

Yafa watches the snowfall from her bedroom window, in Amman, Jordan. The storm dumped two feet of snow on many parts of Jordan, shutting schools, stranding motorists, and delaying international flights, Jordanian weatherman Mohammed Samawi said. He called it the 'fiercest storm to hit the Mideast in the month of January in at least 30 years.' Mohammad Hannon/AP
Kim Niedermaier throws a frisbee on a warmer than average winter's day in Boston, Massachusetts. Brian Snyder/AP
Members of the US Army Old Guard Fife and Drum Corp stand at attention during a full honors arrival ceremony for Afghan President Hamid Karzai at the Pentagon in Washington. Evan Vucci/AP
Artisan Ojo Obaniyi weaves raffia palm cane on the interior of a converted car in his workshop in Ibadan, southwest Nigeria. Akintunde Akinleye/Reuters
A cow crosses a road past municipal corporation sweepers cleaning a road leading to the banks of the Ganges river ahead of the 'Kumbh Mela,' or Pitcher Festival, in the northern Indian city of Allahabad, India. During the festival, hundreds of thousands of Hindus take part in a religious gathering at the banks of the river Ganges. The festival is held every 12 years in different Indian cities. Ahmad Masood/Reuters
Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia serves to Angelique Kerber of Germany during their women's singles semi-final match at the Sydney International tennis tournament. Daniel Munoz/Reuters
Former Penn State University assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky leaves the Centre County Courthouse carrying a pile of documents after attending a post-sentence motion hearing in Bellefonte, Pa. Gene J. Puskar/AP
French President Francois Hollande visits Amplitude Systemes manufacture in Pessac near Bordeaux, southwestern France. Regis Duvignau/Reuters
Passengers arrive at Canary Wharf underground station in London. Britain's capital began year-long celebrations for the 150th anniversary of the world's oldest underground passenger railway with reams of newsprint and plans for exhibitions, books, poetry, and a commemorative steam train ride. Olivia Harris/Reuters
Seagulls sit on a street lamp in front of the sun hidden by the clouds in Duesseldorf, Germany. Horst Ossinger/dpa/AP
Volunteers and employees of Selfridges department store on Oxford Street in London, pose for the media in 'The Silence Room,' a space they unveiled for shoppers to quietly relax in. The Silence Room, where shoes are to be left outside and mobile phones not to be used, is part of a campaign by the store to integrate shopping with meditation to encourage people to be more considered and mindful in their everyday life. Matt Dunham/AP
A girl wears a cap with a red star during a demonstration by a group of Montevideo's residents in support of Venezuela's President Hugo Chávez at Plaza Independencia square in Montevideo. Andres Stapff /Reuters
Carnival masks bearing the likeness of Brazilian soccer player Neymar, are pictured on a factory assembly line in Sao Goncalo, near Rio de Janeiro. Masks of different characters such as soccer players and politicians are created for Brazil's Carnival festival, according to the manufacturer. Sergio Moraes/Reuters
French athlete Philippe Croizon (l.), whose arms and legs were amputated after an electric shock accident in March 1994, swims next to an unidentified diver in a 33 meter (36 yard) deep pool, the world's deepest pool built to train professional divers, at Nemo33 diving center in Brussels. Croizon, who swam with adapted prostheses that had flippers attached, broke a world record and became the first disabled person to dive to 33 meters, according to the organizers. Yves Herman/Reuters
A woman keeps her dog warm on a cold winter day as she rests on a fence in Bucharest, Romania. Radu Sigheti/Reuters
David Herring (r.) assists travelers with their train's track number from his post inside the information booth at the center of the main concourse at Grand Central Terminal in New York, Jan. 9, 2013. The country's most famous train station and one of the finest examples of Beaux Arts architecture in America turns 100 on Feb. 1. Kathy Willens/AP
The Palace of Culture is seen between office buildings during a rainy day at center of Warsaw, Poland. Kacper Pempel/Reuters