Best Photos of the Day

ALAMEDA, CALIF..- Antonio Pineda (1919-2009), renowned Mexican modernist silversmith, created this articulated collar of interlocking silver arcs adorned with pear-shaped obsidian cabochons. Beautifully handcrafted and sophisticated with a touch of tribal aesthetic, the necklace is presented in the LiveAuctioneers online catalog for Michaan's auction Jan. 9. LIVEAUCTIONEERS/MICHAAN'S AUCTIONS PHOTO.

HARBIN.- A woman looks at an ice sculpture at the China Ice and Snow World during the Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang province on January 5, 2016. Over one million visitors are expected to attend the spectacular Harbin Ice Festival, where buildings of ice are bathed in ethereal lights and international ice sculptors compete for honours. AFP PHOTO / WANG ZHAO

SEOUL.- A statue of a teenage girl symbolising former "comfort women" who served as sex slaves for Japanese soldiers during World War II, is seen in front of the Japanese embassy in Seoul on January 6, 2016. A landmark deal between South Korea and Japan to end a decades-old feud over wartime sex slaves is struggling to overcome a diminutive but daunting obstacle in the form of the small statue of a teenage girl. AFP PHOTO / JUNG YEON-JE

ROME.- A picture taken on January 5, 2016 shows heart shaped ballons flying over a statue at the Piazza Nanova in Rome.

BRITTANY.- Cars pass by a bronze statue of Pope John Paul II by controversial Georgian-born Russian artist Zurab Tsereteli in Ploermel, Brittany, western France, on January 5, 2016. An appeal court in Nantes on December 15, 2015 cancelled the decision to remove the monument of John Paul II from a public square in Ploermel. A court in Rennes on April 30, 2015 had decided that the monument, which was installed following a decision of the municipal council in 2006, should be removed from its current location, since it contravened the provisions of the constitution and the 1905 law establishing the separation of church and state.

KAIFENG.- This photo taken on January 4, 2016 shows a huge statue of Chairman Mao Zedong under construction in Tongxu county in Kaifeng, central China's Henan province. The statue reportedly measures 120 feet (36.6meters) in height and is located in Zhushigang village. CHINA OUT AFP PHOTO

MARSEILLE.- A picture taken on January 5, 2016 shows a general view of the entrance of the Old Port of Marseille.

PARIS.- A painting with the message "I am Ahmed" is seen in a street on January 5, 2016 after a ceremony to unveil a commemorative plaque at the site where policeman Ahmed Merabet was killed during the last year's January attack in Paris. A total of 17 people were killed in the three days of attacks dubbed "France's 9/11", marking the start of a string of jihadist strikes in the country that culminated in November's massacre in Paris.

ROME.- This undated photo taken at an unknown location shows Italian actress Silvana Pampanini. Silvana Pampanini, an Italian actress and beauty who was one of the country's leading post-war cinema stars, has died at the age of 90, local media reported on January 6, 2016. Pampanini, who had been hospitalised since October 2015 according to Corriere della Sera, starred in over 50 films during her 1950s heyday.

NEW YORK.- American Ballet Theatre Principle Daniil Simkin, Céline Cassone and James Whiteside (L) perform a scene from "Island of Memories" during a dress rehearsal for Daniil Simkin’s INTENSIO, a program of works by four of the world’s most acclaimed choreographers working today, at the Joyce Theater in New York January 5, 2016. AFP PHOTO / TIMOTHY A. CLARY