Brazilians prepare for Carnival, Ukraine fighting, Spanish Fashion Week | Feb. 7
Going alongside a very large baby are Brazilian pre-Carnival festivities, fighting in the Ukraine, Yemen coupe, Spanish spotlight on Fashion Week, and more, in the day in photos from around the world.
- Anna Holmlund of Sweden takes 2nd place, Sofia Smirnova of Russia takes 3rd place, Marte Hoeie Gjefsen of Norway takes 6th, Andrea Limbacher of Austria takes 8th place during the FIS Freestyle Skiing World Cup Ski Cross in Arosa, Switzerland. (Laurent Salino/Agence Zoom/Getty Images)
- Lou Spichtig of Switzerland from Tanz Akademie Zuerich, Zuerich, Switzerland performs during the contemporary selections of the 43rd International Ballet Competition ‘Prix de Lausanne’ in Lausanne, Switzerland. The Prix de Lausanne is an international competition open to young dancers aged 15 to 18 who are not yet professionals. The best finalists win scholarships granting free tuition in a world renowned dance school or dance company. )Harold Cunningham/Getty Images)
- This photo provided by the St. Joseph’s Womens Hospital shows Avery Denton, the 14.1-pound baby born at the hospital in Tampa on Jan. 29, 2015. The hospital says the infant is the heaviest born at the hospital, and one of the largest born in the state. After 18 hours of labor, Ford naturally delivered Avery, who remains in neonatal intensive care but is expected to go hoe soon. (St. Joseph’s Womens Hospital/Associated Press)
- Wake Forest’s Cornelius Hudson, left, dives for a loose ball with Georgia Tech’s Travis Jorgenson in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Atlanta. Georgia Tech won 73-59. (David Goldman/Associated Press)
- The Cameron Crazies taunt Steve Vasturia #32 of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish as he prepares to inbound the ball against the Duke Blue Devils during their game at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina. (Grant Halverson/Getty Images)
- Head coach Jay Wright of the Villanova Wildcats reacts to a call during the game against the Georgetown Hoyas at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Mitchell Leff/Getty Images)
- Paul Goydos waits to putt on the third green during the second round of the Allianz Championship held at The Old Course at Broken Sound in Boca Raton, Florida.(Michael Cohen/Getty Images)
- Revelers play the trumpet during the ‘Ceu na Terra’, or Heaven on earth, carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Rio’s over-the-top Carnival is the highlight of the year for many local residents. Hundreds of thousands of merrymakers are beginning to take to the streets in open-air “blocos” parties. (Felipe Dana/Associated Press)
- A reveler smiles while posing during a ‘bloco’ street parade during pre-Carnival festivities in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Carnival officially starts February 13 but pre-Carnival festivities are already underway in Brazil. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)
- A reveler dances on stilts during the ‘Ceu na Terra’, or Heaven on earth, carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro Brazil. Rio’s over-the-top Carnival is the highlight of the year for many local residents. Hundreds of thousands of merrymakers are beginning to take to the streets in open-air “blocos” parties. (Felipe Dana/Associated Press)
- Revelers enjoy the ‘Ceu na Terra’, or Heaven on earth, carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro Brazil. Rio’s over-the-top Carnival is the highlight of the year for many local residents. Hundreds of thousands of merrymakers are beginning to take to the streets in open-air “blocos” parties. (Felipe Dana/Associated Press)
- A diver waits after getting surrounded by revelers in the ‘Ceu na Terra’, or Heaven on earth, carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Rio’s over-the-top Carnival is the highlight of the year for many local residents. Hundreds of thousands of merrymakers are beginning to take to the streets in open-air “blocos” parties. (Felipe Dana/Associated Press)
- Revelers enjoy the ‘Ceu na Terra’, or Heaven on earth, carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro Brazil. Rio’s over-the-top Carnival is the highlight of the year for many local residents. Hundreds of thousands of merrymakers are beginning to take to the streets in open-air “blocos” parties. (Felipe Dana/Associated Press)
- People and babies wearing carnival costumes watch the ‘Ceu na Terra’, or Heaven on earth, carnival parade from the window of a house in Rio de Janeiro Brazil. Rio’s over-the-top Carnival is the highlight of the year for many local residents. Hundreds of thousands of merrymakers are beginning to take to the streets in open-air “blocos” parties. (Felipe Dana/Associated Press)
- Revelers dance during the ‘Ceu na Terra’, or Heaven on earth, carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro Brazil. Rio’s over-the-top Carnival is the highlight of the year for many local residents. Hundreds of thousands of merrymakers are beginning to take to the streets in open-air “blocos” parties. (Felipe Dana/Associated Press)
- The coffin of one of the Dutch victims of the July 17, 2014 MH17 plane crash is carried at Eindhoven Airport in Eindhoven. The coffin with the remains arrived from the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv on February at Eindhoven military airport in the Netherlands for identification at the military installation in Hilversum. (Koen van Weel/AFP-Getty Images)
- A pro-Russian rebel carries a cat as he walks past a dead Ukrainian soldier in the eastern Ukrainian town of Vuglegirsk in the Donetsk region. Kiev accused pro-Russian Ukrainian separatists of massing forces for fresh offensives, with seven civilians and five soldiers killed in the latest fighting in the east. (Andrey Borodulin/AFP-Getty Images)
- A store is open on the outskirts of Slovyansk, eastern Ukraine. Ukraine’s president pushed Saturday for a quick cease-fire in his country’s troubled east, insisting that the conflict must be resolved and not “frozen,” and pressed Kiev’s case to be supplied with defensive weapons. (Evgeniy Maloletka/Associated Press)
- A woman stands outside her house in the eastern Ukrainian town of Vuglegirsk in the Donetsk region. Kiev accused pro-Russian Ukrainian separatists of massing forces for fresh offensives, with seven civilians and five soldiers killed in the latest fighting in the east. (Andrey Borodulin/AFP-Getty Images)
- Residents fix plastic sheeting to replace a broken window in the eastern Ukrainian town of Vuglegirsk in the Donetsk region. Kiev accused pro-Russian Ukrainian separatists of massing forces for fresh offensives, with seven civilians and five soldiers killed in the latest fighting in the east. (Andrey Borodulin/AFP-Getty Images)
- A destroyed tank sits in the eastern Ukrainian town of Vuglegirsk in the Donetsk region. Kiev accused pro-Russian Ukrainian separatists of massing forces for fresh offensives, with seven civilians and five soldiers killed in the latest fighting in the east. (Andrey Borodulin/AFP-Getty Images)
- A destroyed tank sits in the eastern Ukrainian town of Vuglegirsk in the Donetsk region. Kiev accused pro-Russian Ukrainian separatists of massing forces for fresh offensives, with seven civilians and five soldiers killed in the latest fighting in the east. (Andrey Borodulin/AFP-Getty Images)
- A supporter of Houthi Shiites, who took over the government of Yemen and installed a new committee to govern, holds a Yemeni flag during a rally in support of the Houthis, at a sports stadium in Sanaa, Yemen. A group of Gulf countries denounced the Shiite rebel takeover of Yemen as a “coup” Saturday, calling for the United Nations to take action as thousands demonstrated in the streets against their power grab. (Hani Mohammed/Associated Press)
- Supporters of Houthi Shiites, who took over the government of Yemen and installed a new committee to govern, listen to a live speech by Abdul-Malik al-Houthi, the leader of Shiite rebels on a big screen during a rally in support of the Houthis, at a sports stadium in Sanaa, Yemen. A group of Gulf countries denounced the Shiite rebel takeover of Yemen as a “coup” Saturday, calling for the United Nations to take action as thousands demonstrated in the streets against their power grab. (Hani Mohammed/Associated Press)
- Supporters of Houthi Shiites, who took over the government of Yemen and installed a new committee to govern, wave traditional daggers and chant slogans at a rally in support of the Houthis, at a sports stadium in Sanaa, Yemen. A group of Gulf countries denounced the Shiite rebel takeover of Yemen as a “coup” Saturday, calling for the United Nations to take action as thousands demonstrated in the streets against their power grab. (Hani Mohammed/Associated Press)
- Yemenis hold a rally to protest against Houthi Shiite rebels, who took over the government of Yemen and installed a new committee to govern, in Taiz, Yemen. A group of Gulf countries denounced the Shiite rebel takeover of Yemen as a “coup” Saturday, calling for the United Nations to take action as thousands demonstrated in the streets against their power grab. (Hani Mohammed/Associated Press)
- Houthi Shiite fighters chew qat leaves, an amphetamine-like stimulant, as they ride in a pickup while guarding outside a sports stadium during a rally in Sanaa, Yemen. A group of Gulf countries denounced the Shiite rebel takeover of Yemen as a “coup” Saturday, calling for the United Nations to take action as thousands demonstrated in the streets against their power grab. (Hani Mohammed/Associated Press)
- A Houthi Shiite fighter wearing an army uniform, stands guard outside of a sports stadium during a rally in Sanaa, Yemen,. A group of Gulf countries denounced the Shiite rebel takeover of Yemen as a “coup” Saturday, calling for the United Nations to take action as thousands demonstrated in the streets against their power grab. (Hani Mohammed/Associated Press)
- Trystan Olson, 4, of Spokane, Wash., holds a toy gun as he leans into the barrel of the rifle of his father, Erik Olson, during a rally by gun-rights advocates at the state capitol in Olympia, Wash. Approximately 50 demonstrators, including a half-dozen small children, protested rules that prohibit openly carrying guns into the House and Senate viewing galleries. (Elaine Thompson/Associated Press)
- Elderly Indian Muslim voters climb stairs to reach a polling station to cast their votes in New Delhi, India. Voters cast ballots in the Indian capital on Saturday in an election that is seen as a litmus test for the popularity of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Hindu nationalist party. (Altaf Qadri/Associated Press)
- A novice Buddhist monk rearranges his robe as he walks on the beach in Ngwe Saung in western Ayeyarwady division, Myanmar. (Gemunu Amarasinghe/Associated Press)
- A model displays an Autumn/Winter design by Andres Sarda at Madrid’s Fashion Week in Madrid, Spain. (Daniel Ochoa de Olza/Associated Press)
- Models display outfits by Spanish designer Duyos Autumn-Winter 2015/16 collection during the Mercedes Benz Madrid Fashion Week. (Pierre-Philippe Marcou/AFP-Getty Images)
- A model walks the runway at the Andres Sarda show during Madrid Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2015/16 at Ifema in Madrid, Spain. (Eduardo Parra/Getty Images)
- A model presents a creation by Spanish designer Duyos during the Autumn-Winter 2015-2016 collection fashion show during the Mercedes Benz Madrid Fashion Week. (Pierre-Philippe Marcou/AFP-Getty Images)
- A model displays an Autumn/Winter design by Hannibal Laguna at Madrid’s Fashion Week in Madrid, Spain.(Daniel Ochoa de Olza/Associated Press)
- A model displays an Autumn/Winter design by Andres Sarda at Madrid’s Fashion Week in Madrid, Spain. (Daniel Ochoa de Olza/Associated Press)
- A model displays an Autumn/Winter design by Andres Sarda at Madrid’s Fashion Week in Madrid, Spain. (Daniel Ochoa de Olza/Associated Press)
- Members of the public wait for the Autumn/Winter design show by Andres Sarda at Madrid’s Fashion Week in Madrid, Spain, Saturday. (Daniel Ochoa de Olza/Associated Press)
- A model displays an Autumn/Winter design by Hannibal Laguna at Madrid’s Fashion Week in Madrid, Spain. (Daniel Ochoa de Olza/Associated Press)