Week in photos (Jan. 23-27)

Justin Bonderach carries his dog “Jack,” in a sling when he refused to walk in the rain in Los Angeles on Monday, Jan. 23, 2012. (Damian Dovarganes / Associated Press)

Stuffed monkeys hanfg in a tree at the Rollinses’ home oin Ashland, Ore., Monday Jan. 23, 2012. Thomas Rollins and his 8-year-old daughter, Mia, said it began when they found a forgotten stuffed gorilla near the tree and hung it. “I figured someone would walk by and find it that way,”Thomas Rollins said. No one did. “So Mia and I just thought it would kind of be cool to start adding more monkeys.” (Jamie Lusch / Mail Tribune)

A Niger fan reacts during their African Cup of Nations Group C soccer match Gabon against Niger at Stade De L’Amitie in Libreville, Gabon, Monday, Jan. 23, 2012. (Francois Mori / Associated Press)

The aurora borealis, or Northern Lights, are seen near the city of Tromsoe, northern Norway, late Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012. Stargazers were out in force in northern Europe on Tuesday, hoping to be awed by a spectacular showing of northern lights after the most powerful solar storm in six years. (Rune Bertinussen / Scanpix Norway)

Tokyo Sky Tree, Tokyo’s new landmark under construction, looms over other buildings that are covered with overnight snow in Tokyo on Tuesday Jan. 24, 2012. Snow fell in metropolitan Tokyo and its vicinity from Monday night through early Tuesday. The tower, Japan’s tallest at 634 meters (2,080 feet), is set to open in May this year. (Kyodo News)

Sultana Mumith snaps a photo of a swimming shark during a visit to the Dallas World Aquarium in downtown Dallas, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012. (Lm Otero / Associated Press)

Riot police chase anti-government protesters Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012, in Manama, Bahrain. Security forces in Bahrain have fired tear gas and stun grenade after opposition groups staged a rare march into the center of the capital Manama. (Hasan Jamali / Associated Press)

Italian Navy scuba divers sail towards the grounded cruise ship Costa Concordia off the Tuscan island of Giglio, Italy, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012. (Pier Cito / Associated Press)

Anadolu Efes’ Esteban Batista, left, tries to score as CSKA Moscow’s Nenad Krsic blocks him during their Euroleague Basketball top 16 match in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012. (Alexander Zemlianichenko / Associated Press)

Indian paramilitary soldiers march during the main Republic Day parade in New Delhi, Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012. India is marking its 62nd Republic Day with military parades across the country. (Kevin Frayer / Associated Press)

A Serbian Army officer walks through the snow covered park in Belgrade, Serbia, Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012. Meteorologists expect cold weather in the upcoming days over Serbia. (Darko Vojinovic / Associated Press)

Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic serves to Maria Sharapova of Russia during their semifinal at the Australian Open tennis championship, in Melbourne, Australia, Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012. (Sarah Ivey / Associated Press)

South Korean children watch the progress from under a picture of a North Korean child suffering from famine during a rally denouncing North Korea’s alleged genocide and crimes against humanity as well as repatriation of North Korean refugees by Chinese government, in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Jan. 27, 2012. (Lee Jin-man / Associated Press)

A penguin dives in a pool in the zoo of Frankfurt, Germany, Friday, Jan. 27, 2012. (Michael Probst / Associated Press)

A Health Department official wearing protective gear culls a bird at a poultry farm after bird flu virus was detected, in Lembucherra area near Agartala, India, Friday, Jan. 27, 2012. More than 2,000 birds were culled in Agartala in the north eastern Indian state of Tripura after reports of deaths of poultry birds in the area, blood samples were collected examined and H5 strain of avian influenza virus was found, according to the local agency Press trust of India. (Sushanta Das / Associated Press)