Nepalese cheer during an environmental clean-up campaign in Kathmandu. (Reuters)

An Indian Border Security Force camel contingent participates during a rehearsal for India's Republic Day parade, amidst morning fog in New Delhi. (AP)

An Indonesian activist holds pair of sandals in solidarity with a 15 year-old boy, who is being prosecuted for lifting an old pair of sandals in Central Sulawesi province, at the office of Indonesian Commission for Child Protection in Jakarta. Thousands of Indonesians have dumped flip flops and other old sandals at police stations and prosecutor offices to show support for the boy who could face up to five years in prison - the same sentence given to many terrorists, drug pushers and rapists - if found guilty. (AP)

A worker mops the centerpiece of the Minton tiled floor at St. George's Hall in Liverpool, northern England. Visitors will be able to view the mosaic of over 30,000 tiles which was laid in 1852, from January 7 to 22. (Reuters)

Serena Williams of the United States collapses after twisting her left ankle in her match against Bojana Jovanovski of Serbia during the Brisbane International tennis tournament in Brisbane, Australia. (AP)

Visitors view the buildings made from blocks of ice at the Harbin International Ice and Snow festival held in Harbin in northeastern China's Harbin province. (AP)

Adrian Walls, Team Leader of Birds, counts penguins at London Zoo in central London. (Reuters)

A layer of protective ice covers a new strawberry blossom in a field in Dover, Florida. Farmers spray a coating of water over their plants to help keep them from freeze damage. (AP)

France's President Nicolas Sarkozy speaks with French cabin boy's military academy students at the Lanveoc-Poulmic naval airbase prior to deliver his New Year wishes to French army in Lanveoc, western France. (Reuters)

Policemen detains a protester during a rally against fuel subsidy removal on Ikorodu road in Nigeria's commercial capital Lagos. (Reuters)

A nomadic shepherd with his herd of sheep waits for the signal at a busy road junction in Noida on the outskirts of New Delhi, India. (Reuters)

North Koreans attend a mass rally at Kim Il-Sung square in Pyongyang. (Reuters)

A woman cries as an excavator demolishes her home during a forced eviction at the Borei Keila complex in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. (Reuters)

A elderly lady is holding on to a lamp post in the strong winds in South Shields, England. (AP)

Rows of tents set up for tropical storm Washi survivors in the southern Philippines city of Cagayan de Oro on Mindanao, January 2, 2012. (Reuters)

Germany's Richard Freitag soars through the air in front of Wilten Cathedral during the practice for the third event of the four-hills ski jumping tournament in Innsbruck, Austria. (Reuters)

The rising sun on New Year's behind Mt. Fuji, observed at Yamanashi prefecture, Japan (AFP)

Buddhist monks take up alms from Thais during a morning alms offering, part of New Year's celebrations in Bangkok, Thailand. (AP)

Confetti drops as a Filipino blows his paper horn welcoming the New Year in Manila's Rizal Park, Philippines. (AP)

South Koreans in traditional costumes perform to celebrate the New Year at Imjingak Pavilion in Paju near the border village of Panmunjom (Demilitarized Zone), South Korea, that has separated the two Koreas since the Korean War. (AP)

Fireworks illuminate the Hong Kong skyline above Victoria harbor during new years celebration. (AFP)

Fireworks explode from Taiwan's tallest skyscraper Taipei 101 during New Year celebrations in Taipei. (Reuters)

People enjoy the first rays of the sun in 2012 in Cancun, Mexico. (AP)

People celebrate New Year's Day on a beach in Durban, South Africa. (Reuters)

A child plays with colored water bubbles as Kenyans gather with their families at Uhuru Park, Nairobi, Kenya to celebrate the new year. (AP)

Shooters of the historic riflemen corps fire gun salutes to welcome the new year in Villingen-Schwenningen in the Black Forest, southern Germany. (AFP)

Fireworks explode over the Houses of Parliament, including St. Stephen's Tower which holds the bell known as Big Ben as London celebrates the arrival of New Years Day in London. (AP)

Russians celebrate the New Year on Red Square in Moscow, with the Kremlin in the background, right, and St. Basil's cathedral in background left. (AP)

Fireworks explode during the New Year celebrations over the Brandenburger Tor gate in Berlin, Germany. (Reuters)

Revelers celebrate on New Year's Eve at Times Square in New York, 31 December, 2100. (Reuters)

A sail boat passes in front of the sun as the last rays of sunlight of 2011 hit the waters off Waikiki Beach in Honolulu, Hawaii, December 31, 2011. Hawaii is one of the last places on earth that will usher in the New Year. (Reuters)

People walk at the scene of an explosion in Rangoon, Burma. Dozens of people were killed in a strong explosion that rocked eastern suburb of the commercial city early in the morning, witnesses and officials said. (Reuters)

Pro-Kurdish demonstrators gesture and chant slogans during a protest in Istanbul against the Turkish government and the Turkish air strike that killed 35 Kurdish smugglers in southeast of Turkey. (AFP)

Protesters take part in a demonstration, complaining against Spanish government spending cuts, led by the movement known as indignants in Madrid, December 28, 2011. (AFP)

A child walks amidst the numerous snowmen built in a park in central Moscow, Russia. (AFP)

Germany's Richard Freitag soars through the air during the practice jump for the first event of the 60th four-hills ski jumping tournament in Oberstdorf. (Reuters)

Mourners surround the hearse carrying the coffin of the late North Korean leader Kim Jong Il during his funeral procession through the streets of Pyongyang, North Korea. (AP Photo/Korean Central News Agency via Korea News Service)

A Soviet-made Tupolev Tu-134 lies on its back in the snow after a crash landing at an airport in the southern city of Osh, Kyrgyzstan. (Reuters)

Pakistani villagers travel on a horse-cart in the outskirts of Lahore. The World Bank said it would provide Pakistan with $5.5 billion in development aid over the next two years. (AFP)

A man is drenched by a large wave during high tide as he cycles past at a fishing harbor in Chennai, India. The coastal districts in the state have been put on high alert in view of Cyclone Thane which is currently 350 km off the coast of Chennai and is likely to cross the coast on December 30, local media reported. (Reuters)

Workers make red lanterns at a workshop in a village in Taizhou, in east China's Zhejiang province as they prepare to meet orders from overseas Chinese ahead of the lunar new year celebrations. (AFP)

Swans feed on a piece of bread at a lake in Zbilje, Slovenia. (Reuters)

Colored maple leaves are covered in snow in Oberstdorf, southern German. Temperatures fell below the freezing point in southern parts of the country. (AFP)

Afghan laborers load coal onto wheelbarrows at a UNHCR distribution center for needy refugees on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan. (AFP)

Carpenters work on the railway track in downtown Hanoi, Vietnam. The Kham Thien railway hamlet is one of most dangerous traffic problems in the country. Despite the many accidents and deaths every year and warnings from authorities, people continue to live and make their livelihoods near the track. (Reuters)

A US Navy serviceman walks past a warplane on the flight deck of the USS Carl Vinson, a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier anchored in Hong Kong. (AFP)

Spain's King Juan Carlos, center, Crown Prince Felipe, center left, Queen Sofia, center right, as well as members of the government attend a military parade after the official opening of Parliament, in Madrid. (AP)

The family of Marine Staff Sgt. Vincent Bell of Detroit, sits during funeral services for Bell at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia. Bell died while serving in Afghanistan. (AP)

The sun sets on a winter evening between the spires of the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Lausanne, Switzerland. (Reuters)

This composite image shows the central region of the spiral galaxy NGC 4151. X-rays (blue) from the Chandra X-ray Observatory are combined with optical data (yellow) showing positively charged hydrogen (H II) from observations with the 1-meter Jacobus Kapteyn Telescope on La Palma. The red ring shows neutral hydrogen detected by radio observations with the NSF's Very Large Array. (NASA)

Underground trains are parked during a 24-hour strike by train drivers over public holiday pay, at Mordern depot, south London, Britain. (AP)

A supporter of veteran Indian social activist Anna Hazare waves a national flag amid fumes emitted from fumigation work carried out by a health worker, at Bandra-Kurla Complex grounds in Mumbai. (Reuters)

A man crosses the Rio Branco Avenue with an umbrella to protect from the rain of a cold front that arrived to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (AFP)

A girl and her horse make their way to church to be blessed by priests on St. Stephens Day in Srednja Vas, Slovenia. (Reuters)

The hulls of competing boats are below the swell during the start of the Sydney-Hobart yacht race in Sydney, Australia. (AP)

An employee pulls a dog sled carrying tourists in front of a snow sculpture ahead of the 13th Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, Heilongjiang province, China. The festival will be officially launched on January 5, 2012. (Reuters)

Liverpool's Martin Skrtel (top) challenges Blackburn Rovers' Yakubu during their English Premier League soccer match at Anfield in Liverpool, northern England. (Reuters)

US President Barack Obama tries to evade the wandering fingers of 8-month-old Cooper Wall Wagner as he poses for a picture with his parents, Captain Greg Wagner and Meredith Wagner as Obama met US Marines and their families having lunch at Kaneohe Bay Marine Corps base in Hawaii, December 25, 2011. (Reuters)

Cars drive on a street which is illuminated for New Year's Eve in Tbilisi, Georgia, December 25, 2011. (Reuters)

A member of white garment Christian sect prays by a cross at the bar beach, where they live and worship in makeshift tents, in Lagos, Nigeria, December 25, 2011. (Reuters)

People visit a Christmas tree in the Plateau district of Abidjan during Christmas celebrations, December 25, 2011. (AFP)

Fireworks light up the sky above a 326 meter Christmas 'tree' , which was constructed onto a TV tower, during a lighting up ceremony in Vilnius, Lithuania, December 25, 2011. (AP)