• Anti-government protesters set a bus on fire in Brasilia, Brazil. Joédson Alves / EPA
    Anti-government protesters set a bus on fire in Brasilia, Brazil. Joédson Alves / EPA
  • A displaced Iraqi girl, who fled ISIL in Mosul, is seen at the Khazer camp. Ammar Awad / Reuters
    A displaced Iraqi girl, who fled ISIL in Mosul, is seen at the Khazer camp. Ammar Awad / Reuters
  • A face painter waits for customers on Ko Phangan island, southern Thailand. Lillian Suwanrumpha / AFP Photo
    A face painter waits for customers on Ko Phangan island, southern Thailand. Lillian Suwanrumpha / AFP Photo
  • A man takes a photograph of miniature restaurant created by an unknown artist calling himself ‘Anonymouse’ in Malmo, Sweden. Bjorn Lindgren / EPA
    A man takes a photograph of miniature restaurant created by an unknown artist calling himself ‘Anonymouse’ in Malmo, Sweden. Bjorn Lindgren / EPA
  • Jeonbuk Hyundai’s Kim Shin-wook heads the ball to score a goal against Mamelodi Sundown at the Fifa Club World Cup in Osaka, Japan. Kim Kyung-hoon / Reuters
    Jeonbuk Hyundai’s Kim Shin-wook heads the ball to score a goal against Mamelodi Sundown at the Fifa Club World Cup in Osaka, Japan. Kim Kyung-hoon / Reuters
  • Fighters from the Hashed Al Shaabi paramilitary unit sit under an Iraqi flag as they get ready to advance towards the village of Shwah, south of the city of Tal Afar on the western outskirts of Mosul. Ahmad Al Rubaye / AFP Photo
    Fighters from the Hashed Al Shaabi paramilitary unit sit under an Iraqi flag as they get ready to advance towards the village of Shwah, south of the city of Tal Afar on the western outskirts of Mosul. Ahmad Al Rubaye / AFP Photo
  • Marielle Thompson of Canada, front, leads the field at the Ski Cross World Cup in Arosa, Switzerland. Gian Ehrenzeller / EPA
    Marielle Thompson of Canada, front, leads the field at the Ski Cross World Cup in Arosa, Switzerland. Gian Ehrenzeller / EPA
  • Anti-government protesters clash with police at the Ministries Esplanade, in Brasilia, Brazil. Joédson Alves / EPA
    Anti-government protesters clash with police at the Ministries Esplanade, in Brasilia, Brazil. Joédson Alves / EPA

World in focus — best photos for December 14, 2016


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A look at the best photos from around the world today.