Voice of America, a few recent photographs:
January 13: 
A man walks on a road covered with ashes from the erupting Taal Volcano in Talisay, Batangas, Philippines.
Men dressed as "Chlaeuse", figures that scare away evil spirits, carry round bells and cowbells during the traditional "Sylvesterchlausen" in near the northeastern village of Urnaesch, Switzerland. January 14th: 
A member of the Australian DefenaA membee Force picks up an injured Koala after it was treated for burns at a makeshift field hospital at the Kangaroo Island Wildlife Park on Kangaroo Island. January 15th: 
Kangaroo and wallaby joeys that have been orphaned due to road accidents, dog attacks, bushfires and drought conditions are seen in a cart as they are treated at the Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital in Beerwah, Queensland, Australia.
