World in Photos
Israeli troops mourn a colleague, army Staff Sgt. Alex Mashavisky, at his funeral in the southern city of Beersheba. Mashavisky was among those who died in the conflict with Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip. (Uriel Sinai / Getty Images)
Bulgarians take the plunge into icy waters to collect a cross that a priest threw into a lake in Sofia on Epiphany Day. It is believed that the first person to retrieve the cross will be healthy throughout the new year. (Dimitar Dilkoff / AFP/Getty Images)
Baboons huddle amid freezing temperatures at the zoo in Sofia, Bulgaria. The zoo had to install heaters for animals used to warmer climes, among them monkeys, elephants and antelopes, as well as parrots and reptiles. (Boryana Katsarova / AFP/Getty Images)
An Iranian girl joins women at a procession to mark the Shiite Muslim holiday of Ashura, the anniversary of the battlefield death in 680 of Imam Hussein, a grandson of the prophet Muhammad. (Hasan Sarbakhshian / Associated Press)
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Robert Sylvester, who is suspected of robbing four banks, jumps from his car after leading police on a high-speed chase in Normal, Ill., on Monday. He was shot and died hours later in a hospital. (David Proeber / Pantagraph)
An Iranian boy bearing incense passes a religious banner in a suburb of Esfahan during a ceremony to mark Ashura, which commemorates the death of Imam Hussein, a grandson of the prophet Muhammad. (Behrouz Mehri / AFP/Getty Images)
Frozen canals draw a bevy of skaters in Kinderdijk’s mill area, a UNESCO World Heritage site near Rotterdam in the Netherlands. (Peter Dejong / Associated Press)
