A look at interesting and the best news photos from around the world.
ພາບເດັ່ນ ປະຈຳ ວັນທີ 8 ມັງກອນ 2017
![Ethiopian Orthodox choir members perform during Ethiopian Christmas celebration in Bete Maryam (House of Mary) monolithic church in Lalibela, Ethiopia, Jan. 7, 2017.](https://gdb.voanews.com/c9de1618-5c35-4b8b-b8d7-34a1eaa55bd9_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Ethiopian Orthodox choir members perform during Ethiopian Christmas celebration in Bete Maryam (House of Mary) monolithic church in Lalibela, Ethiopia, Jan. 7, 2017.
![Mushers race their dogs during a international dog sled race in Werfenweng, near Salzburg, Austria, Jan. 7, 2017.](https://gdb.voanews.com/e5447f19-3748-44cc-8f95-8a3a7f0e9821_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Mushers race their dogs during a international dog sled race in Werfenweng, near Salzburg, Austria, Jan. 7, 2017.
![Kai Verbij (r) of the Netherlands and Karolina Erbanova of the Czech Republic, gold medal winners of ISU European Speed Skating Championships, ride on a horse carriage in Heerenveen, the Netherlands.](https://gdb.voanews.com/e974408d-44d7-4dc9-bc05-06aef30408a1_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Kai Verbij (r) of the Netherlands and Karolina Erbanova of the Czech Republic, gold medal winners of ISU European Speed Skating Championships, ride on a horse carriage in Heerenveen, the Netherlands.
![Tourists take the snow-covered steps at Sanssouci Palace in Potsdam, Germany.](https://gdb.voanews.com/c9d7ba89-fd23-43c8-b6f5-6dd17c1d821c_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Tourists take the snow-covered steps at Sanssouci Palace in Potsdam, Germany.