Snow scenes, protests in Haiti and blessing of animals | Jan. 17
Jerry Jackson 0 Comment Daily Brief, The Baltimore Sun
The day in photos from around the world.
Donivan Navock photographs his daughter, Veronica Navock, in a Mini Cooper S at the North American International Auto Show at Cobo Center in downtown Detroit. Saturday was the first day the show was open to the public. It runs through Jan. 25. (Kirthmon F. Dozier/AP Photo/Detroit Free Press, )
Texas basketball player Nneka Enemkpali runs onto the court during introductions prior to an NCAA college basketball game against Texas Tech in Austin, Texas. (Eric Gay/AP Photo)
A Hindu pilgrim performs evening rituals at the Sangam, the confluence of the Rivers Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati, during the annual Magh Mela traditional fair in Allahabad, India. Hundreds of thousands of devout Hindus are expected to take holy dips at the confluence during the astronomically auspicious period of over 45 days celebrated as Magh Mela. (Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP Photo)
A man creates bubbles near the Royal on a sunny day in Madrid. (Dani Pozo/AFP-Getty Images)
A man plays the saxophone in a park of Madrid. (Dani Pozo/AFP-Getty Images)
A plane takes off as a French soldier patrols at the Roissy Charles de Gaulle airport, in Roissy, north of Paris. France ordered 10,000 troops into the streets Monday to protect sensitive sites — nearly half of them to guard Jewish schools — as it hunted for accomplices to the Islamic militants who left 17 people dead as they terrorized the nation. (Thibault Camus/AP Photo)
A snowboarder makes his run in the Snowboard Slopestyle competition of the FIS Freestyle Ski World Championships in Kreischberg, Austria (Lars Baron/Getty Images)
People ride on a sled in the snow near the village of Prokhladnoe, some 20 km from Bishkek as temperatures in the Chuy valley reached 10 C (50 F). (Vyacheslav Oseledko/AFP-Getty Images)
Jill Armstrong make her way on nordic skis to the Tan Hill pub in North Yorkshire as temperatures will plunge below freezing across large swathes of the UK as the Met Office warns that severe cold weather and icy conditions could increase health risks to vulnerable patients and disrupt services. (Anna Gowthorpe/AP Photo/PA)
A tree stands on a snow-covered hill near Thaining, southern Germany. (Nicolas Armer/AFP-Getty Images)
Snow falls on a bench standing at the shore of the Weissensee lake in See, southern Germany. (Nicolas Armer/AFP-Getty Images)
A car makes its way through the snow-covered landscape near Hopferau, southern Germany. (Nicolas Armer/AFP-Getty Images)
A boy rides a horse next to children sledding in the snow near the village of Prokhladnoe, some 20 km from Bishkek, as temperatures in the Chuy valley reached 10 C (50 F). (Vyacheslav Oseledko/AFP-Getty Images)
Deer rut in the early morning frost in Richmond Park in London, England. A forecasted cold weather front is due to bring sleet and snow to parts of the capital. (Rob Stothard/Getty Images)
Sebastian Rode (L) of Muenchen is challenged by Sultan Abdullah Alduayyi of Al-Hilal during the friendly match between Al Hilal and Bayern Muenchen in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Alex Grimm/Bongarts/Getty Images)
Kansas State's Stephen Hurt dives for a loose ball during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Baylor in Manhattan, Kan. (Charlie Riedel/AP Photo)
A demonstrator jump over a fire while performing a voodoo ceremony before a march against the government of Haitian President Michel Martelly in Port-au-Prince. Protesters marched through the streets calling for the resignation of the Haitian leader. (Hector Retamal/AFP-Getty Images)
A masked demonstrator takes part in a protest to demand the resignation of President Michel Martelly, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The protest was the latest in a series of demonstrations demanding Martelly leave office before his term expires next year. (Dieu Nalio Chery/AP Photo)
A National Police officer fires at protesters after clashes broke out with police during a demonstration to demand the resignation of President Michel Martelly, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The protest was the latest in a series of demonstrations demanding Martelly leave office before his term expires next year. (Dieu Nalio Chery/AP Photo)
A demonstrator runs for cover as National Police fire tear gas at protesters demanding the resignation of President Michel Martelly, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The protest was the latest in a series of demonstrations demanding Martelly leave office before his term expires next year. (Dieu Nalio Chery/AP Photo)
Protesters carry a man who was shot in his left leg after clashes broke out with national police during a demonstration to demand the resignation of President Michel Martelly, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The protest was the latest in a series of demonstrations demanding Martelly leave office before his term expires next year. (Dieu Nalio Chery/AP Photo)
A protester is detained by police during a demonstration to demand the resignation of President Michel Martelly, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The protest was the latest in a series of demonstrations demanding Martelly leave office before his term expires next year. (Dieu Nalio Chery/AP Photo)
A demonstrator douses his face with water to relieve the effects of the tear gas fired by National Police during a protest to demand the resignation of President Michel Martelly, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The protest was the latest in a series of demonstrations demanding Martelly leave office before his term expires next year. (Dieu Nalio Chery/AP Photo)
A dog is blessed by a priest at San Anton church in Madrid marking San Anton Abad's Day (Saint Anthony.) Dogs, cats, rabbits and even turtles, many dressed in their finest, trooped into churches across Spain in search of blessing on the patron saint of animals Saint Anthony's Day. (Pierre-Philippe Marcou/AFP-Getty Images)
Cachi and her master wait for the start of a feast day Mass in honor of Saint Anthony, the patron saint of animals, at the Saint Fernando church, in Mexico City. Many people in Mexico bring their pets to churches to be blessed by the priest on this day. (Marco Ugarte/AP Photo)
Pet owners and their dogs arrive for a feast day Mass in honor of Saint Anthony, the patron saint of animals, at the Saint Fernando church, in Mexico City. Many people in Mexico bring their pets to churches to be blessed by the priest. (Marco Ugarte/AP Photo)
A pet owner holds his guinea pig named Riec as Father Francisco bestows a blessing on the pet rodent during a feast day Mass in honor of Saint Anthony, the patron saint of animals, at the Saint Fernando church, in Mexico City. Many people in Mexico bring their pets to churches to be blessed by the priest. (Marco Ugarte/AP Photo)
Two dogs wait to be blessed by a priest at San Anton church in Madrid marking San Anton Abad's Day (Saint Anthony.) Dogs, cats, rabbits and even turtles, many dressed in their finest, trooped into churches across Spain in search of blessing on the patron saint of animals Saint Anthony's Day. (Pierre-Philippe Marcou/AFP-Getty Images)
A cat is blessed by a priest at San Anton church in Madrid marking San Anton Abad's Day (Saint Anthony.) Dogs, cats, rabbits and even turtles, many dressed in their finest, trooped into churches across Spain in search of blessing on the patron saint of animals Saint Anthony's Day. (Pierre-Philippe Marcou/AFP-Getty Images)
A woman prays holding her dog, as worshipers attend a mass in the Saint Anton church in Madrid, Spain. It is the animal patron saints day in which thousands of people all over Spain bring their pets to churches to be blessed. (Daniel Ochoa de Olza/AP Photo)
A woman sits her dog to take a picture under a image of Christ, as worshipers attend a mass in the Saint Anton church in Madrid. It is the animal patron saints day in which thousands of people all over Spain bring their pets to churches to be blessed. (Daniel Ochoa de Olza/AP Photo)
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