News in Pics, January 2: Best photos from around the world

Pallbearers carry the coffin of South African anti-Apartheid icon Archbishop Desmond Tutu to the hearse after the requiem mass of Tutu at St. George’s Cathedral in Cape Town. Credit: AFP Photo

Photo shows fireworks launched at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang at midnight to celebrate the New Year. Credit: AFP Photo

A view shows remains of a home damaged by wildfires, a day after evacuation orders, in Louisville, Colorado, U.S. Credit: Reuters Photo

Devotees on their way to Vaishno Devi Shrine as 'yatra' resumes after a stampede incident at the shrine triggered by a heavy rush of devotees, at Katra in Reasi district. Credit: PTI Photo

Smoke and fireball rises following an air strike in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip. Credit: AFP Photo

A woman is engulfed in waves before participating in a traditional New Year's Day swim at Blackrock diving tower during severe wind, in Galway, Ireland. Credit: Reuters Photo