The day in photos

The day in photos

Jan 28, 2015

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epaselect epa04590890 A man with a tattoo on his head showing the 'Berlin Bear' and the dome of the television tower in Berlin, Germany, 28 Germany 2015. PHOTO: EPA/BRITTA PEDERSEN

A man shows off his bear tattoo in Berlin. EPA

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BOSTON, MA - JANUARY 28: Workers continue snow removal efforts in the Back Bay neighborhood the day after Winter Storm Juno, on January 28, 2015 in Boston, Massachusetts. The storm brought 24.4 inches of snow to Boston, and up to 36 inches in other parts of Massachusetts. (Photo by Kayana Szymczak/Getty Images)

Workers dig Boston out. Getty

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WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 28: U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York Loretta Lynch testifies during her confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee January 28, 2015 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. If confirmed by the full Senate Ms. Lynch will succeed Eric Holder as the next U.S. Attorney General. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

Loretta Lynch testifies at her confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. Getty

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Local residents walk past Soviet-era hammer and sickle sculptures outside an apartment building damaged after Saturday's shellingin Mariupol, Ukraine, Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2015. The military conflict between Russia-backed separatists and the government forces in eastern Ukraine has been raging since April, claiming more than 5,100 lives, according to the United Nations. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

Residents pass Soviet-era sculptures in Mariupol, Ukraine. AP

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Pope Francis is greeted by Argentinian officers of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus, UNFICYP, as he arrives for his weekly general audience in Pope Paul II hall, at the Vatican, Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2015. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Argentinian officers greet Pope Francis at the Vatican. AP

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A graffiti of a dead fish is pictured in part of the Jaquari reservoir, during a drought in Vargem, Sao Paulo state January 28, 2015. Sao Paulo, Brazil's drought-hit megacity of 20 million, has about two months of guaranteed water supply remaining as it taps into the second of three emergency reserves, officials say. REUTERS/Roosevelt Cassio (BRAZIL - Tags: ENVIRONMENT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Graffiti of a dead fish decorates a reservoir in Sao Paulo, Brazil, during a drought. Reuters

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LGBT activist group Motion of Integration and Gay Liberation (MOVILH) leader Rolando Jimenez celebrates with group members after the Chilean Congress passed a bill known locally as the Civil Union Accord in Valparaiso city January 28, 2015. After nearly four years of legislative wrangling, legislators in socially-conservative Chile on Wednesday gave the green light to civil unions for same-sex and unmarried heterosexual couples. The bill will give many of the legal rights afforded to married couples to an estimated two million Chileans. Most of those expected to benefit from the civil unions are unmarried, heterosexual couples though the move is also seen as a big step forward for gay rights. REUTERS/Rodrigo Garrido (CHILE - Tags: POLITICS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

LGBT activists celebrate the legalization of civil unions in Valparaiso, Chile. Reuters

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epaselect epa04590249 Weathernews casters Airi Yamagishi (L) and Akane Fujioka inspect pollen robots, observation equipment measuring pollen load ahead of the start of the hay-fever season at headquarters of Japan's weather information service company Weathernews at Makuhari in Chiba, east of Tokyo, Japan, 28 January 2015. Many people suffer from hay fever from early next month as the people are allergic to pollen. EPA/KIMIMASA MAYAMA

Newscasters inspect meteorology equipment in Chiba, Japan. EPA

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epaselect epa04590777 A member of Syrian Kurdish People's Defence Units (YPG) sits in Kobane, Syria, 28 January 2015. According to reports Kurdish fighters on 26 January claimed to have pushed militants from the group calling themselves the Islamic State (IS) out of the embattled Syrian town of Kobane, following four months of fighting, which included airstrikes carried out by an international anti-IS coalition. EPA/SEDAT SUNA

A Kurdish fighter in Kobani, Syria, takes a call. EPA

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A model presents a creation by Dutch designers Viktor Horsting and Rolf Snoeren as part of their Haute Couture Spring Summer 2015 fashion show in Paris January 28, 2015. REUTERS/Charles Platiau (FRANCE - Tags: FASHION TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

A model sports a Viktor and Rolf creation in Paris. Reuters

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Palestinians attack the headquarters of the United Nations Special Coordinator during a protest against the decision by the main U.N. aid agency to suspend payments to tens of thousands of Palestinians for repairs to their homes damaged in last summer's war, in Gaza City January 28, 2015. Dozens of Palestinians, whose homes were destroyed and damaged in the summer war, attacked the office of the United Nations Special Coordinator in Gaza, to protest the decision by a key United Nations organisation to suspend its cash aid to them. Some burnt tyres outside the gate while others tried to storm in by climbing the outer walls. Some hurled stones into the headquarters. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem (GAZA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY BUSINESS)

Palestinians attack a UN special coordinator’s headquarters in Gaza City. Reuters

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Fishermen use a stretcher with steels bars to carry a rare 15-foot (4.5-m) megamouth shark (Megachasma Pelagios), which was trapped in a fishermen's net in Burias Pass in Albay and Masbate provinces, central Philippines January 28, 2015. A megamouth shark can reach to a maximum length of 17 feet (5.2 metres) with a life span of 100 years. It resides in deep waters but rises towards the surface at night to feed or eat plankton. The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources in Albay province will investigate to determine the cause of the shark's death. REUTERS/Rhaydz Barcia (PHILIPPINES - Tags: SOCIETY ANIMALS HEALTH ENVIRONMENT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Fishermen lift a dead megamouth shark out of the water in Albay, Philippines. Reuters

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A Mali supporter painted in the colours of the country's national flag cheers as the team arrives to warm up before their 2015 African Cup of Nations Group D soccer match against Guinea in Mongomo January 28, 2015. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings (EQUATORIAL GUINEA - Tags: SPORT SOCCER TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

A Mali supporter cheers at a soccer match in Mongomo, Guinea. Reuters

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A man wears a pumpkin on his head during carnival celebrations in Zubieta January 27, 2015. Bell carrying dancers known as Joaldunak from Zubieta and neighbouring Ituren visit each other's villages performing a ritual dance to ward off evil spirits and awaken the coming spring. Alongside the dancers, villagers dress in bizarre and frightening costumes to harass and scare visitors. REUTERS/Vincent West (SPAIN - Tags: SOCIETY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

A man wears a pumpkin on his head for carnival celebrations in Zubieta, Spain. Reuters

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A rare baby rhinoceros has been born at Copenhagen Zoo in Denmark. The healthy calf is the first to be born there for 35 years. The adorable creature weighed 50kg at birth and will be given time alone with her mother before public viewings. Rhinos are among the world's most endangered species, largely due to poaching to harvest their horns. Pictured: Baby rhinoceros born at Copenhagen Zoo, Denmark. CREDIT: Frank Rønsholt/Splash Ref: SPL937987 280115 Picture by: Ronsholt/CopenhagenZoo/Splash Splash News and Pictures Los Angeles: 310-821-2666 New York: 212-619-2666 London: 870-934-2666 photodesk@splashnews.com

A baby rhino debuts at the Copenhagen Zoo. Splash

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Bart the cat, recovering from a broken jaw and facial injuries, is seen in this Humane Society of Tampa Bay picture released on January 28, 2015. Bart, a cat in Florida, is on the mend after clawing his way back from the dead, surfacing five days after he was hit by a car and buried for dead, according to the Humane Society of Tampa Bay. REUTERS/Humane Society of Tampa Bay/Handout via Reuters (UNITED STATES - Tags: ANIMALS HEALTH SOCIETY) ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. REUTERS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, CONTENT, LOCATION OR DATE OF THIS IMAGE. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS PICTURE IS DISTRIBUTED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS. NO SALES. NO ARCHIVES

Bart the cat recovers in Tampa Bay, Fla., after “coming back from the dead.” Reuters

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An aerial banner, sponsored by Doctor Without Borders opposing the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP) with the U.S. government, is displayed by an airplane flying up the Hudson River in New York January 28, 2015. Humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontires (MSF) claims that intellectual property provisions in the agreement could restrict access to affordable generic medicines, according to their website. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton (UNITED STATES - Tags: CIVIL UNREST HEALTH BUSINESS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

An aerial banner from Doctors Without Borders flies over New York. Reuters

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A trader rests his head in his hands near the close of trading, on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2015. The U.S. stock market slumped at the close as oil falls to its lowest level in nearly six years. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 195 points, or 1.1 percent, to close at 17,191 Wednesday, near its low point for the day. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

A trader isn’t thrilled with closing numbers at the New York Stock Exchange. AP

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Female orangutan baby, Surya, rests in the enclosure in the zoo in Rostock, northeastern Germany, Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2015. (AP Photo/dpa, Bernd Wuestneck)

A baby orangutan hangs out in a Rostock, Germany. AP

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A student holds up a photograph of Cuba's former President Fidel Castro at the memorial of Jose Marti on Revolution Square in Havana January 28, 2015. Cuban youths gathered at the memorial to celebrate the 162nd birthday of national independence hero and poet Marti. Marti, who was forced to live most of his life in exile due to his opposition to Spanish colonial rule, launched an invasion of Cuba for its independence in 1895. He was killed the same year. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini (CUBA - Tags: ANNIVERSARY POLITICS CIVIL UNREST TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Students hold up a photo of Fidel Castro in Havana, Cuba. Reuters

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