Photos of the week

A diver dressed in a Santa Claus costume performs with sardines at the Coex Aquarium in Seoul, South Korea, Dec. 10, 2013.

Austria

Athletes compete during the men's 4x7,5km relay during the IBU Biathlon World Cup in Hochfilzen, Austria, Dec. 7,2013.

China

Participants wearing horse and zebra head masks line up as part of an artistic performance ahead of the Year of the Horse in the Chinese zodiac in Chongqing Municipality, Dec. 10, 2013.

South Africa

A soldier guards a closed road as military outriders escort the funeral cortege carrying the coffin of former South African President Nelson Mandela, in Pretoria, where he will lie in state, Dec. 11, 2013.

Israel

Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men walk on a snow-covered road in Jerusalem, Dec. 12, 2013.

Brazil

A drug user rests beneath an overpass in an area known as "Cracolandia," or Crackland, in the Antares shantytown in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Dec. 10, 2013. According to the Economist, recent studies have shown Brazil to be the world's largest crack market, with 1-1.2 million users.

Nicaragua

A man raises her daughter during a procession in honor of the Virgin of Guadalupe in Condega, Nicaragua, Dec. 12, 2013.

France

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An image of late South African President Nelson Mandela is projected on the facade of Paris town hall, Dec. 6, 2013.

Texas

Livestock huddle as they feed in an open field covered in ice, near Corinth, Texas, Dec. 7, 2013.

Ukraine

Interior Ministry personnel block a street during a gathering of supporters of EU integration in Kiev, Dec. 9, 2013.

Gaza

A Palestinian man fishes as a rainbow shines after heavy rain in Gaza City, Dec. 9, 2013.

South Africa

A rainbow forms over the Union Buildings and the the statue of Louis Botha, the first Prime Minister of the Union of South Africa, in Pretoria, South Africa, after the public viewing of the late former South African President Nelson Mandela's casket lying in state finished for the day, Dec. 12, 2013.

Central African Republic

A Christian man chases a suspected Seleka officer in civilian clothes with a knife near the airport in Bangui, Central African Republic, Dec. 9, 2013.

India

A contestant bites the tail of one of the bulls to make it run faster, as he races a pair of bulls at an oxen race competition held at a paddy field in Malappuram, India, Dec.8, 2013.

Bangladesh

A Bangladeshi man cries after his vehicle was set on fire by Islamist party Jamaat-e-Islami activists following the execution of their party leader Abdul Quader Mollah in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Dec. 13, 2013.

Austria

Members of the State Opera ballet dance during a dress rehearsal of "Etudes" in Vienna, Dec. 12, 2013.

Malaysia

A visitor poses for a photo with models of Doraemon, one of Japan's most popular animation characters, during the "100 Doraemon Secret Gadgets Expo" in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Dec. 13, 2013.

South Africa

Chickens escape from the rain and cold near the ancestral home of former South African President Nelson Mandela in Qunu, Dec. 10, 2013.

Central African Republic

Relatives of Thierry Tresor Zumbeti, who died from bullet wounds to the neck and stomach, grieve outside his home in Bangui, Central African Republic, Dec. 7, 2013.

Italy

A protester throws a shoe during a protest in downtown Turin, Dec. 9, 2013.

Syria

A Free Syrian Army fighter throws snow at his fellow fighter in Khan Tuman, Aleppo, Dec. 11, 2013.

Burma

Thailand's Supachai Maneenat, left, returns a shot from Burma's Aung Pyah Tun, right, during their men's sepaktakraw match at the South East Asian (SEA) Games in Naypyitaw, Burma, Dec. 13, 2013.

South Africa

A woman, with tears in her eyes, braves heavy rain as she waits for the start of the official memorial service for late South African President Nelson Mandela at the FNB soccer stadium in Johannesburg, Dec. 10, 2013.

England

A boat on the River Thames passes the Houses of Parliament, in heavy fog in central London, Dec. 11, 2013.

Burma

Burmese traditional dancers perform during the opening ceremony of the 27th Southeast Asian Games in Naypyitaw, Burma, Dec. 11, 2013.