Updated: Friday, 27 January 2012


Some of the best photos from around the world this week.













  • 1

    Stacey Cook trains ahead of the World Cup Women's Downhill event in St Moritz in Switzerland







  • 2

    Giant pandas Yuan Zi and Huan Huan mess about in their enclosure at Zoo Parc De Beauval in France







  • 3

    Serena Williams tosses her racquet in her match against Ekaterina Makarova at the Australian Open







  • 4

    Fireworks over the Perth skyline as Australia celebrates Australia Day







  • 5

    Snooker player Neil Robertson and his son Alexander pose with the Masters trophy







  • 6

    Israeli army alpine soldiers ski near their outpost on Mt Hermon in the Golan Heights







  • 7

    A fire breather performs in Chinatown in Manila as part of Chinese New Year celebrations







  • 8

    Men stand on a post as Egyptians gather in Tahrir Square to mark the one year anniversary of the revolution







  • 9

    A Dutch salvage crew prepares to remove fuel form the sunken cruise liner Costa Concordia







  • 10

    Danielle Vrielink of Canada takes part in Winter Youth Olympic Games in Innsbruck, Austria







  • 11

    A collection of bespoke coffins are on display at an exhibition at the South Bank Centre in London







  • 12

    Orang-utan baby 'Changi' kisses his mother 'Lea' at a zoo in Krefeld, Germany







  • 13 Members of the Russian Orthodox Church mark Epiphany by plunging into the ice cold water of a lake near Moscow