Pictures of the Week: December 13 – December 20

A Newari woman, with her lips and face painted to depic a deity, sits inside a house before a parade to celebrate the Yamari Puni festival in Kathmandu

Dec. 17, 2013. A Newari woman, with her lips and face painted to depict a deity, sits inside a house before she takes part in a parade to celebrate the Yamari Puni festival in Kathmandu.Navesh Chitrakar—Reuters

Dec. 18, 2013. A woman stands in a corridor of a building in the Christian camp for internally displaced people (IDP) in Bossangoa, Central African Republic.Fred Dufour—AFP/Getty Images

One Year Anniversary Of Newtown School Shootings

Dec. 14, 2013. A Christmas decoration lies on display near the former site of Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Ct.John Moore—Getty Images

Dec. 16, 2013. North Koreans lay flowers at the base of statues of the late leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il at Mansu Hill in Pyongyang, North Korea.David Guttenfelder—AP

Dec. 19, 2013 A view looking up from the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol before a tour of the dome in Washington, DC.Karen Bleier—AFP/Getty Images

Dec. 15, 2013. A cow, which escaped from a truck, attacks a farmer trying to catch it in Liangdun village of Nangang township, Anhui province, China.China Daily/Reuters

Dec. 16, 2013. A sculpture is silhouetted against the full moon in Hanover, central Germany.Julian Stratenschulte—AFP/Getty Images

German Chancellor Merkel chats with party fellows and SPD members after coalition government agreement signing ceremony in Berlin

Dec. 16, 2013. Labor Minister Ursula von der Leyen, Christian Social Union (CSU) Bundestag faction leader Gerda Hasselfeld, leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Chancellor Angel Merkel, Thomas Oppermann of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) CDU parliamentary faction leader Volker Kauder, CDU secretary general Hermann Groehe, Federal Chancellery Minister Ronald Pofalla, SPD Chairman Sigmar Gabriel and SPD parliamentary faction leader Frank-Walter Steinmeier (clockwise from top) talk informally after the coalition government agreement signing ceremony in Berlin.Tobias Schwarz—Reuters

A local boy, Anda, looks out from his hut's window at the burial ground of late former South African President Nelson Mandela ahead of his funeral in Qunu

Dec. 15, 2013. A local boy, Anda, looks out from his hut's window at the burial ground of late former South African President Nelson Mandela ahead of his funeral in Qunu, South Africa.Yannis Behrakis—Reuters

Dec. 14, 2013. Army cadets hold a large photo of Army head coach Rich Ellerson during an NCAA college football game against Navy in Philadelphia. Matt Slocum—AP

Dec. 14, 2013. Birds fly over the border fence covered in snow near the Northern Israeli village of Majdal Shams, Golan Heights, on the Israeli-Syrian border.Atef Safadi—EPA

A boy tries to control a fire after vehicles were torched and vandalized by Bangladesh's Jamaat-e-Islami party activists during clashes with police in Dhaka

Dec. 13, 2013. A boy tries to control a fire after vehicles were torched and vandalized by Bangladesh's Jamaat-e-Islami party activists during clashes with police in Dhaka, Bangladesh.Andrew Biraj—Reuters

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Dec. 13, 2013. Whirling dervishes perform during a ceremony marking the anniversary of the death of Jelaleddin Mevlana Rumi, Sufi mystic, poet and founder of the sufism at Ulker Sports Arena in Istanbul. Ozan Kose—AFP/Getty Images

Dec. 14, 2013. A contestant of the beauty contest mini Miss France 2014, for children from 5 to 11 years old, parades in Paris.Francois Guillot—AFP/Getty Images

Robertson and Corey wrestle during SantaCon in San Francisco

Dec. 14, 2013. Jill Corey (below) reacts while wrestling with Dan Robertson as holiday revelers dressed as Santa Claus gather in Duboce Park during the SantaCon event in San Francisco.Stephen Lam—Reuters

Dec. 14, 2013. People walk on the tarmac to reach the refugee camp, close to the airport of Bangui, Central African Republic.Fred Dufour—AFP/Getty Images

Dec. 14, 2013. Anti-Balaka fighters, members of a militia opposed to the Seleka rebel group, show what they would do to any Seleka, in the Boy-Rabe neighborhood in Bangui, Central African Republic.Ivan Lieman—AFP/Getty Images

Dec. 14, 2013. The motorcade transporting the body of Nelson Mandela, in black hearse, passes through crowds of mourners gathered in the town of on its way to Qunu, South Africa.Bernat Armangue—AP

The Body Of Nelson Mandela Arrives In Qunu Ahead of The Burial

Dec. 14, 2013. Xhosa youths walk over a hillside overlooking the home town of former South African President Nelson Mandela before his funeral cortege arrives at his family's home in Qunu, South Africa.Dan Kitwood—Getty Images

Dec. 14, 2013. A makeshift memorial with crosses for the victims of the Sandy Hook massacre stands outside a home in Newtown, Conn. Robert F. Bukaty—AP

Dec. 14, 2013. Workers construct stands for the 2014 Winter Olympics spectators in Krasnaya Polyana near the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi.AFP/Getty Images

Dec. 14, 2013. Athletes in the 55kg category get ready to compete in the bodybuilding contest at the Myanmar Convention Center during the 2013 SEA Game in Yangon, Burma. Ruben Salgado—Getty Images

A photograph of the giant screen at the Beijing Aerospace Control Center shows photo of China's Chang'e 3 probe, taken by the country's first lunar rover, Yutu, during the mutual-photograph process, in Beijing

Dec. 15, 2013. A photograph of the giant screen at the Beijing Aerospace Control Center shows photo of China's Chang'e 3 probe, taken by the country's first lunar rover, Yutu, during the mutual-photograph process, in Beijing.Reuters

Dec. 15, 2013. A mortar fired by Free Syrian Army fighters explodes, injuring fighters nearby, in Aleppo.Mahmoud Hebbo—Reuters

Dec. 15, 2013. Syrian refugees walk outside their tents at a refugee camp in the eastern Lebanese border town of Arsal, Lebanon.Bilal Hussein—AP

Dec. 15, 2013. A South African woman, dances in her laundry bucket, backdropped by the site of the funeral service of former President Nelson Mandela, in Qunu, South Africa.Muhammed Muheisen—AP

Dec. 15, 2013. A group of Zulu warriors, from KwaZulu Natal watch a flypast from near a public viewing tent during the burial of former South African president Nelson Mandela in Qunu, South Africa.Antoine de Ras—AP

Dec. 15, 2013. A woman looks on as South African former president Nelson Mandela's coffin is carried to his burial site during his state funeral in Qunu, South Africa.Marco Longari—AFP/Getty Images

Dec. 16, 2013. Visitors to the Voortrekker Monument watch as a ray of sunlight shines on the unmarked tomb in the basement of the monument during Day of Reconciliation celebrations in Pretoria, South Africa.Markus Schreiber—AP

A giant panda plays after snow at a zoo in Kunming

Dec. 16, 2013. A giant panda plays in the snow at a zoo in Kunming, Yunnan province, China.China Daily/Reuters

Dec. 16, 2013. Bosnian people walking on the street during heavy smog in northern Bosnian town of Tuzla, 140 kms. north of Sarajevo.Amel Emric—AP

Dec. 16, 2013. A Palestinian clown dressed as a tiger plays in snow on a snow covered hill in the West Bank city of Nablus.Alaa Badarneh—EPA

Dec. 16, 2013. Lava flows from the Mount Etna volcano on the southern Italian island of Sicily near Catania.Giovanni Isolino—AFP/Getty Images

North Korean girls carry firewood as they walk on the banks of Yalu River, near the North Korean town of Sinuiju

Dec. 16, 2013. North Korean girls carry firewood on their backs as they walk on the banks of Yalu River, some 100 kilometers (62 miles) from the North Korean town of Sinuiju, opposite the Chinese border city of Dandong.Jacky Chen—Reuters

Undated. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un gives field guidance to the August 25 Fisheries Station under KPA 313 Unit, in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang on December 16, 2013.KCNA/Reuters

Members of Palestinian civil defence paddle a boat to evacuate people from their houses that are flooded with rainwater, in the northern Gaza Strip

Dec. 16, 2013. Members of Palestinian civil defense paddle a boat to evacuate people from their houses that are flooded with rainwater, in the northern Gaza Strip.Mohammed Salem—Reuters

Dec. 16, 2013. Ukrainian protestors continue their anti-government demonstrations in Kiev's Independence Square.Aykut Unlupinar—Anadolu Agency/TT/Sipa USA/Scanpix Sweden

Dec. 16, 2013. Pakistani Christian boys decorate a Christmas tree on the roof of their house in Islamabad.Zohra Bensemra—Reuters

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Dec. 17, 2013. A Palestinian family sits in a tent after their house was flooded following a huge storms across the Levant that left the Gaza Strip under flood waters in Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip.Mohammed Abed—AFP/Getty Images

Indonesian Sulfur Miners Make Offering To Protect Against Disaster

Dec. 17, 2013. A sulfur miner carries a goats head in a white bag as he climbs to bury the head in the crater as part of an annual offering ceremony on the Ijen volcano in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Ulet Ifansasti—Getty Images

A tree smoulders in an area that burned down to Highway 1 during a wild fire in Big Sur

Dec. 17, 2013. A tree smolders in an area that burned down to Highway 1 during a wild fire in Big Sur, Calif.Michael Fiala—Reuters

Dec. 17, 2013. One of the Crossrail tunnels under construction below the streets of Whitechapel, east London, which has proved to be one of the most challenging and impressive sites in the whole Crossrail project, and will be part of the 38 station route from Maidenhead Royal Berkshire in the west to Shenfield in Essex in the east.John Stillwell—PA Photos/Landov

Dec. 17, 2013. The full moon rises behind the Monument of Ukraine independence during a Pro-European Union rally in the Independence Square in Kiev, Ukraine.Dmitry Lovetsky—AP

Dec. 17, 2013. The Australia team celebrate victory and a 3-0 series win after taking the wicket of James Anderson of England during day five of the Third Ashes Test Match between Australia and England at WACA in Perth, Australia.Mark Kolbe—Getty Images

Dec. 17, 2013. Kites in the shape of Santa Claus glide in the wind as part of a kite exhibition next to the Eiffel Tower in Paris.Francois Mori—AP

Dec. 17, 2013. A horse walks in the snow at the base of Mount Hermon in the Golan Heights near the Israel-Syria border.Nir Elias—Reuters

Dec. 17, 2013. Members of the former Central African Armed Forces (FACA) and anti-balaka militian take part in a drill in the suburbs of Bangui, Central African Republic.Fred Dufour—AFP/Getty Images

Dec. 17, 2013. Syrians search for survivors amidst the rubble following an airstrike in the Shaar neighborhood of Aleppo.Mohammed Al-Khatieb—AFP/Getty Images

Dec. 17, 2013. A Syrian man helps an injured man following an airstrike in Aleppo's Maadi neighborhood.Mohammed Al-Khatieb—AFP/Getty Images

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Dec. 17, 2013. North Koreans bow beneath portraits of the late leaders Kim Jong Il and Kim Il Sung in Pyongyang.David Guttenfelder—AP

Dec. 17, 2013. Joelle, 16 month-old, a severely malnourished child, sits on her hospital bed at Bangui's pediatric center in Bangui, Central African Republic.Jerome Delay—AP

Dec. 18, 2013. People arrive to seek refuge in the UNMISS compound in Juba, South Sudan.AFP/Getty Images

Dec. 18, 2013. A boy scared from machete strikes waits in his room at the pedriatic hospital in Bangui, Central African Republic.Fred Dufour—AFP/Getty Images

A priest walks near columns inside the Church of Nativity in Bethlehem

Dec. 18, 2013. A priest walks near columns inside the Church of Nativity, revered as the site of Jesus' birth, ahead of Christmas in the West Bank town of Bethlehem.Ammar Awad—Reuters

Dec.18, 2013. A priest maintains the prayer tent at Independence Square in Kiev, Ukraine, (S)Sergey Ponomarev—The New York Times/Redux

Dec. 18, 2013. A member of China's national pole dance team performs at a park after the city's first snow this winter in Tianjin.China Daily/Reuters

Dec. 19, 2013. Villagers walk home carrying water collected from the Kuakhai River on a foggy morning in Bhubaneswar, India.Biswaranjan Rout—AP

Dec. 20, 2013. A man stack bricks before carrying them at a brick factory in Lalitpur, Nepal.Navesh Chitrakar—Reuters

Dec. 20, 2013. A jockey and his horse fall as they compete in a purebred Arabian horse race on the sidelines of the Mazayin Dhafra Camel Festival in the desert, 150 kilometres west of the United Arab Emirates' capital Abu Dhabi.Karim Sahib—AFP/Getty Images

An official from CENI-T is seen with his hand stained with electoral ink as he processes voters at a polling centre in Antananarivo

Dec. 20, 2013. An official from Madagascar's Commission Electorale Nationale Independante pour la Transition (CENI-T) is seen with his hand stained with electoral ink as he processes voters at a polling center in the capital.Thomas Mukoya—Reuters

Dec. 20, 2013. A child looks at a luxury brand store window with a Santa Claus display as people walk past at Ginza shopping district in Tokyo, Japan.Yuya Shino—Reuters

Dec. 20, 2013. A villager offers flowers to a dead elephant covered with salt in a pit near Deepor Beel wildlife sanctuary on the outskirts of Gauhati, India.Anupam Nath—AP

Dec. 20, 2013. A flock of migrating cranes is seen at the Hula Lake Ornithology and Nature Park in northern Israel.Nir Elias—Reuters

Clara Gantt the 94-year-old widow of U.S. Army Sgt. Joseph Gantt weeps in front of her her husband's casket after it was lowered from the plane before dawn on the tarmac at Los Angeles International Airport

Dec. 20, 2013. Clara Gantt, the 94-year-old widow of U.S. Army Sgt. Joseph Gantt, weeps in front of her her husband's casket after it was lowered from the plane before dawn on the tarmac at Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles, California December 20, 2013. Gantt, who never remarried after her husband died in captivity in the Korean War in 1951, had a tearful encounter with his flag-draped coffin on Friday in Los Angeles, when his recently identified remains arrived by plane. Andrew Renneisen—Los Angeles Times/Reuters

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