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December 23, 2013
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A woman searches for recyclable waste at a dump site on the banks of the Bagmati River in Kathmandu, Nepal.
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Well-wishers cross a bridge outside the Imperial Palace as they make their way to attend an event to celebrate Japan's Emperor Akihito's 80th birthday at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo.
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A woman and a child stand in the "Step into the Void" glass skywalk overlooking the French Alps on top of a 3842-meter peak in Chamonix. The installation, which opened to the public after three years of development, is made of three layers of glass and can withstand winds of up to 200kmph.
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A man is silhouetted as he walks near Jaffa Gate outside Jerusalem's Old City.