
Jan. 16, 2013
A bull charges toward participants during a bull-taming event called Jallikattu, an ancient sport played by the Tamils during the harvest festival of Pongal.
Arun Sankar K./AP
Jan. 13, 2013
A Free Syrian Army fighter aims his weapon out of an apartment window in the Saif al-Dawlah neighborhood.

Jan. 15, 2013
Serena Williams falls onto the court after injuring her ankle in a first-round match against Edina Gallovits-Hall of Romania on day two of the 2013 Australian Open.

Jan. 15, 2013
Relatives mourn over the coffin of a Kurdish activist during a memorial ceremony. Three Kurdish women were shot dead at a community center in Paris on Jan. 10.

Jan. 14, 2013
A man bathes in the Ganges River during the Hindu pilgrimage of Maha Kumbh Mela. The Maha Kumbh Mela, believed to be the largest religious gathering on earth, takes place every 12 years on the banks of Triveni Sangam, the confluence of the rivers Ganges, Yamuna, and Saraswati.

Jan. 13, 2013
Commuters take part in the annual “no-pants subway ride.”

Jan. 15, 2013
Policemen stand in front of a local train that derailed and smashed into a residential building.

Jan. 13, 2013
Relatives of victims stand on a ferry in front of the capsized cruise ship Costa Concordia outside Giglio harbor on the first anniversary of the shipwreck in which 32 people died.

Jan. 14, 2013
Two Moroccan farmer workers pray in the afternoon while harvesting winter crops.

Jan. 16, 2013
An Afghan midwife attends her graduation ceremony at the governor’s house after receiving two years of training.

Jan. 14, 2013
Fourth-grade students huddle in closet a during a safety drill at the St. Bernard School. A month after the shootings of 20 students and six school employees in Newtown, Conn., St. Bernard School principal Susan Maloy, inspired by the memories of those who lost their lives, has decided to hold lockdown drills on the 14th of each month to refine a safety plan and increase school security.

Jan. 12, 2013
A man sweeps the floor at the earthquake-damaged Santa Ana Catholic church, where he now lives.

Jan. 13, 2013
Actors portraying President Obama, first lady Michelle Obama, Vice President Joe Biden and his wife, Jill, along with U.S. Army Military District of Washington Maj. Gen. Michael Linnington (center), arrive to review troops during a dress rehearsal for the presidential inauguration at the U.S. Capitol.