Pictures of the day from The Huffington Post brings you the very best news and sports images from around the world, chosen and created by our own photo editors, Elliot Wagland, Tahira Mirza and Michael Cripps.
Pictures of the day
(01 of33)
SWAT police officers patrol in the village of Longpont, northeast of Paris, in search of the two heavily armed brothers suspected in the massacre at Charlie Hebdo newspaper, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2015. Scattered gunfire and explosions shook France on Thursday as its frightened yet defiant citizens held a day of mourning for 12 people slain at a Paris newspaper. (AP Photo/Michel Spingler) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(02 of33)
A rainbow is seen over the Palestinian West Bank village of Michmas, north of Jerusalem, on January 8, 2015. (credit:MENAHEM KAHANA via Getty Images)
(03 of33)
Pope Francis meets Angelina Jolie during a private audience at the Vatican, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2015. (AP Photo/L'Osservatore Romano, Pool) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(04 of33)
Police officers investigate a gas station in Villers Cotteret, 80 kilometers northeast of Paris, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2015, where the suspects were reportedly spotted, a day after masked gunmen stormed the offices of a satirical newspaper and killed 12 people. French police hunted Thursday for two heavily armed brothers _ one with a terrorism conviction and a history in jihadi networks _ in the methodical killing of 12 people at a satirical newspaper that caricatured the Prophet Muhammad. (credit:AP Photo/Michel Spingler)
(05 of33)
A gendarme van is parked in a gas station in Villers Cotteret, 80 kilometers northeast of Paris, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2015, where the suspects were reportedly spotted, a day after masked gunmen stormed the offices of a satirical newspaper and killed 12 people. (credit:AP Photo/Michel Spingler)
(06 of33)
An elephant plays with a Christmas tree at the zoo in Berlin, Germany, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2015. Christmas trees that could not be sold before the holidays are given to zoos for feeding them to the animals. (AP Photo/dpa, Joerg Carstensen) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(07 of33)
British police officers stand in the rain to hold a two minute silence to show their respect for all those murdered in Wednesday's terrorist attack in Paris, including two police officers, at New Scotland Yard in London, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2015. Masked gunmen stormed the Paris offices of a weekly newspaper that caricatured the Prophet Muhammad, methodically killing 12 people Wednesday, including the editor, before escaping in a car. It was France's deadliest postwar terrorist attack. (credit:Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP)
(08 of33)
British police officers stand in the rain to hold a two minute silence to show their respect for all those murdered in Wednesday's terrorist attack in Paris, including two police officers, at New Scotland Yard in London, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2015. Masked gunmen stormed the Paris offices of a weekly newspaper that caricatured the Prophet Muhammad, methodically killing 12 people Wednesday, including the editor, before escaping in a car. It was France's deadliest postwar terrorist attack. (credit:Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP)
(09 of33)
Metropolitan Police officers and staff during a two minute silence outside New Scotland Yard in London, in solidarity with those affected by the Charlie Hebdo massacre in France. (credit:Philip Toscano/PA Wire)
(10 of33)
Journalist show their press cards during a minute of silence outside the Charlie Hebdo newspaper in Paris, Thursday, Jan.8, 2015, a day after masked gunmen stormed the offices of a satirical newspaper and killed 12 people. Protesters in some U.S. cities ó repeating the viral online slogan "Je Suis Charlie" or "I Am Charlie"ó demonstrated against the deadly terror attack on a Paris newspaper office, joining thousands around the world who took to the streets to rally against the killings. (AP Photo/Francois Mori) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(11 of33)
Traffic enforcers of the Metro Manila Development Authority display adult diapers in Manila on January 8, 2015, that they were issued, to ensure they can stay at their posts when Pope Francis visits the Philippines between January 15-19. Philippine traffic enforcers and crowd control personnel are to wear adult diapers on the job during the visit of Pope Francis next week, when they will be spending long hours controlling crowds expected to run in the millions. (credit:JAY DIRECTO via Getty Images)
(12 of33)
Francesca Cumani, Zara Phillips and Kate Waterhouse attends the Opening night event for Magic Millions Raceday on January 6, 2015 on the Gold Coast, Australia. (Photo by Matt Roberts/Getty Images) (credit:Matt Roberts via Getty Images)
(13 of33)
Tug boats greet the world's largest container ship, the CSCL Globe, operated by China Shipping Container Lines Co., as it arrives at the Port of Felixstowe, a subsidiary of Hutchison Whampoa Ltd., in Felixstowe, U.K., on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2015. The inflation rate in the euro area fell below zero for the first time in more than five years, bolstering the case for more European Central Bank stimulus. Photographer: Simon Dawson/Bloomberg via Getty Images (credit:Bloomberg via Getty Images)
(14 of33)
Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting accepts the award for favorite comedic TV actress at the People's Choice Awards at the Nokia Theatre on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2015, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP) (credit:Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
(15 of33)
Rescue service workers and firefighters gather near the site of a shooting on the morning of January 8, 2015 in Montrouge, south of Paris. According to police sources two municipal police officers are believed to have been injured. AFP PHOTO / THOMAS SAMSON (Photo credit should read THOMAS SAMSON/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:THOMAS SAMSON via Getty Images)
(16 of33)
Police and firefighters gather at the site of a shooting on the morning of January 8, 2015 in Montrouge, south of Paris. A man wearing a bullet-proof vest fired on police officers with an automatic rifle on January 8 just outside Paris, seriously injuring one of them, a police source said. A suspect has since been detained, another source close to the case said. Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve rushed to the scene of the incident near Porte de Chatillon south of Paris, which happened just a day after two gunmen killed 12 people in an apparent Islamist attack on satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo. AFP PHOTO / THOMAS SAMSON (Photo credit should read THOMAS SAMSON/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:THOMAS SAMSON via Getty Images)
(17 of33)
Rescue service workers and firefighters evacuate an injured person on a stretcher near the site of a shooting on the morning of January 8, 2015 in Montrouge, south of Paris. According to police sources two municipal police officers are believed to have been injured after a man fired on the officers. AFP PHOTO / THOMAS SAMSON (Photo credit should read THOMAS SAMSON/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:THOMAS SAMSON via Getty Images)
(18 of33)
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 08: during a vigil for victims of the Paris massacre at Federation Square on January 8, 2015 in Melbourne, Australia. Members of the French community gathered at Federation Square for a vigil after an attack by masked gunmen on the Charlie Hebdo satirical magazine headquarters killed 12 people in Paris. (Photo by Wayne Taylor/Getty Images) (credit:Wayne Taylor via Getty Images)
(19 of33)
People gather to pay respect for the victims of a terror attack against a satirical newspaper, in Paris, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2015. Masked gunmen shouting "Allahu akbar!" stormed the Paris offices of a satirical newspaper Wednesday, killing 12 people, including the paper's editor, before escaping in a getaway car. It was France's deadliest terror attack in living memory. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(20 of33)
Ellen DeGeneres, left, and Portia de Rossi arrive at the People's Choice Awards at the Nokia Theatre on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2015, in Los Angeles. (Photo by John Shearer/Invision/AP) (credit:John Shearer/Invision/AP)
(21 of33)
Iggy Azalea performs on stage at the People's Choice Awards at the Nokia Theatre on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2015, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP) (credit:Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
(22 of33)
Iggy Azalea performs on stage at the People's Choice Awards at the Nokia Theatre on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2015, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP) (credit:Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
(23 of33)
The San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge towers over the city skyline at dusk on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2015, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(24 of33)
Comet Lovejoy, C/2014 Q2 is seen traveling though the starfield of the constellation Eridanus, near Orion on Jan. 7, 2015, as seen from Tyler, Texas. The comet is giving off a green color and was closest to the Earth today, about 44 million miles away, but may continue to brighten over the next several days, and is visible in binoculars. (AP Photo/Dr. Scott M. Lieberman) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(25 of33)
Half-naked soldiers from South Korea's Amry Special Warfare Command hurl snow during a winter exercise in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2015. About 200 Special Warfare Command soldiers participate in this routine drill for the 2-week winter exercise. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(26 of33)
Kendall Jenner and her new bff Cara Delavingne hangs out at the Los Angeles Clippers vs the Los Angeles Lakers Basketball game at the Staples Center with sister Khloe Kardashian Picture by: Quarterflash/Vantage News 8 January 2015. Picture by: Quarterflash/Vantage News 8 January 2015. Vantage News/IPx (credit:Quarterflash/Vantagenews.co.uk/IPx)
(27 of33)
People take part in a rally in support of the victims of today's terrorist attack on French satyrical newspaper Charlie Hebdo at the Place de la Republique in Paris, on January 7, 2015. Gunmen killed 12 people in an attack Wednesday in the offices of the French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo in the most deadly attack in France since the 1954-1962 Algerian war. AFP PHOTO /DOMINIQUE FAGET (Photo credit should read DOMINIQUE FAGET/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:DOMINIQUE FAGET via Getty Images)
(28 of33)
Journalism students hold a banner reading in French: 'Journalism students : Solidarity' as they raise pens during a gathering at the Place de la Republique (Republic square) in Paris, on January 7, 2015, following an attack by unknown gunmen on the offices of the satirical weekly, Charlie Hebdo. France's Muslim leadership sharply condemned the shooting at the Paris satirical weekly that left at least 12 people dead as a 'barbaric' attack and an assault on press freedom and democracy. AFP PHOTO / DOMINIQUE FAGET (Photo credit should read DOMINIQUE FAGET/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:DOMINIQUE FAGET via Getty Images)
(29 of33)
A man overlooks he high waves in the Mediterranean Sea in Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2015 during a heavy winter storm sweeping through the Middle East.(AP Photo/Oded Balilty) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(30 of33)
India's Border Security Force Daredevils team perform as they rehearse for the upcoming Republic Day parade amidst the morning fog, in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2015. Republic Day will be celebrated on Jan. 26. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(31 of33)
British actor Daniel Craig (L) poses with actress Lea Seydoux of France in front of a Tyrolean Alps panorama during a photo call of the new James Bond film 'SPECTRE' in the Austrian ski resort of Soelden on January 7, 2015. AFP PHOTO / JOE KLAMAR (Photo credit should read JOE KLAMAR/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:JOE KLAMAR via Getty Images)
(32 of33)
Thousands of people gather for a moment of silence to pay their respects to the victims of the deadly attack at the Paris offices of French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo, in Lyon, central France, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2015. Masked gunmen stormed the Paris offices of a weekly newspaper that caricatured the Prophet Muhammad, killing at least 12 people, including the editor, before escaping in a car. It was France's deadliest postwar terrorist attack. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(33 of33)
People gather in front of the city hall of Rennes, western France, on January 7, 2015, following an attack by unknown gunmen on the offices of the satirical weekly, Charlie Hebdo. France's Muslim leadership sharply condemned the shooting at the Paris satirical weekly that left at least 12 people dead as a 'barbaric' attack and an assault on press freedom and democracy. AFP PHOTO / DAMIEN MEYER (Photo credit should read DAMIEN MEYER/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:DAMIEN MEYER via Getty Images)