News photos of the week

Girl surfer walks past graffiti on a wall, catching a few waves in the Mediterranean Sea in Tel Aviv. Surfer lucky enough to ride the waves, the height of which reaches up to two meters. (Ariel Schalit / Associated Press)



Gregor Schlierenzauer of Austria soars through the air on the "Four Hills Tournament" in Innsbruck, Austria. He won the third stage and became the leader in the overall standings. (Dominic Ebenbichler / Reuters)



Woman preparing to jump into the cold waters of the River Songhua in Harbin, Heilongjiang province, China. (Aly Song / Reuters)



Englishman Phil Taylor poses with prize winning Championship Darts «Ladbrokes.com» the 15th time in London "Alexandra Palace." (John Gichigi / Getty Images)



Japanese businessmen pray for a successful financial year at a temple in Tokyo Kanda. On the first trading day of 2010 Tokyo stocks rose. (Junko Kimura / Getty Images)



Sikh speaks at a religious procession on the eve of the birth anniversary of the 10th Sikh Guru - Gobind Singh - at the Golden Temple in Amritsar, India. (Altaf Qadri / Associated Press)



Sparkling glass-and-metal tower Burj Khalifa, which was opened on Monday, casts a long shadow in Dubai. The height of the skyscraper, was renamed in honor of the leader of neighboring Abu Dhabi, is 828 meters. (Kamran Jebreili / Associated Press)



Brazilian Tiago Fantozzi rides on a motorcycle during the second stage of the Dakar Rally 2010 Argentina - Chile. (Natacha Pisarenko / Associated Press)



The man inside "man hours" marker marks the time in the Amsterdam Museum «Rijksmuseum». He notes the time every minute. (Yannis Behrakis / Reuters)



A man collects oranges fallen in Bollullos de la Mitason, Spain. (Cristina Quicler / Agence France-Presse / Getty Images)



Palestinian police at a rally in honor of the anniversary of the founding of the monument Fatah in Hebron, West Bank. (Ammar Awad / Reuters)



Mountain complex work «Chuquicamata» during a strike in Calama, Chile. Workers protest against wage delays by "Codelco". (Ivan Alvarado / Reuters)



President of South Africa, 67-year-old Jacob Zuma (left) sings and dances in traditional costume Zulu with his new wife, 38-year-old Tobekoy Madiba on a traditional wedding ceremony in Nkandle. Madiba - the third president's wife - married Mr. Zuma on South African laws. (Rajesh Jantilal / Agence France-Presse / Getty Images)



Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin rest on the Krasnaya Polyana ski resort in Sochi. (Dmitry Astakhov / Ria Novosti / Kremlin / European Pressphoto Agency



The screen shows Terrell Owens of the «Buffalo Bills», rejoicing touchdown until the worker clears snow from the field on the game against «Indianapolis Colts» in Orchard Park, New York. «Buffalo Bills» won with a score of 30-7. Yet coach Feyull Perry and his team have been dismissed. (David Duprey / Associated Press)



Boys playing table football in the streets of Lahore, Pakistan. (Muhammed Muheisen / Associated Press)