• A boy hides in a suitcase at the Divisoria market in Manila. AFP
    A boy hides in a suitcase at the Divisoria market in Manila. AFP
  • Isaiah Whitehead, number 15, of the Brooklyn Nets rebounds against Justin Holiday, number eight, of the New York Knicks during their game at the Barclays Center in New York City. Al Bello / Getty Images / AFP
    Isaiah Whitehead, number 15, of the Brooklyn Nets rebounds against Justin Holiday, number eight, of the New York Knicks during their game at the Barclays Center in New York City. Al Bello / Getty Images / AFP
  • A masked dancer takes part in a celebration honouring the Virgin of Candelaria in Diriomo, Nicaragua. Oswaldo Rivas / Reuters
    A masked dancer takes part in a celebration honouring the Virgin of Candelaria in Diriomo, Nicaragua. Oswaldo Rivas / Reuters
  • Mac Bohonnon, number four, trains for the men’s aerials competition during the FIS Freestyle World Cup at Deer Valley Resort in Park City, Utah. Matthew Stockman / Getty Images / AFP
    Mac Bohonnon, number four, trains for the men’s aerials competition during the FIS Freestyle World Cup at Deer Valley Resort in Park City, Utah. Matthew Stockman / Getty Images / AFP
  • Senator Eunicio Oliveira gestures during the Senate session to elect the new president of Brazil’s upper house of Congress in Brasilia. The dispute for the presidency of the Brazilian Senate is between Eunicio Oliveira (PMDB-CE), who has the support of the current president Renan Calheiros (PMDB-AL), and Jose Medeiros (PSD-MT). AFP
    Senator Eunicio Oliveira gestures during the Senate session to elect the new president of Brazil’s upper house of Congress in Brasilia. The dispute for the presidency of the Brazilian Senate is between Eunicio Oliveira (PMDB-CE), who has the support of the current president Renan Calheiros (PMDB-AL), and Jose Medeiros (PSD-MT). AFP
  • A displaced Syrian, fleeing from Deir Ezzor city besieged by ISIL group fighters, poses for a picture with the face covered revealing only the eyes in a refugee camp in al-Hawl, located some 14 kilometres from the Iraqi border in Syria’s northeastern Hassakeh province. AFP
    A displaced Syrian, fleeing from Deir Ezzor city besieged by ISIL group fighters, poses for a picture with the face covered revealing only the eyes in a refugee camp in al-Hawl, located some 14 kilometres from the Iraqi border in Syria’s northeastern Hassakeh province. AFP
  • The border structure separating San Diego from Tijuana, Mexico, reflects as people walk along the beach, in Tijuana. President Donald Trump threatened in a phone call with his Mexican counterpart to send US troops to stop “bad hombres down there” unless the Mexican military does more to control them, according to an excerpt of a transcript of the conversation obtained by The Associated Press. Gregory Bull / AP Photo
    The border structure separating San Diego from Tijuana, Mexico, reflects as people walk along the beach, in Tijuana. President Donald Trump threatened in a phone call with his Mexican counterpart to send US troops to stop “bad hombres down there” unless the Mexican military does more to control them, according to an excerpt of a transcript of the conversation obtained by The Associated Press. Gregory Bull / AP Photo
  • Riot police detain protesters during a protest in front of the government headquarters against controversial decrees to pardon corrupt politicians and decriminalise other offences in Bucharest. Over 100,000 people in Bucharest only, 200,000 allover the country rally for a second day in row after a controversial law giving pardon to corruption crimes was adopted by emergency order late evening on Tuesday. AFP
    Riot police detain protesters during a protest in front of the government headquarters against controversial decrees to pardon corrupt politicians and decriminalise other offences in Bucharest. Over 100,000 people in Bucharest only, 200,000 allover the country rally for a second day in row after a controversial law giving pardon to corruption crimes was adopted by emergency order late evening on Tuesday. AFP
  • West Ham United’s Winston Reid in action with Manchester City’s John Stones in the English Premier League. Eddie Keogh / Reuters
    West Ham United’s Winston Reid in action with Manchester City’s John Stones in the English Premier League. Eddie Keogh / Reuters
  • A male peacock displays his feathers as he tries to attract a female peacock at the Qalqilya Zoo, in the west bank Palestinian city of Qalqilya. It is the only zoo in West Bank, with some 170 animals, a natural history museum, a children’s entertainment park. EPA
    A male peacock displays his feathers as he tries to attract a female peacock at the Qalqilya Zoo, in the west bank Palestinian city of Qalqilya. It is the only zoo in West Bank, with some 170 animals, a natural history museum, a children’s entertainment park. EPA
  • The African Cup of Nations semi finals between Burkina Faso and Egypt at Stade de l’Amitie, Libreville, Gabon. Amr Abdallah Dalsh Livepic / Reuters
    The African Cup of Nations semi finals between Burkina Faso and Egypt at Stade de l’Amitie, Libreville, Gabon. Amr Abdallah Dalsh Livepic / Reuters
  • A woman poses for a picture under red lanterns in Ditan park during Lunar New Year celebrations in Beijing. AFP
    A woman poses for a picture under red lanterns in Ditan park during Lunar New Year celebrations in Beijing. AFP

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World in focus – best photos for February 2, 2017

Fatima Al Marzouqi

February 02, 2017

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