Priests and believers hold a religious service, before swimming in Markovacko Lake to retrieve a cross, during Epiphany celebrations in Mladenovac, about 37 miles from Belgrade, Serbia. The retrieval of a cross is a traditional event that marks Orthodox Epiphany, which, according to the Gregorian calendar, falls on Jan. 19. Marko Djurica/Reuters
Cadets of the Women Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) participate in military training at an Army unit in Seongnam, south of Seoul, South Korea. The South Korean Army picked 60 female university students for the college-based, officer-training program last December. Truth Leem/Reuters
A woman stands near artificial flowers on display for the upcoming Chinese New Year celebrations at a shopping mall in downtown Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Lai Seng Sin/AP
A supporter of former Haitian dictator Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier holds his photograph after Duvalier was taken into custody by police in Port-au-Prince on Tuesday. Haitian officials detained Duvalier, back from exile in France, and charged him with corruption, theft, and abuses of power allegedly committed during his 15-year rule. Lee Celano/Reuters
A model displays a creation of the autumn/winter collection of fashion lable A.F. Vandevorst at the Berlin Fashion Week 2011 in Berlin. Markus Schreiber/AP
Spectators watch a second-round match between France's Gael Monfils and Portugal's Frederico Gil on Margaret Court Arena as the sun sets at the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne, Australia. Vincent Thian/AP
A baby is baptized during a mass baptism ceremony in Tbilisi, Georgia. More than 500 children were baptized by the Georgian Orthodox Church during the 15th mass baptism ceremony at the country's main Holy Trinity Cathedral. David Mdzinarishvili/Reuters
A construction worker walks along railroad tracks during a 48-hour Greek railway strike in Athens. New strikes hit Greece as pharmacists, lawyers and railway workers protested reforms planned by the government to heal the debt-ridden country's finances. Petros Giannakouris/AP
Devotees gather around the Living Goddess Kumari while she is being brought back to her residence at the Kumari temple from Taleju Temple after taking part in the Changunarayan Jatra festival in Katmandu, Nepal. Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters
Indian paramilitary soldiers on camels create a formation near the India Gate war memorial during rehearsals for the Beating the Retreat ceremony, part of the Republic Day celebrations, in New Delhi. India celebrates its Republic Day on Jan. 26 and the Beating the Retreat ceremony on Jan. 29. Gurinder Osan/AP
A boy from the cattle-herding Mundari tribe stands in a settlement near Terekeka, Central Equatoria State, South Sudan. South Sudanese voted overwhelmingly to declare independence from the North in a referendum, according to officials in 7 of the region's 10 states polled by Reuters. Goran Tomasevic/Reuters
European Parliament members protest as Hungarian Prime Viktor Orban delivers his speech at the in Strasbourg, eastern France. Some EU legislators covered their mouth with duct tape and held banners protesting Orban's controversial media law which has come under sharp international criticism for allegedly seeking to stifle press freedom and the opposition. Cedric Joubert/AP
A Pakistani worker adjusts carpets laid on the ground to dry on a sunny day in Islamabad, Pakistan. Anjum Naveed/AP
Laurent Pascal of France drives his Peugeot 207 S2000 during the first stage of the 100th Monte-Carlo Rally in Genestelle, France. Robert Pratta/Reuters
A group of students from the Royal College of Art pose for photographs outside Buckingham Palace in London wearing Kate Middleton-style engagement rings and outfits they made themselves. The group carried out the stunt for fun ahead of the April 29, 2011 wedding of Britain's Prince William and Kate Middleton. Matt Dunham/AP
President Obama and China's President Hu Jintao walk the red carpet into the White House after a state arrival ceremony in Washington. J. Scott Applewhite/AP
A Hindu holy man stands in the backdrop of a tent during the annual Magh Mela festival at Sangam, India, at the confluence of the Ganes and Yamuna rivers in Allahabad. Hundreds of thousands of Hindu pilgrims take dips in the rivers, some hoping to wash away sins and others to secure a fine spouse during the month-long festival. Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP
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