A look at the best news photos from around the world.
ພາບເດັ່ນ ປະຈຳ ວັນທີ 13 ມັງກອນ 2014
![Sri Lankan Hindu priest Kurakkal Somasundaram, right, presents a shawl to Pope Francis during an inter-religious meeting in Colombo.](https://gdb.voanews.com/def1eda6-595c-4688-aa6f-2da9d53b5a3b_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Sri Lankan Hindu priest Kurakkal Somasundaram, right, presents a shawl to Pope Francis during an inter-religious meeting in Colombo.
![Princess Stephanie of Monaco poses with an elephant during the presentation of the 39th Monte-Carlo International Circus Festival.](https://gdb.voanews.com/c79b87c0-4ea8-4848-bfe8-aed6574a5d96_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Princess Stephanie of Monaco poses with an elephant during the presentation of the 39th Monte-Carlo International Circus Festival.
![This handout photo by the Australian Open shows tennis players Thanasi Kokkinakis of Australia (center L) and Maria Sharapova of Russia (center R) taking a "selfie" with 380 ball boys and girls as they prepare for the upcoming Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne.](https://gdb.voanews.com/5b40798c-0a44-4e07-8d32-a650d0446252_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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This handout photo by the Australian Open shows tennis players Thanasi Kokkinakis of Australia (center L) and Maria Sharapova of Russia (center R) taking a "selfie" with 380 ball boys and girls as they prepare for the upcoming Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne.
![A "Sadhu", or Hindu holy man, takes a dip at the confluence of the river Ganges and the Bay of Bengal, ahead of the "Makar Sankranti" festival at Sagar Island, south of Kolkata, India.](https://gdb.voanews.com/4e7a5609-d4b5-4cd6-9b14-3d7afc992c2a_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A "Sadhu", or Hindu holy man, takes a dip at the confluence of the river Ganges and the Bay of Bengal, ahead of the "Makar Sankranti" festival at Sagar Island, south of Kolkata, India.