Photos of the Day

Switzerland's Alex Fiva (l.) and Canada's Brady Leman (r.) jump during their final run at the FIS skicross world cup event in Sankt Johann, Austria, Saturday. (Dominic Ebenbichler/Reuters)

A ray swims in an aquarium in Oberhausen, western Germany while a child touches the glass pane. Schoolchildren help in counting the residents of the different aquariums during the annual stocktaking. (Martin Meissner/AP)

Afghan refugees are reflected in a small river while a man crosses it in a poor neighborhood in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, on Thursday. (Muhammed Muheisen/AP)

A southern Sudanese man with his face covered in mud attends a rally in Juba. Sudan is heading for an acrimonious split but while southern leaders want political independence from the north, economic realities may keep them uncomfortably dependent on their former foes. Most analysts expect the south -- which produces almost 75 percent of Sudan's 500,000 barrels per day of oil -- to secede after January. (Goran Tomasevic/Reuters)

A visitor tries on a pair of battery-powered Wiper Glasses during the Hong Kong Toys & Games Fair in Hong Kong. The toy is expected to sell at a retail price of around $12.99. The fair features about 1,900 exhibitors from 41 countries and regions, organisers said. (Bobby Yip/Reuters)

Monkeys at the Dhaka Zoo in Bangladesh cuddle together to stay warm on a cold and foggy Wednesday morning. (Pavel Rahman/AP)

A family lights sparklers in front of a cathedral during the Orthodox Christmas Eve in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. (Vladimir Pirogov/Reuters)

A young surfer sails his board off a wave as large swells hit the California coastline at dusk in Cardiff, California. (Mike Blake/Reuters)

A Taliban fighter holds a copy of the holy Quran as he joins the Afghanistan government in the city of Jalalabad, east of Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday. About five former Taliban fighters from Shinwar district of Nangarhar province handed over their weapons as part of a peace reconciliation program. (Rahmat Gul/AP)

Homes damaged by floods are seen on Jan. 5 in Sao Luis do Paraitinga, Brazil. Authorities say at least 80 people died during the recent mudslides and flooding in southeastern Brazil, which were caused by heavy rains in the region. (Andre Penner/AP)