• Willi Heinz of Gloucester kicks the ball during the Aviva Premiership rugby match between Gloucester and London Irish. Tom Dulat / Getty Images
    Willi Heinz of Gloucester kicks the ball during the Aviva Premiership rugby match between Gloucester and London Irish. Tom Dulat / Getty Images
  • A rainbow near Nablus, West Bank. Jaafar Ashtiyeh / AFP Photo
    A rainbow near Nablus, West Bank. Jaafar Ashtiyeh / AFP Photo
  • A puppet master also known as ‘Tok Dalang’ performs with a shadow puppet during the Malam Wayang (Night Shadow Puppet) event in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Fazry Ismail / EPA
    A puppet master also known as ‘Tok Dalang’ performs with a shadow puppet during the Malam Wayang (Night Shadow Puppet) event in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Fazry Ismail / EPA
  • Robert Forstemann of Germany crashes out of the Revolution Longest Lap — Sprinters on the start line during the Elite Track Cycling Revolution Series at National Cycling Centre in Manchester. Jan Kruger / Getty Images
    Robert Forstemann of Germany crashes out of the Revolution Longest Lap — Sprinters on the start line during the Elite Track Cycling Revolution Series at National Cycling Centre in Manchester. Jan Kruger / Getty Images
  • People take pictures of waves crashing on the Viavelez seafront in the northern Spanish region of Asturias. Eloy Alonso / Reuters
    People take pictures of waves crashing on the Viavelez seafront in the northern Spanish region of Asturias. Eloy Alonso / Reuters
  • Silhouettes of people are reflected on the water of a pond while they go for a night walk, in Pamplona. Alvaro Barrientos / AP Photo
    Silhouettes of people are reflected on the water of a pond while they go for a night walk, in Pamplona. Alvaro Barrientos / AP Photo
  • Two men are silhouetted while walking across the Granville Street Bridge in Vancouver, British Columbia. Darryl Dyck / The Canadian Press via AP
    Two men are silhouetted while walking across the Granville Street Bridge in Vancouver, British Columbia. Darryl Dyck / The Canadian Press via AP
  • A biker poses on his Bousouzoku motorbike at the Dangouzaka rest stop in Yamanashi, west of Tokyo, Japan. Thomas Peter / Reuters
    A biker poses on his Bousouzoku motorbike at the Dangouzaka rest stop in Yamanashi, west of Tokyo, Japan. Thomas Peter / Reuters
  • A worker attaches the name tag of a Buddhist who made a donation to a lantern to celebrate the New Year at Bongeun Buddhist temple in Seoul, South Korea. Ahn Young-joon / AP Photo
    A worker attaches the name tag of a Buddhist who made a donation to a lantern to celebrate the New Year at Bongeun Buddhist temple in Seoul, South Korea. Ahn Young-joon / AP Photo
  • Dougie Hamilton #27 of the Calgary Flames is checked into his bench by Erik Johnson #6 of the Colorado Avalanche. Doug Pensinger / Getty Images / AFP
    Dougie Hamilton #27 of the Calgary Flames is checked into his bench by Erik Johnson #6 of the Colorado Avalanche. Doug Pensinger / Getty Images / AFP
  • A dog sits in a street vendor’s trunk on a bicycle in Beijing. Kim Kyung-Hoon / Reuters
    A dog sits in a street vendor’s trunk on a bicycle in Beijing. Kim Kyung-Hoon / Reuters
  • Sebastien Loeb of France drives his Peugeot through water during the Buenos Aires-Rosario prologue stage of the Dakar Rally 2016 in Arrecifes, Argentina. Marcos Brindicci / Reuters
    Sebastien Loeb of France drives his Peugeot through water during the Buenos Aires-Rosario prologue stage of the Dakar Rally 2016 in Arrecifes, Argentina. Marcos Brindicci / Reuters
  • Workers clean a glass ceiling of a building on a heavily polluted day in Beijing. Kim Kyung-Hoon / Reuters
    Workers clean a glass ceiling of a building on a heavily polluted day in Beijing. Kim Kyung-Hoon / Reuters
  • Los Angeles Clippers’ DeAndre Jordan gets hit in the face with the ball. Mike Nelson / EPA
    Los Angeles Clippers’ DeAndre Jordan gets hit in the face with the ball. Mike Nelson / EPA
  • An official removes a stick from the face shield of Washington Capitals’ Tom Wilson during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Columbus Blue Jackets. Jay LaPrete / AP Photo
    An official removes a stick from the face shield of Washington Capitals’ Tom Wilson during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Columbus Blue Jackets. Jay LaPrete / AP Photo
  • A woman runs along an embankment at the Olympic Park in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, Russia. Kazbek Basayev / Reuters
    A woman runs along an embankment at the Olympic Park in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, Russia. Kazbek Basayev / Reuters
  • Nathan Lyon of Australia appeals for a wicket during day one of the third Test match between Australia and the West Indies at Sydney Cricket Ground. Mark Kolbe / Getty Images
    Nathan Lyon of Australia appeals for a wicket during day one of the third Test match between Australia and the West Indies at Sydney Cricket Ground. Mark Kolbe / Getty Images

World in focus — best photos for January 3, 2016


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A look at the best photos from around the world.