Around the World With the Week's Best Photos

A stunt expert was held by a giant King Kong hand over the city of Melbourne, Australia, during a photocall at Eureka Skydeck.

Former president Bill Clinton watched the ceremonies for new NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio, alongside his wife, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

People waved flags in Tokyo, Japan, as the country's royal family delivered a new year greeting.

The Toronto Maple Leafs played the Detroit Red Wings during the 2014 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic in Ann Arbor, MI.

A man shoveled snow on the steps near the Bethesda Fountain in NYC's Central Park following the first night of Winter storm Hercules.

In Shanghai, China, people celebrated the New Year with a colorful light show.

Fireworks lit up Big Ben on New Year's Eve in London, England.

Women in Kyoto, Japan, dressed in traditional costumes for the year's first Karuta card game, which is played to honor the god of the sea and storms.

Wild waves hit the seafront in Blackpool, England.

People watched as smoke billowed from Mount Sinaburg in North Sumatra, Indonesia.

A little boy hopped on his sled, playing in the snow outside the US Capitol in Washington DC after snow hit the area.

Couples kissed at midnight in Times Square during the New Year's Eve celebration in NYC.