Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton laughs after receiving a Los Angeles Lakers basketball jersey as a gift from global cultural ambassador and former NBA basketball star Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, at the State Department in Washington. (AP)

Bahraini anti-government protesters kneel in the street and gesture toward riot police in Manama. (AP)

A protester from Occupy London outside the High Court following news that the City of London Corporation has won its legal bid to evict anti-capitalist protesters from outside St Paul's Cathedral, in London. (AP)

A tribal militant loyal to the powerful al-Ahmar family looks on as barricades they have erected during recent fighting with security forces are being removed in Sana'a, Yemen. (Reuters)

Members of the Azerbaijan team compete in the International Group Rhythmic Gymnastics event in east London. (Reuters)

A model wears a creation by Nicola Formichetti, and Sebastien Teigne for Thierry Mugler fashion house's Men's fall-winter 2012-2013 collection, presented in Paris, France. (AP)

A giant statue of a Buddhist deity with a tiger stands on a decorated floating platform to mark the upcoming Lunar New Year celebrations in Singapore. (AFP)

Penguins wear traditional Korean hanbok costumes as part of a Lunar New Year event at an aquarium in Seoul, South Korea. (Reuters)