

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
Insect keeper Laura Childs looks up at a spiny stick insect during the annual headcount at the London Zoo on Tuesday. More than 750 different species are counted during the event. Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP
Passengers ride atop overloaded cars on a commuter train in Nairobi, Kenya, on Tuesday. Public transportation in Kenya's main cities was paralyzed for the second day following a strike by matatu (minibus) drivers and conductors against allegations of extortion and corruption by police. Thomas Mukoya/Reuters
People sled in Heaton Park in Manchester, England, on Tuesday. Heavy snow fell across large areas of the country, causing school closings and suspending flights as British authorities issued severe weather warnings. Jon Super/AP
Mount Nyamulagia erupts near Goma, Congo on Jan. 4. The ash from the volcano is threatening Virunga National Park, which is home to some rare animals, including the rare mountain gorilla, officials said. Kenny Katombe/Reuters
An infrared portrait of the Small Magellanic Cloud, taken by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope is seen in this photo released on Tuesday. The image shows both old stars in blue and young stars lighting up in green and red. In addition, the image contains a globular cluster in the lower left (blue cluster of stars) and emission from dust in our own galaxy (green in the upper right and lower right corners). JPL-Caltech/NASA/Reuters
A new species of crab is seen in this image from the National Taiwan Ocean University. A marine biologist said he discovered a new crab species called Neoliomera Pubescens off the coast of southern Taiwan that looks like a strawberry with small white bumps on its red shell. National Taiwan Ocean University/AP
A woman slides down an ice-slide at the Harbin International Ice and Snow festival held in Harbin, China, on Tuesday. Ng Han Guan/AP
Fans of Argentine singer Roberto Sanchez, known as Sandro, line up in Buenos Aires to attend his funeral service on Tuesday. Sandro, the first Latin American to sing in Madison Square Garden in New York City, died Monday. Eduardo Di Baia/AP
Dani tribesmen attack the Damal tribe during intertribal wars in Old Kwaki village in Timika, Indonesia, on Tuesday. The fighting started because the Damal tribe was not willing to pay a fine in compensation for a rape that Dani tribesmen suspect was committed by a Damal member. One person died in the clash and 25 were injured, according to a Caritas hospital officer. Muhammad Yamin/Reuters
Giant pandas at the Shanghai Zoo slide in their enclosure on Tuesday. Ten giant pandas were selected from the Bifengxia breeding center in Sichuan and arrived in Shanghai on Tuesday for a year-long display for the upcoming World Expo 2010, according to Xinhua. Reuters
Noriko Fukushima (l.) of Japan competes during the FIS World Cup Women's Skicross event at Sankt Johann in Oberndorf, Germany, on Tuesday. Dominic Ebenbichler/Reuters
Irrigation sprinklers spray water on plants to keep them from freezing at the DeWar Nurseries in Apopka, Fla., early on Tuesday. Freeze-watches and warnings are expected throughout the week in the area. John Raoux/AP
People in Warsaw, Poland walk by an art installation, 'Project (...)', on Tuesday. Created by Anna Baumgart and Agnieszka Kurant, the work is set up in a symbolic place over Chlodna street, where during World War II, a wooden overpass linked two parts of the Jewish Ghetto in Warsaw, which people used as a footbridge. Kacper Pempel/Retuers