Revellers parade the streets during a carnival in the village of Vevcani, Macedonia. Vevcani village marks the Orthodox St. Vasilij Day annually with a carnival that features a 1,400-year-old celebration with pagan roots. The highlights of the carnival include a political satire where masked villagers act out current events. Ognen Teofilovski/Reuters
Tug boats secure a tanker carrying 2,400 tons of sulphuric acid after the barge capsized close to Loreley at the river Rhine near St Goarshausen, south of Koblenz, western Germany. The first reports said that no cargo leaked. Two of the four crew members are still missing. Torsten Silz/AP
Performers sing Christmas carols, locally known as 'Kolyadki,' in the village of Tekhtin, about 100 miles east of Minsk, Belarus. Many Orthodox Belarussians mark New Year according to the Julian calendar on January 13. Vasily Fedosenko/Reuters
Rescue workers remove a live rabbit as they search for survivors inside a home destroyed by a landslide in Teresopolis, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil. At least 350 people died after landslides hit early Wednesday, and 50 or more are still missing, according to officials. Felipe Dana/AP
Homeless people warm themselves by a bonfire on a cold morning in the old quarter of Delhi. According to local media reports there are more than 67,000 homeless in Delhi, of whom 15 percent are women and 10 percent children. Adnan Abidi/Reuters
A young Japan supporter waits for their 2011 Asian Cup Group B soccer match against Syria to begin at Qatar Sports Club stadium in Doha, Qatar. Jo Yong-Hak/Reuters
A man looks up at one of the 10 giant bronze sculptures entitled 'Nuestros silencios,' or ' Our silences,' by Mexican artisan Rivelino in Victoria Tower Gardens next to the Houses of Parliament in London. The sculptures are touring Europe to recognize the bicentenary of Mexican Independence in 1810. Luke MacGregor/Reuters
Traditional drummers from Jos, Nigeria, perform during a ruling party primary in Abuja, Nigeria. Paramilitary police and soldiers swarmed Nigeria's capital ahead of the ruling party's convention, where delegates will pick the candidate expected to become the next leader of Africa's most populous nation. Sunday Alamba/AP
A child sleeps in a fruit stall at a market in Jakarta, Indonesia. Global food prices hit a record last month, outstripping levels that prompted riots in 2008, and key grains could climb even further as weather patterns give cause for concern, the United Nations food agency said. Beawiharta/Reuters
Yolanda King, with her mother, Arndrea King, looks up at a portrait of her grandfather, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., which hangs in its new location in the State Capitol, after attending a ceremony honoring the late civil rights leader in Atlanta. The nation will mark the 25th federal observance of King's birthday on Monday. David Goldman/AP
Bangladeshis stand in queues to purchase rice being distributed by the government at a subsidized price on a cold winter morning in Karimnagar Char on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh. A severe cold wave with dense fog has swept over the northern region of the country disrupting normal life, according to newspaper reports. Pavel Rahman/AP
An elderly Palestinian walks away from teargas fired by Israel troops during a clash between Jewish settlers and Palestinians over farming land between the Jewish settlement Shiloh and the West Bank village of Qusrah near Nablus. According to Palestinian witnesses and the Israeli army, five Palestinians and three Jewish settlers were lightly injured in the clash. Nasser Ishtayeh/AP
A caparisoned elephant is seen during the annual temple festival in Kochi, southern India. The festival features a colorful procession of decorated elephants and drum concerts. Sivaram V/Reuters
A farmer walks on his farmland which was destroyed by heavy flooding in Albay province, south of Manila. Sustained heavy rains and flooding in central and southern Philippines have killed 42 people and damaged crop and infrastructure worth more than $23 million, disaster officials said. The floods and landslides caused by more than two weeks of heavy rains have displaced nearly 400,000 people. Rhadyz Barcia/Reuters
Covered with pine tree branches and cow bells, a Silvesterchlaus, or New Years Claus, walks toward a farm house in Urnaesch, Switzerland, to offer best wishes for the New Year (following the Julian calendar) to the farmers in this region. After singing and dancing, the Silvesterchlaeuse receives food, hot drinks, or money. Ennio Leanza/Keystone/AP
Mount Etna spews lava on the southern Italian island of Sicily. Mount Etna is Europe's tallest and most active volcano. Antonio Parrinello/Reuters
Pakistani men work in a brick factory on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan. Muhammed Muheisen/AP
African Grey Parrots rescued from an illegal trader by Ugandan officials at a Uganda-Democratic Republic of Congo border crossing are seen at the Uganda Wildlife Education Center in Entebbe, southwest of the capital Kampala. Illegal trade in the parrots, which are valued between $300 and $700, has increased in recent years, according to a spokeswoman for the center. James Akena/Reuters
Firefighters evacuate a resident and his cat from his home in a Gama Goat, a six-wheel-drive, semi-amphibious off-road vehicle, on a flooded street in Le Plessis-Brion near Compiegne, northern France. Heavy rain has fallen in the region over the past few days. Pascal Rossignol/Reuters
A skier sits in a chairlift as the Swiss Air Force's national flight team, Patrouille Suisse, fly their Northrop F-5E 'Tiger' aircraft during an air show in front of the Eiger and over the men's Alpine skiing World Cup downhill course at the Lauberhorn in Wengen, Switzerland. Pascal Lauener/Reuters
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