Egyptian border guards and riot police clash with Palestinians trying to cross the border after militants blasted holes in the border wall between Gaza Strip and Egypt earlier this week, in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, Friday, Jan. 25, 2008. Border guards tried to hinder the flow of Gazans into Egypt in an apparent attempt to gradually reseal the breached border, but thousands managed to sneak through other openings.
Cold Spell
An Uzbek vendor drinks tea to keep warm, at a central market in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, Friday, Jan. 25, 2008. The blistering cold assailing Central Asia in one of the worst winters in living memory, has claimed hundreds of lives, disrupted electric supplies and blocked transportation in much of the region, officials said.
Bhutto Exhibit
Supporters of slain former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto watch pictures of her during a photo exhibition organized by local photographers in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Friday, Jan. 25, 2008. Pakistan's government reacted angrily Friday to an appeal by a group of retired military commanders asking President Pervez Musharraf to step down in order to promote democracy and help combat religious militancy.
Head Rush
Zach Lund from the United States speeds down the course at the men's Skeleton World Cup on the Olympia Bob Run in St. Moritz, Switzerland, Friday, Jan 25, 2008. Lund finished second in the event.
Symbolic Union
Wearing traditional clothes for a symbolic wedding, 2-year-olds Darien, right, as groom and Leonie, left, as bride dance together as they celebrate the story of "Bird's Marriage" in Panschwitz, eastern Germany, Friday, Jan. 25, 2008. The children of the Sorbs, a German minority located near the German-Polish border, thank birds, that, according to a legend, give the children sweets in return for being fed during winter.
Flying High
Levi LaVallee from Longville, Minn., holds onto his snowmobile as it flies through the air during the final Speed and Style competition on Thursday, Jan. 24, 2008, at the winter X Games at Buttermilk Ski area, near Aspen, Colo. LaVallee placed first in this new event for these games.