وێنهی 9 ی یهکی 2015
French soldiers patrol near the Eiffel Tower in Paris as part of the highest level of "Vigipirate" security plan after Wednesday's deadly attack at the Paris offices of satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo.
Flowers are seen scattered on a broken pencil sand sculpture made by an artist in tribute to the victims of the shooting by gunmen at the offices of French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo, at a beach in Mumbai, India.
A man watches the street from a window as icicles hang from the roof of his house in the Hacibayram district of Ankara, Turkey. Storms this week brought blizzards, rain and plummeting temperatures to the Middle East.
Devotees carry the Black Nazarene at the start of an annual procession in Manila. More than a million barefoot devotees joined the parade ahead of Pope Francis' visit to the Philippines next week. The Black Nazarene, a life-size wooden statue of Jesus Christ carved in Mexico and brought to the Philippines in the 17th century, is believed to have healing powers in the predominantly Roman Catholic country.
The mother (R) of photographer Nadhir Ktari, who disappeared with fellow journalist Sofiane Chourabi in Libya in September, attends a demonstration held in solidarity with the missing pair, in Tunis, Tunisia.
Eye-shaped decorations are seen on the main facade of a former police station, now used as a hotel, in Barcelona, Spain. Spain said it was beefing up security around key infrastructure after Wednesday's armed attack on French magazine Charlie Hebdo in Paris.
Supporters of Sri Lankan presidential candidate Mithripala Sirisena celebrate in Colombo. Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa conceded defeat to Sirisena on Friday, ending a decade of rule that critics say had become increasingly authoritarian and marred by nepotism and corruption.
A man walks through sea foam created by storms, in the town of Portstewart on the Irish coast. The foam, known as spume, is caused by dissolved organic matter being agitated by breaking waves next to the shore.
香港社民连赴中联办抗议传媒人获刑（美国之音海彦拍摄）
An activist flies a "marriage pride flag" outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. The justices of the Supreme Court were scheduled to meet to determine whether the court will take up any of the five pending state-banned same-sex marriage cases in Ohio, Tennessee, Michigan, Kentucky and Louisiana.
People are silhouetted as they walk on a beach along the shores of the Arabian Sea in Mumbai, India.
People look at a light installation during the "City of Angels" show based on Russian ornamental and fine arts, at the Bolshoi Theatre building in Moscow.
A butterfly (Cethosia Biblis) lands on a girl's face during a butterfly exhibition in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.
Downtown buildings rise above a low-level morning fog as Mount Rainier is seen some 80 miles in the distance, in this view from atop the Space Needle in Seattle.