Members of the Lipovan ethnic Russian community attend a Christmas religious service in Carcaliu, eastern Romania, early Friday, Jan. 7, 2011. Christmas falls on Jan. 7 for Orthodox Christians in Eastern Orthodox churches that use the Julian calendar instead of the 16th-century Gregorian calendar adopted by Catholics and Protestants and commonly used in secular life around the world.
Riders dressed as soldiers of the Russian army in the times of the Russian- France 1812 war perform during Russia Orthodox Christmas celebrations in downtown St.Petersburg, Russia, Friday, Jan. 7, 2011. Christmas falls on Jan. 7 for Orthodox Christians that use the old Julian calendar instead of the 16th-century Gregorian calendar adopted by Catholics and Protestants and commonly used in secular life around the world.
Firework explode during the opening ceremony of the AFC Asian Cup Soccer at Khalifa Stadium, in Doha, Qatar, Friday Jan. 7, 2011.
Traffic makes it's way along East Broadway during a snow storm, Friday, Jan. 7, 2011 in New York. With fewer than 6 inches of snowfall expected Friday, Mayor Michael Bloomberg's administration is readying its emergency-response team, determined not to take another political pummeling. Less than two weeks after a post-Christmas blizzard paralyzed the city and its airports for days, the beleaguered mayor on Thursday detailed new and experimental plans for cleanup after the coming storm.
Southern Sudanese take part in a pro-separation rally in the southern capital of Juba, Friday, Jan. 7, 2011. Thousands of pro-independence supporters rallied throughout the town just two days before voting commences in a referendum that will determine if southern Sudan secedes from the north to form the world's newest country.
Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington Friday, Jan. 7, 2011, before the Senate Budget Committee.
Kait Wyatt carries her son, Michael, during a burial service for her husband, Marine Cpl. Derek Wyatt at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., Friday, January 7, 2011. Wyatt, of Akron, Ohio, was killed Dec. 6 in Afghanistan.
Jamie, foreground, and Gladys Scott wave from a vehicle as they leave the Central Mississippi Correctional Facility in Pearl, Miss., Friday, Jan. 7, 2011. The two sisters, whose life sentences were suspended on the condition that one donate a kidney to the other, were released from a Mississippi prison on Friday after serving 16 years for an armed robbery. Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour agreed to release her from prison because of her medical condition, but 38-year-old Gladys Scott's release order says one of the conditions she must meet is to donate the kidney within one year. The Scott sisters' attorney and advocacy groups have long cited $11 as the amount taken in the robbery, though there's been some dispute about exactly how much was stolen. The lower amount has been used to argue that the life sentences were excessive. Jamie Scott, 36, is on dialysis, which officials say costs the state about $200,000 a year.
A statue of an angel fixed atop the Alexander Column at Palace Square is seen in a light show as the snow falls during Russia Orthodox Christmas celebrations in St.Petersburg, Russia, Friday, Jan. 7, 2011. Christmas falls on Jan. 7 for Orthodox Christians that use the old Julian calendar instead of the 16th-century Gregorian calendar adopted by Catholics and Protestants and commonly used in secular life around the world.
A market vendor walks past stacks of animal feeding troughs at Abidjan's largest animal market, in Port Bouet on the outskirts of Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Friday, Jan. 7, 2011. Animal sellers say the country's political crisis has stemmed the flow of sheep, goats, and cattle from Ivory Coast's northern neighbors and increased transport costs. While two men vie for control of the West African nation, residents of the country's capital complain that they are struggling to cope with higher prices for essentials, such as meat, cooking oil, and public transit.
A Christie's employee looks at a painting by Paul Gauguin called "Nature morte a L'Esperance" at Christie's auction rooms in London, Friday, Jan. 7, 2011. The painting which goes up for auction in The Impressionist and Modern Art Sale on Feb. 9 is expected to sell for 7-10 million pounds (10.8- 15.5 US dollars).
An unidentified student is framed by a door at Millard South high school in Omaha, Neb., Friday, Jan. 7, 2011. Classes resume Friday at the school where a 17-year-old shot two administrators, killing one, before fleeing and committing suicide. At left is Millard Superintendent Keith Lutz.
Customers wearing underwear queue outside a store during the first sale day in Barcelona, Spain, Friday, Jan. 7, 2011.