Pope Benedict XVI gives a blessing as he leads the Angelus prayer from the window of his private apartments in Saint Peter’s Square at the Vatican. (Reuters)

A newly deployed police officer carries her child in Congo’s Goma port. Hundreds of M23 rebel fighters, singing and brandishing weapons, pulled out of the eastern border city on Saturday, raising hopes for negotiations to end the insurgency. (Reuters)

Smoke rises from the Sasago Tunnel (top) on the Chuo Expressway as police officers gather in Koshu, Yamanashi prefecture, in this Kyodo photo. A mudslide occurred inside a tunnel on the Chuo Expressway in eastern Japan, Killing at least five people and injuring several others . (Reuters)

A huge Palestinian flag made out of balloons is ready to fly as people celebrate the successful bid by president Mahmud Abbas to win U.N. statehood recognition, the West Bank city of Ramallah. (AFP)

A man pushes a woman in a wheelchair during a rally against government cutbacks for disabled people in Madrid, Spain. (Reuters)

Indian laborers work on an under-construction pontoon bridge spanning the river Ganga ahead of Kumbh Mela, or Pitcher Festival, as the sun sets in the northern city of Allahabad. (Reuters)

Two people ride a bicycle as the sun sets on the outskirts of Jammu, India. (Reuters)

Children ride sledges down a hill as the first snowfall of the season hits Brussels, Belgium. (Reuters)

Tennessee Titans’ flamehead fans Zachary Key and his father Jimmy Key wait for kickoff before their NFL football game against the Houston Texans in Nashville, Tennessee. (Reuters)

A model showcases a creation by French fashion designer On Aura Tout Vu in Singapore during the French Couture 2012 Singapore fashion show. (AP)