• A Catholic faithful holds a candle during an open-air Mass led by Pope Francis at Rizal Park in Manila. Huge crowds converged on a Manila park on Sunday to see Pope Francis wrap up his Asian trip with an outdoor Mass expected to draw one of the largest crowds in Philippine history. Cheryl Ravelo / Reuters
    A Catholic faithful holds a candle during an open-air Mass led by Pope Francis at Rizal Park in Manila. Huge crowds converged on a Manila park on Sunday to see Pope Francis wrap up his Asian trip with an outdoor Mass expected to draw one of the largest crowds in Philippine history. Cheryl Ravelo / Reuters
  • An elderly Yazidi woman who was released by Islamic militants waits inside a bus before being driven to the Kurdish city of Dohuk, in Alton Kupri, outside Kirkuk, Iraq. The Islamic State group released about 200 Yazidis held for five months in Iraq, mostly elderly, infirm captives who likely slowed the extremists down, Kurdish military officials said Sunday. Bram Janssen / AP
    An elderly Yazidi woman who was released by Islamic militants waits inside a bus before being driven to the Kurdish city of Dohuk, in Alton Kupri, outside Kirkuk, Iraq. The Islamic State group released about 200 Yazidis held for five months in Iraq, mostly elderly, infirm captives who likely slowed the extremists down, Kurdish military officials said Sunday. Bram Janssen / AP
  • A reveller wearing a demon costume takes part in the traditional festival of “Correfoc” in Palma de Mallorca. Jaime Reina / AFP
    A reveller wearing a demon costume takes part in the traditional festival of “Correfoc” in Palma de Mallorca. Jaime Reina / AFP
  • An athlete competes during Snowboard Slopestyle training for the FIS Freestyle Ski World Championships in Kreischberg, Austria. Lars Baron / Getty
    An athlete competes during Snowboard Slopestyle training for the FIS Freestyle Ski World Championships in Kreischberg, Austria. Lars Baron / Getty
  • A masked demonstrator takes part in a protest to demand the resignation of President Michel Martelly, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The protest was the latest in a series of demonstrations demanding Martelly leave office before his term expires next year. Dieu Nalio Chery / AP
    A masked demonstrator takes part in a protest to demand the resignation of President Michel Martelly, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The protest was the latest in a series of demonstrations demanding Martelly leave office before his term expires next year. Dieu Nalio Chery / AP
  • A man exercising in Bangkok. Thailand’s economy grew at a lacklustre 0.6 per cent in the third quarter of 2014, prompting authorities to again clip the full year growth forecast, in a blow to a junta which has vowed to kick-start the economy following their coup. Nicolas Asfouri / AFP
    A man exercising in Bangkok. Thailand’s economy grew at a lacklustre 0.6 per cent in the third quarter of 2014, prompting authorities to again clip the full year growth forecast, in a blow to a junta which has vowed to kick-start the economy following their coup. Nicolas Asfouri / AFP
  • Fidel Maldonado junior, left, reacts after sending Amir Imam to the mat during their boxing bout in Las Vegas. Imam won when the fight was stopped in the fifth round. Isaac Brekken / AP
    Fidel Maldonado junior, left, reacts after sending Amir Imam to the mat during their boxing bout in Las Vegas. Imam won when the fight was stopped in the fifth round. Isaac Brekken / AP

Best photography from around the world, Jan. 18

Rob Gurdebeke

January 18, 2015

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The National View’s photo editors pick the best images of the day from a round the world

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