Thursday, 12 February 2015

10 Things to See: A week of top AP photos

A person looks at the eruptions of the Piton de la Fournaise volcano in the French Indian Ocean island of La Reunion on Thursday, Feb. 5, 2015. This is the second eruption in the past year at Piton de la Fournaise after 3 years of quiet.
A person looks at the eruptions of the Piton de la Fournaise volcano in the French Indian Ocean island of La Reunion on Thursday, Feb. 5, 2015. This is the second eruption in the past year at Piton de la Fournaise after 3 years of quiet.  

Drug addicts huddle around fire to warm themselves in a suburb of Tehran, Iran on Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2015. Anti-narcotics and medical officials say more than 2.2 million of Iran's 80 million citizens already are addicted to illegal drugs, including 1.3 million on registered treatment programs. They say the numbers keep rising annually, even though use of the death penalty against convicted smugglers has increased, too, and now accounts for more than nine of every 10 executions.
Drug addicts huddle around fire to warm themselves in a suburb of Tehran, Iran on Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2015. Anti-narcotics and medical officials say more than 2.2 million of Iran's 80 million citizens already are addicted to illegal drugs, including 1.3 million on registered treatment programs. They say the numbers keep rising annually, even though use of the death penalty against convicted smugglers has increased, too, and now accounts for more than nine of every 10 executions.  
A man cooks on an open fire in the town of Debaltseve, eastern Ukraine on Friday, Feb. 6, 2015.
A man cooks on an open fire in the town of Debaltseve, eastern Ukraine on Friday, Feb. 6, 2015.  
Pakistani female police commandos attend a training session in Nowshera, Pakistan, near Peshawar on Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2015. Authorities formed a Special Combat Unit after Taliban militants stormed a Peshawar school on Dec. 16, 2014 and massacred 150 children and teachers.
Pakistani female police commandos attend a training session in Nowshera, Pakistan, near Peshawar on Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2015. Authorities formed a Special Combat Unit after Taliban militants stormed a Peshawar school on Dec. 16, 2014 and massacred 150 children and teachers.  
Lady Gaga, left, and Tony Bennett perform at the 57th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 8, 2015, in Los Angeles.
Lady Gaga, left, and Tony Bennett perform at the 57th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 8, 2015, in Los Angeles. 
Ta’ang National Liberation army officers look at a notice board as others march toward parade grounds in Mar Wong Village, northern Shan state, Myanmar, during celebrations marking the 52nd anniversary of their insurrection on Jan. 12, 2015. The area is controlled by the Ta’ang National Liberation army (TNLA), an ethnic insurgency that claims to have 4,000 troops and is refusing to sign a nationwide ceasefire citing the lack of ethnic minority aspirations in dialogues.
Ta’ang National Liberation army officers look at a notice board as others march toward parade grounds in Mar Wong Village, northern Shan state, Myanmar, during celebrations marking the 52nd anniversary of their insurrection on Jan. 12, 2015. The area is controlled by the Ta’ang National Liberation army (TNLA), an ethnic insurgency that claims to have 4,000 troops and is refusing to sign a nationwide ceasefire citing the lack of ethnic minority aspirations in dialogues.  
A businessman walks across a pedestrian crossing in Tokyo, Friday, Feb. 6, 2015. New legislation in Japan aims to ensure that workers get the rest they need.
A businessman walks across a pedestrian crossing in Tokyo, Friday, Feb. 6, 2015. New legislation in Japan aims to ensure that workers get the rest they need.  
St. Louis Blues defenseman Carl Gunnarsson (4) and center Paul Stastny, top, compete for the puck against Chicago Blackhawks center Andrew Shaw (65) and center Jonathan Toews, middle, during an NHL hockey game, Sunday, Feb. 8, 2015, in St. Louis.
St. Louis Blues defenseman Carl Gunnarsson (4) and center Paul Stastny, top, compete for the puck against Chicago Blackhawks center Andrew Shaw (65) and center Jonathan Toews, middle, during an NHL hockey game, Sunday, Feb. 8, 2015, in St. Louis.  
A man looks at a burning vehicle during a riot outside the Air Defense Stadium in a suburb east of Cairo, Egypt on Sunday, Feb. 8, 2015. Egypt's Cabinet has indefinitely suspended the national soccer league after more than 20 fans were killed in a stampede and clashes with police outside the Cairo stadium.
A man looks at a burning vehicle during a riot outside the Air Defense Stadium in a suburb east of Cairo, Egypt on Sunday, Feb. 8, 2015. Egypt's Cabinet has indefinitely suspended the national soccer league after more than 20 fans were killed in a stampede and clashes with police outside the Cairo stadium.  
A gust of wind whips up snow as a group of ice fishermen from Ashby, Mass., work to push their bob-house across frozen Lake Winnipesaukee in Meredith, N.H. on Thursday, Feb. 5, 2015. Hundreds of fisherman are expected for the upcoming weekend's annual ice fishing derby.
A gust of wind whips up snow as a group of ice fishermen from Ashby, Mass., work to push their bob-house across frozen Lake Winnipesaukee in Meredith, N.H. on Thursday, Feb. 5, 2015. Hundreds of fisherman are expected for the upcoming weekend's annual ice fishing derby.
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