Bethlehem, West Bank: Christian Orthodox monks tour the Church of the NativityPhotograph: Marco Longari/AFP/Getty ImagesFuengirola, 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 paradePhotograph: Jorge Guerrero/AFP/Getty ImagesLos Angeles, US: Actor Emmy Rossum gets a hug from fellow Shameless cast member William H Macy at the premiere of the second seasonPhotograph: Chris Pizzello/AP
Terra Nova Bay, 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 surveysPhotograph: Yonhap/EPAJerusalem: An ultra-Orthodox Jew wearing a sack, a sign of mourning, prays during the Tenth of Tevet fast day at the Western WallPhotograph: Abir Sultan/EPABodh Gaya, India: A group of boys watch the Kalachakra Buddhist festival through an iron grillePhotograph: Altaf Qadri/APBasra, Iraq: A man grieves over the coffins of his son and daughter before burialPhotograph: Alaa al-Marjan/APKalofer, Bulgaria: Men perform the traditional Horo dance in the icy waters of the Tundzha river as part of the Epiphany day celebrationsPhotograph: Dimitar Dilkoff/AFP/Getty ImagesKrasnoyarsk, Russia: Fishermen sail on a boat through a frosty fog along the Yenisei riverPhotograph: Ilya Naymushin/ReutersTokyo, Japan: Yokozuna, or the grand champion of sumo, Hakuho (centre), performs the ceremonial entrance at the Meiji shrinePhotograph: Toshifumi Kitamura/AFP/Getty ImagesOberhof, Germany: Spectators stand in heavy snowfall to watch the relay event of the IBU biathlon World CupPhotograph: Robert Michael/AFP/Getty ImagesFiambala, Argentina: Toyota drivers try to push their car through dunes at the Dakar rallyPhotograph: Jerome Prevost/APMadrid, Spain: Actors perform during the annual Epiphany paradePhotograph: Juan Medina/ReutersBeijing, China: A woman cuts a pig's trotter for a customer at her pork stall in a meat marketPhotograph: David Gray/ReutersBerlin, Germany: Demonstrators dressed as farm animals protest in front of the Chancellery Photograph: Markus Schreiber/APZigong, China: Visitors view lotus-themed lanterns and lights at the Zigong international lantern festival Photograph: China Photos/Getty ImagesBeijing, China: Divers dressed as a Chinese dragon swim in a tank at the Beijing aquariumPhotograph: ChinaFotoPress/Getty Images
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