Uais Khan, 62, shovels sand and salt into an oven at a factory in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. Heated sand and salt are later used to cook corn overnight, before the corn is sold as a popular street food dish. (Reuters)
Serbia’s Novak Djokovic kisses his trophy after defeating Britain’s Andy Murray in the men’s final at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia. (AP)
Egyptian protesters hang a giant banner in the colors of Egypt’s national flag on barbed wires in front of anti-riot soldiers at the entrance to the presidential palace in Cairo. (AP)
Egyptian protesters try to tear down a cement wall built to prevent them from reaching parliament and the Cabinet building near Tahrir Square in Cairo. (AP)
Cossack cadets toss their rifles as they practice for an upcoming performance to mark the130th anniversary of the founding of the Novocherkassk Cossack cadet corps, outside a cathedral in the southern Russian city of Novocherkassk. (Reuters)
Beyonce sings the U.S. National Anthem as President Barack Obama (R) and Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY) listen during swearing-in ceremonies on the West front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. (Reuters)
An Indonesian soldier helps evacuate an old man in a flooded street in Jakarta. Flood waters were gradually receding from the main streets of the teeming capital city on Friday. (AP)
Pro-democracy lawmaker Leung Kwok-hung, also known as ‘Long Hair,’ is blocked by security officials as he tries to approach Hong Kong Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying inside the Legislative Council in Hong Kong. (Reuters)