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Lindsey Jacobellis of the US (r.) competes to win the women's snowboard cross (SBX) final in La Molina, Spain. France's Nelly Moenne Loccoz (c.) took second places and Canada's Dominique Maltais (l.) took third. Manu Fernandez/AP
A cleaner sweeps the red carpet as members of the Greek Presidential Guard prepare for the welcoming ceremony of Armenian President Serge Sarkisian in Athens. Petros Giannakouris/AP
People burn incense at the Old City God Temple in Yuyuan Garden in downtown Shanghai, China. Carlos Barria/Reuters
Romanian border police officers patrol a railway border crossing point between Romania and Moldova in Ungheni, Romania. Romania accused France and Germany of discrimination after the European Union's two most powerful countries joined forces to block the Balkan country from joining Europe's Schengen open borders zone. Vadim Ghirda/AP
Employees wearing the traditional Hanbok sit on the floor at Lotte department store greeting customers to promote the store ahead of the upcoming Lunar New Year holiday in Seoul, South Korea. Lee Jae-Won/Reuters
A boy from the cattle-herding Mundari tribe is seen in South Sudan in a settlement near Terekeka, Central Equatoria State. Goran Tomasevic/Reuters
A musher and his dogs climb the track during the 10th stage of the La Grande Odyssee sled dog race near L'Ecote, France, on Jan. 17. The race crosses the Alps in France and Switzerland, covering over 621 miles more than 11 days. Denis Balibouse/Reuters
Residents leave their flooded house in the old part of Wertheim, 62 miles south of Frankfurt. Following heavy rain and winter thaw, the old part of Wertheim has been completely flooded by the Tauber and Main rivers. Alex Domanski /Reuters
A man pauses while visiting Section 60 in Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va. Section 60 is where many of the casualties from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are buried. Jacquelyn Martin/AP
A protester chants during a demonstration in downtown Tunis, Tunisia, against the RCD, the party of ousted president Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali. Tunisia's new coalition government hit trouble when three ministers quit and an opposition party threatened to walk out in protest at the presence of members of the party of the ousted president. The sign reads, 'Tunisia is free and RCD is out.' Zohra Bensemrand/Reuters
Dancers perform at the Young Fashion Designers' contest on the second day of Hong Kong Fashion Week which features about 2,000 exhibitors from 27 countries and regions. Vincent Yu/AP
Secret Service police stand next to the Rev. Patrick Mahoney of the Christian Defense Coalition, who holds a photo of jailed Chinese democracy activist Liu Xiaobo and an unidentified woman allegedly tortured while under arrest in China, during a protest in front of the White House. Chinese President Hu Jintao flew to the US today for a state visit. Kevin Lamarque/Reuters
A Greek Orthodox priest holds a dove before a ceremony at the baptismal site known as Qasr el-Yahud on the banks of the Jordan River near the West Bank city of Jericho. Orthodox Christians flocked to the Jordan River to celebrate the feast of the Epiphany at the traditional site where it is believed John the Baptist baptized Jesus Christ. Baz Ratner /Reuters
A mix of snow, sleet, and freezing rain is shoveled from a walkway of an apartment complex in the Brooklyn borough of New York. Forecasters at the National Weather Service warned that up to 2 inches of rain could fall today. Bebeto Matthews/AP
Supporters of the Communist Party of India shout during a protest against a recent hike in petrol prices and high inflation in Srinagar, Kashmir. Danish Ismail/Reuters
Gov. Rick Perry and his wife, Anita, arrive for his inauguration in Austin, Texas. Eric Gay/AP
A seagull tries to catch food thrown by people at the Rangoon River in Burma (Myanmar). Soe Zeya Tun/Reuters
Freedom for Judge Maria Lourdes Afiuni was a cause célèbre among dissidents and human rights groups critical of the Chávez regime. Venezuela conditionally released her after three years in detention.
Jailed Judge Maria Lourdes Afiuni, often referred to as “Hugo Chávez’s political prisoner,” was freed on Friday after spending more than three years in detention. Following petitions from international bodies and human rights groups, the court decision immediately ignited social media networks, with many celebrating the release as a victory for human rights and Venezuela's political opposition.
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