A look at the best news photos from around the world.
December 31, 2014
![Fireworks explode over the Opera House and the Harbour Bridge during New Years Eve celebrations in Sydney, Australia.](https://gdb.voanews.com/aa82cfdf-12fc-4a34-b8d5-d53797c5c523_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Fireworks explode over the Opera House and the Harbour Bridge during New Years Eve celebrations in Sydney, Australia.
![Children dressed as snowmen take part in a New Year's parade in the Kyrgyz capital Bishkek.](https://gdb.voanews.com/c5736593-90a3-4f5e-bfad-8e8fbbe4a6a5_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Children dressed as snowmen take part in a New Year's parade in the Kyrgyz capital Bishkek.
![Streetlamps are covered in snow and ice outside a restaurant on the peak of the Feldberg mountain, 20km (12.4 miles) outside of Frankfurt, Germany.](https://gdb.voanews.com/422de061-0322-45ea-8851-2c1b6c86b13f_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Streetlamps are covered in snow and ice outside a restaurant on the peak of the Feldberg mountain, 20km (12.4 miles) outside of Frankfurt, Germany.
![Members of an Indonesian search and rescue team carry a dead body on a stretcher during the recovery of victims who were onboard the crashed AirAsia flight QZ8501 in Pangkalan Bun.](https://gdb.voanews.com/0fb6c777-d9c0-4a55-b820-a75e4fd7557e_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Members of an Indonesian search and rescue team carry a dead body on a stretcher during the recovery of victims who were onboard the crashed AirAsia flight QZ8501 in Pangkalan Bun.