A look at the best news photos from around the world.
January 9, 2015
![The mother (right) of photographer Nadhir Ktari, who disappeared with fellow journalist Sofiane Chourabi in Libya in September, attends a demonstration held in solidarity with the missing pair, in Tunis, Tunisia.](https://gdb.voanews.com/a7e82904-a9a1-450e-a57e-f4d593b6cbf4_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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The mother (right) of photographer Nadhir Ktari, who disappeared with fellow journalist Sofiane Chourabi in Libya in September, attends a demonstration held in solidarity with the missing pair, in Tunis, Tunisia.
![Eye-shaped decorations are seen on the building of a former police station, now used as a hotel, in Barcelona, Spain. Spain said it was increasing security around key buildings after Wednesday's armed attack on French magazine Charlie Hebdo in Paris.](https://gdb.voanews.com/545c581c-1cb4-48d0-a1df-5cc5c305853b_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Eye-shaped decorations are seen on the building of a former police station, now used as a hotel, in Barcelona, Spain. Spain said it was increasing security around key buildings after Wednesday's armed attack on French magazine Charlie Hebdo in Paris.
![Supporters of Sri Lankan presidential candidate Mithripala Sirisena celebrate in Colombo. Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa conceded defeat to Sirisena on Friday, ending a decade of rule that critics say had become increasingly authoritarian and marred by nepotism and corruption.](https://gdb.voanews.com/f4101e28-e36a-4540-8246-65d131c8225b_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Supporters of Sri Lankan presidential candidate Mithripala Sirisena celebrate in Colombo. Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa conceded defeat to Sirisena on Friday, ending a decade of rule that critics say had become increasingly authoritarian and marred by nepotism and corruption.
![A man walks through sea foam created by storms, in the town of Portstewart on the Irish coast.](https://gdb.voanews.com/b90a7e92-f8df-44e9-b763-0a4e3460a4d2_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A man walks through sea foam created by storms, in the town of Portstewart on the Irish coast.