Best Photos of the Day

SOUTHAMPTON, PA..- This World War II Japanese calligraphy flag known as a "hinomaru yosegaki", or Good Luck Flag, was a traditional gift for Japanese servicemen deployed during military campaigns of the Empire of Japan. The flag would be artfully signed by friends and family with short messages wishing the soldier safety and good luck. This flag is offered in Stephenson's Dec. 11 Militaria & Firearms Auction, with absentee and Internet live bidding through LiveAuctioneers.

ROME.- A picture shows the statue of the Virgin Mary during the annual feast of the Immaculate Conception at Piazza di Spagna (Spanish Steps) in Rome on December 8, 2015. Pope Francis launched today an extraordinary Catholic Jubilee year of mercy by opening a "Holy Door" in the walls of St Peter's basilica, embracing a 700-year-old tradition as he urged his Church to reach out to the modern world. AFP PHOTO / TIZIANA FABI

KATHMANDU.- This photograph taken from helicopter shows a general view of of the Pashupatinath temple in Kathmandu on December 7, 2015. The Pashupatinath temple is Nepal's most sacred Hindu shrine sites and one of seven major monuments that make the Kathmandu Valley a UNESCO World Heritage Site. AFP PHOTO/ Prakash MATHEMA

PARIS.- Singer of the US rock group Eagles of Death metal Jesse Hughes (L) and guitarist Dave Catching pay tribute to the victims of the November 13 Paris terrorist attacks at a makeshift memorial in front of the Bataclan concert hall on December 8, 2015 in Paris. The Eagles of Death Metal band returned to the Bataclan concert hall in Paris, nearly a month after they survived a jihadist attack there in which 90 people died.

JAISELMER.- This photograph taken on December 6, 2015 shows tourists sitting at the ancient cannon site of the ancient Golden Fort of Jaiselmer standing amidst the sandy expanse of the great Thar Desert, on Trikuta Hill at Jaiselmer in the state of Rajasthan. This fort was built in 1156 AD by the Rajput ruler Rawal Jaisal and in 2013, at the 37th session of the World Heritage Committee held in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Jaisalmer Fort, along with five other forts of Rajasthan, was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site under the group Hill Forts of Rajasthan. AFP PHOTO / Sam PANTHAKY

PARIS.- Former California governor and US actor Arnold Schwarzenegger rides past the Louvre in Paris on December 6, 2015.

WASHINGTON.- Architect of the Capitol Stephen Ayers delivers remarks during the Capitol Christmas tree lighting ceremony on the west front of the U.S. Capitol December 2, 2015 in Washington, DC. This year's tree, a 90-year-old Lutz Spruce standing 74-feet tall and weighing 6,400 pounds, was harvested from the Chugach National Forest in Alaska and transported 4,400 miles to Washington. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images/AFP

HELSINKI.- This undated handout picture released by Helsinki's city planing department shows an architect's futuristic vision of what one of Helsinki's busiest inner motorways, Hameenlinnanvayla, could look like in wintertime, with large part of car traffic replaced by public transport and bicycle lanes. The European Union's northernmost capital Helsinki in Finland has an ambitious plan to make cars unnecessary in the city by 2050. AFP PHOTO / HELSINKI PLANNING DEPARTMENT

NEW YORK.- A 1956 Ferrari 290 MM by Scaglietti sits on display at Sotheby's during a press preview before the "Driven by Disruption" auction on December 4, 2015 in New York City. The auction will include more than 30 vehicles spanning 70 years in automotive innovation. Andrew Burton/Getty Images/AFP

PARIS.- A picture taken on December 5, 2015 shows a sample of pallasite, a stony-iron meteorite, part of Pierre Delpuech collection, displayed ahead of the Hotel Drouot's auction in Paris.