News in pictures: at the turn of 2013 and 2014

Explosions and fireworks, snow in Mexico and "torment" battles in Spain, the ice of Antarctica and the volcano of El Salvador, freezing children in Pakistan and kissing couples on the beach in Brazil, torchbearers and biathletes - in this issue you will see everything that happened in our crazy world for last 10 days.

(Total 20 photos)

1. A stuck ship in Antarctica.

Passenger Andrew Peacock took this photo of the Akademik Shokalsky stuck in the ice of Antarctica on December 30, 2013. (Andrew Peacock / FootlooseFotography.com via AFP/Getty Images)

2. Volcanic eruption in El Salvador.

Volcano Chaparrastike erupts a column of ash and smoke 5 km high. City of San Miguel, El Salvador, December 29, 2013. (Nely Villatoro / AP)

3. "Flour fights" in Spain.

The participants of the Els Enfarinats festival arrange a "military coup", dividing into 2 teams - the government, which invents stupid laws and fines the population for non-compliance with them, and the opposition, which is trying to restore order. In the course of the struggle are flour and eggs. Everything ends, as usual with the Spaniards, with a general truce, dances and songs, and the money collected as fines is donated to charity. Ibi, province of Alicante, Spain, December 28, 2013. (David Ramos/Getty Images)

4. Snow in Mexico.

Evacuation of people from the Nevado de Colima National Park in the mountains after a three-day snowfall. State of Jalisco, Mexico, December 30, 2013. (Hector Guerrero/AFP/Getty Images)

5. "Walruses" in China.

An expressive jump into the icy water of the partially frozen Songguan River in Harbin, China, December 28, 2013. (Sheng Li/Reuters)

6. The civil war in Syria.

A Free Syrian Army fighter jumps out of a window during what activists describe as clashes with pro-government forces in Bab al-Hadid, Aleppo, Syria, December 26, 2013. (Abdalrhman Ismail/Reuters)

7. Protests in Bangladesh.

In the capital of Bangladesh, supporters of the ruling party and the opposition threw stones at each other near the building of the Supreme Court. Since the end of November, the opposition has been seeking the cancellation of the January parliamentary elections, in which it refused to take part. On the eve of the authorities brutally dispersed the protest, one person died. Dhaka, Bangladesh, December 30, 2013. (AM Ahad/AP)

8. Explosions in Russia.

Mourning for the victims of two explosions in a day in Volgograd, December 31, 2013. (Denis Tyrin / AP)

9. Soaring skiers in Germany.

Kamil Stoch of Poland competes at the Ski Jumping World Cup in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany on January 1, 2014. (Stanko Gruden / Agence Zoom via Getty Images)

10. Freezing in Pakistan.

Children try to warm themselves by a fire in Lahore, Pakistan, on New Year's Eve. Many cities in Pakistan have experienced abnormal cold, in some parts of the country daytime temperatures reached -15 degrees. (Rahat Dar / European Pressphoto Agency)

11. Medieval warriors in Scotland.

Traditional New Year's Eve torchbearers brought together travelers from 60 countries in Edinburgh, Scotland on December 30, 2013. (Jeff J. Mitchell/Getty Images)

12. Swim in Germany.

More than 60 people take part in a torch swim down the Lech River near Füssen, Germany on January 1, 2014. This is a local New Year's tradition. (Karl-Josef Hildenbrand / European Pressphoto Agency)

13. Snowfall in the USA.

Millennium Park staff shovels snow around the iconic "bean" steel sculpture in Chicago, Illinois, on January 2, 2014. (Kiichiro Sato / AP)

14. Searches in the USA.

14-year-old Issac Pasette uses his metal detector to find, as his father says, "what the earth will send" during a snowfall in a field in suburban Washington. Reston, Virginia, USA, January 2, 2014. (Jahi Chikwendiu/The Washington Post)

15. Year of the horse in China.

Children pose with paper-cut images of the Chinese character for "horse" in Jiujiang city, China, December 31, 2013. (China Daily via Reuters)

16. Winter in Afghanistan.

Children outside their shelter in Kabul, Afghanistan on December 30, 2013. (Omar Sobhani/Reuters)

17. Conflicts in Africa.

In the Central African Republic, sectarian conflict is gaining momentum, resulting in acts of violence between Christian and Muslim communities. French troops based in the region provoke protests from the Muslim population. Bangui, Central African Republic, December 31, 2013. (Rebecca Blackwell / AP)

18. Biathlon in Germany.

Biathletes train during the World Cup in Oberhof, Germany on January 2, 2014. (Kay Nietfeld / European Pressphoto Agency)

19. Kissing in Brazil.

Fireworks in the first minutes of the new year on the beach of Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, January 1, 2014. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)

20. Fireworks in Scotland.

People celebrate the New Year on the Ferris wheel, Edinburgh, Scotland, December 31, 2013. (David Cheskin/AP)