Pigeons fly as Egyptians gather a day before Moulid, which commemorates the birth of the Prophet Muhammad, the central figure of the Islamic religion, at the Khanqah Baybars Al Jashankir Mosque in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, Jan. 2, 2015. Every year, Egyptians celebrate Moulid by performing ritual dances and prayers and spending time with their families (Photo: AP)
Indians paddle their canoes as the sun sets at the Hussain Sagar Lake in Hyderabad, India, Friday, Jan. 2, 2015. The lake promenade is a busy thoroughfare that provides boating and other water sports facilities (Photo: AP)
Afghan refugee children play in a field near a slum where they live on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan, Friday, Jan. 2, 2015 (Photo: AP)
Amateur contestants (L-R) Phil Bailey, John Hindle and Eren Emir pose in telephone booths during the annual European Elvis Tribute Artist Contest and Convention in Birmingham, central England January 2, 2015 (Photo: Reuters)
Local residents dressed as Father Frost, an equivalent of Santa Claus, and his granddaughter Snegurochka (Snow-Maiden), walk with servicemen as they visit check points of the Ukrainian army and self-defence units to congratulate the military with the coming of a New Year, near Lysychansk, Luhansk region, January 2, 2015 (Photo: Reuters)
A man holds fish to make Prahok at the Mekong river bank on the outskirts Phnom Penh, January 2, 2015. The season for Prahok, a popular fermented fish paste also known as "Cambodian cheese", starts in January (Photo: Reuters)
A mother (C) of a victim cries at the location where people were killed in a stampede incident during a New Year's celebration on the Bund in Shanghai January 2, 2015 (Photo: Reuters)
A Palestinian protester throws back a tear gas canister fired by Israeli troops during clashes near Israel's Ofer Prison, near the West Bank city of Ramallah January 2, 2015 (Photo: Reuters)
Bahraini anti-government protesters run as a photographer falls in tear gas during clashes with riot police in Bilad Al Qadeem, Bahrain, a suburb of Manama, Friday, Jan. 2, 2015 (Photo: AP)
Caskets containing the remains of AirAsia QZ8501 passengers recovered from the sea are carried to a military transport plane before being transported to Surabaya, where the flight originated, at the airport in Pangkalan Bun, Central Kalimantan January 2, 2015 (Photo: Reuters)
Tourists sit on the steps of a temple as their friend (unseen) takes picture at the ancient city of Bhaktapur, near Nepal's capital Kathmandu, January 2, 2015 (Photo: Reuters)