The Week in Pictures: Feb. 2 - 9

New York Giants kicker Lawrence Tynes hugs head coach Tom Coughlin after the Giants defeated the New England Patriots to win Super Bowl XLVI, in Indianapolis, Ind. on Feb. 5.

A woman walks along the iced waterside promenade at Lake Geneva in Versoix, Switzerland, Feb. 5. A cold spell sent temperatures across much of Europe plummeting far below zero.

A firefighter climbs a mountain to extinguish a wildfire in Jubrique, near Malaga, Spain, Feb. 5.


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President Barack Obama watches as Joey Hudy, 14, launches a marshmallow from his Extreme Marshmallow Cannon at the White House in Washington., Feb. 7. Obama hosted the second White House Science Fair, which celebrates students who win competitions in science, technology, engineering and math, and announced that his proposed budget will include new funding for education in math and sciences.

A man paddles a raft to a concrete island, meant to be part of an overpass construction project but now sits derilect, as he searches for items to salvage in the River Yamuna, in New Delhi, India, Feb. 6. The Yamuna is one of the world's most polluted rivers and supplies more than 60 percent of the water needed by the Delhi region.

Participants of a "Soul Train" flash mob make their way along the line during a tribute to "Soul Train" creator Don Cornelius, Feb. 4, in New York's Times Square.

A Chilean student is sprayed by a riot police water cannon during a protest against the government of President Sebastian Pinera, in Santiago, Chile, on Feb. 2.

Turkey's ruling AK Party lawmaker Muhittin Aksak, right, and main opposition Republican People's Party lawmaker Mahmut Tanal, left, scuffle during a debate in parliament in Ankara, Turkey, Feb. 8.


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Challenger Steve "USS" Cunningham of the United States takes a heavy punch from Yoan Pablo Hernandez of Cuba during their IBF Cruiserweight World Championship title re-match in Frankfurt, Germany, Feb. 4. Hernandez won the fight after 12 rounds by a 3-0 judges' decision.

A man wearing a gas mask sits close to a fire as protests near Egypt's Interior Ministry continued for a second day on Feb. 3, in Cairo. Violent protests spread across Egypt's cities amid anger over the deaths of 74 football fans killed in clashes that erupted after a match between al-Masry and al-Alhy in Port Said. Three days of mourning were announced and marches were scheduled to protest the alleged lack of protection provided by police at the stadium.

Republican presidential candidate Rep. Ron Paul speaks during a campaign stop at Bethel University, Feb. 4, in Arden Hills, Minn.

A man dusts mannequins displaying wigs in a hair and beauty store in Brixton on Feb. 2, in London, England.

Morgue workers remove the body of a man killed during a shooting in the Itinga neighborhood in Salvador, Brazil, Feb. 8. About one-third of Bahia state's 30,000 patrolling police went on strike last week, opening the door to widespread looting and violence and a doubling of the murder rate in Salvador, the nation's third-largest city. About 3,600 soldiers and federal police officers were sent in to help quell the violence but the city, a center of Afro-Brazilian culture and also a popular foreign tourist destination, remained on edge.

An elderly woman is wrapped in thick winter clothes as she tries to sell cigarettes to passers-by in downtown Kiev, Ukraine, Feb. 3. A cold snap has killed hundreds of people across Europe and temperatures in some countries plummeted to nearly minus 40 Fahrenheit. At least 135 people have died in Ukraine.

Members of the Iranian army's air force re-enact the scene of founder of the Islamic Republic Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini's 1979 arrival to Iran, at Merhrabad airport, in Tehran, Iran, Feb. 1.

Editor's note: Image received Feb. 3.


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A polar bear dives into a pool at the zoo in Hanover, northern Germany, on Feb. 8.Temperatures plunged to new lows in Europe where a prolonged cold snap has killed hundreds of people.