Posted January 31st, 2012 at 2:59 pm (UTC-4)
A protester throws a Molotov cocktail at riot police during clashes in Cheraga, on the outskirts of Algiers in Algeria. Anger erupted after a local man was stabbed to death. (Reuters)
Laborers remove kites tangled up in electric power cables after the end of the kite flying season in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad. (Reuters)
Reed sprouts are covered with thick ice at lake Zwischenahner Meer ind Bad Zwischenahn, northern Germany. After a period of relatively mild weather a cold spell has reached central and eastern Europe. (AP)
Men dressed in sheepskin costumes for a carnival celebration walk on the way to the Pyrenees village of Ituren, northern Spain. The tradition is to march through the village every year in a ritual to purify the harvest land from evil spirits and to welcome the coming Spring. (AP)
Gabon's artist Pierre Philippe Ekouaga paints a mural on a wall, representing the Panthers of Gabon, nickname of the national soccer team, in Libreville, Gabon, during the African Cup of Nations. (AP)
South Korean boy group ZE:A, also known as Children of the Empire, perform during the MBC Music Festival in Seoul, South Korea. (AP)