Shia military unfurled an offensive against the city of Mosul in Iraq taken by rebels. PHOTO: AFP
Workers wearing protective suits cull chickens after birds were found dead at a poultry farm in Sekikawa town, Niigata prefecture, Japan. PHOTO: REUTERS
A man snorkels in an area called the "Coral Gardens" near Lady Elliot Island, on the Great Barrier Reef, northeast of Bundaberg town in Queensland, Australia. PHOTO: REUTERS
Oil lamps offered by devotees illuminate the Bagmati River flowing through the premises of the Pashupatinath Temple during the Bala Chaturdashi festival in Kathmandu, Nepal. PHOTO: REUTERS
Fishermen place bamboo, where they will later place tree branches and fish food, to catch fish in a river in Dhaka, Bangladesh. PHOTO: REUTERS
Picture of Cuban former president Fidel Castro hangs in front of the Cuban National Library at Revolution Square in Havana, Cuba. PHOTO: REUTERS
Puerto Rico's Orlando Cruz (L) receives sustained punishment before being knocked down and counted out against Britain's Terry Flanagan (R) during their World Boxing Organisation (WBO) lightweight title bout held at the Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff, United Kingdom. PHOTO: AFP
A woman walks under trees decorated with Christmas lights at the Old Town Square in Prague, Czech Republic. PHOTO: AFP
Belarus' honour guards attend a turnover ceremony of 6 Mi-8MTV-5 helicopters purchased from a Russia's manufacturer at a military base outside Minsk. PHOTO: AFP
A mumeration of Starlings flock to the remains of the West Pier near Brighton beach, as the sun sets on the horizon in Brighton, southern England. PHOTO: AFP
Snowmakers of the Verbier ski resort check the artificial snow making machine in Verbier, Switzerland. PHOTO: REUTERS
People gather in central Delhi for a protest against the government's decision to withdraw 500 and 1000 Indian rupee banknotes from circulation, India. PHOTO: REUTERS
Sami people from the Vilhelmina Norra Sameby, gather their reindeers herd in a corral for selection and calf labeling near the village of Dikanaess, about 800 kilometres north-west of the capital Sweden. PHOTO: AFP
A Member of Sakura circus performs on day 2 of a one week show in Padukka, Sri Lanka. PHOTO: REUTERS
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