Abu Dhabi
Two Emirati men are walking with their camels through the Liwa desert as part of the 2017 Moreeb Dune Festival.
Photo: Karim Sahib/AFP/Getty
Natori, Japan
Dozens of people gathered to watch the first sunrise of 2017 in the Yuriage district, which was completely destroyed by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami.
Photo: Kyodo/Reuters
Las Vegas, US
A woman is captured standing by a wall made of light bulbs during CES International.
Photo: Jae C. Hong/AP
Sofia, Bulgaria
Local residents are jumping into the frozen water to catch a wooden crucifix during the Epiphany day celebrations.
Photo: Stoyan Nenov/Reuters
London, England
A firework show is lighting up the London sky right by the London Eye and Big Ben on New Year’s Eve.
Photo: Leon Neal/Getty
New York City, US
Two people are kissing right after the clock strikes midnight on New Year’s celebration in Times Square.
Photo: Yana Paskova/Getty
Paris, France
Thousands of revellers gathered on the Champs Elysees Avenue to celebrate the New Year’s Eve.
Photo: Jacky Naegeen/Reuters
Amsterdam
People celebrated the New Year at the Scheepvaartmuseum with firework shows and art sculptures exposed.
Photo: Koen Van Weel/AFP/Getty
Xuanwei, China
The Beipanjiang Bridge, which connects the Guizhou and Yunnan provinces, is reportedly the highest bridge in the world. It was open on December 29th, 2016.
Photo: China Daily/Reuters
Arlington, Virginia
One of the US Army Honor Guard members collapses during the Armed Forces Full Honor Farewell Review for the US President Barack Obama.
Photo: Jim Watson/AFP/Getty
Pietrosani, Romania
Several men are participating in a horse race following the celebration of the Epiphany religious service. According to the local tradition, the water that is blessed is used to baptize the village horses. Then, they all race to see which is the best horse and rider of the area.
Photo: Daniel Mihailescu/AFP/Getty
Havana, Cuba
A real life-sized replica of the Granma yacht passes by the boulevard during a march that marks the Armed Forces Day.
Photo: Desmond Boylan/Reuters
Langfang, China
Two actors are posing for the camera while on set for the post-apocalyptic movie Zombie Era.
Photo: Damir Sagolj/Reuters
Villafalletto, Italy
A local farmer is pictured riding his horse in the sunlight.
Photo: Marco Bertorello/AFP/Getty
Bodh Gaya, India
A young buddhist devotee is taking part in a religious prayer attended by the spiritual leader Dalai Lama.
Photo: Dibyangshu Sarkar/AFP/Getty
Bucharest, Romania
A woman is walking through the snow by the life size sculpture of a dinosaur during a massive snowfall.
Photo: Vadim Ghirda/AP
Sao Paulo, Brazil
Hundreds of runners are waiting to compete in the Sao Silvestre local race of 15 kilometers length right on December 31st, 2016.
Photo: Nelson Antoine/AP
Valparaiso, Chile
The forest fire got to burn a house located on top of a hill. So far, more than 100 houses were destroyed by forest fires.
Photo: Rodrigo Garrido/Reuters
Bischofshofen, Austria
A man is pictured swimming in an outdoor pool with steaming water, which is surrounded by snow.
Photo: Matthias Schrader/AP
New York City, US
People are passing by a portrait of artist Chuck Close’s wife, located at the 86th Street station on the Second Avenue subway line.
Photo: Gary Hershorn/Getty
Mumbai, India
A 7-year-old girl is playing with her pet chick in a slum.
Photo: Shailesh Andrade/Reuters
Pristina, Kosovo
Hundreds of Albanians from Kosovo are marching during a protest after Kosovo’s former prime minister was arrested.
Photo: Armend Nimani/AFP/Getty
Altoona, Pennsylvania
Local State Troopers and police officers line up during a memorial service for Landon E. Weaver, who was killed in the line of duty after only 6 months of being on the force.
Photo: Gene J. Puskar/AP
Ahmedabad, India
School children are taking part in a yoga session at a local camp.
Photo: Amit Dave/Reuters
Istanbul, Turkey
People are carrying the coffin of a 23-year-old victim of the Reina night club shootings.
Photo: Bulent Kilic/AFP/Getty
California
An unidentified person changed the Hollywood sign into ‘Hollyweed’ on January 1st, 2017. by placing tarps over the two letters ‘O’ so they looked like E’s from far away.
Photo: Gene Blevins/AFP/Getty
Manaus, Brazil
A local worker is preparing graves for the 60 inmates who died during a local prison riot.
Photo: Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters
Argentina
Professional KTM rider Milan Engel is performing on a 450 Rally Replica KTM bike as part of the 2017 Dakar Rally.
Photo: Dan Istitene/Getty
Heidelberg, Germany
Apple tree leaves are freezed during a cold day in Gaiberg.
Photo: Daniel Roland/AFP/Getty
Tianjin, China
The city lights are captured as the city is covered in smog.
Photo: Reuters