• A Newari girl, dressed in traditional attire, helps her friend to clear her eye during a Diwali parade in Kathmandu, Nepal. The Newar community observes the start of their Newari New Year 1136, in accordance with their lunar calendar. Navesh Chitrakar / Reuters
    A Newari girl, dressed in traditional attire, helps her friend to clear her eye during a Diwali parade in Kathmandu, Nepal. The Newar community observes the start of their Newari New Year 1136, in accordance with their lunar calendar. Navesh Chitrakar / Reuters
  • Private Alana Smilie, left, reacts alongside Britain’s Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, as she meets military police during a visit to the Royal Australian Corps of Military Police at the Victoria Barracks in Sydney. William West / Reuters
    Private Alana Smilie, left, reacts alongside Britain’s Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, as she meets military police during a visit to the Royal Australian Corps of Military Police at the Victoria Barracks in Sydney. William West / Reuters
  • A woman practices Tai-Chi in front of the Sforzesco Castle at the Sempione park in Milan. Luca Bruno / AP Photo
    A woman practices Tai-Chi in front of the Sforzesco Castle at the Sempione park in Milan. Luca Bruno / AP Photo
  • A street sweeper works in front of ferries during a 24-hour strike at the port of Piraeus, near Athens. Yannis Kolesidis / EPA
    A street sweeper works in front of ferries during a 24-hour strike at the port of Piraeus, near Athens. Yannis Kolesidis / EPA
  • Japanese Kohima/Imphal veteran Mikio Kinoshita shakes hands with British Second World War veterans during a reconciliation reception at British Embassy in Tokyo. Eugene Hoshiko / AP Photo
    Japanese Kohima/Imphal veteran Mikio Kinoshita shakes hands with British Second World War veterans during a reconciliation reception at British Embassy in Tokyo. Eugene Hoshiko / AP Photo
  • Wilhelm Schwinghammer, in the role of Figaro, during a dress rehearsal of the Mozart opera “Le Nozze di Figaro” at the State Opera in Hamburg, northern Germany. Christian Charisius / DPA / AFP Photo
    Wilhelm Schwinghammer, in the role of Figaro, during a dress rehearsal of the Mozart opera “Le Nozze di Figaro” at the State Opera in Hamburg, northern Germany. Christian Charisius / DPA / AFP Photo
  • The Aurora Borealis near the town of Kirkenes in northern Norway. Jonathan Nackstrand / AFP Photo
    The Aurora Borealis near the town of Kirkenes in northern Norway. Jonathan Nackstrand / AFP Photo
  • A man wrapped in a blanket stands near refugee tents in a field outside the Moria registration centre on the Greek island of Lesbos. Aris Messinis / AFP Photo
    A man wrapped in a blanket stands near refugee tents in a field outside the Moria registration centre on the Greek island of Lesbos. Aris Messinis / AFP Photo
  • People walk towards boats to cross the Yangon river in Yangon. Nicolas Asfouri / AFP Photo
    People walk towards boats to cross the Yangon river in Yangon. Nicolas Asfouri / AFP Photo
  • A farmer reaps harvest at her paddy field in Dala township, on the outskirts of Yangon, Myanmar. Khin Maung Win / AP Photo
    A farmer reaps harvest at her paddy field in Dala township, on the outskirts of Yangon, Myanmar. Khin Maung Win / AP Photo
  • People enjoy a sunny autumn morning in Milan. Luca Bruno / AP Photo
    People enjoy a sunny autumn morning in Milan. Luca Bruno / AP Photo

World in focus — best photos for November 12, 2015


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A look at the best photos from around the world.