A Sadhu, or Hindu Holy man, performs yoga as he offers prayers on the banks of the Ganges River during the 'Ardh Kumbh Mela' or Half Grand Pitcher festival, in Allahabad, India, Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2007. Hundreds of thousands of devotees are expected to take part in the largest religious congregation on the banks of Sangam, the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati River, which falls once every six years.
Made In The Shade
An orangutan spends a lazy day in the shade as it warms up from a cold spell at the local zoo, Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2007, in Taipei, Taiwan.
Bricks And Stones
Protesters throw bricks toward the police during a protest outside the presidential house in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2007. Thousands of protesters fought battles with riot police in the Bangladesh capital, throwing stones, bricks and homemade bombs, as a crippling blockade to press electoral reforms stretched into a third day.
Pinhead
Wei Shengchu inserts needles into his forehead during a self-acupuncture performance Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2007 in Chongqing Municipality, China. Wei inserted 1,200 needles into his head during the show. According to local media, the sixty-year-old has the Guinness World Record for self-acupuncturing, having inserted 1,790 needles in his face.
Barrier Bogged?
A Palestinian man makes his way through the metal gates of Beit Iba Israeli Checkpoint, near the West Bank city of Nablus Tuesday, Jan. 9 2007. Israeli Defense Minister Amir Peretz ordered a halt to the construction of a section of Israel's separation barrier along the West Bank in response to environmental concerns.
Nice In Nice
People sunbathe Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2007 at the Castel Beach in the French Mediterranean coast city of Nice as temperatures approached 70 degrees.
Mustard Grass
An Indian youth works in a mustard field on the outskirts of Agartala, Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2007. The mustard seed plant, 'Brassica juncea,' is grown for its beautiful yellow flowers and spicy seedling leaves. The species is widely cultivated in Europe, India and North America. Mustard is used around the globe to flavor and preserve food. India produces millions of tons of seeds, oils and mustards annually.
Malibu Blaze
The sunrise over the Pacific Ocean Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2007, silhouettes the smoldering remains of the home of Suzanne Somers which was destroyed during a wildfire in Malibu, Calif., Monday. Properties were still smoldering early Tuesday and about 150 firefighters and arson investigators were on the scene. This photograph was taken from a south facing coastline.
Clean Sweep
An army soldier searches a sewer underneath the Managua airport in preparation for the arrival of heads of state attending the inauguration of President-elect Daniel Ortega, Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2007. Daniel Ortega, who ruled Nicaragua in the 1980's, will return to power on Jan. 10 after winning last November's presidential elections.