A look at the best news photos from around the world.
February 9, 2015

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A French police officer speaks to a child as he secures an access to a school at the Castellane housing area in Marseille. Hooded gunmen armed with Kalashnikov rifles fired on police in the French city, where Prime Minister was paying a visit, a police source said.

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Residents try to salvage their belongings from a heavily damaged building after shelling between pro-Russian rebels and Ukrainian forces in Donetsk.

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A child throws water at a woman on a street during Carnival celebrations in summer at downtown Lima, Peru, Feb. 8, 2015.

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A man climbs an artificial wall of ice in the city of Liberec, Czech Republic, Feb. 8, 2015.