TODAY IN PICTURES (21 December 2016)

1 / 11
Rebecca Smith poses for a photograph during winter solstice with her Irish Wolfhound dog called Amazing Grace at the 5000 year old stone age tomb of Newgrange (not in view) in the Boyne Valley at sunrise in Newgrange, Ireland, December 21, 2016. Photo: Reuters
Rebecca Smith poses for a photograph during winter solstice with her Irish Wolfhound dog called Amazing Grace at the 5000 year old stone age tomb of Newgrange (not in view) in the Boyne Valley at sunrise in Newgrange, Ireland, December 21, 2016. Photo: Reuters
2 / 11
Mayoral candidate in Narayanganj City Corporation elections, Selina Hayat Ivy, casts her vote at Sishubagh School polling centre on Thursday. Photo: Prothom Alo
Mayoral candidate in Narayanganj City Corporation elections, Selina Hayat Ivy, casts her vote at Sishubagh School polling centre on Thursday. Photo: Prothom Alo
3 / 11
Mayoral candidate in Narayanganj City Corporation elections Sakhawat Hossain Khan casts his vote at Adarsha School polling centre. Photo: Prothom Alo
Mayoral candidate in Narayanganj City Corporation elections Sakhawat Hossain Khan casts his vote at Adarsha School polling centre. Photo: Prothom Alo
4 / 11
A Haitian migrants stranded in Costa Rica cooks in a makeshift camp at the border between Costa Rica and Nicaragua, in La Cruz, Costa Rica, December 20, 2016. Picture taken December 20, 2016. Photo: Reuters
A Haitian migrants stranded in Costa Rica cooks in a makeshift camp at the border between Costa Rica and Nicaragua, in La Cruz, Costa Rica, December 20, 2016. Picture taken December 20, 2016. Photo: Reuters
5 / 11
A man decorates a Christian neighborhood ahead of Christmas celebrations in Islamabad, Pakistan, December 21, 2016. Photo: Reuters
A man decorates a Christian neighborhood ahead of Christmas celebrations in Islamabad, Pakistan, December 21, 2016. Photo: Reuters
6 / 11
Oilfields burned by Islamic State fighters are seen in Qayyara, south of Mosul, Iraq December 21, 2016. Photo: Reuters
Oilfields burned by Islamic State fighters are seen in Qayyara, south of Mosul, Iraq December 21, 2016. Photo: Reuters
7 / 11
A woman takes pictures of flowers placed near the Christmas market in Berlin, Germany, December 21, 2016, after a truck ploughed through a crowd at the Christmas market on Monday night. Photo: Reuters
A woman takes pictures of flowers placed near the Christmas market in Berlin, Germany, December 21, 2016, after a truck ploughed through a crowd at the Christmas market on Monday night. Photo: Reuters
8 / 11
People walk past a street in heavy smog during a polluted day in Weifang, Shandong province, December 20, 2016. Photo: Reuters
People walk past a street in heavy smog during a polluted day in Weifang, Shandong province, December 20, 2016. Photo: Reuters
9 / 11
South African surfer Grant Baker drops in on a large wave during the Nazare Challenge championship at Praia do Norte in Nazare, Portugal December 20, 2016. Photo: Reuters
South African surfer Grant Baker drops in on a large wave during the Nazare Challenge championship at Praia do Norte in Nazare, Portugal December 20, 2016. Photo: Reuters
10 / 11
Candles are refected in Christmas tree balls at the Christmas market in Berlin, Germany, December 20, 2016, one day after a truck ploughed into a crowded Christmas market in the German capital. Photo: Reuters
Candles are refected in Christmas tree balls at the Christmas market in Berlin, Germany, December 20, 2016, one day after a truck ploughed into a crowded Christmas market in the German capital. Photo: Reuters
11 / 11
Kashmiri fishermen cover their heads and part of their boats with blankets and straw as they wait to catch fish in the waters of the Anchar Lake on a cold day in Srinagar, December 20, 2016. Photo: Reuters
Kashmiri fishermen cover their heads and part of their boats with blankets and straw as they wait to catch fish in the waters of the Anchar Lake on a cold day in Srinagar, December 20, 2016. Photo: Reuters