• A woman bathes in an ice hole in a pond in St Petersburg, Russia. AP Photo
    A woman bathes in an ice hole in a pond in St Petersburg, Russia. AP Photo
  • Cars and bicycles are snow-covered after heavy snowfall in Zurich, Switzerland. EPA
    Cars and bicycles are snow-covered after heavy snowfall in Zurich, Switzerland. EPA
  • Dozens of people watch the sunset at Arpoador beach, near Ipanema, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. EPA
    Dozens of people watch the sunset at Arpoador beach, near Ipanema, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. EPA
  • Titmouses are fed in the Arkonski forest in Szczecin, Poland. EPA
    Titmouses are fed in the Arkonski forest in Szczecin, Poland. EPA
  • Participants try to control a bull during an annual bull taming event "Jallikattu" in the village of Avaniyapuram, on the outskirts of Madurai in India. AFP
    Participants try to control a bull during an annual bull taming event "Jallikattu" in the village of Avaniyapuram, on the outskirts of Madurai in India. AFP
  • Posters of Uganda President Yoweri Museveni are put in one place the day after the elections on a street in Kampala, Uganda. AFP
    Posters of Uganda President Yoweri Museveni are put in one place the day after the elections on a street in Kampala, Uganda. AFP
  • A Hubble image of an expanding, gaseous corpse — a supernova remnant — known as 1E 0102.2-7219 is shown. ESA / AFP
    A Hubble image of an expanding, gaseous corpse — a supernova remnant — known as 1E 0102.2-7219 is shown. ESA / AFP
  • Soprano Maria Rey-Joly performs on stage during the "Diva" Theatre Play, based on Maria Callas' life, at the Teatros del Canal in Madrid, Spain. Getty Images
    Soprano Maria Rey-Joly performs on stage during the "Diva" Theatre Play, based on Maria Callas' life, at the Teatros del Canal in Madrid, Spain. Getty Images
  • A member of Indonesian navy stands guards near the debris of the Sriwijaya Air flight SJ 182 plane crash recovered from the waters off Jakarta at Tanjung Priok port in Jakarta. EPA
    A member of Indonesian navy stands guards near the debris of the Sriwijaya Air flight SJ 182 plane crash recovered from the waters off Jakarta at Tanjung Priok port in Jakarta. EPA
  • A bus in New York City is left dangling from an overpass after a crash. AP Photo
    A bus in New York City is left dangling from an overpass after a crash. AP Photo
  • The dome of the US Capitol is visible through an American flag placed on fencing surrounding the Capitol Building on Capitol Hill in Washington. AP Photo
    The dome of the US Capitol is visible through an American flag placed on fencing surrounding the Capitol Building on Capitol Hill in Washington. AP Photo
  • People walk past snow covered trees in Offenburg, southern Germany. AFP
    People walk past snow covered trees in Offenburg, southern Germany. AFP
  • Fishing boats are tied up at Tarbert Harbor in Tarbert, Scotland. Getty Images
    Fishing boats are tied up at Tarbert Harbor in Tarbert, Scotland. Getty Images

World in focus - best photos for January 15, 2021


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