• Al Ahly supporters light flares and chant slogans to mark the fourth anniversary of the Port Said football match riots, at their stadium in Cairo. 74 fans died after clashes between fans of Port Said’s Al Masry team and visiting Cairo team Al Ahly. Amr Sayed / EPA
    Al Ahly supporters light flares and chant slogans to mark the fourth anniversary of the Port Said football match riots, at their stadium in Cairo. 74 fans died after clashes between fans of Port Said’s Al Masry team and visiting Cairo team Al Ahly. Amr Sayed / EPA
  • Taxi drivers throw eggs to colleagues who are not on strike during a protest of taxi drivers in Costa Rica’s capital San Jose. Ezequiel Becerra / AFP Photo
    Taxi drivers throw eggs to colleagues who are not on strike during a protest of taxi drivers in Costa Rica’s capital San Jose. Ezequiel Becerra / AFP Photo
  • View of the Pico de Orizaba volcano at dawn, from the Izta-Popo National Park, in the central Mexican state of Puebla. Ronaldo Schemidt / AFP Photo
    View of the Pico de Orizaba volcano at dawn, from the Izta-Popo National Park, in the central Mexican state of Puebla. Ronaldo Schemidt / AFP Photo
  • An Afghan band performs at the ruins of Darul Aman palace in Kabul during a campaign called “One Thousand Smiles for Peace” by the Non-Violent World Organisation. Ahmad Masood / Reuters
    An Afghan band performs at the ruins of Darul Aman palace in Kabul during a campaign called “One Thousand Smiles for Peace” by the Non-Violent World Organisation. Ahmad Masood / Reuters
  • Letters from the English alphabet carved on pencil leads by Taiwanese artist Chien-chu Lee, in Yunlin County, Taiwan. Ritchie B Tongo / EPA
    Letters from the English alphabet carved on pencil leads by Taiwanese artist Chien-chu Lee, in Yunlin County, Taiwan. Ritchie B Tongo / EPA
  • Employees at Ueno Zoo take part in a drill where a zebra has escaped its cage. Shizuo Kambayashi / AP Photo
    Employees at Ueno Zoo take part in a drill where a zebra has escaped its cage. Shizuo Kambayashi / AP Photo
  • Carolina Panthers’ Josh Norman wears a mask as he answers a question ahead of Super Bowl 50. Jeff Chiu / AP Photo
    Carolina Panthers’ Josh Norman wears a mask as he answers a question ahead of Super Bowl 50. Jeff Chiu / AP Photo
  • Soldiers arrive to help control a wildfire in a forest area on the mountains surrounding Bogota, Colombia. Fernando Vergara / AP Photo
    Soldiers arrive to help control a wildfire in a forest area on the mountains surrounding Bogota, Colombia. Fernando Vergara / AP Photo

World in focus — best photos for February 2, 2016


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A look at the best photos from around the world for Tuesday.