Thursday 22 January 2015

10 Things to See: A week of top AP photos

A horse rider drinks wine next to a bonfire during a ritual in honor of Saint Anthony the Abbot, the patron saint of domestic animals, in San Bartolome de Pinares, about 100 kilometers (62 miles) west of Madrid, Spain on Friday, Jan. 16, 2015.
A horse rider drinks wine next to a bonfire during a ritual in honor of Saint Anthony the Abbot, the patron saint of domestic animals, in San Bartolome de Pinares, about 100 kilometers (62 miles) west of Madrid, Spain on Friday, Jan. 16, 2015. 

Waseem Akram, 27, dances during a private party in Rawalpindi, Pakistan on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2015. By day, Akram sells mobile phone accessories from an alleyway shop in an old neighborhood of this Pakistani city. But by night, he stands before a mirror, shaving away his beard and picking through mascara and rouge to become Rani, a female wedding party dancer.
Waseem Akram, 27, dances during a private party in Rawalpindi, Pakistan on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2015. By day, Akram sells mobile phone accessories from an alleyway shop in an old neighborhood of this Pakistani city. But by night, he stands before a mirror, shaving away his beard and picking through mascara and rouge to become Rani, a female wedding party dancer.  
People throw turnips at the Jarramplas as he makes his way through the streets beating his drum during the Jarramplas Festival in Piornal, Spain on Monday, Jan. 19, 2015. Jarramplas is a character that wears a costume made from colorful strips of fabric and a devil-like mask and beats a drum through the streets of Piornal while residents throw turnips as a punishment for stealing cattle.
People throw turnips at the Jarramplas as he makes his way through the streets beating his drum during the Jarramplas Festival in Piornal, Spain on Monday, Jan. 19, 2015. Jarramplas is a character that wears a costume made from colorful strips of fabric and a devil-like mask and beats a drum through the streets of Piornal while residents throw turnips as a punishment for stealing cattle.   
A Ukrainian woman takes a bath in the waters of lake of Sherbakova Park during the celebration of the Orthodox Epiphany in Donetsk, Ukraine. Monday, Jan. 19, 2015. Orthodox Christians celebrate the Epiphany on Jan. 19, following the old Julian calendar.
A Ukrainian woman takes a bath in the waters of lake of Sherbakova Park during the celebration of the Orthodox Epiphany in Donetsk, Ukraine. Monday, Jan. 19, 2015. Orthodox Christians celebrate the Epiphany on Jan. 19, following the old Julian calendar.  
Kids do their homework inside the courtyard of an apartment building in Havana, Cuba, Monday, Jan. 19, 2015.
Kids do their homework inside the courtyard of an apartment building in Havana, Cuba, Monday, Jan. 19, 2015.
Worshippers cheer as they wait for the arrival of Pope Francis at Rizal Park in Manila, Philippines on Sunday, Jan. 18, 2015. Millions filled Manila's main park and surrounding areas for Francis' final Mass in the Philippines on Sunday, braving a steady rain.
Worshippers cheer as they wait for the arrival of Pope Francis at Rizal Park in Manila, Philippines on Sunday, Jan. 18, 2015. Millions filled Manila's main park and surrounding areas for Francis' final Mass in the Philippines on Sunday, braving a steady rain.   
A Ukrainian woman embraces her dog in a shelter during the heaviest exchange of artillery fire from the previous few days in the Voroshilovsky area of Donetsk, Ukraine on Sunday, Jan. 18, 2015.
A Ukrainian woman embraces her dog in a shelter during the heaviest exchange of artillery fire from the previous few days in the Voroshilovsky area of Donetsk, Ukraine on Sunday, Jan. 18, 2015.   
A Hindu devotee prays at the Sangam, the confluence of rivers Ganges and Yamuna, on "Mauni Amavasya," (New Moon Day), during the annual month-long Hindu religious fair "Magh Mela" in Allahabad, India on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015.
A Hindu devotee prays at the Sangam, the confluence of rivers Ganges and Yamuna, on "Mauni Amavasya," (New Moon Day), during the annual month-long Hindu religious fair "Magh Mela" in Allahabad, India on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015.  
Julia Goerges of Germany serves to Klara Koukalova of the Czech Republic during their second round match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia on Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2015.
Julia Goerges of Germany serves to Klara Koukalova of the Czech Republic during their second round match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia on Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2015.  
A model presents a creation by Indonesian fashion designer Meggie Hadiyanto during Hong Kong Fashion Week for Fall/Winter 2015, in Hong Kong on Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2015.
A model presents a creation by Indonesian fashion designer Meggie Hadiyanto during Hong Kong Fashion Week for Fall/Winter 2015, in Hong Kong on Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2015.