November 20, 2015
An Italian soldier patrols near Rome's Colosseum. Milan's cathedral and La Scala opera house, as well as "general venues" like churches, synagogues, restaurants, theaters and hotels have been identified as "potential targets" in those two cities for terrorist attacks.
People share a quiet moment in front of flowers, candles and messages in tribute to victims at the Place de la Republique in Paris, one week after a series of deadly attacks in the French capital.
Security forces evacuate a man from an area surrounding the Radisson Blu hotel in Bamako, Mali. Gunmen went on a shooting rampage at the luxury hotel, seizing 170 guests and staff in an ongoing hostage-taking that has left at least three people dead.
Jonathan Pollard and his wife leave the federal courthouse in New York. Pollard was released on parole after spending 30 years in prison in North Carolina for his conviction in 1987 of passing classified information to Israel while working as a U.S. Navy analyst.
Macedonian policemen stand guard as a woman and a child pass from the northern Greek village of Idomeni to southern Macedonia.
The newest members of the U.S. Capitol Police salute during their graduation ceremony on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. The board with oversight over Capitol security says the Capitol Police Department “continues to be on highest alert” and is enhancing security around the complex following the terrorist attacks in Paris.
Pope Francis is silhouetted as he leaves at the end of his meeting with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko at the Vatican.
Christmas decorations are seen in a shop during the opening day of the traditional Christmas market in Colmar, eastern France. Security measures have been tightened across the country after last Friday's attacks in Paris.
Artist Sergio Furnari poses for a photograph on his sculpture "Lunchtime on a Skyscraper - A Tribute to America's Heroes" outside of the Iron Workers Union in Washington D.C. The piece was inspired by the unattributed 1932 photograph of 11 iron workers eating lunch on an I beam during the construction of New York's Rockefeller Center.
A fisherman casts his line from the bank of the Tagus river, as dense fog envelops the April 25th bridge, in Lisbon, Portugal. Autumn in Lisbon has been pleasant so far with temperatures in the last days around 20C (69F) but a sharp drop in temperature is predicted for the weekend.
Conrad Keuck, of the agency for physics phenomena "Effektschmiede," is struck by lightning produced by a Tesla coil at the science center "phaeno" in Wolfsburg, central Germany. The museum on science phenomena opened its doors 10 years ago.
This mummy wrapped in linen, with its hands on its chest in the Osirian form, was found inside the long chamber of the Kampp 150 tomb. Studies suggest that the mummy could have been a top official or a powerful person in the Draa Abul Naga necropolis on Luxor’s West Bank, in Luxor, Egypt, Dec. 9, 2017. (H. Elrasam/VOA)
An elderly man tosses fallen gingko tree leaves into the air in a park in Beijing. China's capital has been hit with unusually cool and wet weather in recent weeks.
Hundreds of beachgoers crowd Sydney's Bondi Beach, during a heatwave that hit Australia's largest city. Australia's Bureau of Meteorology recorded temperatures over 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) on Friday.