• A man takes pictures of notices of support pasted on to a board at the headquarters of Taiwan’s Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) ahead of the election in Taipei. Damir Sagolj / Reuters
    A man takes pictures of notices of support pasted on to a board at the headquarters of Taiwan’s Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) ahead of the election in Taipei. Damir Sagolj / Reuters
  • Indian army Daredevil team perform motorcycle stunts during a function celebrating the Indian Army Day in New Delhi. The Indian Army commemorated its foundation day by paying homage to martyred soldiers. The army chief took the salute at a parade and also presented medals for gallantry and unit citations. Rajat Gupta / EPA
    Indian army Daredevil team perform motorcycle stunts during a function celebrating the Indian Army Day in New Delhi. The Indian Army commemorated its foundation day by paying homage to martyred soldiers. The army chief took the salute at a parade and also presented medals for gallantry and unit citations. Rajat Gupta / EPA
  • Japan’s LED and HID parts manufacturer LYZER displays a demo car, the Lamborghini Murcielago finished with pink Swarovski crystals on the whole body at the Tokyo Auto Salon 2016 at Makuhari Messe in Chiba. The exhibition, one of the largest annual custom car and car-related product show, is being held from January 15 to January 17. AFP
    Japan’s LED and HID parts manufacturer LYZER displays a demo car, the Lamborghini Murcielago finished with pink Swarovski crystals on the whole body at the Tokyo Auto Salon 2016 at Makuhari Messe in Chiba. The exhibition, one of the largest annual custom car and car-related product show, is being held from January 15 to January 17. AFP
  • A member of the Taiwanese honour guard takes part in a change of duty ceremony at the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall in Taipei, Taiwan. Taiwan will hold its presidential election on Saturday, January 16. Ng Han Guan / AP Photo
    A member of the Taiwanese honour guard takes part in a change of duty ceremony at the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall in Taipei, Taiwan. Taiwan will hold its presidential election on Saturday, January 16. Ng Han Guan / AP Photo
  • A bus lies after it veered off to the opposite lane on a mountain road in Karuizawa, Nagano prefecture, central Japan. Rescue officials say the overnight tour bus on its way to a ski resort in central Japan slid down the mountainside, killing at least more than a dozen passengers. Kyodo News via AP
    A bus lies after it veered off to the opposite lane on a mountain road in Karuizawa, Nagano prefecture, central Japan. Rescue officials say the overnight tour bus on its way to a ski resort in central Japan slid down the mountainside, killing at least more than a dozen passengers. Kyodo News via AP
  • Mankichi Fukuda (right), president of the Keyth Tour travel agency bows his head at his office in Tokyo to apologise after fourteen people were killed and dozens injured when their bus plunged off a mountain road in Nagano prefecture. AFP
    Mankichi Fukuda (right), president of the Keyth Tour travel agency bows his head at his office in Tokyo to apologise after fourteen people were killed and dozens injured when their bus plunged off a mountain road in Nagano prefecture. AFP
  • An Indonesian woman lays flowers in front of the site of a bombing in Jakarta, Indonesia. At least seven people, including five suspected attackers, died in bomb blasts and gunfire in the centre of the Indonesian capital. EPA
    An Indonesian woman lays flowers in front of the site of a bombing in Jakarta, Indonesia. At least seven people, including five suspected attackers, died in bomb blasts and gunfire in the centre of the Indonesian capital. EPA

World in focus — best photos for January 15, 2016


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A look at the best photos from around the world.