A look at the best news photos from around the world.
ພາບເດັ່ນ ປະຈຳ ວັນທີ 17 ພະຈິກ 2014
![People wearing masks march through the city center to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution in Prague, Czech Republic.](https://gdb.voanews.com/8062b101-2e12-4083-bc5e-7518e8d1f5ce_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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People wearing masks march through the city center to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution in Prague, Czech Republic.
![Palestinian protesters sit atop a section of Israel's controversial barrier that separates the West Bank town of Abu Dis from Jerusalem.](https://gdb.voanews.com/c2126e89-94b4-4168-9485-9066367378f4_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Palestinian protesters sit atop a section of Israel's controversial barrier that separates the West Bank town of Abu Dis from Jerusalem.
![Thousands of colourful notes are displayed on "Lennon Wall" as a couple carrying a yellow umbrella, a symbol of the Occupy Central civil disobedience movement, walks past at the Admiralty protest site in Hong Kong.](https://gdb.voanews.com/d9fd469b-d61b-423e-af30-1e5077fe0374_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Thousands of colourful notes are displayed on "Lennon Wall" as a couple carrying a yellow umbrella, a symbol of the Occupy Central civil disobedience movement, walks past at the Admiralty protest site in Hong Kong.
![A man checks damages in his flooded alley near Vigevano, Italy as the river Ticino overflowed after heavy rains, Nov. 16, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/db8eeee3-e917-4bc9-b68b-5cfd70544021_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A man checks damages in his flooded alley near Vigevano, Italy as the river Ticino overflowed after heavy rains, Nov. 16, 2014.