Pictures of the Week

Feb. 8, 2015. Fireworks light the sky during the closing ceremony before the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations final soccer match between Ivory Coast and Ghana at the Bata Stadium in Bata, Equatorial Guinea.

The Best Pictures of the Week: Feb. 6 – Feb. 13

From the Ukrainian peace plan to Brazil's worsening drought and the disarma...

From the Ukrainian peace plan to Brazil's worsening drought and the disarmament of South Sudan's child soldiers to a sex-free Valentine's Day in Bangkok, TIME presents the best pictures of the week.

Feb. 4, 2015. A sports utility vehicle remains crushed and burned at the front of a Metro-North train, in Valhalla, N.Y. The commuter train slammed into the SUV stuck on the tracks, killing the driver and five train passengers.

The Best Pictures of the Week: Jan. 30 – Feb. 6

From New York's deadly train crash and night surfing in the Mediterranean s...

From New York's deadly train crash and night surfing in the Mediterranean sea to China's traditional eagle hunters and a Fifty Shades of Grey inspired "Fifty Shades of Cake" exhibition in England, TIME presents the...

Jan. 27, 2015. Kurdish people celebrate near the Turkish-Syrian border at Suruc, in Sanliurfa province. Kurdish fighters have expelled Islamic State group militants from the Syrian border town of Kobani, dealing a key symbolic blow to the jihadists' ambitions.

The Best Pictures of the Week: Jan. 23 - Jan. 30

From Kurdish fighters recapturing the ISIS held town of Kobani, Syria to th...

From Kurdish fighters recapturing the ISIS held town of Kobani, Syria to the deadly attacks on Israeli forces by Hezbollah militants on the Israel-Lebanon border and life returns to normal with Ebola cases down to...

In this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang on Dec. 13, 2014. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (C) smiles as he inspects the Korean People's Army (KPA) navy Unit 189 honoured with the title of O Jung Hup-led 7th Regiment .

The Best Pictures of the Week: Dec. 12 – Dec. 19

TIME selects the best pictures of the week

Nov. 29, 2014. A Lipizzan horse executes a capriole during a show of the Spanish Riding School from Vienna, Austria, at the Ziggo Dome arena in Amsterdam.

The Best Pictures of the Week: Nov. 28 – Dec. 5.

From ousted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's acquittal to protests over E...

From ousted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's acquittal to protests over Eric Garner's chokehold death verdict and the launch of NASA's unmanned exploration spacecraft Orion to the White House's Christmas decorations, TIME presents the best pictures...

Nov. 14, 2014. A young Hong Kong couple wear gas masks as they pose for a wedding photographer prior to their marriage next to the tents used by pro-democracy demonstrators at the Admiralty protest site on in Hong Kong,

Pictures of the Week: Nov. 7 - Nov. 14

From Putin's "coatgate" moment with China's first lady and the funerals of ...

From Putin's "coatgate" moment with China's first lady and the funerals of Kurdish fighters killed in clashes with ISIS, to One World Trade Center's 69th floor rescue and Brad Pitt's selfie, TIME presents the best...

Oct. 23, 2014. Militants of Islamic State (ISIS) are seen near an explosion from an air strike on Tilsehir hill near Turkish border at Yumurtalik village, in Sanliurfa province.

Pictures of the Week: Oct. 17 - 24

From the sentencing of Oscar Pistorius and a fatal shooting at the Canadian...

From the sentencing of Oscar Pistorius and a fatal shooting at the Canadian War Memorial, to a pair of white lion cubs in Serbia and Darth Vader on the campaign trail, TIME presents the best...