Saturday, 16 January 2016

AP PHOTOS: A selection of pictures from the past week

An Indian police officer fires a teargas shell as a Kashmiri Muslim, center, ducks to avoid it during the funeral procession for Sajad Ahmed Bhat, a top rebel commander, on the outskirts of Srinagar, in Indian-controlled Kashmir, on Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2016. Clashes erupted as police tried to stop a march by thousands participating in a funeral procession of the local militant who was killed in a gunfight with government forces.
An Indian police officer fires a teargas shell as a Kashmiri Muslim, center, ducks to avoid it during the funeral procession for Sajad Ahmed Bhat, a top rebel commander, on the outskirts of Srinagar, in Indian-controlled Kashmir, on Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2016. Clashes erupted as police tried to stop a march by thousands participating in a funeral procession of the local militant who was killed in a gunfight with government forces.  

A plainclothes police officer aims his gun at attackers during a gun battle as a body lies on the ground in Jakarta, Indonesia on Thursday, Jan. 14, 2016. Attackers set off explosions at a Starbucks cafe in a bustling shopping area in Indonesia's capital and waged gun fights with police, leaving bodies in the streets as office workers watched from high-rise buildings.
A plainclothes police officer aims his gun at attackers during a gun battle as a body lies on the ground in Jakarta, Indonesia on Thursday, Jan. 14, 2016. Attackers set off explosions at a Starbucks cafe in a bustling shopping area in Indonesia's capital and waged gun fights with police, leaving bodies in the streets as office workers watched from high-rise buildings.  
Two young women from Afghanistan wait to be registered in the Tabakika registration center on Friday, Jan. 15, 2016. Thousands of refugees and migrants continue to reach Greece's shores despite the winter weather.
Two young women from Afghanistan wait to be registered in the Tabakika registration center on Friday, Jan. 15, 2016. Thousands of refugees and migrants continue to reach Greece's shores despite the winter weather.  
A Rafale jet fighter is catapulted for launch from France's flagship Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier in the Persian Gulf on Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2016. The carrier joined the U.S.- led coalition against Islamic State in November, as France intensified its airstrikes against extremist sites in Syria and Iraq in response to IS threats against French targets.
A Rafale jet fighter is catapulted for launch from France's flagship Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier in the Persian Gulf on Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2016. The carrier joined the U.S.- led coalition against Islamic State in November, as France intensified its airstrikes against extremist sites in Syria and Iraq in response to IS threats against French targets. 
Customers line up to buy Powerball lottery tickets outside the Primm Valley Casino Resorts Lotto Store just inside the California border near Primm, Nev., on Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2016, as the jackpot grew to over $1 billion for the drawing on Wednesday. Three tickets eventually split the world-record $1.6 billion winnings.
Customers line up to buy Powerball lottery tickets outside the Primm Valley Casino Resorts Lotto Store just inside the California border near Primm, Nev., on Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2016, as the jackpot grew to over $1 billion for the drawing on Wednesday. Three tickets eventually split the world-record $1.6 billion winnings.  
Bangladeshi Muslim devotees offer prayers during the first day of an Islamic congregations’ second phase in Tongi, Bangladesh, 20 kilometers (13 miles) north of Dhaka, Bangladesh on Friday, Jan. 15, 2016. Since the 1960s, devotees have been participating in the annual event, which is one of the world’s largest congregations of Muslims, on the sandy bank of the River Turag outside the capital.
Bangladeshi Muslim devotees offer prayers during the first day of an Islamic congregations’ second phase in Tongi, Bangladesh, 20 kilometers (13 miles) north of Dhaka, Bangladesh on Friday, Jan. 15, 2016. Since the 1960s, devotees have been participating in the annual event, which is one of the world’s largest congregations of Muslims, on the sandy bank of the River Turag outside the capital.  
A member of the Taiwanese honor guard takes part in a change of duty ceremony at the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall in Taipei, Taiwan on Friday, Jan. 15, 2016.
A member of the Taiwanese honor guard takes part in a change of duty ceremony at the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall in Taipei, Taiwan on Friday, Jan. 15, 2016.  
Manchester United's Marouane Fellaini, top, jumps for the ball against Sheffield United's Neill Collins during the English FA Cup third round soccer match between Manchester United and Sheffield United at Old Trafford Stadium in Manchester, England during inclement weather on Saturday, Jan. 9, 2016.
Manchester United's Marouane Fellaini, top, jumps for the ball against Sheffield United's Neill Collins during the English FA Cup third round soccer match between Manchester United and Sheffield United at Old Trafford Stadium in Manchester, England during inclement weather on Saturday, Jan. 9, 2016.   
Fossilized whale bones are displayed outside the Wati El Hitan Fossils and Climate Change Museum, a UNESCO natural World Heritage site, on its opening day in the oasis in Fayoum, Egypt on Thursday, Jan. 14, 2016. The Middle East’s first fossil museum houses the world's largest intact skeleton of a "walking whale" in an attempt to attract much-needed tourists driven off by recent militant attacks.
Fossilized whale bones are displayed outside the Wati El Hitan Fossils and Climate Change Museum, a UNESCO natural World Heritage site, on its opening day in the oasis in Fayoum, Egypt on Thursday, Jan. 14, 2016. The Middle East’s first fossil museum houses the world's largest intact skeleton of a "walking whale" in an attempt to attract much-needed tourists driven off by recent militant attacks.  
Icicles hang over a rail along the shore of Lake Michigan in Chicago on Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2016 as bitter cold temperatures affected the area.
Icicles hang over a rail along the shore of Lake Michigan in Chicago on Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2016 as bitter cold temperatures affected the area.
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