Top Frames: Barack Obama at the podium, Pope Francis at the Paul VI hall
U.S. President Barack Obama (at podium) delivers his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress in Washington, Pope Francis (C) waves as he arrives to lead the weekly audience at the Paul VI hall at the Vatican.
U.S. President Barack Obama (at podium) delivers his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress in Washington, January 12, 2016. (Source: Reuters)
U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders speaks during a campaign rally at the Des Moines Area Community College in Ankeny, Iowa, January 10, 2016. (Source: Reuters)
People listen as U.S. President Barack Obama delivers remarks at University of Nebraska Omaha arena, in Omaha, Nebraska, January 13, 2016. (Source: Reuters)
Pope Francis (C) waves as he arrives to lead the weekly audience at the Paul VI hall at the Vatican January 13, 2016. (Source: Reuters)
Vatican City : Pope Francis kisses a child at the end of his weekly general audience in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican, Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2016. (Source: AP)
A family catches fish for their evening meal after their day's work in Trapeang Chhouk village on the outskirts of in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Thursday, Jan. 14, 2016. (Source: AP)
A man looks out over the frozen Chicago River in Chicago, Illinois, United States, January 14, 2016. (Source: Reuters)
Two children share an umbrella outside the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall in Taipei, Taiwan, Friday, Jan. 15, 2016. Taiwan will hold its presidential election on Saturday, Jan. 16. (Source: AP)
Syrian refugee Hale Selim, 13, shows her drawing of home in her tent in Yayladagi refugee camp in Hatay province near the Turkish-Syrian border, Turkey, December 16, 2015. Syria's conflict has left hundreds of thousands dead, pushed millions more into exile, and had a profound effect on children who lost their homes or got caught up in the bloodletting. The drawings of young refugees living in Turkey show their memories of home and hopes for its future. The pictures also point to the mental scars borne by 2.3 million Syrian refugees living in Turkey, more than half of them children. (Source: Reuters)
A man is seen holding a gun towards the crowd in central Jakarta, Indonesia, in this picture provided to Reuters by Xinhua News Agency January 14, 2016. (Source: Reuters)
Jan 11, 2016; Glendale, AZ, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide linebacker Reggie Ragland celebrates with snow angle in the middle of the field following their 45-40 victory over the Clemson Tigers in the 2016 CFP National Championship at University of Phoenix Stadium. (Source: AP)
Cairo : In this Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2016 photo, Tawfiq Okasha, a pro-government TV anchorman who was elected to parliament, is reprimanded by a fellow legislator after he taped his mouth shut in protest at not being given the floor during a parliamentary session, in Cairo, Egypt. A decision to halt live coverage of its sessions has fueled media criticism and ridicule. Its inaugural session was supposed to be a mostly procedural session but it turned into a raucous affair, complete with shouting matches, chaos and disputes over the constitution. (Source: AP)
Herders ride horses on snow-covered field in Zhaosu County, Yili, Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, January 10, 2016. (Source: Reuters)
Japanese women wearing kimonos ride a roller coaster during their Coming of Age Day celebration ceremony at an amusement park in Tokyo January 11, 2016. According to a government announcement, more than 1.2 million men and women who were born in 1995 marked the coming of age this year, a decrease of approximately 50,000 from last year. (Source: Reuters)
A member of the Taiwanese honor guard takes art in a change of duty ceremony at the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall in Taipei, Taiwan, Friday, Jan. 15, 2016. Taiwan will hold its presidential election on Saturday, Jan. 16. (Source: AP)
A tomtit bird flies past a squirrel running on a fence after a snowfall in a park in Almaty, Kazakhstan, January 12, 2016. (Source: Reuters)
In this photo taken Saturday, Jan. 9, 2016, skiers go through the snow-covered landscape in Gausdal, some 40-kilometer (25 miles) northwest of Lillehammer, Norway. (Source: AP)
A tomtit bird sits on a ground with footprints after a snowfall in a park in Almaty, Kazakhstan, January 12, 2016. (Source: Reuters)
A diver dressed in a monkey costume featuring animal signs from the Chinese zodiac calendar, performs with sardines, in conjunction with Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations at an aquarium in Seoul, South Korea, January 12, 2016. (Source: Reuters)
A high wave crashes on the protecting wall at the fishing harbour in Pornic, France as stormy weather with high winds hits the French Atlanitic coast January 11, 2016. (Source: Reuters)
Pupils of Navy cadet classes walk in snow in St.Petersburg, Russia, Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2016. Low temperatures caused the two-days of snowfall in St.Petersburg. (Source: AP)
A man uses a jackhammer to break a rock in a quarry in Mandalay, Myanmar, Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2016. Migrant workers from different parts of Myanmar work in a rocky-mountain, making daily wages between 5000-7000 Kyat (US 3.80-5.40 dollars). (Source: AP)
A woman takes photographs in front of the New Mosque by the Bosphorus strait in Istanbul, Turkey January 12, 2016. A Syrian suicide bomber is thought to be responsible for an attack which killed at least ten people including foreigners in the heart of Istanbul's historic Sultanahmet tourist district on Tuesday, President Tayyip Erdogan said. There was a high probability Islamic State militants were behind the blast near the Blue Mosque and Hagia Sophia, major tourist sites in the centre of one of the world's most visited cities, two senior Turkish security officials told Reuters. (Source: Reuters)
A New Jersey State Trooper is seen in silhouette before Governor Chris Christie, a 2016 Republican presidential candidate, delivers his State of the State address at the New Jersey State House in Trenton, New Jersey January 12, 2016. (Source: Reuters)
Participants take a "selfie" at a sunflower field in Bangkok, Thailand, January 13, 2016. (Source: Reuters)
People carry the body of a commander of the pro-government Popular Resistance Committees militia after he was killed in fighting against Houthi militia in Yemen's southwestern city of Taiz January 12, 2016. (Source: Reuters)
Former ballerina Luke Willis plays on a sand berm after sunset in Encinitas, California, January 12, 2016. (Source: Reuters)
Members of the Russian Emergencies Ministry take part in a training session, part of the preparation for Russian Orthodox Epiphany celebrations, on the suburbs of Moscow, January 13, 2016. Orthodox believers will mark Epiphany on January 19 by immersing themselves in icy waters regardless of the weather. (Source: Reuters)
A woman holds her daughter's head as they walk away after a blast near the Pakistani consulate in Jalalabad, Afghanistan January 13, 2016. Afghan security forces exchanged fire with gunmen barricaded in a house near the Pakistan consulate in the eastern city of Jalalabad on Wednesday after a suicide bomber blew himself up, officials said. (Source: Reuters)
Palestinian women look through a window as mourners carry the body of Palestinian Srur Abu Srur, who was killed by Israeli army on Tuesday, during his funeral in Aida refugee camp in the West Bank city of Bethlehem January 13, 2016. The Palestinian Health Ministry said Abu Srur, 21, was killed by Israeli army gunfire during a confrontation between troops and protesters in the town of Beit Jalla, near Bethlehem. The military said troops had fired at "rioters who hurled firebombs and rocks at the soldiers". (Source: Reuters)
A Jewish worshipper prays at the gravesite of Rabbi Yisrael Abuhatzeira, a Moroccan-born sage and Kabbalist also known as the Baba Sali, during an annual pilgrimage held on the anniversary of his death in the southern Israeli town of Netivot, January 13, 2016. (Source: Reuters)
A girl stands behind a curtain that separates between men and women at the gravesite of Rabbi Yisrael Abuhatzeira, a Moroccan-born sage and Kabbalist also known as the Baba Sali, during an annual pilgrimage held on the anniversary of his death in the southern Israeli town of Netivot, January 13, 2016. (Source: Reuters)
Syria's conflict has left hundreds of thousands dead, pushed millions more into exile, and had a profound effect on children who lost their homes or got caught up in the bloodletting. The drawings of young refugees living in Turkey show their memories of home and hopes for its future. The pictures also point to the mental scars borne by 2.3 million Syrian refugees living in Turkey, more than half of them children. (Source: Reuters)
