A look at the best news photos from around the world.
January 6, 2015
![A Bulgarian man breaks the ice as he wades in the icy waters of the Tundzha river, in front of others who are dancing and singing during a celebration to commemorate Epiphany Day in the town of Kalofer.](https://gdb.voanews.com/7324479c-2ea0-4079-a006-ab59455d2695_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A Bulgarian man breaks the ice as he wades in the icy waters of the Tundzha river, in front of others who are dancing and singing during a celebration to commemorate Epiphany Day in the town of Kalofer.
![This still image grab taken from a video by the Al-Youm al-Saabi newspaper, shows an Egyptian police officer being blown up as the bomb he was trying to defuse detonated outside a petrol station in Cairo. The policeman was killed and three employees were wounded when the device, hidden in a flower pot, exploded near a police station on Al-Harram street, a busy avenue leading to the pyramids. Jihadists are claiming responsibility.](https://gdb.voanews.com/2a0db166-d0c6-4332-bd7b-569656d21860_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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This still image grab taken from a video by the Al-Youm al-Saabi newspaper, shows an Egyptian police officer being blown up as the bomb he was trying to defuse detonated outside a petrol station in Cairo. The policeman was killed and three employees were wounded when the device, hidden in a flower pot, exploded near a police station on Al-Harram street, a busy avenue leading to the pyramids. Jihadists are claiming responsibility.
![Beluga whales and their trainers present "The heart of Ocean" show at the Harbin Polarland in the northern city of Harbin, Heilongjiang province, China.](https://gdb.voanews.com/a3a5eb3d-3d59-491f-b35e-f18386e3f708_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Beluga whales and their trainers present "The heart of Ocean" show at the Harbin Polarland in the northern city of Harbin, Heilongjiang province, China.
![Simon Ammann from Switzerland is carried out of the finish area after he crashed during the final jumping of the 63rd four-hills ski jumping tournament in Bischofshofen, Austria.](https://gdb.voanews.com/cab3fe4f-b429-4041-bf86-9c927a3a61b1_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Simon Ammann from Switzerland is carried out of the finish area after he crashed during the final jumping of the 63rd four-hills ski jumping tournament in Bischofshofen, Austria.