Friday, 20 January 2012


Some of the best photos from around the world this week








  • 1

    Riding horses through bonfires during Las Luminarias de San Anton Festival in the small village of San Bartolome de Pinares, Spain







  • 2

    Riders compete on the road between Templers and Freeling in South Australia during stage one of the 2012 Tour Down Under







  • 3

    A member of the Border Security Force camel contingent speaks to a camel ahead of a rehearsal of the Republic Day parade in New Delhi







  • 4

    A surfer is thrown from his board day three of the National Surfing Championships in Auckland, New Zealand







  • 5

    Breakfast time for Koalas at Wild Life Sydney in Australia







  • 6

    Raffaele Buzzi of Italy on the Ski Jump during the Winter Youth Olympic Games in Austria







  • 7

    Angler Thomas Rielly catches a fish during the opening of the salmon fishing season on the River Tay in Scotland







  • 8

    A man tackles a bull at a traditional bull taming festival called 'Jallikattu' in Palamedu near Madurai in India







  • 9

    A satellite image shows the stricken Costa Concordia off the Italian coast (Credit Digital Global)







  • 10

    The shadow of Andy Murray as he serves at the Australian Open in Melbourne







  • 11

    A security exercise takes place along the River Thames in preparation for this year's Olympics in London