Photos of the week
Spain's Javier Fernandez performs during the exhibition gala at the Rostelecom Cup ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating in Moscow Nov. 16, 2014.
Missouri
Demonstrators lay on the ground in a mock death protest of the shooting death of Michael Brown by a Ferguson police officer on Nov. 16, 2014 in St. Louis, Missouri.
Spain
A reveler use a jersey as a cape in front of a bull with its horns on fire during the 'Toro de Jubilo' fire bull festival Nov. 16, 2014 in Medinaceli, Spain. The body of the animal is covered with mud to protect it from burns.
Buffalo
The wall of lake-effect snow enveloping Buffalo, New York seen from an airplane Nov. 18, 2014.
Australia
Australia's Prime Minister Tony Abbott and U.S. President Barack Obama meet Jimbelung the koala before the start of the first G20 meeting Nov.15, 2014 in Brisbane, Australia.
Ukraine
Workers transport a piece of the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 wreckage at the site of the plane crash near the village of Hrabove in eastern Ukraine Nov. 20, 2014.
India
Police escort Satguru Rampalji Maharaj, a self-styled "godman" to the high court after his arrest, in the northern Indian city of Chandigarh, India Nov. 20, 2014. The guru was charged with sedition and waging war against the state after a days-long siege of his sprawling compound ended in his arrest along with 450 hardcore followers.
Honduras
Teresa Munoz mourns over the coffin of her daughter Maria Jose Alvarado during a wake for Maria Jose and her sister Sofia outside their home in Santa Barbara, Honduras Nov. 20, 2014. The Honduran beauty queen and her sister were found dead in a suspected crime of passion just days before she was due to compete in the Miss World pageant in London.
Indonesia
An Indonesian student protester runs after setting himself on fire while throwing a Molotov cocktail towards police during a protest against the new president's decision to hike fuel prices this week in Makassar, South Sulawesi Province Nov.19, 2014.
Germany
Swans sit in a boat after they were rounded up from Hamburg's inner city lake Alster Nov. 18, 2014. Every year the swans are collected from waterways around the northern German city and taken to winter quarters where they're fed and cared for until the spring.
Libya
Officials of Muammar Gaddafi's government sit behind bars during a hearing at a courtroom in Tripoli Nov. 16, 2014.
Hong Kong
Police disperse pro-democracy protesters outside the Legislative Council building after clashes with pro-democracy activists Nov. 19, 2014 in Hong Kong. Baliffs oversaw the removal of some barricades blocking access to Citic Tower after an injunction was requested by the owners.
China
A staff member measures the height of a black bear at a national forest park in Puer, Yunnan province in China Nov. 16, 2014.
Brazil
An aerial view of the Atibainha dam, part of the Cantareira reservoir, during a drought in Nazare Paulista, Sao Paulo state Nov. 18, 2014. Brazil's worst drought in 80 years has left the Cantareira system, that provides greater Sao Paulo with most of its water, with the lowest water level on record.
Kenya
An elderly man recovers at the Coast General hospital in Mombasa, Kenya Nov. 18, 2014, after he was attacked by machete wielding youths. Four people were stabbed to death following a security operation in which two mosques where raided.
Israel
Members of the Druze community watch the funeral of Israeli Druze police officer Zidan Nahad Seif in the northern village of Yanuh-Jat, Israel Nov. 19, 2014. Two Palestinians armed with a meat cleaver and a gun killed four rabbis and a Druze police officer in a Jerusalem synagogue before being shot dead by police, the deadliest such incident in six years in the holy city.
Hong Kong
A young Hong Kong couple wear gas masks as they pose for a wedding photographer prior to their marriage next to the tents used by pro-democracy demonstrators Nov.14, 2014 in Hong Kong.
Chicago
A small cargo plane crashed into the side of a home in Chicago, Nov.18, 2014. The occupants escaped uninjured after the crash, but the pilot was killed.
Spain
A man moves his finger toward the finger of humanoid robot iCub during the 2014 IEEE-RAS International Conference on Humanoid Robots in Madrid. Nov. 18, 2014. The iCub has 53 motors that move the head, arms & hands, waist, and legs. It can see and hear.
Argentina
Boca Juniors' fans cheer as fireworks explode before the start of the first leg of the Copa Sudamericana semi-final soccer match against River Plate in Buenos Aires Nov. 20, 2014.
Colombia
Matt Gone, also known as "The Checkered Man", is tattooed during a tattoo convention in Bogota Nov.14, 2014. Gone claims to be one of the most tattooed people in the world with 98 percent of his body inked.
Somalia
Soldiers and civilians stand next to a car that exploded, leaving one person dead, near Dayax Hotel in Somali's capital Mogadishu
England
Police officers shout at protesters during a demonstration against fees and cuts in the education system on Nov.19, 2014 in London. A coalition of student groups organized a day of nationwide protests in support of free education and to campaign against cuts.
Buffalo
Lori Weishaar shovels snow from around her vehicle following the first storm of the year in Buffalo, New York, Nov. 20, 2014. Due to lake-effect snow western New York received over five feet of snow in three days.
Israel
Israeli Ultra-Orthodox Jews attend the funeral of Aryeh Kopinsky, Calman Levine and Avraham Shmuel Goldberg near the scene of an attack at a Jerusalem synagogue Nov. 18, 2014. Two Palestinians armed with a meat cleaver and a gun killed four worshipers, including Kopinsky, Levine and Goldberg in a Jerusalem synagogue before being shot dead by police.
Missouri
Police arrest a protester, demanding the criminal indictment of white police officer, Darren Wilson, who shot and killed black teenager Michael Brown in August, after a group of protestors blocked traffic outside the Ferguson Police Station in Missouri Nov. 20, 2014.
Lithuania
Portuguese Air Force fighter F-16 (R) and Canadian Air Force fighter CF-18 Hornet patrol over Baltic air space, from the Zokniai air base near Siauliai, Lithuania Nov. 20, 2014. NATO pilots practiced scrambling their jets in preparation for potential further intrusions by Russian jets.