The day in photos

The day in photos

Feb 4, 2015

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SUSSEX, UNITED KINGDOM - FEBRUARY 04: Photo shows landscape of Halnaker windmill at Bosham Harbour, near Chichester on February 4, 2015 in Sussex, England. PHOTOGRAPH BY iVistaphotography / Barcroft UK Office, London. T +44 845 370 2233 W www.barcroftmedia.com USA Office, New York City. T +1 212 796 2458 W www.barcroftusa.com Indian Office, Delhi. T +91 11 4053 2429 W www.barcroftindia.com

The sun rises over Sussex, England. iVistaphotography / Barcroft Media

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SEMARANG, INDONESIA - FEBRUARY 04: Indonesian healthcare professionals, activists and students wearing Disney characters Donald Duck and Minnie Mouse costumes deliver gifts to cancer patient during the event on World Cancer Day at the Kariadi Hospital on February 4, 2015 in Semarang, Indonesia. PHOTOGRAPH BY WF Sihardian / Barcroft Media UK Office, London. T +44 845 370 2233 W www.barcroftmedia.com USA Office, New York City. T +1 212 796 2458 W www.barcroftusa.com Indian Office, Delhi. T +91 11 4053 2429 W www.barcroftindia.com

Donald Duck visits pediatric hospital patients on World Cancer Day in Semarang, Indonesia. WF Sihardian / Barcroft Media

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DETROIT, MI - FEBRUARY 4: Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush speaks at the Detroit Economic Club February 4, 2015 in Detroit, Michigan. Bush, the son of former republican President George H.W. Bush and the brother of former republican President George W. Bush, is considering becoming a republican candidate for the 2016 presidential election. (Photo by Bill Pugliano/Getty Images)

Former Fla. Gov. Jeb Bush speaks in Detroit. Getty

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A full moon rises over the Chugach Mountains on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2015, in Anchorage, Alaska. The temperature in early evening was 9 degrees, continuing February weather featuring clear skies and mild temperatures. (AP Photo/Dan Joling)

The moon rises over Anchorage, Alaska. AP

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A man walks past the Bank of Greece headquarters, in central Athens, on Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015. With all Europe waiting to see how Greece proposes to renegotiate its massive bailout loans, Greece's Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and his Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis are on a whirlwind tour of the region to discuss possible solutions. Tsipras wants easier terms of repayment on the 240 billion euros (currently $271 billion) in bailout loans and to ease back on the austerity budget measures the country has been required to make. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris )

A man walks past the Bank of Greece headquarters in Athens. AP

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A couple kiss each other as a rainbow forms just after a storm at a breakwater facing the Mediterranean Sea in Barcelona, Spain, Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

A couple kisses under a rainbow in Barcelona, Spain. AP

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Emergency personnel try to extract passengers from a commercial plane after it crashed in Taipei, Taiwan, Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015. The Taiwanese commercial flight with 58 people aboard clipped a bridge shortly after takeoff and crashed into a river in the island's capital of Taipei on Wednesday morning. (AP Photo/Wally Santana)

Emergency workers rescue passengers from a plane crash in Taipei, Taiwan. AP

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A sports utility vehicle remains crushed and burned at the front of a Metro-North train, Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015, in Valhalla, N.Y. The commuter train slammed into the SUV stuck on the tracks Tuesday evening, killing the driver and several train passengers, authorities said. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

An SUV remains crushed against a Metro-North train in Valhalla, N.Y. AP

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Sumatran tiger Melati walks past a present box to celebrate the first birthday of her cub triplets in their enclosure at London Zoo in London, February 4, 2015. The Zoo left gifts for the cubs in their enclosure, but they were afraid to approach the boxes, leaving their mother to enjoy their contents. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth (BRITAIN - Tags: ANIMALS ENVIRONMENT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Sumatran tiger Melati walks past a gift in a London Zoo. Reuters

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Australian journalist Peter Greste (C) receives a kiss from his mother Lois (L) and father Juris upon his return home at Brisbane International Airport, early February 5, 2015. Peter Greste, the Al Jazeera journalist freed after more than a year in an Egyptian prison, arrived back in his Australian homeland on Thursday and called for the release of two colleagues still in custody. Greste was released on Sunday after 400 days in a Cairo jail and had been in Cyprus since. He had been sentenced to seven years on charges that included aiding a terrorist group in a case that had attracted widespread attention and criticism of Egypt's leadership and judiciary. REUTERS/Nathan Richter (AUSTRALIA - Tags: MEDIA TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Australian journalist Peter Greste (center) greets his parents upon his return home from imprisonment in Egypt at Brisbane International Airport. Reuters

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epaselect epa04603209 A cat is blocked in a bush in Mifol near Novosele, Albania, 04 February 2015. In southern Albania, heavy rain and snow caused rivers to flood thousands of hectares of land, homes and many roads. Many areas in southern Albania had no power or water. Police urged residents to cancel travel plans and more intense rain was forecast to hit over the next few days. EPA/ARMANDO BABANI

A cat is blocked in a bush during floods in Mifol, Albania. EPA

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epaselect epa04603190 Passengers are silhouetted against the sun as they carry their luggage towards the entrance of the railway station in Beijing city, China, 04 February 2015. China's annual Spring Festival transport this year begins from 04 February 2015 on and is expected to see a total of 2.807 billion trips in the coming 40 days of the duration of the Spring Festival. EPA/WU HONG

Passengers wait to board trains in Beijing, China. EPA

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epaselect epa04602281 Visitors stand in the 'My History. Rurikovichi' multimedia exhibition devoted to the period of Rurikovichi (Rurik dynasty) at the Lenexpo exhibition complex in St. Petersburg, Russia, 03 February 2015. The exhibition tells about 740 years of ancient Russian history and its rulers and runs from 30 January to 15 February. EPA/ANATOLY MALTSEV

The Rurik dynasty is celebrated at the Lenexpo exhibition complex in St. Petersburg, Russia. EPA

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epaselect epa04603005 South Korean tradition honor guards salute during a welcoming ceremony of the Chinese Defense Minister Chang Wanquan (not pictured) at the headquarters of the Defense Ministry in Seoul, South Korea, 04 February 2015. Chang Wanquan arrived in Seoul on a three-day visit to discuss the two countries' military cooperation exchange and Northeast Asia security situation. EPA/JEON HEON-KYUN

Honor guards salute in a Defense Ministry ceremony in Seoul, South Korea. EPA

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epaselect epa04603514 A man walks among cars covered in snow in Burguete town, Navarre region, northern Spain, 04 February 2015. A spell of rough weather with snowstorms is hitting the majority of Spanish territory these days. EPA/VILLAR LOPEZ

Major snowfall covers Navarre, Spain. EPA

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Ivan Timofeenko, co-founder of the "Newton Park" interactive museum of science, demonstrates the so-called Mirror Box, which produces various combinations of reflections creating volumetric geometric figures, during preparations for a performance for school children dedicated to the Russian Day of Science at the Museum Centre in Krasnoyarsk, Siberia, February 4, 2015. A group of young engineers, scientists and researchers, who specialize in chemistry, applied mathematics and physics, founded an interactive museum of science to conduct experiments aimed at the popularization of the exact sciences for pupils and their parents. REUTERS/Ilya Naymushin (RUSSIA - Tags: ANNIVERSARY EDUCATION SOCIETY SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Ivan Timofeenko demonstrates a Mirror Box in Krasnoyarsk, Siberia. Reuters

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Swans struggle across a frozen Hogganfield Loch in Glasgow, Soctland to get to people feeding birds. Pictured: Swans Ref: SPL942484 030215 Picture by: Mirrorpix/ Splash News Splash News and Pictures Los Angeles: 310-821-2666 New York: 212-619-2666 London: 870-934-2666 photodesk@splashnews.com

Swans struggle across a frozen pond in Glasgow, Scotland. Splash

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A woman digs on the ground to build shelter at the Zamzam IDP camp for Internally Displaced Persons (IDP), near El Fasher in North Darfur February 4, 2015. Thousands have fled areas in east Jebel Marra and north of Tawilla due to clashes between government forces and armed opposition groups, according to local media. REUTERS/ Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah (SUDAN - Tags: CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

A woman digs to build a shelter at a displaced persons camp in North Darfur, Sudan. Reuters

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A woman and a child look through a bus window before the departure as people flee due to a military conflict in Debaltseve, February 4, 2015. The EU's foreign policy chief threw her support on Wednesday behind a call for a temporary truce in the eastern Ukrainian town of Debaltseve to allow for the evacuation of civilians. REUTERS/Sergey Polezhaka (UKRAINE - Tags: SOCIETY CONFLICT CIVIL UNREST MILITARY POLITICS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

A woman and child look through a bus window on their way out of Debaltseve, Ukraine. Reuters

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Ashton Carter, U.S. President Barack Obama's nominee to be secretary of defense, testifies before a Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, February 4, 2015. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS MILITARY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Sec. of Defense nominee Ashton Carter testifies before a Senate Armed Services Committee in Washington. Reuters

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A New York State policeman holds a hot beverage while looking towards a commuter train which struck a vehicle in Mount Pleasant, near Valhalla, New York February 3, 2015. A crowded New York commuter train struck a car near suburban White Plains during Tuesday evening's rush hour, sparking an explosion and a fire that killed seven people, officials said. REUTERS/Adrees Latif (UNITED STATES - Tags: DISASTER TRANSPORT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

A New York State officer watches the scene of a train accident near Valhalla, N.Y. Reuters

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Meerkats warm up in their enclosure in the zoo Wilhelma in Stuittgart, southern Germany, on February 3, 2015. Meerkats live in all parts of the Kalahari Desert in Botswana, in much of the Namib Desert in Namibia, southwestern Angola and in South Africa. AFP PHOTO / DPA / MARIJAN MURAT GERMANY OUTMARIJAN MURAT/AFP/Getty Images

Meerkats sunbathe in Stuittgart, Germany. Marijuan Murat / AFP / Getty

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