Hindu devotees cross a newly constructed temporary bridge at Sangam, the confluence of rivers Ganges and Yamuna, in Allahabad, India. (AP)

Actors wearing traditional costumes march through a small door as they prepare to take part in an ancient Qing Dynasty ceremony in which emperors prayed for good harvest and fortune, during the opening of the temple fair at Ditan Park, also known as the Temple of Earth, in Beijing, China. (Reuters)

Hundreds of supporters of different religious and political parties take part in an anti-US and Indian rally organized by the Difa-e-Pakistan Council in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. (Reuters)

Police walk past a barrier set on fire by residents of the Pinheirinho slum, who are resisting police arrival to evict them by court order, in Sao Jose dos Campos, 50 miles (80 km) northeast of Sao Paulo, Brazil. (Reuters)

French soldiers carry the coffins of comrades during a ceremony on the runway of Kabul Airport after four French troops were shot dead by a man wearing an Afghan uniform at Gwam base, in eastern Afghanistan. (AFP)

A canopy of lights shines over newly fallen snow in Christopher Columbus Park in Boston, January 21, 2012. (AP)

A pink flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber), born in captivity ten days ago, is seen at the zoo in Cali, Columbia January 21, 2012. (Reuters)

Models present a creation by Netherlands' fashion designer Walter Van Beirendonck during his Men's fall-winter 2012/2013 fashion collection presented in Paris, France, January 21, 2012. (AP)

An Ivory Coast fan, wearing a mask in the colors of the Ivory Coast national flag, cheers in a street in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea. (Reuters)