• Two visitors shake hands over the runway before the fashion show of designer Dorothee Schumacher during the Berlin Fashion Week. Markus Schreiber / AP Photo
    Two visitors shake hands over the runway before the fashion show of designer Dorothee Schumacher during the Berlin Fashion Week. Markus Schreiber / AP Photo
  • Poland’s Agnieszka Radwanska takes a selfie with a spectator at the Australian Open. Thomas Peter / Reuters
    Poland’s Agnieszka Radwanska takes a selfie with a spectator at the Australian Open. Thomas Peter / Reuters
  • A general view shows the holy baptism water of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church during the Timket celebration to commemorate the baptism of Jesus Christ by John the Baptist in the River Jordan in Gondar, Ethiopia. Tiksa Negeri / Reuters
    A general view shows the holy baptism water of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church during the Timket celebration to commemorate the baptism of Jesus Christ by John the Baptist in the River Jordan in Gondar, Ethiopia. Tiksa Negeri / Reuters
  • Walkers on the Rennsteig trail on the Grosser Inselberg mountain near Tabarz close to Eisenach, central Germany. Martin Schutt / DPA / AFP Photo
    Walkers on the Rennsteig trail on the Grosser Inselberg mountain near Tabarz close to Eisenach, central Germany. Martin Schutt / DPA / AFP Photo
  • Refugees rest at a registration camp in southern Serbian town of Presevo, after crossing the Macedonian border. Dimitar Dilkoff / AFP Photo
    Refugees rest at a registration camp in southern Serbian town of Presevo, after crossing the Macedonian border. Dimitar Dilkoff / AFP Photo
  • A picture taken with a slow shutter exposure of Roberta Vinci of Italy in action against Irina Falconi at the Australian Open. Tracey Nearmy / EPA
    A picture taken with a slow shutter exposure of Roberta Vinci of Italy in action against Irina Falconi at the Australian Open. Tracey Nearmy / EPA
  • People react as victims of the assault on Bacha Khan University, arrive at a hospital in Charsadda, Pakistan. Bilawal Arbab / EPA
    People react as victims of the assault on Bacha Khan University, arrive at a hospital in Charsadda, Pakistan. Bilawal Arbab / EPA
  • A man tends to his pet pigeons on a rooftop in Herat, Afghanistan. Jalil Rezayee / EPA
    A man tends to his pet pigeons on a rooftop in Herat, Afghanistan. Jalil Rezayee / EPA
  • Sunset view over Margaret Court Arena with the Melbourne cityscape in background. Filip Singer / EPA
    Sunset view over Margaret Court Arena with the Melbourne cityscape in background. Filip Singer / EPA
  • “Tamborilleros” participate in the opening ceremony of the main day of San Sebastian feasts at midnight in the Basque city of San Sebastian, northern Spain. Alvaro Barrientos / AP Photo
    “Tamborilleros” participate in the opening ceremony of the main day of San Sebastian feasts at midnight in the Basque city of San Sebastian, northern Spain. Alvaro Barrientos / AP Photo
  • Pedestrians make their way past a stall selling steamed buns in Seoul, South Korea. Ed Jones / AFP Photo
    Pedestrians make their way past a stall selling steamed buns in Seoul, South Korea. Ed Jones / AFP Photo
  • Australia’s Nick Kyrgios tries to kiss the ball as it flies past during his second round match against Uruguay’s Pablo Cuevas at the Australian Open in Melbourne. Jason Reed / Reuters
    Australia’s Nick Kyrgios tries to kiss the ball as it flies past during his second round match against Uruguay’s Pablo Cuevas at the Australian Open in Melbourne. Jason Reed / Reuters

World in focus — best photos for January 20, 2016


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A look at the best photos from around the world.