2012-02-06 Photo gallery

Hindu devotees offer prayers and get blessings from the Lord Murugan's chariot during a procession to mark the start of Thaipusam, an annual festival symbolizing the struggle between good and evil in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, early Monday, Feb. 6, 2...

Photo by Raghuvara R

Photo by Ayesha Anjum

Photo by Ayesha Anjum

A woman passes by mannequins in the window of a boutique shop, background, at a wholesale market in downtown Bangkok, Thailand Monday, Feb. 6, 2012. AP Photo

Madonna performs during halftime of the NFL Super Bowl XLVI football game between the New York Giants and the New England Patriots, Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012, in Indianapolis. AP Photo

Poster vendor Surjit Singh waits for customers at his stall along a road in Amritsar on February 5,2012. AFP 

Rupal Khatri celebrates after winning the Miss Moomal competition during

Shashi Kumar celebrates after winning the Mr. Desert competition during

Foreign tourists participating in a turban tying competition during

Ayodhya: Independent candidate eunuch Gulshan Bindu at an election meeting with her supporters in Ayodhya on Monday. PTI Photo

In this photo made available Monday, Feb. 6, 2012, two people look at ice covered boats on the iced waterside promenade at the Lake Geneva in Port Choiseul, Switzerland, Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012. A cold spell has reached Europe with temperatures plummeti...

Tourists walk in an alley decorated with red lanterns for the Lantern Festival in Beijing Monday, Feb. 6, 2012. The festival marks the final day of the Spring Festival, the annual celebration of Chinese Lunar New Year. AP

A man walks across an empty square decorated with red lanterns for the Lantern Festival in Beijing Monday, Feb. 6, 2012. The festival marks the final day of the Spring Festival, the annual celebration of Chinese Lunar New Year. AP

A worshipper pierces his cheeks with metal skewers during Cap Go Meh festival that marks the end of Lunar New Year celebrations in Jakarta, Indonesia, Monday, Feb. 6, 2012. AP

In this photo made available Monday, Feb. 6, 2012 a woman walks along an ice covered car on the iced waterside promenade at the Lake Geneva in Versoix, Switzerland, Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012. A cold spell has reached Europe with temperatures plummeting fa...

Children sledging in the park in Belgrade, Serbia, Sunday, Feb. 6, 2012. Freezing weather is affecting huge areas of Europe disrupting traffic but allowing for more fun in some winter sports.

A woman walks over the frozen Lake Bled in Slovenia as the cold snap that has hit much of Europe spreads to the tiny Alpine state with temperatures dropping to around - 20 degrees Celsius (- 4 Fahrenheit), Monday, Feb. 6, 2012.

A woman makes her way through a snow covered street in Sarajevo, Monday, Feb. 6, 2012. Overwhelmed by record snow and harsh temperatures, Serbia and Bosnia closed down schools and struggled to continue public transport and garbage pick-up Monday, ...

Two Ukrainian men taking a dip in the ice hole in the Dnipro river in Kiev, Ukraine, Monday,Feb. 6, 2012. The temperature in the Ukrainian capital fell to -10 C (14 F) on Monday.

A hooded woman with a scarf over her face looks on as snow falls in Skopje, Macedonia, Monday, Feb. 6, 2012. Heavy snow falls and freezing temperatures paralyzed parts of Europe during a cold snap that struck the region more than a week ago.

An abandoned car is seen in a flooded field near to the town of Harmanly, 275 km ( 170 miles) east of the capital Sofia, Bulgaria on Monday, Feb. 6, 2012. A dam in southern Bulgaria collapsed after heavy rain on Monday, flooding Bisser village and ki...

Birds flock around a truck near the banks of the river Sabarmati, in Ahmedabad, India, Monday, Feb. 6, 2012.