Ice is seen on the Yinchuan section of the Yellow River in Northwest China's Ningxia Hui autonomous region, on Jan 21, 2013.
US President Barack obama was officially sworn in to the second term at a private ceremony in the White House Sunday. Biden sworn in to 2nd term as US VP
Snow will continue on Monday, according to weather authorities. Snow grounded flights and delayed high-speed trains, but also helped to clean the air.
Labor authorities nationwide are keeping an eye on businesses that have been known to withhold wages to prevent thousands of migrant workers from being cheated before Spring Festival.
With Psy's Gangnam Style song and dance routine being so popular it would be no surprise if more people wanted to try out the real thing: horse riding.
Gangnam Style singer Psy is set for the upcoming Lunar New Year Spring Festival in China.
Pro-gun activists who say the right to own firearms is under attack from US President Barack Obama's proposals to reduce gun violence held "high noon" rallies across the United States.
India's Border Security Force (BSF) soldiers ride their camels in front of India's presidential palace Rashtrapati Bhavan during a rehearsal for the "Beating the Retreat" ceremony in New Delhi Jan 19, 2013.
Obama will take the oath of office during an inauguration celebration that kicks off his second term in a more muted tone than his swearing-in four years ago.
Not many Chinese can say the words 'I Love You' easily, and some may even react with fear or suspicion on hearing it - but that's because the culture puts action before words.
The Lingyin Temple is crammed with people who swarms to get free Laba porridge in Hangzhou, capital of East China's Zhejiang province. The Lingyin Temple distributed porridge for free on Jan 19, the eighth day of the 12th lunar month or the day of Laba Festival. This charitable act, however, attracted numerous people and caused transitory disorder. No people got injured.