ՕՐՎԱ ԼՈՒՍԱՆԿԱՐՆԵՐ 8 դեկտեմբերի, 2016

A corner store displays a Powerball lottery sign in Encinitas, California. The lottery jackpot, already the largest ever payout in North American history, continued to climb, hitting an estimated $800 million on Friday.

Cowboy Dwane Ehmer, a supporter of the group occupying the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, rides his horse at the refuge near Burns, Oregon. Three sheriffs met with leaders of the armed group to try to persuade them to end their occupation of the refuge after many local residents made it plain that's what they want.

Bahraini protesters carry a banner with images of Saudi Shiite cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr that read, "blood of the martyr," during a demonstration in Sitra, Bahrain. Police fired tear gas at protesters throwing stones and petrol bombs during clashes that erupted at the march against Saudi Arabia's execution of al-Nimr.

Job seekers break out to visit corporate employment personnel at a U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation "Hiring Our Heroes" military job fair in Washington, D.C.  U.S. job growth surged in December and employment for the prior two months was revised sharply higher, suggesting that a recent manufacturing-led slowdown in economic growth would be temporary.

Indian Muslims pay tribute to Indian soldiers killed in the recent Pathankot air base attack, outside a mosque in New Delhi, India.

A dune buggy driver trains before competing in a drag racing event, as part of the Liwa 2016 Moreeb Dune Festival in the Liwa desert, some 250 kilometers southwest of Abu Dhabi. The festival, which attracts participants from around the Gulf region, includes a variety of races (cars, bikes, falcons, camels and horses) or other activities aimed at promoting the country's folklore.

Cuban children, one dressed as Fidel Castro, ride in a classic car during a caravan marking the 57th anniversary of the arrival of Castro and his rebel army in Regla, outside Havana, Cuba, Jan. 8, 1959, after toppling dictator Fulgencio Batista.

Driver Jamie Greubel Poser and brakeman Cherelle Garrett, of the United States, celebrate their win in the women's bobsled World Cup race in Lake Placid, New York.

A copy of the book 'Hitler, Mein Kampf. A Critical Edition' lies on a display table in a bookshop in Munich, Germany. For the first time since Adolf Hitler's death, Germany is publishing the Nazi leader's political treatise unleashing a highly charged debate over whether the text is an inflammatory racist diatribe or a useful educational tool.

Chickens stand upon a cart in front of a flooded home in the village of Cerme near the city of Lushnje, Albania. Floods caused by heavy rains over the last days, forcing evacuation of hundreds of villagers after rivers flooded thousands of hectares, hundreds of homes and many roads.

Indian soldiers take part in rehearsal for the Republic Day parade on a foggy winter morning in New Delhi.  India will celebrate its annual Republic Day on January 26.

A Sri Lankan displays a star blue sapphire, claimed to be the world's biggest star blue sapphire, in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The Gemological institute of Colombo, a local gem industry body, has certified that the gem weighs 1,404.49 carats (281 grams).

Catholics attend a mass at John the Baptist Church during the annual pilgrimage near the baptism site along the Jordan River, Shouneh, Jordan.

A woman walks on the beach at sunset in the Mediterranean resort town of Belek in Antalya, Turkey.