Best photos of December 29: Volcanic eruption in Sicily to parade rehearsal in India

  • Explosive activity at the north-east crater of Mount Etna, as an eruption that started on December 24 continues, on the Italian island of Sicily. AP
    Explosive activity at the north-east crater of Mount Etna, as an eruption that started on December 24 continues, on the Italian island of Sicily. AP
  • People in costume throw eggs and flour at each other as they take part in a traditional event called Els Enfarinants (The Flour-Covered Ones) in Ibi, near Alicante, Spain. EPA
    People in costume throw eggs and flour at each other as they take part in a traditional event called Els Enfarinants (The Flour-Covered Ones) in Ibi, near Alicante, Spain. EPA
  • People visit Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon a day after the first phase of Myanmar's general election. AFP
    People visit Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon a day after the first phase of Myanmar's general election. AFP
  • The traditional Rauhnacht run in the Bavarian town of Beilngries, north of Ingolstadt, Germany. Reuters
    The traditional Rauhnacht run in the Bavarian town of Beilngries, north of Ingolstadt, Germany. Reuters
  • A pattern of a warship modelled on the Fujian aircraft carrier is drawn in the lying snow, at Harbin Engineer University in China’s north-eastern Heilongjiang province. AFP
    A pattern of a warship modelled on the Fujian aircraft carrier is drawn in the lying snow, at Harbin Engineer University in China’s north-eastern Heilongjiang province. AFP
  • Waves hammer the coast during a storm on the Baltic coast in Kolobrzeg, Poland. PA
    Waves hammer the coast during a storm on the Baltic coast in Kolobrzeg, Poland. PA
  • Paragliders soar above a sea of fog over the low-altitude resort of Leysin, with the Dents du Midi mountain range in the background, in Switzerland. AFP
    Paragliders soar above a sea of fog over the low-altitude resort of Leysin, with the Dents du Midi mountain range in the background, in Switzerland. AFP
  • Indian paramilitary soldiers take part in Republic Day parade rehearsals in heavy smog on a winter morning in New Delhi. EPA
    Indian paramilitary soldiers take part in Republic Day parade rehearsals in heavy smog on a winter morning in New Delhi. EPA