A look at the best news photos from around the world.
February 13, 2018
![An Indian man dressed as Hindu goddess Kali performs a fire act during a procession to mark Mahashivratri festival in Allahabad.](https://gdb.voanews.com/f2f75419-3edb-4784-ba4e-239237f80b33_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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An Indian man dressed as Hindu goddess Kali performs a fire act during a procession to mark Mahashivratri festival in Allahabad.
![Police officers pat down former Guatemalan President Alvaro Colom before escorting him into a courthouse in Guatemala City. Colom, who governed from 2008 to 2012, has been detained in a corruption case according to special prosecutor Juan Francisco Sandoval.](https://gdb.voanews.com/f627f8cf-9ca2-4085-a38a-584a08108b3a_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Police officers pat down former Guatemalan President Alvaro Colom before escorting him into a courthouse in Guatemala City. Colom, who governed from 2008 to 2012, has been detained in a corruption case according to special prosecutor Juan Francisco Sandoval.
![Chinese Dancers perform during an event celebrating the Spring Festival to welcome the Lunar New Year of the Dog in Kolkata, India, Feb. 12, 2108.](https://gdb.voanews.com/32d9ce73-ad03-42a8-adf0-c9ca6f922310_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Chinese Dancers perform during an event celebrating the Spring Festival to welcome the Lunar New Year of the Dog in Kolkata, India, Feb. 12, 2108.
![The pack rides during the first stage of the 2018 cycling Tour of Oman between Nizwa to Sultan Qaboos University in Muscat.](https://gdb.voanews.com/8221d23e-9bad-4d81-83a5-c41e5f966d69_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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The pack rides during the first stage of the 2018 cycling Tour of Oman between Nizwa to Sultan Qaboos University in Muscat.