

Members of the South Korean Special Warfare Forces hurl snow while shouting during a winter exercise in Pyeongchang, South Korea. About 200 soldiers participated in the 12-day winter exercise. Lim Young-joo/Newsis/AP
A stray dog chases geese near a restaurant on mount Cobenzl in the north of Vienna. Heinz-Peter Bader/Reuters
A boy carries freshly harvested coffee beans on a plantation in San Isidro de Alajuela, north-east of San Jose, Costa Rica, January 8. Ronald Peters, executive director of the Costa Rica Coffee Institute (ICAFE) said the coffee harvest was down 10% due to a coffee rust attack, according to local media. Juan Carlos Ulate/Reuters
Indians prepare to fly giant kites in Ahmadabad, India. Makar Sankranti, the festival of kites that marks the transition of winter to spring, will be celebrated on Jan. 14. Ajit Solanki/AP
Actor Tom Cruise waves during an event before the Japan premiere of the movie 'Jack Reacher' in Tokyo. Yuriko Nakao/Reuters
The head of a sea lion is mirrored in a pond of his enclosure in the zoo of Neunkirchen, southwestern Germany. Michael Gottschalk/dapd/AP
A Buddhist monk prays as he looks at paper lanterns released into the sky in Suphan Buri province, Thailand. The lanterns were released during a traditional pilgrimage to pay homage to Lord Buddha and bless Thailand as it enters the new year. Sukree Sukplang/Reuters
Trainees at a body guard training camp stand with taped face masks before a blind fighting training session in Beijing. Alexander F. Yuan/AP
Peoria firefighters attack a fire with an aerial truck at the Archer Daniels Midland plant in Peoria, Ill. The fire started after a boiler explosion about 3:40 a.m. No injuries were reported. Adam Gerik/Journal Star/AP
An Ultra-Orthodox Jewish man looks out of a fogged up bus window in Jerusalem. At least 17 people have died due to a winter storm in Lebanon, Jordan, Turkey, Israel and the Palestinian territories. Meteorological agencies in Israel and Lebanon both called it the worst storm in 20 years. Baz Ratner/Reuters
Nuns of Santa Angela de la Cruz cloister push a garbage container in the Andalusian capital of Seville, Spain. Marcelo del Pozo/Reuters
A chimpanzee reacts while eating an ice cream on a hot summer day at Rio de Janeiro's zoo. According to a local climate institute, temperatures in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil rose to 35 degrees Celsius (95 degrees Fahrenheit). Sergio Moraes/Reuters
New York Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist, of Sweden, skates off the ice after an informal NHL hockey workout in Greenburgh, NY. Seth Wenig/AP
Senate Democratic Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, D-Yonkers, stands on the Senate floor before being sworn in at the New York state capitol, in Albany, N.Y. Mike Groll/AP
Tinie Tempah (c.) takes a picture as he watches the show by designer Katy Eary for her Autumn/Winter show during Men's London Collections in central London. Joel Ryan/Invision/AP
A man selling beach dresses wears one of his products as he stands on the beach in Mar del Plata, Argentina. Mar del Plata is a popular summer vacation spot for Argentines. Natacha Pisarenko/AP
Jean Zossoujbo, a guide at the Temple of Pythons, shows a python to a visitor to the temple in Ouidah, Benin. Ouidah, considered the major cultural city in the West African nation of Benin, is preparing for its annual Voodoo Festival. Voodoo is an official religion in this nation of 9 million people and this year's festival will honor the slaves taken from surrounding countries and sent into America and the Caribbean, people who brought the religion with them. Sunday Alamba/AP