Today in photos (Jan.18)

An Egyptian youth yells at riot police during a protest held by Muslim Salafi groups against the French military attacks in Mali, in front of the French embassy in Cairo, Egypt Friday, Jan. 18, 2013. France launched airstrikes on Jan. 11, to help the government of Mali defeat al-Qaida-linked militants. (Khalil Hamra / Associated Press)

A woman carrying a red umbrella walks across Westminster Bridge, with the Palace of Westminster in the background as it begins to snow in London, Friday, Jan. 18, 2013. (Alastair Grant / Associated Press)

Citroen driver Sebastien Loeb, of France, and his co-driver Daniel Elena, of Monaco, steer their car during the eleventh stage of 81th Monte Carlo Rally between Saint-Jean-de-Royans and La cime du Mas, in the Machine Pass, French Alps, Friday, Jan. 18, 2013. (Laurent Cipriani / Associated Press)

A model presents a creation by designer Miranda Konstantinidou as part of the Mercedes Benz Fashion Week for autumn winter 2013 in Berlin, Friday, Jan. 18, 2013. (Markus Schreiber / Associated Press)

Lawmaker Ilias Panagiotaros, center, of the extreme right Golden Dawn party, sketches his party logo on a piece of paper during a debate in Parliament session in Athens early Friday Jan. 18, 2013. The party sought an investigation of two former prime ministers over an emerging scandal involving the handling by authorities of data on Greeks with Swiss bank accounts. Lawmakers rejected the proposal but voted by an overwhelming majority to investigate former finance minister George Papaconstantinou _ a probe backed by all political parties in the 300-member assembly. (Petros Giannakouris / Associated Press)

A man crosses himself while bathing in the ice cold water of the Moskva River, in Moscow, Russia, Friday, Jan. 18, 2013. Thousands of Russian Orthodox Church followers on Friday and Saturday will plunge into icy rivers and ponds across the country to mark the upcoming Epiphany, cleansing themselves with water deemed holy for the day. Water that is blessed by a cleric on Epiphany is considered holy and pure until next year’s celebration, and is believed to have special powers of protection and healing. The Russian Orthodox Church follows the old Julian calendar, according to which Epiphany falls on Jan. 19. Moscow temperatures on Friday dropped to -15 Celcius ( 5 Fahrenheit). (Mikhail Metzel / Associated Press)