Updated: January 02, 2018, 6:43 AM
World in focus - best photos for January 1, 2018
Take a look at some of the best photos from around the world on New Year's Day
Indian rugby players stretch before playing a friendly game in Kolkata. Dibyangshu Sarkar / AFP Photo
A man sells balloons at a traffic roundabout in Greater Noida, outskirts of New Delhi, India. RS Iyer / AP Photo
Indian policewomen constables meditate during a yoga session in Jalandhar, Punjab. Shammi Mehra / AFP Photo
New Year fireworks in Stuttgart, southern Germany. Christoph Schmidt / dpa / AFP Photo
Kashmiri villagers look on during a funeral of Fardeen Ahmad Khandey, 16, in Tral area of South Kashmir. Suspected rebels stormed a paramilitary camp in Indian-administered Kashmir, early on January 1 leaving eight dead. Tauseef Mustafa / AFP Photo
A man walks in the rain as the sun sets in Ayia Napa, Cyprus. Petros Karadjias / AP Photo
Indian devotees take selfies at the Golden temple in Amritsar. Narinder Nanu / AFP Photo
Rescuers take away survivors after a ferry carrying about 45 people capsized in Tanjung Selor, North Kalimantan, Indonesia. Nurindra Wijaya / AFP Photo
People watch New Year fireworks explode over Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Lucas Landau / Reuters