Britain's puppy of the year
英评出年度宠物狗获胜者
Woods, an Irish Water Spaniel jumps on owner Martyn Ford after winning the Puppy of the Year in London Jan. 8. The competition, now in its 32nd year, featured 31 dogs who qualified through regional competitions beating almost 10,000 puppies.The finalists were judged on their looks but also on their personality and behaviour.

Living Liberty in N.Y.
活人雕塑惊现纽约时代广场
Jennifer Stewart, also known as "Living Liberty" touches up her make-up as she braves the cold in Times Square Jan. 8 after taping an advertisement to promote tourism for the Statue of Liberty. New Yorkers are bracing for temperatures which are expected to get into the teens over the weekend.

Fly across the Mediterranean
滑翔探险家跨越地中海
Austrian extreme-sportsman Andreas Siebenhofer during test flights with his new motorized paraglider. In an attempt to set a new world record he aims to cross the Mediterranean from Greece to Egypt.

Robot makes cakes
机器人制作糯米饼表演
Japanese auto giant Honda Motor's humanoid robot Asimo pounds steamed rice to make rice cake at the company's headquaters in Tokyo, Jan. 11, while a Honda female employee (R) counts time. Honda employees made "mochi" rice cakes to celebrate the New Year and give them to customers at the showroom.

English yachtswoman
英格兰女选手计划环球航行
English yachtswoman Ellen MacArthur works on her 75 ft (23 metre) carbon-fibre trimaran Castorama B&&Q in Sydney Jan. 8. The US $1.8 million vessel designed by Nigel Irens has been purpose-built in Australia for MacArthur who plans to challenge both trans-Atlantic and round the world records. It will be tested in the fierce southern ocean on it's maiden voyage to the Northern Hemisphere before attempting the trans-Atlantic record.

Model train enthusiasts
火车模型爱好者相聚德国
Model train enthusiast Holger Eggeling travels on a model steam engine at the Live Steam Indoor Festival in Sinsheim Jan. 9. The yearly fair features train lovers and makers from around Europe. The train in the picture is a reproduction of a Prussian T3 locomotive originally built in 1889.

Japanese New Year's ceremony
东京传统迎新年节目：冰水浴
Japanese young girls pour iced water in a temporary pool to purify their bodies and souls as part of an endurance show at Kanda Shrine in downtown Tokyo, Jan. 10. Thirty people from 19 to 60-year-old men and women attended the annual ceremony during the New Year's celebration.

Globalflyer unveiled
两勇士拟环飞地球
Richard Branson and Steve Fossett from Los Angeles unveil Globalflyer with which they will attempt circumnavigate the globe without stopping or refueling.