News in Pics, January 3: Best photos from around the world

Smoke billows from the roof of a building at the South African Parliament precinct in Cape Town during a fire incident. Credit: AFP Photo

People gather at the Arc de Triomphe lit up in blue to mark the French presidency of the European in Paris. Credit: AFP Photo

Lit candles are placed next to a picture of Iranian military commander General Qassem Soleimani and Iraqi militia leader Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis during the second anniversary of their killing in a U.S. attack, at Baghdad Airport in Baghdad, Iraq. Credit: Reuters Photo

Former RCD Mallorca and FC Barcelona player Samuel Eto'o with FC Barcelona president Joan Laporta hold up a jersey as a mural of Samuel Eto'o is presented outside the stadium before the match. Credit: Reuters Photo

A worker carries a crane that died following an outbreak of avian flu in the lake of a nature reserve, an important bird migration destination in the Hula Valley, northern Israel. Credit: Reuters Photo