A look at the best news photos from around the world.
January 2, 2015

9
A Pakistani Hindu bride gets final make-up applications from a relative at a mass-wedding ceremony in Karachi. Some 50 Hindu couples participated in the ceremony organized by the Pakistan Hindu Council.

10
A man takes a photo of his friends posing on a windswept pier in Malmo as a winter storm hit western and southern Sweden.

11
A girl plays badminton along the street outside old houses in the ancient city of Bhaktapur, near Nepal's capital Kathmandu.

12
Amateur contestants (L-R) Phil Bailey, John Hindle and Eren Emir pose in telephone booths during the annual European Elvis Tribute Artist Contest and Convention in Birmingham, central England.