Jan 21, 2014

Grenades are thrown during continued protests in Ukraine, Gov. Chris Christie is sworn in for second term, a suicide bomber kills four in residential Lebanon neighborhood, and more in today’s daily brief.

: Grenade explodes during clashes between police and protesters in central Kiev on January 20, 2014. Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych on Monday warned the bloody clashes between protesters and police threatened all of Ukraine as new fighting rocked the capital Kiev. The 63-year-old leader stressed that he had previously allowed protests against his decision to ditch a key pact with the EU to take place, but now his patience might be running out. (Anatoliy Stepanov/AFP/Getty Images)

: Grenade explodes during clashes between police and protesters in central Kiev on January 20, 2014. Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych on Monday warned the bloody clashes between protesters and police threatened all of Ukraine as new fighting rocked the capital Kiev. The 63-year-old leader stressed that he had previously allowed protests against his decision to ditch a key pact with the EU to take place, but now his patience might be running out. (Volodymyr Shuvayev/AFP/Getty Images)

: Governor Chris Christie holds his hand aloft as he is sworn in for his second term at the War Memorial Theatre in Trenton, New Jersey January 21, 2014. Christie, a Republican Party star enmeshed in scandal after re-election in November, will return to the themes of small government and bipartisan cooperation when he is sworn in for a second term on Tuesday. (Carlo Allegri/Reuters)

: People stand by a plane in the camp for displaced persons at the Mpoko airport in Bangui on January 21, 2014, a day after the election of Catherine Samba-Panza as the new President of the Central African Republic. The European Union agreed on January 20 to send hundreds of troops to the Central African Republic in a rare joint military mission aimed at ending months of sectarian violence. Saying Europe was “deeply concerned by the extreme insecurity and instability” in the impoverished nation, EU foreign ministers gave “political approval” to the rapid deployment of a force expected to number between 400 and 600. (Issouf Sanogo/AFP/Getty Images)

: Children stand next to a plane in the camp for displaced persons at the Mpoko airport in Bangui, on January 21, 2014, a day after the election of Catherine Samba-Panza as the new President of the Central African Republic. The European Union agreed on January 20 to send hundreds of troops to the Central African Republic in a rare joint military mission aimed at ending months of sectarian violence. Saying Europe was “deeply concerned by the extreme insecurity and instability” in the impoverished nation, EU foreign ministers gave “political approval” to the rapid deployment of a force expected to number between 400 and 600. (Issouf Sanogo/AFP/Getty Images)

: Novak Djokovic of Serbia throws his racquet during his men’s quarter-final tennis match against Stanislas Wawrinka of Switzerland at the Australian Open 2014 tennis tournament in Melbourne January 21, 2014. (Jason Reed/Reuters)

: Lebanese men try to extinguish fire from burning cars following an explosion on January 21, 2014 in Haret Hreik, a south Beirut neighbourhood considered a stronghold of the Lebanese Shiite movement Hezbollah. Two people were killed in the apparent suicide car bombing, Lebanon’s National News Agency said. (AFP PHOTO/STRSTR/Getty Images)

: Lebanese army soldiers and forensic inspectors gather to examine the site of an explosion in the Haret Hreik area in the southern suburbs of the Lebanese capital Beirut January 21, 2014. A suicide bomber killed four people on Tuesday in a residential neighbourhood of southern Beirut known for its support of Shi’ite military and political group Hezbollah, security sources said. (Hasan Shaaban/Reuters)

: Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) smiles as he wears a jersey of Boston Red Sox, while Red Sox mascot Wally looks on at Abe’s office in Tokyo January 21, 2014. Japanese Major League Baseball (MLB) players, Junichi Tazawa and Koji Uehara gave a Red Sox jersey to Abe. (Yoshikazu Tsuno/Pool/Reuters)

: A Syrian man begs for money with a child at Istiklal Avenue on January 22, 2014 in Istanbul. The United Nations on January 20, 2014 cancelled an invitation to Iran to attend a Syria peace conference this week over its refusal to back calls for a transitional government in Syria, a spokesman said. UN leader Ban Ki-moon is “deeply disappointed” at Iran’s statements rejecting a communique adopted by international powers on ending the Syria war, said UN spokesman Martin Nesirky. (Bulent Kilic/AFP/Getty Images)

: Syrians help an injured child following an alleged airstrike by government forces near a school in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo on January 21, 2014. At least another 30 people died ealier in the week in violence across the country, including 15 killed when regime planes dropped barrel bombs on rebel zones in the northern province of Aleppo, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. (Mahmud Al-Halabi/AFP/Getty Images)

: A female police trainee practises firing her weapon at a shooting range during a refresher training programme in Najaf January 20, 2014. Picture taken January 20, 2014. (Alaa Al-Marjani/Reuters)

: Thailand’s Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra gestures while speaking to reporters following following the declaration of a state of emergency in Bangkok January 21, 2014. The Thai government on Tuesday declared a 60-day state of emergency to start on Wednesday, saying it wanted to prevent any escalation in more than two months of protests aimed at forcing Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra from power. (Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters)

: A supporter waves a national flag from an office window as anti-government protesters march through Bangkok’s financial district January 21, 2014. Some Thai rice farmers have threatened to switch sides and join protesters trying to topple the government if they do not get paid for their crop, a worrying development for Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra whose support is based on the rural vote. (Reuters/Damir Sagolj/Reuters)

: A protester is detained during an attempt to deliver a petition, near the French embassy, in Phnom Penh January 21, 2014. Eleven protesters, including Cambodian activists Yorm Bopha and Tep Vanny, were detained while trying to deliver petitions to foreign embassies in Phnom Penh, calling for help in securing the release of 23 men who were jailed for joining a strike earlier this month over garment factory wages, according to local rights groups. (Samrang Pring/Reuters)

Jan. 21 Daily Brief: Protests rage on in Ukraine, Christie sworn in, suicide bomber in Lebanon

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