A Kashmiri woman walks homeward carrying washed clothes on her head on a cold and foggy morning on the outskirts of Srinagar, India, Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2011.
Salva Kiir Mayardit, the President of the Government of Southern Sudan, outlines a multipoint plan for development in southern Sudan in the lead up to and after independence, in Juba, Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2011. Kiir had just returned from Khartoum where he attended the formal announcement of southern Sudan's referendum results. Southerners cast ballots for independence by margin of nearly 99 percent. The results signify that southern Sudan is set to become the world's newest country in July 2011.
Kaiapo Indian Chief Raony attends a protest against the construction of the Belo Monte hydroelectric dam in front the National Congress in Brasilia, Brazil, Tuesday Feb. 8, 2011. A Brazilian environmental agency has given approval for initial work to begin on a massive hydroelectric dam planned for the heart of the Amazon jungle. The 11,000-megawatt project to dam the Xingu River, which feeds the Amazon, would be the third-largest such hydroelectric project in the world.
College students from vocational schools in Tokyo punch the air with their fists during a pep ceremony to launch their job-hunting in Tokyo, Japan, Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2011. A batch of economic indicators released in Japan in late January offered glimpses of both hope and doubt, underscoring ongoing questions about the fate of the still-fragile recovery. The jobless rate and consumer prices were better than analysts' expectations and suggest the economy is strengthening. But household spending and retail sales tumbled as consumers tightened budgets.
An Indian couple performs marriage rituals during a mass marriage of Pipa Kshatriya Darji community members belonging to the Indian state of Rajasthan on the occasion of Basant Panchami, or spring festival, in Ahmadabad, India, Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2011. Thousands of couples tie the knot on this day, considered auspicious in Gujarat.
The starlit sky turns around the north star behind a barn at a clear night in Carinthia, near Deutsch Griffen, Austria, on Monday, Feb. 7, 2011.
Tiger Woods of the US plays a shot during the Challenge Match at the Emirates Golf Club two days ahead of Dubai Desert Classic golf tournament in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Tuesday Feb. 8, 2011.
Pakistani girl Fareeda holds her sister in a slum of Islamabad, Pakistan, Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2011. The United States has failed to demonstrate that a $7.5 billion civilian aid package approved for Pakistan in 2009 has helped address basic needs in the country like electricity, health care and education, said an inspector general's report.
Pedestrians walk during a sunset on the seaside promenade in the northern Greek port city of Thessaloniki, Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2011.
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak looks on during his meeting with Emirates foreign minister, not pictured, at the Presidential palace in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2011. The meeting is the first show for Mubarak in front of international media following the country's Jan. 28, protests.