Thursday Jan. 21, Our World In Pictures
PAKISTAN — Country Mourns After Attacks: Villagers offer prayers during the funeral of a victim who was killed in an attack on Bacha Khan University in Charsadda on Thursday. The country observed a day of mourning Thursday after a deadly attack by Islamic militants who stormed a northwestern university the day before, gunning down students and teachers and spreading terror before the four gunmen were slain by the military.
MALAYSIA — Lanterns Decorate Hall: A man is silhouetted against traditional Chinese lanterns ahead of the Lunar New Year celebrations in Kuala Lumpur on Thursday. The Lunar New Year, which falls on Feb. 8 this year, marks the Year of the Monkey in the Chinese calendar.