A look at the best news photos from around the world.
February 4, 2015

1
A full moon sets behind the parish church of Schoenach near Regensburg, southern Germany.

2
Australian journalist Peter Greste hugs his mother Lois, left, and father Juris, after his arrival in Brisbane, Australia. Greste, a reporter for Al-Jazeera, was released from an Egyptian prison and deported after more than a year behind bars.

3
In this combination photo, a series of images taken from video provided by TVBS show a commercial airplane clipping an elevated roadway just before it crashed into a river in Taipei, Taiwan. At least 25 people were killed and nearly 20 others are still missing.

4
Locals react as they are shot at by a policeman (not in the picture) while looting from a shop, believed to be owned by a foreigner, during service delivery protests in Mohlakeng, west of Johannesburg, South Africa.