Bethlehem, West Bank:
Christian Orthodox monks tour the Church of the Nativity
Fuengirola, Spain: Men dressed as Kings Caspar, Melchior and
Balthazar, otherwise known as the three wise men, arrive by helicopter to take
part in an Epiphany parade
Beijing, China: Divers dressed as a Chinese dragon swim in a
tank at the Beijing aquarium
Los Angeles, US: Actor Emmy Rossum gets a hug from fellow Shameless cast member
William H Macy at the premiere of the second season
TerraNovaBay, Antartica: A Weddell seal basks in the sun on sea ice after emerging
from a hole made by South Korean scientific divers for underwater ecological
surveys
Jerusalem: An ultra-Orthodox Jew wearing a sack, a sign of mourning, prays during
the Tenth of Tevet fast day at the Western Wall
Bodh Gaya, India: A group of boys watch the Kalachakra Buddhist
festival through an iron grille
Basra, Iraq: A man grieves over the coffins of his son and daughter before
burial
Kalofer, Bulgaria: Men perform the traditional Horo dance in the
icy waters of the Tundzha river as part of the Epiphany day celebrations
Krasnoyarsk, Russia: Fishermen sail on a boat through a frosty fog along the Yenisei river
Tokyo, Japan: Yokozuna, or the grand champion of sumo,
Hakuho (centre), performs the ceremonial entrance at the Meiji shrine
Oberhof, Germany: Spectators stand in heavy snowfall to watch
the relay event of the IBU biathlon World Cup
Fiambala, Argentina: Toyota drivers try to push their car through dunes at the Dakar rally
Madrid, Spain: Actors perform during the annual Epiphany
parade
Beijing, China: A woman cuts a pig's trotter for a customer at
her pork stall in a meat market
Berlin, Germany: Demonstrators dressed as farm animals protest
in front of the Chancellery
Zigong, China: Visitors view lotus-themed lanterns and lights
at the Zigong international lantern festival