5 Nentor, 2013
Congolese soldiers guard suspected M23 rebel fighters who surrendered in Chanzo village in the Rutshuru territory near the eastern town of Goma. Democratic Republic of Congo's M23 rebel group called an end to a 20-month revolt after the army captured its last hilltop strongholds, raising hopes for peace in a region where millions have died in nearly two decades of violence.
Workers collect dead fish at a park in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China. More than 10,000 fish were found dead in a smelly lake inside a park, near a drain where sewage flowed into the lake, according to local media.
Tunisian presidential candidate Beji Caid Essebsi gives a speech in front his supporters after the second round of the country's presidential election, in Tunis, Sunday, Dec. 21, 2014.
A woman stands outside her house as her front yard is covered with volcanic ash from the eruption of Mount Sinabung, in Mardingding, North Sumatra, Indonesia. The 2,600-meter (8,530-foot) -high volcano has been erupting since Sunday, unleashing volcanic ash high into the sky and forcing the evacuation of villagers living around its slope.
Illuminated portraits of North Korea's late leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il glow in central Pyongyang before dawn.
An Egyptian newspaper vendor displays copies of the morning newspapers fronted by pictures of the trial of Egypt's ousted President Mohammed Morsi in Cairo.
A rescuer on a jet ski battles rough seas while searching for a missing swimmer at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia. Police say a 22-year-old Japanese man went missing while swimming with a friend in rough surf on Nov. 4, 2013.
Five-leg female sheep in Condeon, France, that the owner tries to sell on the Internet
People watch a TV news program showing President Barack Obama, at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Dec. 22, 2014.
The Soyuz TMA-11M rocket, adorned with the logo of the Sochi Olympic Organizing Committee and other related artwork, is rolled out to the launch pad by train at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket is scheduled for Nov. 7 and will send Expedition 38 Soyuz Commander Mikhail Tyurin of Roscosmos, Flight Engineer Rick Mastracchio of NASA and Flight Engineer Koichi Wakata of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency on a six-month mission aboard the International Space Station.
Holiday Lights on the Sun: The sun emitted a significant solar flare, peaking at 7:28 p.m. EST on Dec. 19, 2014. NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory, which watches the sun constantly, captured an image of the event.
Contestants race with trays holding beer bottles and glasses during a tray carrying competition in Taipei, Taiwan. Waiters and waitresses from Taiwan, Japan, Singapore, the Philippines and China participated in the competition.
A man stands next to the wreckage of burnt vehicles outside the Guadalupe Victoria town hall in the Mexican state of Puebla. Residents burned the town hall, patrol vehicles and two buildings belonging to Mayor Felipe Cortes, to demand for more security in the area after a local shopkeeper was recently killed by unknown assailants during a robbery, according to local media.
French towing boat "Abeille Languedoc" is silhouetted in the open sea near Boulogne-sur-Mer as high winds battered northern France, Nov. 4, 2013.
Russian servicemen take part in a military parade rehearsal in Red Square in Moscow. The parade will be held on Nov. 7 to mark the anniversary of a historical parade in 1941 when Soviet soldiers marched through Red Square towards the front lines at World War II.