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ISLE OF WIGHT, FEBRUARY 02: A picture of the moon surrounded by a halo of light on February 02, 2015 in Isle Of Wight, England. Jupiter is the brightest star on the left side of the halo. Isle of Wight based amateur photographer Ainsley Bennett captured this beautiful shot of the moon producing a strong HALO at around midnight. The rings can be clearly seen in the high stratus clouds. Jupiter can be seen shining brightly to the left of the moon. PHOTOGRAPH BY Ainsley Bennett / 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
The moon and Jupiter glow over the Isle of Wight, UK. Barcroft Media

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US President Barack Obama delivers a speech on the economy on February 6, 2015 at Ivy Tech Community College in Indianapolis, Indiana. AFP PHOTO/NICHOLAS KAMM (Photo credit should read NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images)
President Barack Obama speaks in Indianapolis. Getty

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A person looks at the Piton de la Fournaise volcano in eruption Thursday, Feb. 5, 2015, in the French Indian Ocean island of La Reunion. This is the second eruption in the past year at Piton de la Fournaise after 3-years of quiet. (AP Photo/Fabrice Wislez)
The Piton de la Fournaise volcano erupts in La Reunion, France. AP

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A baby is held at the window of a bus with people waiting to leave the town of Debaltseve, eastern Ukraine, Friday, Feb. 6, 2015. At left is a sign reading Slovyansk. Pro-Russia rebels and the Ukrainian authorities agreed Friday on a humanitarian corridor to evacuate civilians from the epicenter of fighting in eastern Ukraine as German and French leaders prepared to bring their peace plan to Moscow. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
A baby looks on as a bus takes fleeing residents out of Debaltseve, Ukraine. AP

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epaselect epa04606192 Cyclists in action during the third stage of the 2015 Dubai Tour in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 06 February 2015. EPA/CLAUDIO PERI
A camel watchs bicyclists compete in Dubai. EPA

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Protesters run for cover as riot police charge at them during clashes in the village of Bilad Al Qadeem south of Manama, February 6, 2015. Protesters clashed with riot police demanding for the release of Bahraini opposition leader Sheik Ali Salman. Sheik Salman, head of the al-Wefaq Islamic Society was arrested on December 28, 2014 after leading a protest rally against elections in November which his party boycotted. REUTERS/ Hamad I Mohammed (BAHRAIN). (POLITICS CIVIL UNREST TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
Protesters flee from police in Bilad Al Qadeem, Bahrain. Reuters

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USA Rights Only-Saarbrucken, Germany -2/6/15-Animals at the Saarbrucken Zoo -PICTURED: Chimpanzee -PHOTO by: ACTION PRESS/startraksphoto.com -Startraks_action_19563304 Editorial - Rights Managed Image - Please contact www.startraksphoto.com for licensing fee Startraks Photo New York, NY For licensing please call 212-414-9464 or email sales@startraksphoto.com Startraks Photo reserves the right to pursue unauthorized users of this image. If you violate our intellectual property you may be liable for actual damages, loss of income, and profits you derive from the use of this image, and where appropriate, the cost of collection and/or statutory damages.
A forlorn chimpanzee sits in its Saarbrucken, Germany, zoo enclosure. StarTraks

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epaselect epa04605952 Newborn orangutan Rieke is presented during a press conference at Berlin Zoo, in Berlin, Germany, 06 February 2015. The baby was born on 12 January 2015 weighing 2,290 grams and is bottle-fed by keepers. EPA/RALF HIRSCHBERGER
A newborn orangutan debuts in the Berlin Zoo. EPA

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epaselect epa04605831 A snow plow stirs up some snow near Hofsgrund, Germany, 06 February 2015. EPA/PATRICK SEEGER
A plow stirs up snow in Hofsgrund, Germany. EPA

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epaselect epa04605772 Visitors walk through colorful illuminated ice structures at the Shikotsukoonsen Ice Festival in Shikotsukoonsen, outskirts of Chitose, northern Japan, 06 February 2015. The lowest temperature at the lakeside town was minus 16 degrees Celsius on 06 February. The ice festival is held from 30 January to 22 February. EPA/KIMIMASA MAYAMA
Visitors walk through an ice palace in Shikotsukoonsen, Japan. EPA

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USA Rights Only-Saarbrucken, Germany -2/6/15-Animals at the Saarbrucken Zoo -PICTURED: Seal -PHOTO by: ACTION PRESS/startraksphoto.com -Startraks_action_19563327 Editorial - Rights Managed Image - Please contact www.startraksphoto.com for licensing fee Startraks Photo New York, NY For licensing please call 212-414-9464 or email sales@startraksphoto.com Startraks Photo reserves the right to pursue unauthorized users of this image. If you violate our intellectual property you may be liable for actual damages, loss of income, and profits you derive from the use of this image, and where appropriate, the cost of collection and/or statutory damages.
A seal swims in a Saarbrucken, Germany, zoo. StarTraks

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A Ghana fan poses before their semi-final soccer match of the 2015 African Cup of Nations against Equatorial Guinea in Malabo, February 5, 2015. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh (EQUATORIAL GUINEA - Tags: SPORT SOCCER TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
A Ghana fan poses before a soccer match in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea. Reuters

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A woman takes a selfie with a sheep at a sheep cafe in Seoul February 6, 2015. A growing number of visitors including foreign tourists are coming to the cafe to enjoy the upcoming Year of the Sheep, according to the cafe's owner. The Chinese Lunar New Year on February 19 will welcome the Year of the Sheep (also known as the Year of the Goat or Ram). REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji (SOUTH KOREA - Tags: SOCIETY BUSINESS ANIMALS ANNIVERSARY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
A woman takes a selfie with a sheep at a sheep cafe in Seoul, South Korea. Reuters

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Dogs play with each other at the Florida park in the Spanish Basque town of Vitoria following heavy snow, February 6, 2015. REUTERS/Vincent West (SPAIN - Tags: SOCIETY ANIMALS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
Dogs play in snowy Vitoria, Spain. Reuters

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European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker (L) and European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini (R) welcome U.S. Vice President Joe Biden at the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels February 6, 2015. Biden said on Friday that the United States and Europe needed to stand together over Ukraine and accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of calling for peace while rolling his troops through Ukrainian countryside. REUTERS/Yves Herman (BELGIUM - Tags: POLITICS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
Vice President Joe Biden visits the European Commission headquarters in Brussels. Reuters

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Rescuers clean up the wreckage of TransAsia Airways plane Flight GE235 after it crash landed into a river, in New Taipei City, February 5, 2015. The pilot of a doomed TransAsia plane, hailed as a hero for his actions in the final moments before a crash that killed 31 people, was still holding the joystick in the plane's cockpit when his body was found, media reported on Friday. Picture taken February 5, 2015. REUTERS/Stringer (TAIWAN - Tags: TRANSPORT DISASTER TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) ATTENTION EDITORS - TAIWAN OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN TAIWAN. CHINA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN CHINA
Rescuers clean up the wreckage of TransAsia Airways plane Flight GE235 in New Taipei City, Taiwan. Reuters

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Russia's President Vladimir Putin (C) listen to French President Francois Hollande during a meeting on resolving the Ukraine crisis at the Kremlin in Moscow February 6, 2015. The leaders of France and Germany flew to Moscow on Friday in a last-ditch effort to negotiate a peace deal for Ukraine, but expectations of a breakthrough were low after gains on the battlefield by pro-Russian rebels. REUTERS/Maxim Zmeyev (RUSSIA - Tags: POLITICS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Russia’s President Vladimir Putin meet French President Francois Hollande in Moscow. Reuters

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USA Rights Only-Saarbrucken, Germany -2/6/15-Animals at the Saarbrucken Zoo -PICTURED: Meerkat -PHOTO by: ACTION PRESS/startraksphoto.com -Startraks_action_19563308 Editorial - Rights Managed Image - Please contact www.startraksphoto.com for licensing fee Startraks Photo New York, NY For licensing please call 212-414-9464 or email sales@startraksphoto.com Startraks Photo reserves the right to pursue unauthorized users of this image. If you violate our intellectual property you may be liable for actual damages, loss of income, and profits you derive from the use of this image, and where appropriate, the cost of collection and/or statutory damages.
A meerkat is on alert in a Saarbrucken, Germany, zoo. StarTraks

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