Week in Pictures January 8, 2012

Indian soldiers train on stunt motorcycles in preparation for an upcoming Republic Day parade in New Delhi, India, Thursday, Jan. 12, 2012. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)

Mohammad Saber Yaqoti Hussaini Khedri, second right, the calligrapher of the world's biggest copy of the holy Quran turns a page at a ceremony in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Jan. 12, 2012. Hussaini Khedri claims to have completed the writing of the world's biggest copy of Islam's holy Quran in 5 years along with his nine students with the financial support of a well- known figure Afghan Sayed Mansoor Nadri. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq)

A man carries a statue of Gauchito Gil toward his sanctuary one day before the anniversary of Gauchito Gil's death, near Mercedes in Argentina's Corrientes state, Saturday Jan. 7, 2012. Gauchito Gil is a legendary character in Argentina's popular culture, an 1800's outlaw who became a mystical symbol of bravery, who stole from the rich and gave to the poor. Born Antonio Mamerto Gil Nunez, in Corrientes in the 1840's, he was executed on Jan. 8, 1878. Every year more than 100,000 people travel to his sanctuary, the spot where he was allegedly executed, to mark the anniversary of his death and leave offerings and ask for favors. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

The full moon is seen over the snow covered McGillivray Pass Lodge located in the southern Chilcotin Mountains of British Columbia, Monday, Jan. 9, 2012. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward)

Alabama head coach Nick Saban celebrates with his team after the BCS National Championship college football game against LSU Monday, Jan. 9, 2012, in New Orleans. Alabama won 21-0. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Houston Texans quarterback T.J. Yates (13) drops back against the Cincinnati Bengals during the first quarter of an NFL wild card playoff football game, Saturday, Jan. 7, 2012, in Houston. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Bolivia's President Evo Morales, third right, attends an Andean ritual at the presidential palace in La Paz, Bolivia, Friday, Jan. 6, 2012. The so-called 'Amautas', or spiritual counselors, led the ritual organized to thank the 'Pachamama,' or Mother Earth, and to ask it for prosperity for Morales, Vice President Alvaro Garcia Linera and their government. Third left is Bolivia's Prime Minister David Choquehuanca. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)

A man salvages a queen-size mattress from his home after a mudslide in Jamapara, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil, Wednesday Jan. 11, 2012. A mudslide caused by two days of downpours has killed at least 13 people in the state of Rio de Janeiro, and another 11 are listed as missing, according to authorities. In neighboring Minas Gerais state, officials say 15 have died in floodwaters or mudslides. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)

A model wears a creation from the Coven fall-winter fashion collection at Fashion Rio in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday Jan. 11, 2012. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

Manchester City's Micah Richards, right, vies for the ball against Manchester United's Chris Smalling during their English FA Cup third round soccer match at Etihad Stadium, Manchester, England, Sunday Jan. 8, 2012. (AP Photo/Tim Hales)

An Army carry team carries the transfer case containing the remains of Army Pfc. Michael W. Pyron of Hopewell, Va., upon arrival at Dover Air Force Base, Del., Thursday, Jan. 12, 2012. The Department of Defense announced the death of Pyron, who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Joan Pedrero, of Spain, races his KTM in the 10th stage of the 2012 Argentina-Chile-Peru Dakar Rally between Iquique and Arica, Chile, Wednesday Jan. 11, 2012. (AP Photo/Jerome Prevost, Pool)

Mark Kelly leans on the shoulder of his wife, U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, at a memorial vigil remembering the victims and survivors of the shooting that wounded Giffords, 12 others and killed six one year ago Sunday, Jan. 8, 2012, in Tucson, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Cuba's President Raul Castro, left, and Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad review the honor guard at Revolution Palace in Havana, Cuba, Wednesday Jan. 11, 2012. Ahmadinejad arrived in Cuba Wednesday, the third stop of a Latin American tour that includes Venezuela, Nicaragua and Ecuador. Ahmadinejad is expected to meet with both Raul and Fidel Castro during his less than 24 hours on the island. (AP Photo/Ismael Francisco, Prensa Latina)

New York Giants wide receiver Mario Manningham (82) pulls in a 27-yard touchdown pass against Atlanta Falcons strong safety James Sanders (36) and Dunta Robinson during the second half of an NFL wild card playoff football game Sunday, Jan. 8, 2012, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Industry affiliates look over several models of LG 3D televisions at the 2012 International CES tradeshow, Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

An audience member applauds as Republican presidential candidate former House Speaker Newt Gingrich addresses a gathering during a campaign stop in Hudson, N.H., Monday Jan. 9, 2012. At right is the shadow of Callista Gingrich, wife of the candidate. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama greets Tibetan Buddhism's third most important leader Ugyen Thinley Dorje, the 17th Karmapa, before a Kalachakra initiation session, in Bodh Gaya, Bihar, India, Monday, Jan. 9, 2012. Bodh Gaya is believed to be the place where Buddha attained enlightenment.(AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)

A woman touches a statue of 'Gauchito Gil' inside his sanctuary a day before his death anniversary, near Mercedes, in Argentina's Corrientes state, some 700 kms north of Buenos Aires, Saturday, Jan. 7, 2012. 'Gauchito Gil' is a legendary character in Argentina's popular culture, an 1800s outlaw who became a symbol of bravery, stealing from the rich and giving to the poor. Born Antonio Mamerto Gil Nunez in the 1840s, was allegedly executed on Jan. 8, 1878. Every year on his death anniversary, more than 100,000 people visit his shrine to leave offerings and ask for favors. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

A Kashmiri man walks on a snow covered field on the outskirts of Srinagar, India, Monday, Jan. 9, 2012. Snowfall in the Indian portion of Kashmir has disrupted power supply and road traffic between Srinagar and Jammu, the summer and winter capitals of India's Jammu-Kashmir state. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)

Indonesian ethnic Chinese children pray at a temple in the China Town in Jakarta, Indonesia, Saturday, Jan. 7, 2012. People of Chinese descent in the world's most populous Muslim country are gearing up to celebrate the Lunar New Year later this month. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

New Orleans Saints' Drew Brees (9) dives over the line for a first down during the second half of an NFL wild card playoff football game against the Detroit Lions Saturday, Jan. 7, 2012, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)

Suspended first-division soccer goalkeeper Omar "El Gato'' Ortiz, right, arrested for alleged participation in a kidnapping ring, is escorted by state police along with alleged accomplice Hector Eduardo Trevino Urbano, left, as they are presented to the press in Monterrey, Mexico, Saturday Jan. 7, 2012. Ortiz, whose nickname means "The Cat'' has been under suspension after testing positive for steroids in April 2010, when he was playing with the Rayados of Monterrey. Police say that said Ortiz's job within the kidnapping ring was to select wealthy victims because he moved in the same social circles. (AP Photo/Hans Maximo Musielik)

Anti-government protesters wave Bahraini flags Thursday, Jan. 12, 2012, in Daih, Bahrain, on the outskirts of the capital of Manama, as tear gas fired by riot police fills the air. Clashes between protesters and riot police erupted in the capital and across Bahrain as nightly unrest and calls for the fall of the regime continue. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali)

Mount Rainier National Park Ranger Matt Chalup turns around the sign to read "open" at the Nisqually entrance Saturday morning, Jan. 7, 2012, near Ashford, Wash. The park opened for the first time since the shooting death of Ranger Margaret Anderson on Jan. 1. A memorial service for Anderson will be Tuesday, Jan. 10, in Tacoma, Wash. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

A rideless horse led by a ranger leads a procession to a memorial service for Mount Rainier National Park Ranger Margaret Anderson Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2012, in Tacoma, Wash. Anderson, a 34-year-old mother of two young girls, was shot and killed after setting up a roadblock to stop a vehicle that blew through a checkpoint on the road to the park's visitor center. The driver of that vehicle shot Anderson in her car and ran away. The body of the suspect, 24-year-old Iraq war veteran Benjamin Colton Barnes, was found in a snowy creek the next day, where he died of hypothermia and drowning. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, Pool)

A man carries a statue of legendary figure 'Gauchito Gil' in Mercedes, in Argentina's Corrientes state, Sunday Jan. 8, 2012. 'Gauchito Gil,' who is part of Argentina's popular culture, was an 1800's outlaw who became a mystical symbol of bravery; stealing from the rich and giving to the poor. Born Antonio Mamerto Gil Nunez in Corrientes in the 1840's he was executed on Jan. 8, 1878. Every year more than 100,000 people visit his sanctuary, near Mercedes, on the date of his death, to leave offerings and ask for favors at the shrine where he was allegedly executed. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Terry Helton talks about hiding under a mattress with his girlfriend and daughter as a Wednesday afternoon storm tore into their home, in Hildebran, N.C. Thursday, Jan. 12, 2012. The National Weather Service said Thursday that it was a tornado that damaged dozens of homes and injured at least 15 people in western North Carolina. (AP Photo/The Charlotte Observer, Jeff Willhelm)

A 1980's mural depicting Nicaragua's re-elected President Daniel Ortega adorns a stadium wall in Esteli, Nicaragua, Sunday Jan. 8, 2012. The one-time Sandinista revolutionary, Ortega will be sworn in for a third term at Tuesday's presidential inauguration in Managua. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)

Angry youths burn debris following the removal of a fuel subsidy by the government in Lagos, Nigeria, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2012. Angry youths erected a burning roadblock outside luxury enclaves in Nigeria's commercial capital Tuesday as a paralyzing national strike over fuel prices and government corruption entered its second day. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)

In this photo provided by the US Coast Guard, the cutter Healy, left, breaks ice around the Russian tanker Renda in the Bering Sea Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2012, 97 miles south of Nome, Alaska. The two vessels departed Dutch Harbor for Nome on Jan. 3, 2012, to deliver more than 1.3 million gallons of petroleum products. (AP Photo/U.S. Coast Guard/Petty Officer 1st Class Sara Francis)

Republican presidential candidate, Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, speaks to supporters during an election night really in Manchester, N.H., Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2012. (AP Photo/Bill Sikes)

Joran van der Sloot looks back from his seat after entering the courtroom for the continuation of his murder trial at San Pedro prison in Lima, Peru, Wednesday Jan. 11, 2012. Van der Sloot pleaded guilty on Wednesday to the 2010 murder of a 21-year-old Peruvian woman he met at a Lima casino who was killed five years to the day of the unsolved disappearance in Aruba of an American teen in which he remains the main suspect. (AP Photo/Karel Navarro)

Riot police shield to keep from a molotov cocktail thrown at them by residents during a violent demolition in San Juan, east of Manila, Philippines, Wednesday Jan. 11, 2012. Several residents and police as well as demolition crew were injured as residents resisted the demolition of their houses which allegedly was effected to pave the way for the development of the prime property such as the building of a new city hall, a shopping mall and condominiums. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)

Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, hands a baby back to the audience as he campaigns at The Hall at Senate’s End, in Columbia, S.C., Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

A man crosses the Magdalena bridge as low-lying cloud envelops the Arga River, near Pamplona, northern Spain, Thursday, Jan. 12, 2012. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)

Denver Broncos wide receiver Demaryius Thomas (88) breaks away from Pittsburgh Steelers defensive back Ryan Mundy (29) for the winning touchdown in overtime of an NFL wild card playoff football game Sunday, Jan. 8, 2012, in Denver. The Broncos won 29-23. (AP Photo/Joe Mahoney)

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, left, shares a laugh with Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez upon his arrival at Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, Jan. 9, 2012. Ahmadinejad visited with Chavez as tensions rose with the U.S. over Tehran's nuclear program and a death sentence against an American man convicted of working for the CIA. Venezuela is the first leg of a four-nation tour that will also take Ahmadinejad to Nicaragua, Cuba and Ecuador. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Argentina's Lionel Messi is awarded the prize for the soccer player of the year 2011 at the FIFA Ballon d'Or awarding ceremony in Zurich, Switzerland, Monday, Jan. 9, 2012. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)