Photos of the week

Saurabh Das/AP

An artist from the northeast Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh wears a traditional costume, in New Delhi, India, Jan. 22, 2014.

Belarus

Sergei Grits/AP

A boy reacts in the ice cold water after plunging into it during Orthodox Epiphany celebrations at a lake in the village of Zadomlya, Belarus, Jan. 19, 2014.

Japan

Issei Kato/Reuters

A Japanese Macaque soaks in a hot spring at a snow-covered valley in Yamanouchi town, central Japan, Jan. 20, 2014.

Italy

Giorgio Cosulich/Getty Images

A dog and its owner attend a traditional mass for the blessing of animals at the Sant'Eusebio church in Rome, Italy, Jan. 19, 2014.

Ukraine

Efrem Lukatsky/AP

A protester throws a Molotov cocktail during clashes with police in central Kiev, Ukraine, Jan. 22, 2014.

Australia

Petar Kujundzic/Reuters

Eugenie Bouchard of Canada serves to Casey Dellacqua of Australia during their women's singles match at the Australian Open 2014 tennis tournament in Melbourne, Jan. 19, 2014.

Scotland

Jeff J. Mitchell/Getty Images

Members of the public lay flowers and candles near to the house in Ferry Gait Crescent where 3-year-old Mikaeel Kular was reported missing last Thursday, in Kirkcaldy, Scotland, Jan. 19, 2014.

Central African Republic

Jerome Delay/AP

Rwandan African Union peacekeepers patrol the PK13 district of Bangui, Central African Republic, Jan. 22, 2014.

Russia

Pavel Golovkin/AP

Russian Communists carrying red flags with portrait of Vladimir Lenin line up to visit the Mausoleum of Soviet founder Vladimir Lenin to mark the 90th anniversary of his death at Moscow's Red Square, Jan. 21, 2014.

Lebanon

Hussein Malla/AP

A portrait of Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah hangs on a damaged building at the site of a car bombing in a southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, Jan. 22, 2014.

India

Saurabh Das/AP

Indian soldiers wait before the beginning of rehearsals for the Republic Day parade early in the morning in New Delhi, India, Jan. 20, 2014.

Canada

Devaan Ingraham/Reuters

A pedestrian braves white-out conditions during a winter storm in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Jan. 22, 2014.

France

Benoit Tessier/Reuters

Models present creations by Dutch designers Viktor Horsting and Rolf Snoeren for their fashion house Viktor and Rolf, as part of their Haute Couture Spring/Summer 2014 fashion show in Paris, Jan. 22, 2014.

Brazil

Felipe Dana/AP

A dog named Caique wears a hat and shirt on Arpoador beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Jan. 18, 2014.

India

Saurabh Das/AP

Camel-mounted soldiers stand in formation during a rehearsal of the Beating Retreat ceremony at Raisina hill which houses India's most important ministries and the presidential palace, in New Delhi, Jan. 17, 2014.

Argentina

Natacha Pisarenko/AP

Supporters of Argentina's President Cristina Fernandez watch through door windows, as she talks during a ceremony at the government house in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Jan. 22, 2014.

Ukraine

Gleb Garanich/Reuters

A pro-European protester throws a burning tire during clashes with riot police in Kiev, Ukraine, Jan. 22, 2014.

Brazil

Felipe Dana/AP

The Christ the Redeemer statue is silhouetted against a setting sun in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Jan. 22, 2014. Rio de Janeiro’s famed Christ statue is being repaired after two fingers and its head were chipped during recent lightning storms.

Pakistan

Muhammed Muheisen/AP

Uncles of Pakistani student, Zoubair Latif, 17, who was killed in a suicide bombing, mourn his death while waiting at a hospital to take the body for burial, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Jan. 20, 2014.

Thailand

Damir Sagolj/Reuters

A supporter waves a national flag from an office window as anti-government protesters march through Bangkok's financial district, Jan. 21, 2014.

Syria

Saad Abobrahim/Reuters

A man carries a wounded child that survived after what activists said was an air strike by forces loyal to Syria's president Bashar Al-Assad in the Al-Maysar neighborhood of Aleppo January 19, 2014.