A look at the best news photos from around the world.
December 31, 2014
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Fireworks explode over the Opera House and the Harbour Bridge during New Years Eve celebrations in Sydney, Australia.
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Children dressed as snowmen take part in a New Year's parade in the Kyrgyz capital Bishkek.
3
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.
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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.