Best from January 21
A man sells knives along a road in Nigeria's commercial capital Lagos.AKINTUNDE AKINLEYE
Members of South Korean naval forces rescue crew members on the Korean cargo ship Samho Jewelry on the Arabian Sea. Somali pirates raided the freighter a week ago seizing hostages from Indonesia as well as South Korea. South Korean forces then launched a rescue operation to free the 21 crew members, resulting in the death of at least 8 pirates and the capture of 5.Supplied
Buddhist monks pray during a religious ceremony held to mark King Bhumibol Adulyadej's 84th birthday anniversary at the Wat Phra Kaew Temple of the Emerald Buddha (Wat Phra Si Ratana Satsadaram) in Bangkok. To the Thais, the 84th birthday is a significant milestone. The King's birthday will be celebrated throughout the year with various events.CHAIWAT SUBPRASOM
A woman watches Japanese artist Odani Motohiko's video installation, Inferno, at his exhibition Phantom Limb at the Mori Art Museum in Tokyo. Inferno is comprised of eight screens which waterfall images are projected onto, while the floor and ceiling of the octagonal room are mirrored. The artist's solo exhibition goes on till February 27.KIM KYUNG-HOON
A visitor looks at Japanese artist Odani Motohiko's Hollow installation series, during his exhibition Phantom Limb at the Mori Art Museum in Tokyo.KIM KYUNG-HOON
Indonesians shop for snacks in Chinatown as they prepare for Chinese New Year in Jakarta. The Lunar New Year begins on February 3 and marks the start of the Year of the Rabbit, according to the Chinese zodiac.ENNY NURAHENI
Farmers block railway tracks during a protest in Karchana town in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Hundreds of stone-hurling farmers protested against the takeover of their land for two proposed power plants on Friday, spotlighting challenges the country faces in building infrastructure.JITENDRA PRAKASH
Opposition supporters are seen as vehicles burn following clashes with police during a protest in Tirana, Albania. Protesters clashed with riot police outside Albania's main government building Friday as more than 20,000 people joined an opposition rally to demand the conservative government call an early general election.Hektor Pustina
A man in traditional dress serves tea in the Moroccan pavilion at the Internationale Gruene Woche IGW (International Green Week) agriculture and food fair on its opening day in Berlin. The annual exhibition of food stuffs and agricultural products is one of the world's largest of its kind. It opened its doors on Friday for the 76th time.THOMAS PETER
People queue outside the Grand Palais to view the Monet painting exhibit in Paris. The Monet show will remain open non-stop for some 84 continuous hours until next Monday evening.GONZALO FUENTES
A dog sits for the second consecutive day next to the grave of his owner, Cristina Maria Cesario Santana, according to a person who introduced himself as municipal employee at the cemetery in Teresopolis, near Rio de Janiero, Brazil. Cristina Maria died in the week's catastrophic landslides in Brazil.VANDERLEI ALMEIDA
Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers assist drivers who were implicated in a 40-vehicle pile-up due to a white-out on highway 11 south of Orillia. One woman died in the crash.Adrien Veczan
Commuters waiting for a westbound streetcar on Queens Quay are silhouetted against a transit shelter lightly covered in salt and dirt in Toronto.Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail
Seven-year-old Hanza Elburai, right, laughs as Toronto Blue Jays' catcher J.P. Arencibia teaches him how to fist bump during a visit by some of the MLB baseball team's players to the British Columbia Children's Hospital in Vancouver, B.C. Elburai is undergoing treatment for Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus at the hospital. The team is on a winter tour consisting of skills clinics, school visits and appearances as they try to promote baseball across the country.DARRYL DYCK
Kirsten Moore-Towers and Dylan Moscovitch perform their short program during the Pairs competition at the Canadian Figure Skating Championships in Victoria, British Columbia.ANDY CLARK