February 12, 2016

As the sun rises, military personnel practice during a rehearsal before a presidential full honor wreath-laying ceremony in celebration of the 207th birthday of President Abraham Lincoln at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C.

A Bahraini anti-government protester, his face covered against tear gas, watches for riot police from in front of a wall with posters of a Shiite cleric executed in Saudi Arabia and other opposition posters that have been torn by authorities in Sitra, Bahrain.

Myanmar soldiers parade during a ceremony to mark the 69th anniversary of Union Day in Naypyitaw, Myanmar. Union Day marks the anniversary of a 1947 agreement among the country's ethnic groups that paved the way to independence from Britain.

A protester is seen by a fire set by angry farmers outside the parliament during a protest against planned pension reforms in Athens, Greece.

A man prays following Friday prayers at the Cut Meutia Mosque in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Supporters of Uganda's leading opposition presidential candidate Kizza Besigye of the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) party hold their flag during a campaign in Jinja industrial town, in eastern Uganda.

Jockeys compete in a camel race during the Sheikh Sultan Bin Zayed al-Nahyan herithe festival, held at the Shweihan racecourse in Al-Ain, on the outskirts of Abu Dhabi, UAE. The festival includes a camel beauty contest, a traditional souq, a camel auction, and competitions for traditional handicrafts.

Flowers are on display for sale ahead of Valentine's Day at a flower market in Vienna, Austria.

Pope Francis wears a traditional Mexican sombrero hat he received as a gift by a Mexican journalist aboard the plane during the flight from Rome to Havana, Cuba, on his way to a week-long trip to Mexico.

Devotees return after taking a holy bath in the Triveni River during the Swasthani Bratakatha festival in Panauti near Kathmandu, Nepal.

The Think & Learn Code-a-Pillar by Fisher-Price is shown at the New York Toy Fair. More than just a caterpillar, the Code-a-Pillar helps pre-schoolers develop coding, sequencing and critical thinking skills.

Murmurations of wading birds fly along the coastline of The Wash near Snettisham in east Britain. The spectacular display occurs when high tides force thousands of wading birds such as Knot and Oystercatcher off the mudflats and inland until the tide recedes.

Ethnic Miao people wearing traditional costumes parade during Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations, in Taijiang county, Guizhou province, Feb. 11, 2016.

Ken Collins, left, and Chris Bertish surf a giant wave during the second heat of the Mavericks surfing contest in Half Moon Bay, California.

A jellyfish is seen at the aquarium La Rochelle, France.