World in focus — best photos for February 8, 2016

Nepalese women and children warm themselves by a fire on a winter morning at Pashupati Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal. Narendra Shrestha / EPA

The football gets away from Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton after a fumble during the first half of the NFL’s Super Bowl 50 between the AFC Champion Denver Broncos and the NFC Champion Carolina Panthers at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California. Tony Avelar / EPA

Revellers of Unidos da Tijuca samba school perform during the first night of the carnival parade at Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Yasuyoshi Chiba / AFP

A girl and a woman sit inside the car as firecrackers and fireworks explode, celebrating the start of the Chinese Lunar New Year of the Monkey in Beijing. Damir Sagolj / Reuters

This picture taken from Kawangkoan in Minahasa, North Sulawesi shows Mount Soputan spewing hot lava as the mountain erupts. Mount Soputan on Sulawesi is one of the island’s most active volcanoes. Adi Dwi Satrya / AFP

Empoli’s goalkeeper Lukasz Skorupski in action during the Italian Serie A soccer match between Atalanta and Empoli FC at Atleti Azzurri d’Italia Stadium in Bergamo, Italy. Paolo Magni / EPA

Thousands of Indian Hindu devotees gather to perform rituals at the Sangam, the confluence of rivers Ganges, Yamuna, and the mythical Saraswati on “Mauni Amavasya” or new moon day, the third and the most auspicious date of bathing during the annual month long Hindu religious fair “Magh Mela” in Allahabad, India. Hundreds of thousands of Hindu pilgrims take dips in the confluence, hoping to wash away sins during the month-long festival. Rajesh Kumar Singh / AP

Verena Gasslitter of Italy crashes during the Audi FIS Alpine Ski World Cup Women’s Super G in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. Christophe Pallot / Agence Zoom / Getty Images

Britain’s Aaron Hadlow takes to the air during the King of the Air kite board competition, held in Cape Town, South Africa. Schalk van Zuydam / AP

A look at the best photos from around the world for February 8, 2016.