Today in Photos

Today's photos include a wide variety of subjects from all over the world. The Argentine Dakar rally along with winter weather and protests are some of the highlights.

Section:Gallery

Fri., Jan. 9, 2009

A woman looks after her luggage near an advertisement board outside a train station in Beijing, China, Friday, Jan. 9, 2009. Some 188 million Chinese are expected to squeeze onto China's train network in the coming weeks to return home for the Chinese Lunar New Year.

Alexander Yuan Associated Press
This extremely rare 1937 Bugatti Type 57S Atalante is inspected by vintage car specialist Nicholas Benwell at Phoenix Green garage in Hartley Wintney, in Hampshire, England Friday, Jan. 9, 2009. Relatives of Dr. Harold Carr found the car, a Holy Grail for car collectors, as they were going through his belongings after his death. The dusty two-seater, unused since 1960, didn't look like much in the garage in Gosforth, near Newcastle in northern England. But only 17 were ever made, and when it's cleaned up and auctioned in Paris next month, experts believe it will fetch at least 3 million pounds ($4.3 million) and possibly much more.

Kirsty Wigglesworth Associated Press
Volkswagen driver Carlos Sainz of Spain drives past Argentine flags as he competes in the 7th stage of the Argentina Dakar Rally 2009 between Mendoza and Valparaiso, Argentina, Friday, Jan. 9, 2009.

Christophe Ena Associated Press
The Icebreaker ship Germanus makes its way through the frozen waters in the harbour at the confluence of the Ruhr and the Rhine rivers in Duisburg, western Germany after subzero temperatures throughout the region forced much of the normal maritime traffic to stop on Friday Jan. 9, 2009.

Frank Augstein Associated Press
Ice forms patterns to cover the river Oder at the German-Polish border in Kuestrin Friday morning, Jan. 9, 2009. After a week of strong frost in the region the river along the border is nearly completely frozen. Shipping is blocked on this link between Polish Baltic Sea and the German capital Berlin.

Sven Kaestner Associated Press
New York Giants' Ahmad Bradshaw is losing his sweatpants as he runs during practice Friday, Jan. 9, 2009 at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. The Giants will host the Philadelphia Eagles in an NFL divisional playoff football game on Sunday, Jan. 11.

Bill Kostroun Associated Press
Horses and ponies frolic in fresh snow Thursday, Jan. 8, 2009 at a farm on Sheffield Road in Hickory Corners, Michigan. Up to ten more inches of fresh snow could fall on parts of Southwest Michigan by Saturday, according to the National Weather Service.

Mark Bugnaski Associated Press
Aerial view of the snow covered Ruhr district area, with it's steel company ThyssenKrupp in Duisburg , western Germany on Friday Jan. 9, 2009.

Frank Augstein Associated Press
A Palestinian demonstrator, wearing a mask to protect from the effects of tear gas, throws a tear gas canister back at Israeli forces, not seen, during clashes which erupted following a demonstration against Israel's military operations in Gaza, at the Kalandia checkpoint between the West Bank city of Ramallah and Jerusalem, Friday, Jan. 9, 2009. Israeli jets and helicopters bombarded Gaza Friday and Hamas responded with a barrage of rockets on at least two cities as both sides defied a U.N. call for an immediate cease-fire.

Muhammed Muheisen Associated Press
A protester gestures to riot police during clashes in central Athens, on Friday, Jan. 9, 2009. Masked youths clashed with police in central Athens Friday in the first major test of the Greek government's vow to crack down on violent protesters after nationwide riots last month.

Petros Giannakouris Associated Press