The World in a SNAP (14)

2. Angelito "Karat Chef" Araneta Jr., 24, looks at his edible Water Dragon sculpture made of gum-paste icing inside a restaurant in Manila January 20, 2012. The sculpture is coated with 24k gold leaf and adorned with 17 Mikimoto pearls and two diamonds on the eyeballs. Angelito made the sculpture, which costs around 600,000 pesos ($13,863), for the Lunar New Year on Monday. Source: Reuters

3. Hyderabad, India — A butterfly rests on a flower petal in a park. PHOTOGRAPH BY: Mahesh Kumar A / Associated Press

4. A medium performs a traditional mask dance during the Shikali festival in Lalitpur, Nepal. (Reuters)

5. Epiphany - Tatyana Zenkovich / EPA-Landov - Jan. 18, 2012 - Minsk, Belarus An Orthodox man immerses himself in icy water to mark the Epiphany.

6. Dolphins fans are more accustomed to seeing Miami's cheerleaders perform along the sidelines, as they do here during a September game against the Houston Texans at Sun Life Stadium, than watching them as the main attractions in an athletic competition. (Bill Ingram/The Palm Beach Post)

7. JANUARY 20: Haydee Ibarra covers her daughter Melinda Star Guido with a blanket as they leave from Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center. Guido, who weighed 9.5 ounces when she was born five months ago, now weighs 4 pounds, 17 ounces. (Christina House/Los Angeles Times)

8. Fuyang, China — Large lanterns re-create the ancient painting "Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival" during a lantern show, one of the 60 large-scale lantern settings at the show. PHOTOGRAPH BY: AN MING / EPA

9. Jordan's Prince Hamzeh bin al-Hussein (L), brother of Jordan's King Abdullah, poses with his bride Princess Basma during their marriage ceremony at the Royal Palace in Amman January 13, 2012. REUTERS/Handout/Yousef Allan/Royal palace

10. India's Border Security Force (BSF) soldiers ride their camels as they rehearse for the Beating the Retreat ceremony in New Delhi January 19, 2012. The ceremony symbolises retreat after a day on the battlefield, and marks the official end of the Indian Republic Day celebrations. It is held every year on January 29. REUTERS/B Mathur

11. Kabul, Afghanistan — A homeless man warms his feet over an open fire. PHOTOGRAPH BY: AHMAD MASOOD / REUTER

12. A model showcases designs on the runway by Qi Gang during the 'Hong Kong Fashion Extravaganza' show on day one of Hong Kong Fashion Week Autumn/Winter 2012 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center on January 16, 2012 in Hong Kong, Hong Kong. (Photo by Victor Fraile/Getty Images)

13. Wong Poh San of Malaysia performs with the hoop during the qualification round of the Rhythmic Gymnastics London 2012 Olympic qualifier, a part of the London Prepares series of test events, at the North Greenwich Arena in London (Photo credit should read BEN STANSALL/AFP/Getty Images)

14. George Clooney, left, and Stacy Keibler arrive at the 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards Sunday, Jan. 15, 2012, in Los Angeles. Chris Pizzello - ASSOCIATED PRESS

15. Children do stretching exercises during a physical training session at a taekwondo class in Jiaxing, Zhejiang province, China, January 15, 2012. REUTERS/Stringer

16. Hindu devotees bathe in natural hot spring water on the banks of the Satluj river on the occasion of the "Makar Sankranti" festival at Tattapani in the northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh January 14, 2012. The day-long Hindu festival marks the beginning of Spring. REUTERS/Amit Kanwar

17. transit police officer speaks on her cell during the "Police in Mexico City, Near to You" parade, organized by the Ministry of Public Safety to promote relations between the police and citizens, in Mexico City January 15, 2012. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido

18. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia — A Hindu devotee is pierced with a metal rod during the Thaipusam festival at Batu Caves in Kuala Lumpur. PHOTOGRAPH BY: Lai Seng Sin / Associated Press

19. A sand sculpture picturing Republican presidential hopefuls (L-R) Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, former candidate Jon Huntsman, Rick Perry, Rick Santorum and Ron Paul is set in front of the Myrtle Beach Convention Center ahead of a Republican debate in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. South Carolina will hold its Republican primary on January 21, 2012. (Photo credit should read EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP/Getty Images)

20. Jenjarom, Malaysia — A worker inspects a dragon decoration made with LED lights at the Fo Guang Shan Dong Zen Temple in Jenjarom, about 30 miles southwest of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Monday. This year's Lunar New Year, the year of the dragon, falls on Jan. 23. PHOTOGRAPH BY: Mohd Rasfan / AFP

21. Diriamba, Nicaragua — A parishioner awaits the start of a parade during the feast of San Sebastian, patron saint of the town. The masks worn by the revelers were first used in the 16th century in theatrical parody to deride Spanish conquistadors. PHOTOGRAPH BY: OSWALDO RIVAS / REUTERS

22. JANUARY 17: Malaysia's Wong Poh San performs at the International Gymnastics competition at the North Greenwich Arena in London. (Anthony Devlin/Press Association

23. HOW SAD !!! When Johnny Depp showed up to the Golden Globes on Sunday but skipped the red carpet, he appeared to cement rumors that he and longtime girlfriend, actress-singer Vanessa Paradis, had split. In fact, the couple of 14 years haven't made a public appearance together for more than a year -- and with good reason. People reports that Depp, 48, and Paradis, 39, have called it quits, having led "separate lives" for some time now. The couple has long maintained separate homes, in West Hollywood and Paradis' native France.

24. Poolamvalasu, India — Indian roosters engage in a mock fight by their owners before the start of rooster fights. Reports state that more than 2,000 roosters take part in the annual five-day rooster fights as part of the Pongal celebrations. PHOTOGRAPH BY: NATHAN G / EPA

25. A sadhu or Hindu holy man uses headphones to listen to a toy robot fortune teller at Sangam, the confluence of rivers Ganges, Yamuna, and mythical Saraswati during the annual month long Hindu religious fair of Magh Mela in Allahabad, India. (AP)

26. JANUARY 17: Fruit vendor Abdul-Jabbar Khushee, 23, wraps himself with a shawl against the cold while sitting on his cart and waiting for customers at a roadside on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan. (Muhammed Muheisen/Associated Press)

27. Ja' Quavia Steward, 13, left, and Jasper Thomas, 15, hold a Martin Luther King Jr. banner as they get ready to walk in the 34th Annual "Original" Dr. Martin Luther King Birthday Parade and Celebration Monday, Jan. 16, 2012, in Houston. AP / Nick de la Torre

28. Beijing, China — A woman with a red packet, which is used for holding money, poses for a souvenir photo with an employee dressed as a god of fortune outside a shopping mall. Chinese will celebrate the Lunar New Year on Monday. PHOTOGRAPH BY: Andy Wong / Associated Press

29. Leon Smith holds a framed picture of Martin Luther King, Jr. as he blocks traffic while the annual MLK Day parade makes its way down Second Street in Memphis, Tenn. Monday, Jan. 16, 2012. Hundreds gathered at Auction and Main street to start the parade that got larger as bystanders joined in while the crowd made their way to the National Civil Rights Museum. AP / Mike Brown

30. Palamedu, India — A bull runs through a crowd with a bullfighter during the bull-taming festival of Jallikattu in Palamedu village, roughly 300 miles south of Chennai, India. The bulls are freed one by one from a corner and the bullfighter has to catch the bull and run with it for a distance to claim a prize. Thousands of people attend the festival. - PHOTOGRAPH BY: JAGADEESH NV / EPA

31. Pedestrians walk through a dragon-shaped arch lantern, which is set up for the upcoming Spring Festival, at a local park in Chengdu, Sichuan province. The Lunar New Year, or Spring Festival, begins on January 23 and marks the start of the Year of the Dragon, according to the Chinese zodiac. (Reuters)

32. Kabul, Afghanistan — Mohammad Saber Yaqoti Hussaini Khedri, second from right, the calligrapher of the world's biggest copy of the Koran, turns a page at a ceremony. Hussaini Khedri claims to have completed the writing of the world's biggest copy of Islam's holy book in five years along with his nine students. PHOTOGRAPH BY: Musadeq Sadeq / Associated Press

33. Divers perform a dragon dance during an event to celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year at an aquarium in Beijing on Jan. 5, 2012. The Lunar New Year begins on Jan. 23 and marks the start of the Year of the Dragon, according to the Chinese zodiac. Source: REUTERS/China Daily China Dail

34. A model showcases designs on the runway by Qi Gang during the 'Hong Kong Fashion Extravaganza' show on day one of Hong Kong Fashion Week Autumn/Winter 2012 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center on January 16, 2012 in Hong Kong, Hong Kong. (Photo by Victor Fraile/Getty Images)

35. In this Monday, Jan. 16, 2012 photo, Hindu devotees hold their saris to dry after taking a dip in the Sangam, the confluence of rivers Ganges, Yamuna, and mythical Saraswati during the annual month long Hindu religious fair of Magh Mela in Allahabad, India. Hundreds of thousands of devout Hindus take a bath at the confluence during the astronomically auspicious period of over 45 days celebrated as “Magh Mela” to rid themselves of their sins and attain prosperity. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

36. A craftsman paints lantern parts in the shape of the head of the bodhisattva Guanyin, for a lantern festival to celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year, at a workshop in Suining, Sichuan. The Lunar New Year, or the Spring Festival, begins on Jan. 23 and marks the start of the year of dragon. - Source: REUTERS

37. A man rides a horse through a bonfire in San Bartolome de Pinares, Spain, Monday, Jan. 16, 2012. Jasper Juinen - Getty Images

38. A Christian pilgrim bathes in the Jordan River on January, 17, 2012, at the Qasir al-Yahud baptismal site near Jericho, West Bank. Qasir al-Yahud is said to be the spot where Jesus was baptized. Uriel Sinai - Getty Images

39. Visitors take pictures in front of a dragon-shaped lantern which has been set up for the upcoming Lunar New Year in Beijing. The Lunar New Year, or Spring Festival, begins on Jan. 23 and marks the start of the Year of the Dragon, according to the Chinese zodiac. - Source: REUTERS/China Daily China Dail

40. A painter returns from work during preparations for the Beating Retreat ceremony near the Presidential Palace complex in New Delhi, India, Friday, Jan. 20, 2012. - Gurinder Osan - ASSOCIATED PRESS

41. Pedestrians cross the road near a dragon decoration installed for the upcoming Lunar New Year in Singapore January 16, 2012. The Lunar New Year, or Spring Festival, begins on January 23 and marks the start of the Year of the Dragon. Picture taken January 16, 2012. - Source: Reuters

42. JANUARY 18: A Kashmir Muslim boy walks his sheep across a foot bridge on a cold day in the outskirts of Srinagar, India. (Mukhtar Khan/Associated Press

43. Allahabad, India — Hindu priests hold traditional lamps as they perform rituals during the annual Magh Mela festival at Sangam, the confluence of the Ganges and Yamuna rivers. Hundreds of thousands of Hindu pilgrims take dips in the confluence during the monthlong festival, some hoping to wash away sins and others to secure a spouse. PHOTOGRAPH BY: Rajesh Kumar Singh / Associated Press

44. Beijing — Actors take part in the rehearsal of an ancient Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) ceremony in which emperors prayed for a good harvest and fortune, to celebrate the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year at the Temple of Heaven. PHOTOGRAPH BY: JASON LEE / Reuters

45. Amazonia, Brazil — An undated photo provided by Survival International shows a member of an indigenous Amazon tribe that lives in near-total isolation from civilization. The photo was taken from a Brazilian government observation aircraft in the Brazilian Amazon forest, near the border with Peru. The tribe appears be to healthy and could be leaving Peru due to an invasion of their lands by loggers. - PHOTOGRAPH BY: Gleison Miranda / AFP / Getty Images

46. Ituren, Spain — Men dressed in sheepskin costumes for a carnival celebration make their way to a Pyrenees village in northern Spain. The tradition is to march through the village every year in a ritual to purify the harvest land from evil spirits and to welcome the coming spring. PHOTOGRAPH BY: Alvaro Barrientos / Associated Press

47. A model presents a creation during a graduation fashion show at the Mao Geping Image Design Art School in Beijing PHOTOGRAPH BY: Christina Hu / Reuters

48. An Indian thread maker prepares colored threads for flying kites in Jammu, India PHOTOGRAPH BY: Channi Anand / Associated Press

49. Blazing saddles in Spanish festival for patron saint of animals Daniel Ochoa De Olza / AP A man rides a horse through a bonfire in San Bartolome de Pinares, Spain, Monday, Jan. 16, 2012.

50. A snowfall blankets the Kashmir region in India side - Mukhtar Khan / AP - Kashmiri women play during snowfall in Srinagar, India, on Jan. 16. Life across Kashmir was hit for the second consecutive day Monday as moderate to heavy snowfall continued, cutting off the valley from the rest of the country.