A look at the best news photos from around the world.
ພາບເດັ່ນ ປະຈຳ ວັນທີ 31 ທັນວາ 2014

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A small group of pro-democracy protesters stage a "die-in" flash mob in a luxurious Hong Kong shopping mall, calling for true universal suffrage for the city in 2017.

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In a photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency, schoolchildren perform "We Are the Happiest in the World" at the Central Youth Hall for New Year's Eve festivities in Pyongyang.

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A partially collapsed wall at the Morton Salt facility gave way to tons of salt being dumped onto parked cars at an adjacent car dealership in Chicago, Illinois, Dec. 30, 2014.

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A performer in a ram costume looks at his phone backstage during a performance in Kunming, Yunnan province, Dec. 30, 2014.