Srinagar, India: A Kashmiri boatman makes his way through the frozen water of
Dal lake
Bodh Gaya, India: A Tibetan woman in ceremonial dress performs in the presence of
the Dalai Lama during the Kalachakra Buddhist festival
Ikerman, Ukraine: Orthodox worshippers participate in a Christmas service at the
monastery of St Clement
Wuhan, China: Crowds at Wuchang railway station
Taipei, Taiwan: A supporter of the president, Ma Ying-jeou, at an election
campaign rally
Cajititlan, Mexico: Costumed dancers participate in festivities for Three Kings Day
Artemisa, Cuba: A couple kiss on the sidelines of a classic car rally
Serbian Orthodox Christians celebrate
Christmas in Birmingham
A Christian Orthodox priest stands during a mass in the
Church of the Nativity, traditionally believed by Christians to be the
birthplace of Jesus Christ, during the Orthodox Christmas in the West
Bank city of Bethlehem
Kotamobagu, Indonesia: A police officer holds up a shattered shield against a
protester who is attacking him with a sword during a protest by market stall
owners
Manchester, New Hampshire: An Occupy demonstrator outside the Republican presidential
debate
Rangoon, Burma: People try to catch money thrown by wellwishers during the
Pagoda festival
Bloemfontein, South Africa: ANC supporters celebrate the party's centenary
Mercedes, Argentina: A man walks beside cars heading towards the sanctuary of the
19th-century outlaw Gauchito Gil to mark the anniversary of his death in 1878
Tbilisi, Georgia: People march in a religious procession to celebrate the
Orthodox Christmas
St Petersburg, Russia: Men dressed as 19th-century imperial soldiers fire a cannon
during celebrations to mark the Russian Orthodox Christmas