Photos of the week

Groundhog handler John Griffiths holds Punxsutawney Phil after he saw his shadow predicting six more weeks of winter during 128th annual Groundhog Day festivities, in Punxsutawney, Pa., Feb. 2, 2014.

Israel

An ultra-Orthodox Jewish protester pulls the tail of a horse used by policemen to disperse protesters during a demonstration in Jerusalem, Feb. 6, 2014.

Thailand

An anti-government protestor listens as leader Suthep Thaugsuban speaks about the elections during his daily speech, Feb. 3, 2014.

Indonesia

A villager runs as Mount Sinabung erupts at Sigarang-Garang village in Karo district, Indonesia's North Sumatra province, Feb. 1, 2014.

New York

People gather to pay their respects during the Candlelight Vigil For Philip Seymour Hoffman at the Labyrinth Theater Company in New York City, Feb. 5, 2014

Russia

A worker climbs down a roof top of the Bolshoy Ice Dome, site of the ice hockey competitions, ahead of the 2014 Winter Olympics, Feb. 4, 2014, in Sochi, Russia.

New York

People wait on a ferry boat in view of the Brooklyn Bridge, during a winter snowstorm, Feb. 3, 2014, in the Brooklyn borough of New York.

New York

English bulldog Cassidy, left, 3, of Smithtown, N.Y., and French bulldog puppy Snowman, 12 weeks, of Boston, Ma., face each other during a news conference in New York, Jan. 31, 2014.

China

A monk rubs his eye as temple goers pray for health and fortune on the first day of the Chinese Lunar New Year at Yonghegong Lama Temple in Beijing, Jan. 31, 2014.

New Jersey

Bruno Mars performs during the halftime show of the NFL Super Bowl XLVIII football game in East Rutherford, N.J., Feb. 2, 2014.

England

Clowns attend the annual service in memory of celebrated clown Joseph Grimaldi, at the Holy Trinity Church, in London, Feb. 2, 2014.

England

Ellie a horticulturist at Kew stands on a step ladder as she makes final adjustments during a media pre-view of an Orchid festival at Kew Botanical Gardens in London, Feb. 6, 2014.

Ukraine

A woman wearing a Ukrainian flag listens to a political speech in a stage set in Kiev's Independence Square, the epicenter of the country's current unrest, Feb. 7, 2014.

Philippines

A fire eater performs in front of a business establishment in celebration of Chinese New Year in Manila's Chinatown district of Binondo, in the Philippines, Jan. 31, 2014.

India

An Indian man rows a boat on a foggy morning on the outskirts of Gauhati, India, Jan. 31, 2014.

Bahrain

Muslim clerics and others are seen through a wooden screen as they listen to an address by Sheik Isa Qassim, Bahrain's top Shiite Muslim cleric, at a mosque in Manama, Bahrain, Feb. 2, 2014.

Russia

Stefania Berton and Ondrej Hotarek of Italy compete in the team pairs short program figure skating competition at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the 2014 Winter Olympics, Feb. 6, 2014, in Sochi, Russia.

Washington

Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., the Democratic Policy Committee chairman, left, and Senate Majority Whip Richard Durbin of Ill., are reflected in a TV monitor as they tell reporters that Republicans are thwarting Democratic efforts pass a bill to extend unemployment benefits which expired at the end of last year, Feb. 6, 2014, during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.

Kosovo

Kosovo police officers react after being sprayed with milk by students, as they prevented them from storming the building of the main public Pristina University, Feb. 7, 2014.

California

Britain's Andy Murray slides as he hits a backhand shot during the second set of his match against United States' Sam Querrey at the Davis Cup tennis matches in San Diego, Feb. 2, 2014.

Massachusetts

A statue by Tony Matelli titled "Sleepwalker" stands in the snow on the campus of Wellesley College in Wellesley, Mass., Feb. 5, 2014.

Bulgaria

A man walks near a memorial monument with marble plates inscribed with the names of some 20,000 victims of communist rule in Bulgaria, during an open air mass in downtown Sofia, Feb. 1, 2014.

Nepal

A boy looks through the window of the Saraswati temple, whose walls are filled with writings, during the Shreepanchami festival in Kathmandu, Feb. 4, 2014.

Thailand

Anti-government protesters look out from gaps in a fabric partition at their camp near the Interior Ministry building, as police officers arrive to talk to them, in Bangkok, Feb. 5, 2014.