Square during the Silence in the Square event. Singing trio The Soldiers also put in a performance.
England's football squad stood in silence for two minutes at Wembley Stadium. The team, along with players from Scotland and Wales, have been allowed to wear poppies on black armbands during their matches after a Fifa ban.
Staff at Lloyds of London took part in their annual Remembrance Day service in the City of London. At the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire, a service of remembrance was attended by armed forces minister Nick Harvey.
Shoppers at one east London shopping centre also paused to observe Armistice Day at 11am. In central London, the Cenotaph was be the focus for a remembrance service organised by the Western Front Association.
A builder on a Norwich rooftop pays his respects. PM David Cameron said: "We stand together to honour the courage and sacrifice of generations of servicemen and women who have given their lives to protect [our] freedoms."
Around 1,100 troops from 3 Commando Brigade marked Armistice Day in Plymouth by marching through the streets of the city. A ceremony was then held on the Hoe to mark the end of their six-month tour of duty in Afghanistan.
There were also remembrance ceremonies in France, which lost 1.4m people in the First World War. In this photo from Paris, President Sarkozy stands with the children of French servicemen killed in action.
Crown Prince Philippe salutes during a service in Belgium. The country was the scene of much of the fighting in the First World War, including devastating trench battles like Passchendaele.
Australia's Prime Minister Julia Gillard attended a ceremony at the country's national war memorial in the capital city, Canberra. Australian and New Zealand troops also fought during the 1914-1918 war and thousands were killed.