Day in pictures

West End bridge on the Ohio rover in the US

The West End bridge is reflected in the water of the Ohio river in Pittsburgh, US.

An Indian man flies a kite by the sea in Mumbai.

An Indian man flies a kite in Mumbai during the harvest festival Makar Sankranti.

Icicles on a bicycle in the eastern German city of Leipzig as the country continues to experience low temperatures.

A street vendor tries to catch a fish from a bowl to sell it in Damascus, Syria.

A caretaker of the Rameswari temple pours a bucket of water over a devotee in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

A caretaker of the Rameswari temple in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu pours holy water over a devotee during the Pongal harvest festival celebrated by Tamils across the world.

A West Highland white terrier being groomed at Birmingham's National Exhibition Centre. The findings of a UK inquiry on whether the way pedigree dogs are bred damages their health was made public on Thursday.

A demonstrator holds a poster depicting a giant ear, during a protest called "Bulgaria is not Big Brother" in front of the Bulgarian parliament in the capital Sofia.

A demonstrator in the Bulgarian capital, Sofia, holds a poster of a giant ear. The protest, called Bulgaria is Not Big Brother, is against government plans to access private e-mails and calls.

Pigeons descend from a rooftop in Belgrade, Serbia.

Pigeons descend from a rooftop in Belgrade, capital of Serbia.

Activists of Femen women's organisation try to get into the Ukrainian Central Electoral Comission in Kiev.

In Ukraine, activists from the Femen women's organisation try to gain access to the Central Electoral Commission as part of their demonstration to demand a fair presidential election on 17 January.