A look at the best news photos from around the world.
February 3, 2016
![A Chinese man, dressed as the legendary Monkey God of Chinese folklore adjusts his mask and prepares before a show at Seacon Square in Bangkok, Thailand.](https://gdb.voanews.com/8bad5d27-ac09-4dc9-bca0-57ade53b93b5_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A Chinese man, dressed as the legendary Monkey God of Chinese folklore adjusts his mask and prepares before a show at Seacon Square in Bangkok, Thailand.
![Residents push a lever to fill water containers in Douma, Syria.](https://gdb.voanews.com/ca558d36-d589-461d-89d6-9242d8e78456_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Residents push a lever to fill water containers in Douma, Syria.
![Erika Moya (l), and Ashley King, pose for a photo in a Super Bowl 50 display at a park overlooking San Francisco. The Denver Broncos play the Carolina Panthers in the NFL Super Bowl 50 football game Sunday, Feb. 7, 2015 in Santa Clara, Calif.](https://gdb.voanews.com/169b52f5-3522-4b3e-b8b6-86544074b1cc_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Erika Moya (l), and Ashley King, pose for a photo in a Super Bowl 50 display at a park overlooking San Francisco. The Denver Broncos play the Carolina Panthers in the NFL Super Bowl 50 football game Sunday, Feb. 7, 2015 in Santa Clara, Calif.
![An elderly Chinese couple holds a child standing on a scooter as they walk under colorful decorations for a temple fair ahead of the Chinese Lunar New Year at Ditan Park in Beijing, Feb. 2, 2016. Chinese will celebrate the Lunar New Year on Feb. 8](https://gdb.voanews.com/2aea8bcc-671a-4043-9035-83e91262ed05_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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An elderly Chinese couple holds a child standing on a scooter as they walk under colorful decorations for a temple fair ahead of the Chinese Lunar New Year at Ditan Park in Beijing, Feb. 2, 2016. Chinese will celebrate the Lunar New Year on Feb. 8