A panda-shaped and sunflower-shaped balloons are seen during the Hot Air Balloons festival in Pampanga province in the states. | 
A Maldives national flag flutters as pigeons fly past during the morning in Male, on February 8, 2012. | 
College students shout as they raise their arms at the start of a job hunting ceremony in Tokyo, on February 8, 2012. |
A US Marine Corps helicopter is seen flying over the US Capitol during a full moon in Arlington, Virginia on February 7, 2012. | 
Cast member Denzel Washington arrives to attend the world premiere of the film "Safe House" in New York, on February 7, 2012. | 
A dog wearing a pullover walks in Strasbourg as sub-freezing winter weather temperatures continue to hit Europe. |
An airplane drawing a contrail seems to divide the full moon in two halves on February 6, 2012 in the sky over Frankfurt. | 
Strollers walk through the snowy landscape over the Rennsteig hiking trail on the Grosser Inselberg mountain in Germany. | 
A woman begs for money as people pass by, with the air temperature at about minus 13 degrees Celsius, in Kiev. |
A woman holds burning incense sticks to pray for good fortune during a rainy Lantern Festival in Shanghai. | 
Keith Schmidt of the US performs during the International Festival of Extreme Sports in La Guacima, Costa Rica, on Feb 4, 2012. | 
A dog is groomed before competing at the Pet Show at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, in Hong Kong. |
