Photos of the week
Indonesia
Star trails are seen over Mount Sinabung as it spews volcanic ash into the air as seen from Tiga Pancur, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Nov. 28, 2013.Brazil
Stand-up paddle boarders row past before the lighting ceremony for Rio de Janeiro's famed floating Christmas tree in Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Nov. 30, 2013 .Austria
A participant dressed as the Krampus creature walks the streets in search of delinquent children during Krampus night, in Neustift im Stubaital, Austria, Nov. 30, 2013.Israel
A Bedouin woman of the Al-Qiyaan tribe looks on as she works outside her house, in the Bedouin village of Umm Al-Hiran, Israel, Dec. 5, 2013.China
A People's Liberation Army veteran looks out as he and other soldiers attend a farewell ceremony at a military base in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, Nov. 30, 2013.Washington, D.C.
Two Western Lowland gorillas lay entwined inside the Great Ape House at the Smithsonian National Zoological Park during the ZooLights celebration in Washington, D.C., Dec. 2, 2013.India
A Naga dancer in traditional attire smiles at the camera during the opening day of the Hornbill festival at Kisama village on the outskirts of Kohima, Nagaland, India, Dec.1, 2013.Jordan
Syrian refugee women stand in line to receive their families share of winter aid kits at Zaatari refugee camp, near the Syrian border, in Mafraq, Jordan, Dec. 3, 2013.Washington D.C.
President Barack Obama speaks about the economy and growing economic inequality, Dec. 4, 2013, at the Town Hall Education Arts Recreation Campus in Washington.Cape Canaveral, Fla.
A Falcon 9 SpaceX rocket lifts off from Launch Complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Dec. 3, 2013.Israel
A swimmer passes as surfers paddle on boards in the Mediterranean sea off the shore of Tel Aviv, Israel, Dec. 2, 2013.Montrose, N.J.
Father Eric Consentino and mourners follow a hearse carrying the casket of James Ferrari from the Church of the Divine Love towards his grave plot, Dec. 5, 2013, in Montrose.
Ferrari, 59, was killed along with three others when a speeding Metro-North Railroad train on the Hudson Line derailed in New York City.