Best photos of December 28: from a yacht at the finish line in Hobart to snow-covered Blauvelt State Park in New York

  • Comanche is escorted by spectator boats as it crosses the finish line in Hobart to win the Sydney to Hobart yacht race. AP
    Comanche is escorted by spectator boats as it crosses the finish line in Hobart to win the Sydney to Hobart yacht race. AP
  • Snow-covered Mount Etna spews hot lava near Catania on Sicily. EPA
    Snow-covered Mount Etna spews hot lava near Catania on Sicily. EPA
  • Sand dunes being prepared for planting south of Samawah in Kuwait, in an effort to curb desertification. AFP
    Sand dunes being prepared for planting south of Samawah in Kuwait, in an effort to curb desertification. AFP
  • A visitor explores caverns and tunnels of the Ice Castles in North Woodstock, New Hampshire. AFP
    A visitor explores caverns and tunnels of the Ice Castles in North Woodstock, New Hampshire. AFP
  • Voters wait to cast ballots at a polling station in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, during the first phase of the general election. EPA
    Voters wait to cast ballots at a polling station in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, during the first phase of the general election. EPA
  • Artists of the French company Remue Menage perform at the Bo Noel event in Lausanne, Switzerland. EPA
    Artists of the French company Remue Menage perform at the Bo Noel event in Lausanne, Switzerland. EPA
  • Ultra-Orthodox Jewish girls trek near the Israeli settlement of Mitzpe Yeriho, overlooking the Palestinian city of Jericho, in the occupied West Bank. EPA
    Ultra-Orthodox Jewish girls trek near the Israeli settlement of Mitzpe Yeriho, overlooking the Palestinian city of Jericho, in the occupied West Bank. EPA
  • An aerial view of a car driving through the snow-covered woods of Blauvelt State Park, in New York. Reuters
    An aerial view of a car driving through the snow-covered woods of Blauvelt State Park, in New York. Reuters