Photos of the week

Bride Fatme Inus, her face painted white and decorated with sequins, emerges to present herself to villagers towards the end of her two-day wedding to Mustafa Sirakov in Ribnovo, Bulgaria, Jan. 12, 2014.

Brazil

Lightning lights up the the sky over Sugar Loaf mountain in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Jan. 16, 2014.

Poland

Austria's Michael Hayboeck soars through the air during the 18th World Cup Ski Jumping competition, in Wisla, Poland, Jan. 16, 2014.

California

A wildfire burns in the hills just north of the San Gabriel Valley community of Glendora, Calif., Jan. 16, 2014.

Indonesia

A man covers his mouth and nose as he walks on a road covered in volcanic ash from the eruption of Mount Sinabung in Sibintun, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Jan. 17, 2014.

Belarus

Belarusians prepare to mark "Kolyadki" in the village of Osovo, Belarus, Jan.13, 2014.

New York

The tower of New York's World Trade Center rises through a blanket of fog on Wednesday morning, Jan. 15, 2014, in this view looking south from the 48th floor at 42nd St. and 11th Ave in Midtown Manhattan.

Egypt

Election workers look at a tablet for electric registration inside a polling station for the second day in the country's constitutional referendum at the Gamal Abdel Nasser school in Cairo, Egypt, Jan. 15, 2014.

Pakistan

A child is held by his mother as they wait to receive rice during a donated food distribution on the occasion of Prophet Mohammad's birthday, at a shrine in Islamabad, Pakistan, Jan. 14, 2014.

Germany

A model is prepared with a blue contact lens to present a creation of Patrick Mohr's Autumn Winter 2014 collection during the Mercedes Benz Fashion Week in Berlin, Jan. 14, 2014.

India

A goat, wearing a sweater, stands tied to a door on a cold morning in New Delhi, India, Jan. 15, 2014.

Bahrain

The Saudi Hawks Display Team performs at the Bahrain International Airshow in Sakhir, Bahrain, Jan. 16, 2014.

Indonesia

A woman weeps as she carries her belongings to a temporary shelter, following a heavy ash fall from the eruption of Mount Sinabung in Sigaranggarang, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Jan. 12, 2014.

India

Indian school children perform yoga during the inauguration of the three-day kite festival in Ahmadabad, India, Jan. 12, 2014.

India

A homeless man and his wife share a rented bed as balloons inflated in the shape of hearts adorn their cot at a poor neighborhood in New Delhi, India, Jan. 15, 2014.

Spain

A man rides a horse through a bonfire as part of a ritual in honor of Saint Anthony, the patron saint of animals, in San Bartolome de Pinares, Spain, Jan. 16, 2014.

Spain

A man holds his dog while waiting to be anointed outside the Saint Anton church in Madrid, Jan. 17, 2014.

China

An LED screen shows the rising sun on Tiananmen Square which is shrouded with heavy smog in Beijing, China, Jan. 16, 2014.

India

Hindu pilgrims take a dip at the confluence of the Ganges River and the Bay of Bengal, an act which they consider to be holy, at Sagar Island, south of Kolkata, Jan. 13, 2014.

India

Roosters attack each other during a rooster fight as part of Jonbeel festival near Jagiroad, India, Jan. 17, 2014.

Bangladesh

An elderly Bangladeshi woman carries a basket on a cold and foggy winter morning on the banks of the River Turag in Ashulia near Dhaka, Bangladesh, Jan. 17, 2014.

Bolivia

Rafael, 7, walks on the Uyuni Salt Flats after bathing in a hole with salty water in Uyuni, Bolivia, Jan. 11, 2014.

India

Indian soldiers march during a rehearsal for the Republic Day parade on a cold winter morning in New Delhi, Jan. 13, 2014.

Japan

Japanese women in kimonos ride a train after a ceremony celebrating Coming of Age Day at an amusement park in Tokyo, Jan. 13, 2014.

England

Swans swim near riverside properties partially submerged in floodwaters at Henley-on-Thames in southern England, Jan. 13, 2014.

Macedonia

Revellers participate in a carnival in the village of Vevcani, Macedonia, Jan. 13, 2014.

Central African Republic

An Anti-balaka militiaman poses for a photograph in the capital of the Central African Republic, Bangui, Jan. 14, 2014.

New York

A trader looks at "Pete the Penguin" of SeaWorld Entertainment as he walks on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Jan. 15, 2014.

China

A worker stuffs a toy bear with cotton at a toy factory in Wuhan, Hubei province, China, Jan. 15, 2014.

Syria

A man carries a baby who survived what activists say was an airstrike by forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in the Duma neighbourhood of Damascus, Jan. 7, 2014.

Israel

African migrants walk amongst pigeons near Tel Aviv's Levinsky park Jan. 9, 2014, on the fifth consecutive day of protests against Israel's detention policy toward migrants it sees as illegal job-seekers.

South Africa

Supporters of South Africa's ruling African National Congress (ANC) party sing during the launch of the party's election manifesto at the Mbombela stadium in Nelspruit, Jan. 11, 2014.

France

French comedian Dieudonne M'Bala M'Bala, also known as just "Dieudonne,"attends a news conference at the "Theatre de la Main d'or" in Paris, Jan. 11, 2014.

Massachusetts

Vanessa Lam competes in the women's short program competition at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Boston, Mass., Jan. 9, 2014.

New York

A schoolteacher attempts to catch snowflakes while leading her students to a library from school in the Harlem neighborhood of New York City, Jan. 10, 2014.

India

Hindu pilgrims wait in line for an eye check up at a camp organized by an NGO before heading for an annual trip to Sagar Island for the one-day festival of "Makar Sankranti," in Kolkata, Jan. 11, 2014.

Indonesia

Students wearing masks stand in front of their classroom after Mount Sinabung erupted at Naman Teran village in Karo district, Indonesia's North Sumatra province, Jan. 11, 2014.

Australia

The giant inflatable Rubber Duck installation by Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman floats on the Parramatta River, as part of the 2014 Sydney Festival, in Western Sydney, Jan.10, 2014.

Afghanistan

Afghan girls walk on snow as they head home in Kabul, Jan. 9, 2014.

New Jersey

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie gives a news conference in Trenton, N.J., Jan. 9, 2014.

Thailand

A boy plays with an unloaded gun while he attends national Children's Day at the Army base in central of Bangkok, Jan. 11, 2014.