A look at the best news photos from around the world.
February 12, 2016
![As the sun rises, military personnel practice during a rehearsal before a presidential full honor wreath-laying ceremony in celebration of the 207th birthday of President Abraham Lincoln at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C.](https://gdb.voanews.com/794dd0c1-d575-4ae1-806a-7113e0d7ecd5_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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As the sun rises, military personnel practice during a rehearsal before a presidential full honor wreath-laying ceremony in celebration of the 207th birthday of President Abraham Lincoln at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C.
![A Bahraini anti-government protester, his face covered against tear gas, watches for riot police from in front of a wall with posters of a Shiite cleric executed in Saudi Arabia and other opposition posters that have been torn by authorities in Sitra, Bahrain.](https://gdb.voanews.com/e5285e15-59b9-4371-8f28-67679e127e6d_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A Bahraini anti-government protester, his face covered against tear gas, watches for riot police from in front of a wall with posters of a Shiite cleric executed in Saudi Arabia and other opposition posters that have been torn by authorities in Sitra, Bahrain.
![Myanmar soldiers parade during a ceremony to mark the 69th anniversary of Union Day in Naypyitaw, Myanmar. Union Day marks the anniversary of a 1947 agreement among the country's ethnic groups that paved the way to independence from Britain.](https://gdb.voanews.com/b3377e13-fa22-4086-8a58-100104f87570_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Myanmar soldiers parade during a ceremony to mark the 69th anniversary of Union Day in Naypyitaw, Myanmar. Union Day marks the anniversary of a 1947 agreement among the country's ethnic groups that paved the way to independence from Britain.
![A protester is seen by a fire set by angry farmers outside the parliament during a protest against planned pension reforms in Athens, Greece.](https://gdb.voanews.com/1f0e40b5-b7c6-4bce-b88d-90ca1b019a50_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A protester is seen by a fire set by angry farmers outside the parliament during a protest against planned pension reforms in Athens, Greece.