London
January 27, 2015
Members of the Napoleonic Association pose at Wellington Arch, launching a year of celebrations to mark the bicentennial of the Battle of Waterloo.
Ayr, Scotland
January 27, 2015
Holocaust survivor Ela Weissberger, age 84, looks at one of only 70 special candles, and the first in Scotland, commissioned to mark 70 years since the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camps.
Sao Luis, Brazil
January 27, 2015
An inmate holds a baby while greeting visitors in the Pedrinhas Prison Complex. Previously one of the most violent prisons in Brazil, Pedrinhas has seen efforts from a new state administration, new prison officials, and judiciary leaders that appear to have quelled some of the unrest within the facility. In 2013, nearly 60 inmates were killed within the complex, including three who were beheaded during rioting. Much of the violence stemmed from broken cells allowing inmates and gang rivals to mix in the patios and open spaces of the prison.
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
January 28, 2015
A competitor walks up the 10th hole with his caddie during the pro-am tournament ahead of the Omega Dubai Desert Classic on the Majlis Course at the Emirates Golf Club.
Kobani, Syria
January 28, 2015
A member of a Kurdish armed group stands guard among the wreckage left by fighting on a street in the center of the Syrian town after it was freed from Islamic State forces.
Surabaya, Indonesia
January 25, 2015
Indonesian Muslim girls take selfie during the Mawlid Mask Festival to commemorate the birthday of the Prophet Muhammad. Muslims all over the world celebrate the birthday of Muhammad on the 12th day of the third Islamic month of Rabi al-Awwal, also known as Eid Mawlid al-Nabi.
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
January 27, 2015
Lee Westwood of England takes a ball out of a golf hole on the putting green during a practice round prior to the Omega Dubai Desert Classic at the Emirates Golf Club.
Melbourne, Australia
January 29, 2015
Serena Williams screams after winning a point against Madison Keys during their women’s singles semifinal match at the Australian Open.
London
January 29, 2015
A Stop the War Coalition protester, wearing a mask depicting former Prime Minister Tony Blair, shows bloodied hands near Parliament. Members of Parliament are debating delays to the official inquiry into the Iraq War. The Chilcot inquiry began in 2009 and says it will not release its final report until after the general election.
Gaza City, Palestine
January 29, 2015
A Palestinian boy wearing a military costume arrives at a military-style graduation ceremony for Palestinian youths who were trained at one of the Hamas-run Liberation Camps. Hamas's armed wing organized the camps for young Palestinians aged between 15 and 21 to prepare them to “confront any possible Israeli attack,” Hamas officials said. According to organizers, some 17,000 youths graduated from the camps.
Aziza, Syria
January 28, 2015
Free Syrian Army fighter Ahmed al-Hussein carries puppies near the frontline against forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad in the countryside south of Aleppo. Hussein, 31, said he takes care of all the dogs living in the area.
Havana, Cuba
January 27, 2015
Cuban athletes walk during the March of the Torches from the steps of the University of Havana. The march commemorates the birth of Jose Marti, a Cuban national hero, poet, journalist, and independence fighter who was killed in the Battle of Dos Rios by the Spanish army during a war for independence from Spain in 1895.
