• Members of the Shiite Huthi movement gather outside a building used by the Huthi police force that was damaged by a bombing in Sanaa. A bomb wounded six Shiite militiamen in the Yemeni capital, a security official said, the latest in spate of attacks on the Huthi fighters who overran Sanaa in September. Mohammed Huwais / AFP
    Members of the Shiite Huthi movement gather outside a building used by the Huthi police force that was damaged by a bombing in Sanaa. A bomb wounded six Shiite militiamen in the Yemeni capital, a security official said, the latest in spate of attacks on the Huthi fighters who overran Sanaa in September. Mohammed Huwais / AFP
  • US troops keep watch at the site of a suicide attack on the outskirts of Jalalabad. A suicide attacker targeted a US convoy on the outskirts of Jalalabad on Monday but so far no causalities have been reported yet, provincial spokesman Ahmadzia Abdulzai said. Parwiz / Reuters
    US troops keep watch at the site of a suicide attack on the outskirts of Jalalabad. A suicide attacker targeted a US convoy on the outskirts of Jalalabad on Monday but so far no causalities have been reported yet, provincial spokesman Ahmadzia Abdulzai said. Parwiz / Reuters
  • People visit ice sculptures illuminated by coloured lights during the opening day of the 31st Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival in the northern city of Harbin, Heilongjiang province. The annual Ice and Snow Festival, organised by China National Tourism Administration. Kim Kyung-Hoon / Reuters
    People visit ice sculptures illuminated by coloured lights during the opening day of the 31st Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival in the northern city of Harbin, Heilongjiang province. The annual Ice and Snow Festival, organised by China National Tourism Administration. Kim Kyung-Hoon / Reuters
  • An Afghan refugee who works as a porter at a wholesale fruit an vegetable market walks to his work on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan. Muhammed Muheisen / AP
    An Afghan refugee who works as a porter at a wholesale fruit an vegetable market walks to his work on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan. Muhammed Muheisen / AP
  • Penguins swim in their pool during the annual stock take at London Zoo. Caring for more than 750 different species, London Zoo keepers started the New Year with the task of counting every single animal. Kirsty Wigglesworth / AP
    Penguins swim in their pool during the annual stock take at London Zoo. Caring for more than 750 different species, London Zoo keepers started the New Year with the task of counting every single animal. Kirsty Wigglesworth / AP
  • A Hindu holy man, or Sadhu, sits near the fire to keep himself warm on the first day of the Swasthani Brata Katha festival in Kathmandu. Navesh Chitrakar / Reuters
    A Hindu holy man, or Sadhu, sits near the fire to keep himself warm on the first day of the Swasthani Brata Katha festival in Kathmandu. Navesh Chitrakar / Reuters
  • Sumatran tiger cubs and their parents walk around their enclosure at London Zoo in London. The annual stock take and animal count, a requirement of London Zoo’s license, included additions to the international conservation breeding programme such as the three tiger cubs and Philippine crocodiles. Toby Melville / Reuters
    Sumatran tiger cubs and their parents walk around their enclosure at London Zoo in London. The annual stock take and animal count, a requirement of London Zoo’s license, included additions to the international conservation breeding programme such as the three tiger cubs and Philippine crocodiles. Toby Melville / Reuters

Best photography from around the world, Jan. 5

Rob Gurdebeke

January 05, 2015

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

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