• A female Hindu pilgrim dries saris after taking a dip in the waters of Ganges River on her way to an annual trip to Sagar Island, in Kolkata, India. Rupak De Chowdhuri / Reuters
    A female Hindu pilgrim dries saris after taking a dip in the waters of Ganges River on her way to an annual trip to Sagar Island, in Kolkata, India. Rupak De Chowdhuri / Reuters
  • Members of the South Korean Navy Ship Salvage Unit, special forces in charge of rescue missions during maritime accidents, jump into the sea in a winter exercise at Changwon. EPA
    Members of the South Korean Navy Ship Salvage Unit, special forces in charge of rescue missions during maritime accidents, jump into the sea in a winter exercise at Changwon. EPA
  • Flowers are left below a mural of David Bowie on the wall of a Morley’s store in Brixton, London, the singer’s birthplace. Anthony Devlin / PA via AP
    Flowers are left below a mural of David Bowie on the wall of a Morley’s store in Brixton, London, the singer’s birthplace. Anthony Devlin / PA via AP
  • An Indian migrant worker at a brick factory in Lalitpur, Nepal. Navesh Chitrakar / Reuters
    An Indian migrant worker at a brick factory in Lalitpur, Nepal. Navesh Chitrakar / Reuters
  • Kei Nishikori of Japan hits a forehand during a practice session ahead of the 2016 Australian Open at Melbourne Park. Michael Dodge / Getty Images
    Kei Nishikori of Japan hits a forehand during a practice session ahead of the 2016 Australian Open at Melbourne Park. Michael Dodge / Getty Images
  • Men stretch during their routine exercises during a foggy morning in Agartala, India. Jayanta Dey / Reuters
    Men stretch during their routine exercises during a foggy morning in Agartala, India. Jayanta Dey / Reuters
  • A woman reads messages on ribbons hanging on a wire fence wishing for the reunification of the two Koreas at the Imjingak Pavilion near the border village of Panmunjom, which has separated the two Koreas since the Korean War, in Paju, north of Seoul. Lee Jin-man / AP Photo
    A woman reads messages on ribbons hanging on a wire fence wishing for the reunification of the two Koreas at the Imjingak Pavilion near the border village of Panmunjom, which has separated the two Koreas since the Korean War, in Paju, north of Seoul. Lee Jin-man / AP Photo
  • Temporary tents are set up on the banks of Sangam, the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati River, in Allahabad for the upcoming Hindu festival of ‘Magh Mela’. Rajesh Kumar Singh / AP Photo
    Temporary tents are set up on the banks of Sangam, the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati River, in Allahabad for the upcoming Hindu festival of ‘Magh Mela’. Rajesh Kumar Singh / AP Photo
  • A helicopter drops water to battle a large tyre fire in Broadmedows, Melbourne, Australia. Tracey Nearmy / EPA
    A helicopter drops water to battle a large tyre fire in Broadmedows, Melbourne, Australia. Tracey Nearmy / EPA
  • A young Indian boy rolls kite twine on a roadside in Amritsar, India. Raminder Pal Singh / EPA
    A young Indian boy rolls kite twine on a roadside in Amritsar, India. Raminder Pal Singh / EPA
  • Philadelphia 76ers’ Ish Smith goes up for a shot against Cleveland Cavaliers’ Kyrie Irving, Timofey Mozgov and Richard Jefferson during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Philadelphia. Matt Slocum / AP Photo
    Philadelphia 76ers’ Ish Smith goes up for a shot against Cleveland Cavaliers’ Kyrie Irving, Timofey Mozgov and Richard Jefferson during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Philadelphia. Matt Slocum / AP Photo

World in focus — best photos for January 11, 2016


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A look at the best photos from around the world.