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Women wage war on Islamic StateSinjar, Iraq Asmaa Waguih Perspective by Asmaa Waguih

Women fighters at a Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militant base on Mount Sinjar in northwest Iraq, just like their male counterparts, have to be ready for action at any time. Smoke from the front line, marking their battle against Islamic State, which launched an assault on northern Iraq last summer, is visible from the base.

Reuters photographer Asmaa Waguih spent time with the women who have taken up arms.January 8, 2017vinhbinh2010, lantran2

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A fighter adjusts her scarf while another carries a picture of jailed Kurdish militant leader Abdullah Ocalan.January 8, 2017vinhbinh2010, lantran3WOMEN WAGE WAR ON ISLAMIC STATE

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I had asked to go to Mount Sinjar because I knew there were Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militant bases there and that women would be among the fighters. They were very kind and welcoming towards me but they had work to do.January 8, 2017vinhbinh2010, lantran4WOMEN WAGE WAR ON ISLAMIC STATE

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Ever since the Islamic State took over Mount Sinjar and declared its cross-border caliphate last year, many minority Yazidis have joined forces with PKK fighters and Kurdish peshmerga fighters from Iraqi Kurdistan who defended their lands.

Grateful to the Kurds, many Yazidis decided to join with them to fight Islamic State and free the rest of Sinjar.January 8, 2017vinhbinh2010, lantran5WOMEN WAGE WAR ON ISLAMIC STATE

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Fighter stand near a position hit by Islamic State car bombs.January 8, 2017vinhbinh2010, lantran6WOMEN WAGE WAR ON ISLAMIC STATE

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Male and women fighters worked together, side by side. All of the fighters, whether women or men, dont get married, choosing to sacrifice their personal lives for the cause they believe in.

Many women I met were from families who were staunch supporters of the PKK, often with other members joining up. The fighters were willing to give up having a family of their own to defend their land, dying in the process if necessary.January 8, 2017vinhbinh2010, lantran7WOMEN WAGE WAR ON ISLAMIC STATE

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Haval Raperin, a member and leader of a group of PKK fighters combs her hair.January 8, 2017vinhbinh2010, lantran8WOMEN WAGE WAR ON ISLAMIC STATE

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A displaced Yazidi family, including a fighter, who live in tents nearby, chant slogans as a military convoy carrying the body of a Yazidi fighter passes by.January 8, 2017vinhbinh2010, lantran9WOMEN WAGE WAR ON ISLAMIC STATE

Some of the women had cut links with home. The fighters came from different parts of Kurdistan but spoke a common dialect of Kurdish so they could understand each other.They addressed each other as comrade and it was clear that they supported each other in whatever challenge they faced.GALLERY PHOTOS

January 8, 2017vinhbinh2010, lantran10WOMEN WAGE WAR ON ISLAMIC STATEThese women and their male counterparts are an example of what some may see as an extreme example of patriotism. They are very organised and strong-minded women.

It makes me feel that being a Kurd is something very unique. You always have another language and country that are part of your identity, while dreaming of a land of your own: an ideal that youll defend, come what may.GALLERY PHOTOS

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Tents where displaced Yazidi families live are pitched near Sinjar.January 8, 2017vinhbinh2010, lantran33WOMEN WAGE WAR ON ISLAMIC STATE

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Highland Guatemalans mark St. Thomas festivalMen carry statues of different religious icons during a procession in honor of Saint Thomas, the patron saint of Chichicastenango, Guatemala, Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2016. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)Dec. 21 , 2016January 8, 2017vinhbinh2010, lantran35

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Women and children attend a celebration honoring Saint Thomas, the patron saint of Chichicastenango, Guatemala, Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2016. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)Dec. 21 , 2016January 8, 2017vinhbinh2010, lantran36

A man launches a firecracker during a celebration honoring Saint Thomas, the patron saint of Chichicastenango, Guatemala, Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2016. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)Dec. 21 , 2016January 8, 2017vinhbinh2010, lantran37

Masked dancers perform outside St. Thomas church during a celebration honoring the patron saint of Chichicastenango, Guatemala, Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2016. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)Dec. 21 , 2016January 8, 2017vinhbinh2010, lantran38

Indigenous women watch fireworks being launched during celebrations honoring Saint Thomas, the saint patron of Chichicastenango, Guatemala, Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2016. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)Dec. 21 , 2016January 8, 2017vinhbinh2010, lantran39

A costume mask and hats sit on a marimba instrument during a break at celebrations honoring Saint Thomas, the patron saint of Chichicastenango, Guatemala, Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2016. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)Dec. 21 , 2016January 8, 2017vinhbinh2010, lantran40

Vendors set up early in the morning during a week-long celebration honoring Saint Thomas, the patron saint of Chichicastenango, Guatemala, Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2016. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)Dec. 21 , 2016January 8, 2017vinhbinh2010, lantran41

People buy cotton candy outside El Calvario church during celebrations honoring Saint Thomas, the patron saint of Chichicastenango, Guatemala, Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2016. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)Dec. 21 , 2016January 8, 2017vinhbinh2010, lantran42

Members of a brotherhood pray after a procession in honor of Saint Thomas, the patron saint of Chichicastenango, Guatemala, Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2016. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)Dec. 21 , 2016January 8, 2017vinhbinh2010, lantran43

Men carry an elaborate statue of Saint Thomas during a celebration honoring the patron saint of Chichicastenango, Guatemala, Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2016. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)Dec. 21 , 2016January 8, 2017vinhbinh2010, lantran44

Men carry a religious statue during a procession in honor of Saint Thomas, the patron saint of Chichicastenango, Guatemala, Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2016. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)Dec. 21 , 2016January 8, 2017vinhbinh2010, lantran45

ColombiaA woman lights candles before the grave of a relative at the "Jardines de la Aurora" cemetery in Cali, department of Valle del Cauca,, on Dec. 7, during the celebration of the Day of the Candles-- one of the most important religious holidays in Colombia which marks the beginning of the Christmas holidays.

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EnglandPeople look at Christmas lights that are displayed on houses in Trinity Close in Burnham-on-Sea on Dec. 8, in Somerset. Since the lights were first turned on ten years ago, the houses in the close have raised tens of thousands of pounds for various charities including a local cancer hospital. The display will be lit every night until January 4th.

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GreeceA child poses for pictures in front of Christmas decorations in Mytilene, on the northeastern island of Lesbos, Dec. 15.

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PhilippinesFilipinos have their picture taken inside a dome decorated with Christmas lanterns at a park in Pasay City, south of Manila, Dec. 20.

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BrooklynA nutcracker stands in the doorway of a Dyker Heights home in New York on Dec. 21, 2016.

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UkrainePeople take pictures next to an illuminated Christmas tree in front of the St. Sophia Cathedral in central Kiev, Dec. 21.

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PhotographerCarlos BarriaLocationPALM BEACH, UNITED STATESReuters / Wednesday, December 21, 2016Members of the media are seen reflected on a door window as President-elect Donald Trump attends a meeting at Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida. REUTERS/Carlos BarriaDec. 21 , 2016January 8, 2017vinhbinh2010, lantran52


Syrian girl Bana al-Abed, known as Aleppo's tweeting girl, hugs her mother Fatemah during an interview in Ankara, Turkey. The young Syrian girl was one of thousands of people evacuated from once rebel-held areas of Aleppo in the last days under a deal brokered by Turkey and Russia. She was evacuated on Monday and Turkish officials promised then she would come to Turkey with her family.ADEM ALTAN / AFP - Getty Images-22Dec. 22 , 2016January 8, 2017vinhbinh2010, lantran54

Vietnamese artist Quoc Co Giang holds up his brother Quoc Nghiep Giang as they try to break the Guinness World Record by climbing stairs with one carrying the other on head to head balancing at the Cathedral of Girona. The Giang brothers broke the record with 90 stairs in 52 seconds.

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Migrants stand in line to receive free food outside a derelict customs warehouse in Belgrade, Serbia.MARKO DJURICA / Reuters-22Dec. 22 , 2016January 8, 2017vinhbinh2010, lantran56

People cry during a mass for the victims of the fireworks market explosion in Tultepec, Mexico state, on December 22, 2016. Mexico worked to identify charred bodies left by an explosion that killed at least 33 people at its biggest fireworks market, as authorities investigated what caused the multi-colored salvo of destruction. Rescue workers were still searching for bodies - or survivors - in the smoldering wreckage of the San Pablito market.PEDRO PARDO / AFP - Getty Images-22Dec. 22 , 2016January 8, 2017vinhbinh2010, lantran57

Vendors offer decorative items for the upcoming Christmas holiday in Bangalore, India. People hang Christmas stars in front of the house entrance for prosperity to enter their premises.JAGADEESH NV / EPA-22Dec. 22 , 2016January 8, 2017vinhbinh2010, lantran58

Young people enjoy a pillow fight at the Old Town Square in Prague, Czech Republic.FILIP SINGER / EPA-22Dec. 22 , 2016January 8, 2017vinhbinh2010, lantran59

A rainbow spans over Nicosia, Cyprus during stormy weather.KATIA CHRISTODOULOU / EPA-22Dec. 22 , 2016January 8, 2017vinhbinh2010, lantran60

The flag-wrapped coffin of late Ambassador Karlov is carried to a plane during a ceremony at Esenboga airport in Ankara, Turkey, Dec. 20, 2016. Karlov was assassinated on Dec. 19, during a cultural event at an art gallery in the Turkish capital, by off-duty Turkish policeman Mevlut Mert Altintas, 22, who had been serving in Ankara's riot police for two years.Umit Bektas / Reuters-20Dec. 20 , 2016January 8, 2017vinhbinh2010, lantran61GALLERY PHOTOS

Karlov's wife Marina reacts next to the flag-wrapped coffin during a ceremony at Esenboga airport in Ankara, Turkey, Dec. 20.

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The guard of honor carry the coffin during funeral service for Russia's ambassador to Turkey, in Christ the Savior Cathedral in Moscow, on Dec. 22.Nikita Shvetsov / Anadolu Agency - Getty Images-22Dec. 22 , 2016January 8, 2017vinhbinh2010, lantran63

.Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a farewell ceremony for Karlov at the Foreign Ministry headquarters in Moscow, Dec. 22.Alexei Nikolsky / AP-22Dec. 22 , 2016January 8, 2017vinhbinh2010, lantran64

The Russian Orthodox Church Patriarch of Moscow and all Russia Kirill conducts a memorial service for Karlov at the Christ the Savior Cathedral, in Moscow, Dec. 22.Maxim Shipenkov / EPA-22Dec. 22 , 2016January 8, 2017vinhbinh2010, lantran65

Russian servicemen carry a coffin after a farewell ceremony at the offices of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Dec. 22.

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Soldiers march to the funeral of the ambassador at the Khimkinskoye cemetery.

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Soldiers shoot their rifles at the Karlov's funeral, Dec. 22.

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PhotographerAmmar AwadLocationERBIL, IraqReuters / Thursday, December 22, 2016A man wounded in a bomb attack in Kokjali receives treatment at a hospital in the northern Iraqi city of Erbil. REUTERS/Ammar AwadDec. 22 , 2016January 8, 2017vinhbinh2010, lantran69

PhotographerOmar SobhaniLocationKABUL, AFGHANISTANReuters / Thursday, December 22, 2016An Afghan man removes burnt items from the house of an Afghan member of parliament which was attacked by Taliban last night in Kabul, Afghanistan. REUTERS/Omar SobhaniDec. 22 , 2016January 8, 2017vinhbinh2010, lantran70

PhotographerHannibal HanschkeLocationBERLIN, GermanyReuters / Thursday, December 22, 2016Workers place concrete barriers outside the Christmas market at Breitscheid square in Berlin, Germany, following an attack by a truck which plowed through a crowd at the market on Monday night. REUTERS/Hannibal HanschkeDec. 22 , 2016January 8, 2017vinhbinh2010, lantran71

PhotographerJuan MedinaLocationMADRID, SPAINReuters / Thursday, December 22, 2016Sergia holds up a photocopy of the winning ticket number she bought as she joins others celebrating outside the kiosk where the winning number was sold in Spain's Christmas Lottery "El Gordo" (The Fat One) in Madrid, Spain. REUTERS/Juan MedinaDec. 22 , 2016January 8, 2017vinhbinh2010, lantran72

PhotographerReuters PhotographerLocationMasar-I-Scharif, AfghanistanReuters / Thursday, December 22, 2016A German Armed forces, Bundeswehr soldier, looks out from a Christmas market booth selling punch at Camp Marmal in Masar-i-Scharif, Afghanistan. REUTERS/Gregor Fischer/PoolDec. 22 , 2016January 8, 2017vinhbinh2010, lantran73

PhotographerStefan WermuthLocationLONDON, United KingdomReuters / Thursday, December 22, 2016Actor Roy Hudd, who plays the pantomime dame role of Mother Goose, prepares in his dressing room before a performance of "Mother Goose" at Wilton's Music Hall in London, Britain. REUTERS/Stefan WermuthDec. 22 , 2016January 8, 2017vinhbinh2010, lantran74

BERLIN CHRISTMAS MARKET REOPENS

PhotographerFabrizio BenschLocationBERLIN, GermanyReuters / Thursday, December 22, 2016Police patrol at the re-opened Christmas market at Breitscheid square in Berlin, Germany, December 22, 2016, following an attack by a truck which plowed through a crowd at the market on Monday night. REUTERS/Fabrizio BenschDec. 22 , 2016January 8, 2017vinhbinh2010, lantran75

PhotographerFabrizio BenschLocationBERLIN, GermanyReuters / Thursday, December 22, 2016Flowers and candles are placed near the Christmas market at Breitscheid square. REUTERS/Fabrizio BenschDec. 22 , 2016January 8, 2017vinhbinh2010, lantran76

PhotographerFabrizio BenschLocationBERLIN, GermanyReuters / Thursday, December 22, 2016People mourn beside flowers and candles placed at the Christmas market at Breitscheid square. REUTERS/Fabrizio BenschDec. 22 , 2016January 8, 2017vinhbinh2010, lantran77

Fabrizio BenschLocationBERLIN, GermanyReuters / Thursday, December 22, 2016People leave the re-opened Christmas market at Breitscheid square. REUTERS/Fabrizio BenschDec. 22 , 2016January 8, 2017vinhbinh2010, lantran78

PhotographerReuters TVLocationUNKNOWN, GermanyReuters / Thursday, December 22, 2016A still image taken from a short 'selfie' video clip from a social media website purportedly shows Anis Amri at an unknown location. Social Media/via Reuters TVDec. 22 , 2016January 8, 2017vinhbinh2010, lantran79

PhotographerBaz RatnerLocationGIVAT ZEEV, Palestinian TerritoriesReuters / Thursday, December 22, 2016A construction site is seen in the Israeli settlement of Givat Zeev, in the occupied West Bank December 22, 2016. REUTERS/Baz RatnerDec. 22 , 2016January 8, 2017vinhbinh2010, lantran80

PhotographerMarko DjuricaLocationBELGRADE, SerbiaReuters / Thursday, December 22, 2016A migrant stands outside a derelict customs warehouse in Belgrade, Serbia. REUTERS/Marko DjuricaDec. 22 , 2016January 8, 2017vinhbinh2010, lantran81

PhotographerEdgard GarridoLocationTULTEPEC, MexicoReuters / Thursday, December 22, 2016Relatives and friends accompany the coffin of a victim of an explosion at a popular fireworks market on Mexico City's outskirts, in Tultepec. REUTERS/Edgard GarridoDec. 22 , 2016January 8, 2017vinhbinh2010, lantran82

PhotographerAndrew KellyLocationNEW YORK, United StatesReuters / Thursday, December 22, 2016Workers take photos through the turnstiles at the 96th Street Station during a preview event for the Second Avenue subway line in Manhattan, New York City. REUTERS/Andrew KellyDec. 22 , 2016January 8, 2017vinhbinh2010, lantran83

Hunter Masami Hata shoots at a duck.JAPANS FEMALE HUNTERSDec. 22 , 2016January 8, 2017vinhbinh2010, lantran84

PhotographerThomas PeterLocationOI, JAPANReuters / Thursday, December 22, 2016Hunters Chiaki Kodama (R) and Aoi Fukuno drag a deer that Kodama shot through a forest outside Oi, Fukui Prefecture, Japan, November 17, 2016. REUTERS/Thomas PeterDec. 22 , 2016January 8, 2017vinhbinh2010, lantran85

"It's exciting to finally see with my own eyes what I read in textbooks to get my license," said Aoi.Dec. 22 , 2016January 8, 2017vinhbinh2010, lantran86

The national association's website has a blog page titled "Aspire to be a Female Hunter!", where women write about their hunting experiences. One writer noted the "kind gesture" when she found portable toilets for female hunters in rest huts.

In some prefectures, women can sign up for hunting courses or join a hunting tour. Others, like Kodama, provide on-the-hunt training.Dec. 22 , 2016January 8, 2017vinhbinh2010, lantran87

Hunter Fujiko Nagata carries her son Ryo as she removes the hide of a boar at her gutting station.Dec. 22 , 2016January 8, 2017vinhbinh2010, lantran88


PhotographerSergei KarpukhinLocationMOSCOW, RussiaReuters / Friday, December 23, 2016Journalists listen to Russian President Vladimir Putin during his annual end-of-year news conference in Moscow, Russia. REUTERS/Sergei KarpukhinDec. 23 , 2016January 8, 2017vinhbinh2010, lantran90

PhotographerChina Stringer NetworkLocationMOHE, ChinaReuters / Friday, December 23, 2016A dancer performs on a tree in temperatures below minus 37 degrees Celsius (minus 34.6 degrees Fahrenheit) in Mohe, Heilongjiang province, China. REUTERS/StringerDec. 23 , 2016January 8, 2017vinhbinh2010, lantran91

PhotographerFabian BimmerLocationHAMBURG, GermanyReuters / Friday, December 23, 2016A lioness opens up Christmas presents in her enclosure in Hagenbeck's zoo in Hamburg, Germany. REUTERS/Fabian BimmerDec. 23 , 2016January 8, 2017vinhbinh2010, lantran92

PhotographerDarrin Zammit LupiLocationVALETTA, MaltaReuters / Friday, December 23, 2016Two airliners pass in the sky above Malta as the drama of a hijacked Libyan Afriqiyah Airways Airbus A320 is played out on the runway beneath at Malta Airport. REUTERS/Darrin Zammit-LupiDec. 23 , 2016January 8, 2017vinhbinh2010, lantran93

PhotographerDarrin Zammit LupiLocationVALETTA, MaltaReuters / Friday, December 23, 2016Maltese troops survey a hijacked Libyan Afriqiyah Airways Airbus A320 on the runway at Malta Airport. REUTERS/Darrin Zammit LupiDec. 23 , 2016January 8, 2017vinhbinh2010, lantran94

PhotographerChina Daily China Daily Information Corp - CDICLocationBEIJING, CHINAReuters / Friday, December 23, 2016Rescue workers try to put out a fire after a natural gas pipeline explosion in Beijing, China. China Daily/via REUTERSDec. 23 , 2016January 8, 2017vinhbinh2010, lantran95

PhotographerThomas PeterLocationYOUTONG, CHINAReuters / Friday, December 23, 2016Men attend Sunday service at a makeshift, tin-roofed church in Youtong village, China. REUTERS/Thomas PeterDec. 23 , 2016January 8, 2017vinhbinh2010, lantran96

PhotographerDavid W CernyLocationPRAGUE, Czech RepublicReuters / Friday, December 23, 2016Czech Republic's tennis player Petra Kvitova reacts during a news conference after she was injured on Tuesday when she fought off an intruder in her home, damaging all the fingers on her playing hand, in Prague, Czech Republic. REUTERS/David W CernyDec. 23 , 2016January 8, 2017vinhbinh2010, lantran97

PhotographerAmmar AbdullahLocationIDLIB, SYRIAReuters / Friday, December 23, 2016A Ferris wheel stands in the rebel-controlled area of Maaret al-Numan town in Idlib province, Syria. REUTERS/Ammar AbdullahDec. 23 , 2016January 8, 2017vinhbinh2010, lantran98

PhotographerStringer .LocationMILAN, ITALYReuters / Friday, December 23, 2016Italian Police officers work next to the body of Anis Amri. A police chief said his men had no idea they might be dealing with Amri when they approached him at around 3 a.m. outside a station in Sesto San Giovanni, a suburb of the northern city of Milan. REUTERS/StringerSUSPECT IN BERLIN TRUCK ATTACK SHOT DEADDec. 23 , 2016January 8, 2017vinhbinh2010, lantran99

PhotographerStringer .LocationMILAN, ITALYReuters / Friday, December 23, 2016The body of Anis Amri is seen covered with a thermal blanket next to Italian officers. The suspect - 24-year-old Tunisian Anis Amri - traveled to Italy from France, triggering a spate of criticism from euroskeptics over Europe's open-border Schengen pact. REUTERS/StringerDec. 23 , 2016January 8, 2017vinhbinh2010, lantran100

PhotographerStringer .LocationMILAN, ITALYReuters / Friday, December 23, 2016The body of Anis Amri, the suspect in the Berlin Christmas market truck attack, is seen covered with a thermal blanket next to Italian officers in a suburb of the northern Italian city of Milan, Italy. REUTERS/StringerDec. 23 , 2016January 8, 2017vinhbinh2010, lantran101

PhotographerStringer .LocationMILAN, ITALYReuters / Friday, December 23, 2016The body of Anis Amri. Milan police chief Antonio De Iesu told reporters that Amri had arrived in Milan's main railway station from France at around 1 a.m. and had then traveled to Sesto San Giovanni, where two young policemen approached him because he looked suspicious. "We had no intelligence that he could be in Milan," De Iesu said. "They had no perception that it could be him otherwise they would have been much more...moreDec. 23 , 2016January 8, 2017vinhbinh2010, lantran102

PhotographerMussa QawasmaLocationBETHLEHEM, Palestinian TerritoriesReuters / Friday, December 23, 2016A man tends to a Palestinian protester, dressed as Santa Claus, after inhaling tear gas fired by Israeli troops during clashes in the West Bank city of Bethlehem. REUTERS/Mussa QawasmaDec. 23 , 2016January 8, 2017vinhbinh2010, lantran103

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Starry nights and empty streets in SyriaIdlib,Syria Reuters Photographer

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Stars fill the night sky over the Syrian rebel-held city of Idlib, and the streets are eerily quiet. The calm might not last much longer.Now that Syrian government forces have recaptured Aleppo in a crushing offensive, they are likely to turn their attentions to Idlib. Thousands of refugees from Aleppo have been evacuated there, and U.N. Special Envoy Staffan de Mistura has warned the city could face the same fate as Aleppo.Dec. 23 , 2016January 8, 2017vinhbinh2010, lantran105

Idlib used to bustle with people before the Syrian war began in 2011, but now few residents venturing outside their homes at night.Dec. 23 , 2016January 8, 2017vinhbinh2010, lantran106

Sometimes aircraft can be heard overhead. Syrian and Russian warplanes and helicopters have carried out strikes for months against rebels in Idlib province, which lies southwest of Aleppo.Dec. 23 , 2016January 8, 2017vinhbinh2010, lantran107

Resident Abdullah Haj Asaad, 29, says he no longer sends clothes from his sewing shop to the markets at night."Nowadays, we can only send the finished goods in the morning, cars stop driving at night because of thieves and bandits fearing looting and theft," he said.Dec. 23 , 2016January 8, 2017vinhbinh2010, lantran108

"I used to go out with my friends to cafes at night and stay up until dawn, we never used to check our watches."But now "we hang out at a different friend's house every weekend and sleepover until morning," he added.Dec. 23 , 2016January 8, 2017vinhbinh2010, lantran109

"In case of emergencies we can get out at night, but that's still very risky."Dec. 23 , 2016January 8, 2017vinhbinh2010, lantran110

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Pope Francis kisses a statue of baby Jesus as he leads the Christmas Eve Mass in Saint Peter's Basilica at the Vatican.Tony Gentile / ReutersJanuary 8, 2017vinhbinh2010, lantran113Dec. 24 , 2016

VirginiaSanta Claus water skis with elves on the Potomac River in Alexandria, just down the river from the nation's capital.Paul J. Richards / AFP - Getty ImagesJanuary 8, 2017vinhbinh2010, lantran114Dec. 24 , 2016

ChinaFaithful from a Catholic church take part in a Christmas Eve parade in Shanghai.

Aly Song / ReutersJanuary 8, 2017vinhbinh2010, lantran115Dec. 24 , 2016PHOTOS: Let it Glow! Christmas Lights Shine Around the World

BelarusPeople dressed as Father Frost and Snow Maidens march along a street during a traditional Christmas parade in Minsk. Most of the Christians in Belarus are Orthodox and will celebrate Christmas on Jan. 7.SERGEI GAPON / AFP - Getty ImagesJanuary 8, 2017vinhbinh2010, lantran116Dec. 24 , 2016

.LebanonChloe, a Lebanese Christian teenager dressed as Santa Claus, hands a gift to a Syrian refugee during a gift distribution in Dbayeh, north of Beirut.

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IraqChristians attend a Christmas Eve service at the Mar Shimoni church in Bartalla, near Mosul, for the first time since its recapture from ISIS in a massive military operation. ISIS seized Bartalla and swathes of other territory north and west of Baghdad in the summer of 2014, leaving Christians with the grim choices of conversion, paying a tax, fleeing or death.

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GermanyThousands of people gather near a Christmas tree for the "Grand Bell Ringing" in Frankfurt. The event is held before major religious holidays and involves 10 inner city church towers ringing their bells for a 30-minute concert.

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New YorkSanta Claus ice skates in the rain at Rockefeller Center.

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Hong KongChildren hold candles during a service at St. Paul's Cathedral.

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PakistanA man decorates a tree for Christmas in a Christian neighborhood of Islamabad.

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IndiaA child lights candles at the Sacred Heart Cathedral in New Delhi.

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VaticanThe Nativity scene, background left, and a Christmas tree adorn St. Peter's Square prior to the start of the Christmas Eve Mass.

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GermanySanta Claus rides a scooter to an annual biker's meeting in Hagen.Ina Fassbender / AFP - Getty ImagesJanuary 8, 2017vinhbinh2010, lantran125Dec. 24 , 2016

Members of the volunteer Water Skiing Christmas Show, including a water skiing Santa Claus with elves, reindeer, the Grinch, and others, water ski on the Potomac River, in Alexandria, Virginia on Dec. 24.PAUL J. RICHARDS / AFP - Getty ImagesDec. 24, 2016January 8, 2017vinhbinh2010, lantran126

People gather by a Christmas tree near damaged buildings during Christmas eve in al-Hamidiyah neighborhood in the old city of Homs, Syria on Dec. 24.

PHOTOS: Christmas Eve Marked With Solemn Masses, Silly Santas

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Iraqi forces guard the entrance to a Christmas Eve Mass at the Assyrian Orthodox church of Mart Shmoni, in Bartella, Iraq on Dec. 24.For the 300 Christians who braved rain and wind to attend the mass in their hometown, the ceremony provided them with as much holiday cheer as grim reminders of the war still raging on around their northern Iraqi town and the distant prospect of moving back home. Displaced when the Islamic State seized their town in 2014, they were bused into the town from Irbil, capital of the self-ruled Kurdish region, where they have lived for more than two years.Cengiz Yar / APDec. 24 , 2016January 8, 2017vinhbinh2010, lantran128

Iraqis attend Christmas Eve Mass in the Assyrian Orthodox church of Mart Shmoni, in Bartella , Iraq on Dec. 24Dec. 24 , 2016January 8, 2017vinhbinh2010, lantran129

A Deacon walks amid rubble in a destroyed part of the church after taking part in the Christmas Mass at the Mar Shimoni Church on Dec. 24 in Bartella, Iraq.

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PhotographerChina Stringer NetworkLocationCHANGSHA, CHINAReuters / Saturday, December 24, 2016A man dressed in Santa Claus costumes drops presents ahead of Christmas to tourists in Changsha, Hunan province, China, December 23, 2016. REUTERS/StringerDec. 24 , 2016January 8, 2017vinhbinh2010, lantran131


A soldier stands watch on the rooftop as people arrive for the Christmas Day mass at Mar Hanna church in Qaraqosh on Dec. 25, 2016 in Mosul, Iraq.The predominantly Christian towns of Bartella and Qaraqosh on the outskirts of Mosul were recently liberated from ISIS as part of the Mosul offensive. The towns were heavily damaged and churches burned and defaced while under militant control. Christian communities around Mosul celebrated Christmas Day as the Mosul offensive continues.


An Iraqi soldier lights candles during Christmas celebrations at the al-Tahira al-Kubra church in the formerly ISIS-held town of al-Hamdaniya, east of Mosul on Dec. 25. Hundreds of Iraqi Christians held prayers at a church in the recently recaptured town for the first time since 2014, with the attendance of the U.S.-led coalition officers and senior Iraqi officers.

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A soldier from the U.S Army stands guard next to a defaced Christian statue during Christmas Day mass at Mar Hanna church in Qaraqosh on Dec. 25 in Mosul.


Iraqi Christians attend a mass on Christmas at an Orthodox church in the town of Bashiqa, east of Mosul on Dec. 25.

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U.S. soldiers attend a Christmas Eve service for Iraqi Christians at the Saint John's church in the town of Qaraqosh, east of Mosul, on Dec. 25.

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Priests lead a Christmas Day mass at Mar Hanna church in Qaraqosh on Dec. 25, in Mosul.


Iraqi Christians attend a mass on Christmas at an Orthodox church in the town of Bashiqa, east of Mosul on Dec. 25.

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Iraqi security forces clean the square of Saint John's Church before a Christmas Eve service in the town of Qaraqosh on Dec. 25.

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GEORGE MICHAEL: 1963-2016PhotographerFred ProuserLocationLOS ANGELES, United StatesReuters / Sunday, December 25, 2016Singer George Michael performs "Living For The City" during the VH1 Honors Awards concert April 10, 1997 in Los Angeles. REUTERS/Fred ProuserJanuary 8, 2017vinhbinh2010, lantran141Apr. 10 , 1997GALLERY PHOTOS

PhotographerDavid GrayLocationLONDON, United KingdomReuters / Sunday, August 12, 2012George Michael performs during the closing ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium August 12, 2012. REUTERS/David GrayJanuary 8, 2017vinhbinh2010, lantran142Aug. 4 , 2012GALLERY PHOTOS

PhotographerHeinz-Peter BaderLocationVIENNA, AustriaReuters / Sunday, December 25, 2016George Michael performs on stage during his "Symphonica" tour concert in Vienna September 4, 2012. REUTERS/Heinz-Peter BaderSep. 4 , 2012January 8, 2017vinhbinh2010, lantran143GALLERY PHOTOS

An athlete dressed as a clown jumps into the Mediterranean sea as he takes part in the Copa Nadal in the Spanish port of Barcelona in Barcelona on Dec. 25, 2016. The Copa Nadal (Christmas Cup) is a traditional swimming competition that takes place in Barcelona every December 25th, where participants swim 200 meters in the open sea in the port of Barcelona.Manu Fernandez / APDec. 25 , 2016January 8, 2017vinhbinh2010, lantran144

Filipino villagers hear mass in front of a church on Christmas Day in the town of Kawit, Cavite province, Philippines on Dec. 25.FRANCIS R. MALASIG / EPADec. 25 , 2016January 8, 2017vinhbinh2010, lantran145

An Iraqi odontology student dressed as Santa Claus distributes gifts to impoverished children outside their shanty home in the Iraqi holy Shiite city of Najaf on Dec. 25.HAIDAR HAMDANI / AFP - Getty ImagesDec. 25 , 2016January 8, 2017vinhbinh2010, lantran146

Anita Monk and her neighbor John Everett dance during a Christmas dinner event for older people at Hammersmith and Fulham Town Hall in London on Dec. 25.Kevin Coombs / ReutersDec. 25 , 2016January 8, 2017vinhbinh2010, lantran147

U.S. soldiers enjoy a Christmas dinner at an army base in Karamless town, east of Mosul, Iraq on Dec. 25.PHOTOS: Iraqis Celebrate Christmas Near Mosul After ISIS Pushed OutAmmar Awad / ReutersDec. 25 , 2016January 8, 2017vinhbinh2010, lantran148

Runners dressed as Santa Claus take part in the annual Christmas race on the streets of Skopje, Macedonia on Dec. 25.Ognen Teofilovski / ReutersDec. 25 , 2016January 8, 2017vinhbinh2010, lantran149

Irish backpacker Genna Woods adjusts the small Christmas tree she planted in the sand as she celebrates Christmas at Sydney's Bondi Beach in Australia, on Dec. 25.David Gray / ReutersDec. 25 , 2016January 8, 2017vinhbinh2010, lantran150

A Pakistani man decorates a tree in a Christian neighborhood of Rawalpindi, Pakistan, to celebrate Christmas on Dec. 25.B.K. Bangash / APDec. 25 , 2016January 8, 2017vinhbinh2010, lantran151

A Christian priest holds a chalice at a prayer session inside a church during Christmas celebrations in Chandigarh, India on Dec. 25.Ajay Verma / ReutersDec. 25 , 2016January 8, 2017vinhbinh2010, lantran152

Revolutionary War re-enactors walk along a path before the re-enactment of Gen. George Washington's Christmas Day crossing to New Jersey on Dec. 25, in Washington Crossing, Pa.Mel Evans / APDec. 25 , 2016January 8, 2017vinhbinh2010, lantran153

Visitors look at the esplanade where the down-home 15th birthday party for Rubi Ibarra will take place in the village of Laguna Seca, San Luis Potosi State, Mexico, Dec. 25. Millions of people responded to the invitation for Rubi's Dec. 26th coming of age party in rural northern Mexico, after her parent's video asking "everybody" to attend went viral.Enric Marti / APDec. 25 , 2016January 8, 2017vinhbinh2010, lantran154

Surrounded by a horde of journalists and a drone flying overhead, Rubi Ibarra arrives at the site of a Mass that is part of her 15th birthday party, Dec. 26. An estimated 300 were on hand for the Mass.Enric Marti / APDec. 25 , 2016January 8, 2017vinhbinh2010, lantran155

Mexican teenager Rubi arrives to party, navigating her way through the crowd.MARIO GUZMAN / EPA-25Dec. 25 , 2016January 8, 2017vinhbinh2010, lantran156

Rubi Ibarra looks at her mother Anaelda as journalists struggle to get images during her Mass.Enric Marti / AP-25Dec. 25 , 2016January 8, 2017vinhbinh2010, lantran157

A couple, who traveled from Mexico City with a group of bikers, pose for a photo backdropped by a banner welcoming visitors to Rubi Ibarra's quincea?era.Enric Marti / AP-25Dec. 25 , 2016January 8, 2017vinhbinh2010, lantran158

PhotographerPOOL NewLocationENGLEFIELD, UNITED KINGDOMReuters / Sunday, December 25, 2016Prince George, the son of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, sucks a sweet as he leaves following the morning Christmas Day service at St Mark's Church in Englefield, near Bucklebury in southern England, Britain, December 25, 2016. REUTERS/Andrew Matthews/PoolDec. 25 , 2016January 8, 2017vinhbinh2010, lantran159

PhotographerMohammad Ponir HossainLocationNarayanganj, BangladeshReuters / Sunday, December 25, 2016A dye factory worker suns fabric after washing them in Narayanganj near Dhaka, Bangladesh, December 25, 2016. REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir HossainDec. 25 , 2016January 8, 2017vinhbinh2010, lantran160

PhotographerNacho DoceLocationFERROL, SPAINReuters / Sunday, December 25, 2016Santi Diaz Mosquera, 41, a 'percebeiro' (barnacle fisherman), looks at cracks on rocks before collecting barnacles on the coast of Ferrol, in the northwestern Spanish region of Galicia, December 15, 2016. REUTERS/Nacho DoceDec. 25 , 2016January 8, 2017vinhbinh2010, lantran161


PhotographerEzra AcayanLocationBATANGAS, PhilippinesReuters / Monday, December 26, 2016A boy stands at a partially damaged port, as strong waves hit the shore after Typhoon Nock-Ten hit Mabini, Batangas, in the Philippines December 26, 2016. REUTERS/Ezra AcayanDec. 26 , 2016January 8, 2017vinhbinh2010, lantran163

PhotographerAmir CohenLocationJERUSALEM, IsraelReuters / Monday, December 26, 2016A members of the Prizma Ensemble wearing full solid-coloured bodysuits takes part in a festival for the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah on the light train in Jerusalem December 26, 2016. REUTERS/Amir CohenDec. 26 , 2016January 8, 2017vinhbinh2010, lantran164

PhotographerReuters StaffReuters / Monday, December 26, 2016General view of a fan with Jamie Vardy masks on the seats before the Leicester City v Everton match December 26, 2016. Action Images via Reuters / Carl Recine LivepicDec. 26 , 2016January 8, 2017vinhbinh2010, lantran165

PhotographerAmit DaveLocationAHMEDABAD, IndiaReuters / Monday, December 26, 2016A worker applies colour to strings which will be used to make kites, alongside a road in Ahmedabad, India, December 26, 2016. REUTERS/Amit DaveDec. 26 , 2016January 8, 2017vinhbinh2010, lantran166

PhotographerBaz RatnerLocationBEER SHEVA, IsraelReuters / Monday, December 26, 2016A murmuration of migrating starlings is seen across the sky near the city of Beer Sheva, southern Israel December 26, 2016. REUTERS/Baz RatnerDec. 26 , 2016January 8, 2017vinhbinh2010, lantran167

PhotographerEddie KeoghLocationGORING, United KingdomReuters / Monday, December 26, 2016A woman looks at tributes outside the house of singer George Michael, where he died on Christmas Day, in Goring, southern England. REUTERS/Eddie KeoghDec. 26 , 2016January 8, 2017vinhbinh2010, lantran168

PhotographerEddie KeoghLocationGORING, United KingdomReuters / Monday, December 26, 2016Candlelit tributes are seen outside the house of singer George Michael, where he died on Christmas Day, in Goring, southern England, Britain December 26, 2016. REUTERS/Eddie KeoghDec. 26 , 2016January 8, 2017vinhbinh2010, lantran169

Afghan refugee Setayesh Hassan, 5, sits around a table after eating her lunch at the refugee camp of Oinofyta, about 58 kilometers (36 miles) north of Athens, Monday, Dec. 26, 2016. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)Dec. 26 , 2016January 8, 2017vinhbinh2010, lantran170

Afghan refugee Ghullam Tahiri, 40, trims his beard at the refugee camp of Oinofyta about 58 kilometers (36 miles) north of Athens, Monday, Dec. 26, 2016. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)Dec. 26 , 2016January 8, 2017vinhbinh2010, lantran171

An Afghan refugee woman carries her son in a crate at the refugee camp of Oinofyta about 58 kilometers (36 miles) north of Athens, Monday, Dec. 26, 2016. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)Dec. 26 , 2016January 8, 2017vinhbinh2010, lantran172

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe strums a pineapple-shaped ukulele presented to him by Hawaii Gov. David Ige at a dinner held in Abe's honor, Monday, Dec. 26, in Honolulu. Abe laid wreaths at various cemeteries and memorials Monday ahead of a visit to the site of the 1941 bombing that plunged the United States into World War II. The USS Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor was closed to the public Tuesday when Abe visited the historic site, joined by President Barack Obama, who is vacationing in Hawaii with his family.Marco Garcia / APDec. 26 , 2016January 8, 2017vinhbinh2010, lantran173

PhotographerIlya NaymushinLocationKRASNOYARSK, RUSSIAReuters / Monday, December 26, 2016A worker lowers the Russian national flag to half-mast on a roof of the city administration building, as the country observes a day of mourning for victims of the Tu-154 plane which crashed into the Black Sea on its way to Syria on Sunday, in Krasnoyarsk, Russia, December 26, 2016. REUTERS/Ilya NaymushinDec. 26 , 2016January 8, 2017vinhbinh2010, lantran174

PhotographerMaxim ShemetovLocationSOCHI, RUSSIAReuters / Monday, December 26, 2016Flowers in memory of passengers and crew members of Russian military Tu-154, which crashed into the Black Sea on its way to Syria on Sunday, are placed at an embankment in the Black Sea resort city of Sochi, Russia, December 26, 2016. REUTERS/Maxim ShemetovDec. 26 , 2016January 8, 2017vinhbinh2010, lantran175


PhotographerHandout .LocationSochi, RussiaReuters / Tuesday, December 27, 2016A handout photo, provided by the Russian Emergencies Ministry, shows the wreckage of the crashed military Tupolev TU-154 plane lifted from the waters of the Black Sea during a search operation near Sochi, Russia, December 26, 2016. Vladimir Velengurin/Russian Emergencies Ministry via REUTERSDec. 27 , 2016January 8, 2017vinhbinh2010, lantran177

PhotographerKim Hong-JiLocationGUNPO, South KoreaReuters / Tuesday, December 27, 2016An employee controls the arms of a manned biped walking robot "METHOD-2" during a demonstration in Gunpo, South Korea, December 27, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Hong-JiDec. 27 , 2016January 8, 2017vinhbinh2010, lantran178

PhotographerNeil HallLocationLONDON, United KingdomReuters / Tuesday, December 27, 2016Tributes to singer George Michael are seen outside of his home in north London. REUTERS/Neil HallDec. 27 , 2016January 8, 2017vinhbinh2010, lantran179

PhotographerJaime SaldarriagaLocationCALI, COLOMBIAReuters / Tuesday, December 27, 2016Picador Rafael Torres reacts while being pinned under a horse as a bull charges at it during a bullfighting festival at the Canaveralejo bullring in Cali, Colombia, December 26, 2016. REUTERS/Jaime SaldarriagaDec. 27 , 2016January 8, 2017vinhbinh2010, lantran180

PhotographerChina Stringer NetworkLocationXIANGYANG, ChinaReuters / Tuesday, December 27, 2016People demonstrate a home-made "smog cannon" which fires cannonballs made of "water and tobacco tar" to remind people the importance of protecting environment, in Xiangyang, Hubei province, December 27, 2016. REUTERS/StringerDec. 27 , 2016January 8, 2017vinhbinh2010, lantran181

PhotographerMohammad Ponir HossainLocationDHAKA, BangladeshReuters / Tuesday, December 27, 2016A Bangladeshi girl plays on a swing, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, December 27, 2016. REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir HossainDec. 27 , 2016January 8, 2017vinhbinh2010, lantran182

PhotographerAndrew KellyLocationNEW YORK, United StatesReuters / Tuesday, December 27, 2016A screen in Times Square features the image of late singer George Michael in Manhattan, New York City, December 26, 2016. REUTERS/Andrew KellyDec. 27, 2016January 8, 2017vinhbinh2010, lantran183

President Barack Obama and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo shake hands as they are photographed at the start of a bilateral meeting at Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii, Dec. 27.Carolyn Kaster / APDec. 27 , 2016January 8, 2017vinhbinh2010, lantran184

A boat carrying President Barack Obama and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe passes the USS Missouri at Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam on Dec. 27, in Honolulu, Hawaii. Mr. Abe will be the first Japanese prime minister to visit Pearl Harbor with a U.S. president and the first to visit the USS Arizona Memorial.Kent Nishimura / Getty ImagesDec. 27 , 2016January 8, 2017vinhbinh2010, lantran185

Prime Minister Abe and U.S. President Obama participate in a wreath-laying ceremony.KEVIN LAMARQUE / ReutersDec. 27 , 2016January 8, 2017vinhbinh2010, lantran186

Abe and Obama toss flower petals into the Wishing Well at the USS Arizona Memorial.Dennis Oda / APDec. 27 , 2016January 8, 2017vinhbinh2010, lantran187

President Barack Obama listens as Prime Minister Abe speaks on Kilo Pier overlooking the USS Arizona Memorial as part of a ceremony to honor those killed in the Japanese attack on the naval harbor.Carolyn Kaster / APDec. 27 , 2016January 8, 2017vinhbinh2010, lantran188

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe embraces a World War II Pearl Harbor survivor after he and President Barack Obama spoke.Dennis Oda / APDec. 27 , 2016January 8, 2017vinhbinh2010, lantran189

Afghan refugee children gather around two volunteering teachers during a class at a makeshift school in the refugee camp of Oinofyta about 58 kilometers (36 miles) north of Athens, Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2016. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)Dec. 27 , 2016January 8, 2017vinhbinh2010, lantran190

An Afghan refugee boy walks to attend a class at a makeshift school in the refugee camp of Oinofyta about 58 kilometers (36 miles) north of Athens, Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2016. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)Dec. 27 , 2016January 8, 2017vinhbinh2010, lantran191

Tharwat, a 6-year-old Afghan refugee girl stands at the doorway of her family's shelter at the refugee camp of Oinofyta about 58 kilometers (36 miles) north of Athens, Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2016. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)Dec. 27 , 2016January 8, 2017vinhbinh2010, lantran192

Afghan refugee Nagina Hafizullah, 6, teaches her younger brother Omar, 4, how to ride a scooter near their family's tent at the refugee camp of Oinofyta about 58 kilometers (36 miles) north of Athens, Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2016. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)Dec. 27 , 2016January 8, 2017vinhbinh2010, lantran193

Afghan refugee children attend a yoga session during a class at a makeshift school in the refugee camp of Oinofyta about 58 kilometers (36 miles) north of Athens, Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2016. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)Dec. 27 , 2016January 8, 2017vinhbinh2010, lantran194

An Afghan refugee boy looks up while attending a yoga session during a class at a makeshift school in the refugee camp of Oinofyta about 58 kilometers (36 miles) north of Athens, Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2016. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)Dec. 27 , 2016January 8, 2017vinhbinh2010, lantran195

Afghan refugee children gather around two volunteering teachers during a class at a makeshift school in the refugee camp of Oinofyta about 58 kilometers (36 miles) north of Athens, Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2016. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)Dec. 27 , 2016January 8, 2017vinhbinh2010, lantran196

Afghan refugee children play in a yard at the refugee camp of Oinofyta about 58 kilometers (36 miles) north of Athens, Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2016. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)Dec. 27 , 2016January 8, 2017vinhbinh2010, lantran197

Afghan refugee children attend a yoga session during a class at a makeshift school in the refugee camp of Oinofyta about 58 kilometers (36 miles) north of Athens, Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2016. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)Dec. 27 , 2016January 8, 2017vinhbinh2010, lantran198

PhotographerErik de CastroLocationMANILA, PhilippinesReuters / Tuesday, December 27, 2016Residents sift through the ruins of their houses after a fire razed a squatter colony, in Quezon city, Metro Manila in the Philippines. REUTERS/Erik De CastroDec. 27 , 2016January 8, 2017vinhbinh2010, lantran199

PhotographerErik de CastroLocationMANILA, PhilippinesReuters / Tuesday, December 27, 2016A fire victim collects recyclable materials from the ruins of his house. REUTERS/Erik De CastroDec. 27 , 2016January 8, 2017vinhbinh2010, lantran200

PhotographerErik de CastroLocationMANILA, PhilippinesReuters / Tuesday, December 27, 2016A fire victim sleeps near the ruins of houses. REUTERS/Erik De CastroDec. 27 , 2016January 8, 2017vinhbinh2010, lantran201

PhotographerErik de CastroLocationMANILA, PhilippinesReuters / Tuesday, December 27, 2016A view of the ruins of houses. REUTERS/Erik De CastroDec. 27 , 2016January 8, 2017vinhbinh2010, lantran202

PhotographerErik de CastroLocationMANILA, PhilippinesReuters / Tuesday, December 27, 2016Fire victims take shelter on a sidewalk. REUTERS/Erik De CastroDec. 27 , 2016January 8, 2017vinhbinh2010, lantran203

PhotographerNeil HallLocationLONDON, United KingdomReuters / Tuesday, December 27, 2016Tributes to singer George Michael are displayed outside of his home in north London, Britain. REUTERS/Neil HallDec. 27 , 2016January 8, 2017vinhbinh2010, lantran204

PhotographerBenoit TessierLocationCARANTEC, FranceReuters / Tuesday, December 27, 2016Winter swimmers enjoy a Christmas bath in Carantec, Western France. REUTERS/Benoit TessierDec. 27 , 2016January 8, 2017vinhbinh2010, lantran205

PhotographerAmmar AwadLocationBARTELLA, IraqReuters / Tuesday, December 27, 2016An internally displaced man has his beard trimmed as people flee the Islamic State stronghold in the town of Bartella, east of Mosul. REUTERS/Ammar AwadDec. 27 , 2016January 8, 2017vinhbinh2010, lantran206

PhotographerKhalil AshawiLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Tuesday, December 27, 2016Turkish military vehicles drive in al-Rai town, northern Aleppo province, Syria. REUTERS/Khalil AshawiDec. 27 , 2016January 8, 2017vinhbinh2010, lantran207

PhotographerClodagh KilcoyneLocationVENTRY, IrelandReuters / Tuesday, December 27, 2016Sheep graze in a field on the Slea Head road in Ventry, Ireland. REUTERS/Clodagh KilcoyneDec. 27 , 2016January 8, 2017vinhbinh2010, lantran208

PhotographerAlexandre MeneghiniLocationHAVANA, CUBAReuters / Tuesday, December 27, 2016Yazuli Lloret, 15, poses for a photographer at the Cathedral Square in Havana, Cuba. REUTERS/Alexandre MeneghiniDec. 27 , 2016January 8, 2017vinhbinh2010, lantran209THE ENDPictures of the month: DECEMBERDec.21 Dec.272016

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