David Warner, the Australian opener, ducks under a bouncer from Pakistan paceman Mohammed Amir during the first day of the third Test at the SCG in Sydney. William West / AFP Photo
David Warner, the Australian opener, ducks under a bouncer from Pakistan paceman Mohammed Amir during the first day of the third Test at the SCG in Sydney. William West / AFP Photo
Feliciano Lopez of Spain serves to Jack Sock of the United States during the men’s singles match on day three of the Hopman Cup in Perth. Paul Kane / Getty Images
Feliciano Lopez of Spain serves to Jack Sock of the United States during the men’s singles match on day three of the Hopman Cup in Perth. Paul Kane / Getty Images
A horse shaped kite named Goldey takes to the sky at Crosby beach in England. Christopher Furlong / Getty Images
A horse shaped kite named Goldey takes to the sky at Crosby beach in England. Christopher Furlong / Getty Images
An Emirati from the Al Qubaisi tribe trains his falcons during the Liwa 2017 Moreeb Dune Festival in Abu Dhabi’s Western Region. Karim Sahib / AFP Photo
An Emirati from the Al Qubaisi tribe trains his falcons during the Liwa 2017 Moreeb Dune Festival in Abu Dhabi’s Western Region. Karim Sahib / AFP Photo
A woman walks home carrying a metal pitcher filled with drinking water on in the outskirts of Srinagar. Danish Ismail / Reuters
A woman walks home carrying a metal pitcher filled with drinking water on in the outskirts of Srinagar. Danish Ismail / Reuters
A man walks by a display of paper lanterns hanging at the Jogye Temple in Seoul, South Korea. Lee Jin-man / AP Photo
A man walks by a display of paper lanterns hanging at the Jogye Temple in Seoul, South Korea. Lee Jin-man / AP Photo
A Pakistani vendor roasts peanuts on a roadside in Peshawar, Pakistan. Bilawal Arbab / EPA
A Pakistani vendor roasts peanuts on a roadside in Peshawar, Pakistan. Bilawal Arbab / EPA
South African members of the Cape Minstrel band attend the annual ‘Tweede Nuwe Yaar’ (second new year) carnival in Cape Town, South Africa. Nic Bothma / EPA
South African members of the Cape Minstrel band attend the annual ‘Tweede Nuwe Yaar’ (second new year) carnival in Cape Town, South Africa. Nic Bothma / EPA
France’s Adrien Van Beveren powers his Yamaha motorcycle during the Stage 1 of the Dakar Rally 2017 staged between Asuncion and Resistencia, Argentina. Franck Fife / AFP Photo
France’s Adrien Van Beveren powers his Yamaha motorcycle during the Stage 1 of the Dakar Rally 2017 staged between Asuncion and Resistencia, Argentina. Franck Fife / AFP Photo
Indian military personnel rehearse in Rajpath, New Delhi ahead of the forthcoming Republic Day parade. Chandan Khann / AFP Photo
Indian military personnel rehearse in Rajpath, New Delhi ahead of the forthcoming Republic Day parade. Chandan Khann / AFP Photo

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World in focus — best photos for January 3, 2017

Fatima Al Marzouqi

January 03, 2017

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A look at the best photos from around the world today.

Recent winners

2002 Giselle Khoury (Colombia)

2004 Nathalie Nasralla (France)

2005 Catherine Abboud (Oceania)

2007 Grace Bijjani  (Mexico)

2008 Carina El-Keddissi (Brazil)

2009 Sara Mansour (Brazil)

2010 Daniella Rahme (Australia)

2011 Maria Farah (Canada)

2012 Cynthia Moukarzel (Kuwait)

2013 Layla Yarak (Australia)              

2014 Lia Saad  (UAE)

2015 Cynthia Farah (Australia)

2016 Yosmely Massaad (Venezuela)

2017 Dima Safi (Ivory Coast)

2018 Rachel Younan (Australia)

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