On Groundhog Day in Punxsutawney, Pa., Punxsutawney Phil, the weather-predicting groundhog, stands on the shoulder of one of his handlers, John Griffiths, while looking at other handler, Ben Hughes. The Groundhog Club claims that Phil did not see his shadow, signaling an early end to winter. Keith Srakocic/AP
Entrepreneur Angelito Araneta Jr., puts a 0.2-carat diamond on a rabbit-shaped sweet rice cake, known as Tikoy, which he encrusted with 24-carat edible gold leaf at his home in Manila. The gold- and diamond-encrusted cake sells for 21,500 pesos ($485) and is one of 13 ordered by rich Chinese customers for the celebration of the lunar New Year, the Year of the Rabbit, in the Chinese calendar. Bullit Marquez/AP
Violence erupts in Tehrir Square as pro- and anti-Mubarak protesters clash in Cairo after a week of peaceful demonstrations. Ann Hermes/The Christian Science Monitor
Cambodian Chinese perform the dragon dance in front of the Royal Palace ahead of lunar New Year in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Heng Sinith/AP
Skiers are dwarfed by ice-coated trees at the Zao Onsen ski resort at Zao, a mecca for winter sports in northern Japan. Kyodo News/AP
A man controls an AR Drone during a press preview on the eve of the opening of the international toy fairs in Nuremberg, southern Germany. About 2,700 exhibitors from 60 countries will present their latest toy products until Feb. 8. Matthias Schrader/AP
A woman makes her way along an icy sidewalk in New York. A colossal blizzard roared across a third of the country Tuesday and Wednesday. The monstrous storm, billed as the worst in decades, brought a huge swath of the country to a halt. Mark Lennihan/AP
A Hindu devotee offers prayers after taking a holy dip during Mauni Amavasya in Allahabad, India. Hundreds of thousands of pilgrims take holy dips during the auspicious day, hoping to wash away their sins. Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP
An Abyssinian colobus baby yawns at the Nogeyama Zoological Gardens in Yokohama, Japan. Itsuo Inouye/AP
Archbishops attend a weekly general audience led by Pope Benedict XVI in Paul VI Hall at the Vatican. Alessandro Bianchi/Reuters
A father presents his baby during a religious ceremony marking the 'Fiesta de las Candelas,' or celebration of lights, in Burgos, northern Spain. The Catholic ritual involves parents presenting their children to the church priest, who in turn blesses them in a renewal of their baptism. Felix Ordonez/Reuters
Egyptians with dwindling food resources shop at a fruit market in the Saad Zaghloul neighborhood of Cairo. Ann Hermes/The Christian Science Monitor
Abandoned automobiles fill the northbound lane of Lakeshore Drive in Chicago. A winter storm that dumped nearly 20 inches of snow on the area starting Tuesday afternoon caused several accidents along the drive. Many motorists were stranded in their cars. Local authorities are working to clear the cars from the road. Ed Bachrach/AP
A Peking Opera artist performs at a temple fair to celebrate the lunar New Year in Beijing. The Chinese lunar New Year begins on Feb. 3 and marks the start of the Year of the Rabbit, according to the Chinese zodiac. Grace Liang/Reuters
From left: China's Han Jialiang, South Korea's Sung Si-bak, and Japan's Daisuke Uemura fall during the men's 1000m finals at the Seventh Asian Winter Games short track speed skating competition in Astana, Kazakhstan. Grigory Dukor/Reuters
Honor guards hold flowers during a wreath-laying ceremony outside the Kremlin wall at a memorial stone for the Battle for Stalingrad to mark 68th anniversary of victory in the Battle for Stalingrad in Moscow. Misha Japaridze/AP
A supporter of President Hosni Mubarak on a camel fights with anti-Mubarak protesters in Cairo. Several thousand supporters of the president, including some people riding horses and camels and wielding whips, clashed with antigovernment protesters as Egypt's upheaval took a dangerous new turn. Mohammed Abou Zaid/AP
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Center-right politician Nawaz Sharif appeared set to return as Pakistan's prime minister on Monday, his third time in the job.
While votes are still being counted after a historic election that should lead to the country’s first civilian-to-civilian government handover, unofficial results show that Nawaz Sharif’s Pakistan Muslim League has a massive lead.
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