14 dhjetor 2015

A person views the fog shrouded Benjamin Franklin Bridge spanning the Delaware River in Philadelphia, USA.

Police officers take away a supporter of rights lawyer Pu Zhiqiang near the Beijing Second Intermediate People's Court during his trial in Beijing, China. Pu went on trial on charges of provoking trouble with commentaries on social media that were critical of the ruling Communist Party.

Abu Mohammed, covered with dust from explosions, walks in his home following reported air strikes by regime forces on the town of al-Nashabiyah in the eastern Ghouta region, a rebel stronghold east of the capital Damascus, Syria.

An aerial view shows visitors walking in a maze, at a tourist resort in Zunyi, Guizhou province, China.

Shi'ite fighters, known as Houthis, ride on a patrol truck as they chant slogans during a tribal gathering showing support for the Houthi movement in Sana'a, Yemen.

Kashmiri protesters run as a tear gas shell explodes near them during a protest against the government in Srinagar, India.

A worker applies color to strings which will be used to fly kites, by a roadside in Ahmedabad, India.

A resident walks past big waves spilling over a wall onto a coastal road in the city of Legaspi in Albay province, south of Manila, as typhoon Melor approaches the city. More than 700,000 people fled the central Philippines amid threats of giant waves, floods and landslides as powerful Typhoon Melor approached the archipelago nation, officials said.

Kosovo parliament security wear gas masks after opposition lawmakers released a tear gas canister disrupting a parliamentary session in the capital Pristina.

Costumed cast from the Cirque Mechanics’ new production, “Pedal Punk” make their way through Times Square, New York, to promote the show which is playing at the New Victory Theater through Jan. 3, 2016.

A giant illuminated Santa Claus is seen on the Promenade Des Anglais as part of holiday season decorations in Nice, France.

An Orthodox priest blesses members of the media at the Baikonur Cosmodrome launch pad in Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz is scheduled for Dec. 15.