• Matthew Antoine of the USA in action during the Men’s Skeleton competition at the FIBT Bobsleigh & Skeleton World Cup 2014/2015 in Sochi, Russia. Sergei Ilnitsky / EPA
    Matthew Antoine of the USA in action during the Men’s Skeleton competition at the FIBT Bobsleigh & Skeleton World Cup 2014/2015 in Sochi, Russia. Sergei Ilnitsky / EPA
  • Relatives and neighbors of Egyptian Coptic Christians captured in Libya and killed by militants affiliated with the Islamic State group gather outside of the Church of the Virgin Mary in the village of el-Aour, near Minya, Egypt for prayers to be held in the church. Roger Anis, El Shorouk Newspaper / AP
    Relatives and neighbors of Egyptian Coptic Christians captured in Libya and killed by militants affiliated with the Islamic State group gather outside of the Church of the Virgin Mary in the village of el-Aour, near Minya, Egypt for prayers to be held in the church. Roger Anis, El Shorouk Newspaper / AP
  • A handrail on a house in New Bedford, Mass. is barely visible after the most recent snow storm. David W. Oliveira / AP
    A handrail on a house in New Bedford, Mass. is barely visible after the most recent snow storm. David W. Oliveira / AP
  • A Palestinian boy standing near burning tyres takes part in a protest calling for reconstruction of houses that witnesses said were destroyed by Israeli shelling during a 50-day war last summer, outside a United Nations food distribution center in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip. Ibraheem Abu Mustafa / Reuters
    A Palestinian boy standing near burning tyres takes part in a protest calling for reconstruction of houses that witnesses said were destroyed by Israeli shelling during a 50-day war last summer, outside a United Nations food distribution center in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip. Ibraheem Abu Mustafa / Reuters
  • The Atorrak, dressed in embroidered pillowcases, blouses and skirts, perform songs in the Basque coastal town of Mundaka on Carnival. Vincent West / Reuters
    The Atorrak, dressed in embroidered pillowcases, blouses and skirts, perform songs in the Basque coastal town of Mundaka on Carnival. Vincent West / Reuters
  • Misha Ge of Uzbekistan takes a selfie with other skaters after the Gala Exhibition on day four of the ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships 2015 at the Mokdong Ice Rink in Seoul, South Korea. Chung Sung-Jun / Getty
    Misha Ge of Uzbekistan takes a selfie with other skaters after the Gala Exhibition on day four of the ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships 2015 at the Mokdong Ice Rink in Seoul, South Korea. Chung Sung-Jun / Getty

Best photography from around the world, Feb.16

Rob Gurdebeke

February 16, 2015

The National View's photo editors pick the best images of the day from around the world

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