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.
Brooklyn Boro
View MoreNew York City’s most populous borough, Brooklyn, is home to nearly 2.6 million residents. If Brooklyn were an independent city it would be the fourth largest city in the United States. While Brooklyn has become the epitome of ‘cool and hip’ in recent years, for those that were born here, raised families here and improved communities over the years, Brooklyn has never been ‘uncool’.