Photos of the week
The most compelling photos from the week's news, January 23-29, 2016, including a shark eating a shark and the spread of the Zika virus.
In this photo, a sand tiger shark, measuring 7.2 ft, is seen eating a 3.9 ft male banded hound shark at COEX Aquarium in Seoul, South Korea, January 29, 2016.
By CBSNews.com Senior Photo Editor Radhika Chalasani
Libya - Oil facility
Heavy black smoke rises an oil facility in northern Libya's Ras Lanouf region on January 23, 2016, after it caught fire following attacks launched by Islamic State (ISIS) group jihadists to seize key port terminals.
Firefighters battled a blaze at an oil facility in northern Libya for a third day.
Washington blizzard
People play on a pile of snow made by workers clearing walkways and parking areas around the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., January 24, 2016.
The historic storm left at least 20 dead in several states.
Costa Rica - Survivors
Relatives embrace survivors from the Caribbean Queen boat that sank near Little Corn Island, off the coast of Nicaragua, upon meeting at Juan Santamaria airport in Alajuela, Costa Rica, January 24, 2016.
Thirteen people from Costa Rica died on Saturday after the small "Caribbean Queen" tourist boat sank amid strong winds off the remote island in the Caribbean sea, Nicaraguan government spokeswoman Rosario Murillo said.
Miss Universe
Miss Universe 2015 Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach holds a miniature Philippines flag as she waves to the crowd during a motorcade along Roxas Boulevard in Manila, January 25, 2016.
Wurtzbach, the first Miss Universe from the Philippines in more than four decades, said on Sunday she will spend her reign bringing awareness to issues like HIV and draw support for countries vulnerable to disasters.
Australian Open - Madison Keys
Madison Keys of the U.S. reacts as she sits in her chair during her fourth round match against China's Zhang Shuai at the Australian Open tennis tournament at Melbourne Park, Australia, January 25, 2016.
Paris - Anti-Rouhani protest
People take part in a protest against Iran's President Hassan Rouhani visit to France in central Paris, January 28, 2016.
California - Apartments on the brink
Uninhabitable apartments, in danger of collapsing into the Pacific Ocean, line Esplanade Ave. in Pacifica, California, January 26, 2016.
The city has marked three apartment complexes uninhabitable as El Nino storm erosion eats away at the coastal bluff beneath them.
Brazil - Zika virus
Municipal workers walk after spraying insecticide at Sambodrome in Rio de Janeiro, January 26, 2016.
Municipal workers sprayed insecticide around Sambadrome, where the city's Carnival takes place every year, and where the archery competitions will take place during the Rio Olympics. The operation is part of the city's effort to prevent the spread of Zika's vector, the Aedes aegypti mosquito.
Thailand - "Child angels"
Devotees pay respect to a Buddhist monk as they sit with their "child angel" dolls during a blessing ritual at Wat Bua Khwan temple in Nonthaburi, Thailand, January 26, 2016.
A craze for lifelike dolls thought to bring good luck is sweeping Thailand, reflecting widespread anxiety as the economy struggles and political uncertainty persists nearly two years after a coup.
Chile - High waves
Tourists watch high waves of the Pacific Ocean pounding the coast in Vina del Mar city, Chile January 25, 2016.
High waves have been pounding Chile's coastline from Arica to Los Lagos, tourists have been warned by the navy to stay away from beaches, especially in the evening and early morning when the high tide comes in. According to local media reports.
Pakistan - Men arrested
Four men accused of being the facilitators of the Bacha Khan University attack are presented to the media at the Corps headquarters in Peshawar, Pakistan, January 23, 2016.
Italy
The town hall with the Mangia tower is seen in Siena, central Italy, January 29, 2016.
India - "Beating the Retreat"
Members of the Indian military band take part in the "Beating the Retreat" ceremony in New Delhi, January 29, 2016.
The ceremony symbolizes retreat after a day on the battlefield, and marks the official end of the Indian Republic Day celebrations.
China - Miner rescued
A trapped worker is lifted from a collapsed gypsum mine after 36 days of rescue, in Pingyi, Shandong province, China, January 29, 2016.
Rescuers lifted four miners out of the mine in east China's Shandong Province on Friday, 36 days after a cave-in trapped them underground.
Gaza Strip - Flooded house
A Palestinian man lies on a couch in his flooded house that was damaged during the 2014 war, on a rainy day in Beit Hanoun in the northern Gaza Strip, January 24, 2016.
Siberia - Ice climbing
People take part in a regional ice climbing and winter rock climbing championship at the "Stolby" (Rock Pillars) national natural reserve, with the air temperature at about minus 20 degrees Celsius (minus 4 degrees Fahrenheit), outside Krasnoyarsk, Siberia, Russia, January 24, 2016.
Malaysia - Hindu devotee
A Hindu devotee, who has metal hooks attached to his back, walks to Batu Caves during Thaipusam in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, January 24, 2016.
Washington, D.C. blizzard
A man walks along a street covered by snow during a winter storm in Washington, January 23, 2016.
A winter storm dumped nearly 2 feet (58 cm) of snow on the suburbs of Washington, D.C., on Saturday before moving on to Philadelphia and New York, paralyzing road, rail and airline travel along the U.S. East Coast.
India - "Malkhamb"
An Indian army soldier performs "Malkhamb" (traditional Indian gymnastics) during an awareness program to attract youth in joining the armed forces on the eve of India's Republic Day at Gandhinagar, in the western state of Gujarat, India, January 25, 2016.
Israel - Tu Bishvat
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men from the Belz Hasidic dynasty attend celebrations for Tu Bishvat, the Jewish Arbor day in Jerusalem, January 25, 2016.
Brazil - Zika virus
Geovane Silva holds his son Gustavo Henrique, who has microcephaly, at the Oswaldo Cruz Hospital in Recife, Brazil, January 26, 2016.
Health authorities in the Brazilian state at the center of a rapidly spreading Zika outbreak have been overwhelmed by the alarming surge in cases of babies born with microcephaly, a neurological disorder associated to the mosquito-borne virus.
Australian Open - Serena Williams
Serena Williams of the U.S. celebrates after winning her semi-final match against Poland's Agnieszka Radwanska at the Australian Open tennis tournament at Melbourne Park, Australia, January 28, 2016.
Trump veterans rally
Republican U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump (R) introduces his Republican presidential candidate rivals Mike Huckabee (L) and Rick Santorum (C) at his veterans rally in Des Moines, Iowa January 28, 2016.
Indonesian slum fire
A man carries a television away from a fire in a slum area next to railway tracks in Kampung Bandan, North Jakarta, Indonesia, January 26, 2016.
According to local media, the fire destroyed approximately 100 wooden dwellings, built along a busy railway line. No casualties were reported.
Ecuador - Sloth stuck in traffic
A sloth holds on to the post of a traffic barrier on a highway in Quevedo, Ecuador on January 22, 2016.
Transit police officers, who were patrolling the new highway found the sloth after it had apparently tried to cross the street and returned the animal to its natural habitat after a veterinarian found it to be in perfect condition.
Pope Francis
Faithful greet Pope Francis as he arrives to lead the weekly audience in Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican, January 27, 2016.
Russia - "Alien Aggressor"
Mechanic and welder Sergei Kulagin (R), 33, and his collegues work on the "Alien Aggressor," an electro-mechanical robot measuring 3 meters (9 ft.) and approximately 600 kg (1,323 lbs) made by Kulagin with used car components, inside an automobile repair workshop in the Siberian town of Divnogorsk outside Krasnoyarsk, Russia, January 27, 2016.
Kulagin, who works as a mechanic at an automobile service station, created more than a hundred sculptures with used car parts and components during his non-working hours. The "Alien Aggressor" robot will be shown to the public for the first time at an annual welding and metal working international exhibition in Krasnoyarsk in February, according to Kulagin.
Paris - Karl Lagerfeld
German designer Karl Lagerfeld (bottom,C) appears at the end his Haute Couture Spring/Summer 2016 collection for fashion house Chanel at the Grand Palais in Paris, January 26, 2016.
Funerals for Foreign Legionnaires
Soldiers carry the coffins of the six French Foreign Legionnaires who died following an avalanche in the Alps during a ceremony in their honor in Saint-Christol on January 26, 2016.
The troops were taking part in a training exercise near the resort of Valfrejus, some 60 kilometres (35 miles) south of Albertville, when they were swept away by the snowslide on January 18.
Paris - Taxi drivers protest
Anti-riot policemen arrive as taxi drivers block the traffic with a fire during a demonstration against the VTC (transport vehicle with chauffeur) on January 26, 2016 on the ringroad (peripherique) at porte Maillot in Paris.
Iowa Republican debate
Republican Presidential candidates (L-R) New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson, Texas Senator Ted Cruz, Florida Senator Marco Rubio, and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush arrive for the Republican Presidential debate sponsored by Fox News at the Iowa Events Center in Des Moines on January 28, 2016.