Drum queen Sabrina Sato from the Unidos de Vila Isabel samba school parades during Carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Feb. 12, 2013.
A woman digs out her car after it was blocked in by drifting snow during a blizzard in Portland, Maine, Feb. 9, 2013.
The dragon dance is performed during Lunar New Year celebrations at Liberdade district in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Feb. 2, 2013.
A Pakistani youth poses for a picture in front of a red heart made of flowers on Valentine's Day in Islamabad, Feb. 14, 2013.
President Obama delivers his State of the Union speech before a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol, Feb.12, 2013.
A Malian boy climbs the wall of the police station in Gao, northern Mali, Feb. 11, 2013, one day after Mujao fighters engaged in a firefight with Malian forces. French and Malian government forces have regained control of this northern city, after Islamic fighters fought a prolonged battle.
People on Spanish Fort watch as a disabled Carnival Lines cruise ship is towed to harbor off Mobile Bay, Ala., Feb. 14, 2013. The ship with more than 4,200 passengers and crew members idled for nearly a week in the Gulf of Mexico following an engine room fire.
Beyonce is seen backstage with the award for best traditional R&B performance for "Love on Top," at the 55th annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, Feb. 10, 2013.
A Palestinian wears a mask during clashes with the Israeli army in support of Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike in Israeli jails, north of the West Bank city of Jenin , Feb. 15, 2013.
Biologist Crystal Crimbchin hands out Valentine's Day cards to African Penguins at the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco, Feb. 13, 2013.
A Chinese actor dressed as a Qing Dynasty emperor sits on a sedan chair during a rehearsal of an ancient Qing Dynasty ceremony for the Chinese New Year, at Ditan Park in Beijing, Feb. 8, 2013.
Snow begins to melt on cars parked at a dealership after a winter storm in Hartford, Conn., Feb. 10, 2013.
Pope Benedict XVI is helped as he leads the Ash Wednesday service at the St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City, Feb. 13, 2013.
Models walk the runway at the Carolina Herrera fashion show during Fall 2013 Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, in New York, Feb. 11, 2013.
Two women dressed as clowns walk a disguised dog during a clown parade in Sesimbra, Portugal, Feb. 11, 2013.
A boy dresses up as Momotxorro, a local mythical animal, to mark carnival celebrations in Alsasua, northern Spain, Feb. 12, 2013.
South Korean protesters burn an effigy of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during an anti-North Korea rally denouncing the North's nuclear test in Seoul, Feb. 13, 2013.
Revelers show off their costumes as they march through the Bywater section of New Orleans during the Society of Saint Anne walking parade during Mardi Gras day, Feb. 12, 2013.
North Korean army officers and soldiers attend a rally at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang in celebration of the country's recent nuclear test, Feb. 14, 2013. The U.N. Security Council condemned North Korea's decision to conduct a third underground nuclear test earlier in the week in defiance of resolutions banning nuclear and missile activity.
A terrier prepares to compete at the 137th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show in New York City, Feb. 12, 2013.
Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton jokes with U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta after being presented the Department of Defense's highest award for public service, at the Pentagon, Feb. 14, 2013.
A San Bernardino County Sheriff SWAT team returns to the command post at Bear Mountain after searching for Christopher Dorner in Big Bear, Ca., Feb. 8, 2013.
Sidney Crosby, #87 of the Pittsburgh Penguins, celebrates his goal against the Ottawa Senators during the game at Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh, Pa., Feb. 13, 2013. The Penguins won 4-2.
A tourist stands behind a picture of Mao Zedong, founder of the People's Republic of China, right, and North Korea's late leader Kim Il Sung, on the Hekou Bridge linking China and North Korea, which was bombed in the 1950s during the Korean War, in Hekou, China, Feb. 7, 2013.
A meteorite contrail is seen streaking across the sky in this frame grab made from a dashboard video camera, on a highway from Kostanai, Kazakhstan to Chelyabinsk region, Russia, Feb. 15, 2013.
A churchgoer prepares to receive ashes from Baltimore Archbishop William Lori's outstretched hand during an Ash Wednesday mass in Baltimore, Feb. 13, 2013.