Novak Djokovic of Serbia kisses the trophy after defeating Rafael Nadal of Spain in their men’s singles final match at the Australian Open Tennis tournament in Melbourne. (Reuters)
Underprivileged Indian children dressed in costume to look like the late Mahatma Gandhi arrive on a bus before attempting a world record in Kolkata. (AP)
A pedestrian walks past a firecrackers formation in front of a newly opened store in Wuhan, Hubei province, China. (Reuters)
A car decorated of white balloons on Moscow’s Garden Ring road during a protest in Moscow, Russia. Hundreds of cars flying white ribbons or white balloons are driving around Garden Ring to show support for a protest movement against Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. (AP)
A competitor in fancy dress jumps into water during the Tough Guy event in Perton, central England. (Reuters)
Greenpeace activists set fire to the chemical sign of carbon dioxide that is mounted on a boat on Templin to protest against the local state premier’s energy policies in Potsdam near Berlin, Germany, near the venue of a party leaders’ meeting of the Social Democratic Party. (Reuters)
Burma’s opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi talks to supporters at Yae Phyu village in Dawei township. Aung San Suu Kyi called for changes to the military-drafted constitution in her first political trip since ending a boycott of the country’s political system last year and announcing plans to run for parliament. (Reuters)
A musher rides his dog sled during the second International dog sled race “Zavirukha-2012” (“Snowstorm-2012”) near the village of Orlovschina, about 30 km (18 miles) west of Minsk, Belarus, January 28, 2012. (Reuters)
Competitors make their way during the Marcialonga cross-country ski event, in Cavalese, Italy. (AP)
The main dragon lantern is lightened up during a rehearsal of the 2012 Taipei Lantern Festival in Taipei, Taiwan. (AP)