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  • Pavel Rahman / AP

    Muslim devotees offer prayers on a boat during the World Islamic Congregation on the banks of the River Turag in Tongi, on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh, Friday, Jan. 28. The three-day congregation began Friday.

    Prayer on the water during the World Islamic Congregation in Bangladesh

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  • Volcano erupts in Indonesia; worshippers climb towards crater to make offerings

    Aman Rahman / AFP - Getty Images

    Worshippers ascend towards the crater of Mount Bromo in East Java, Indonesia on Jan. 28. The worshippers gave offerings to the god of the mountain as the volcano continued erupting, praying for the safety of local people.

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    A worshipper descends from the crater of Mount Bromo on Jan. 28.

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    Worshippers climb down from the crater of Mount Bromo on Jan. 28.

    Aman Rahman / AFP - Getty Images

    Worshippers descend from the crater of Mount Bromo on Jan. 28.

    By David R Arnott, NBC News

    I've never heard of people walking towards an erupting volcano before.

  • Deadly passenger train collision in Indonesia

    According to AFP, at least three people were killed and a dozen injured when a passenger train slammed into another that had stopped at a track in in Banjar, West Java, Indonesia, the transport ministry said.

    Pikiran Rakyat Daily via AP

    Train workers attempt to remove the wrecked train from the track after a collision in Banjar, West Java, Indonesia, Friday, Jan. 28.

    Andri Gurnita / AFP - Getty Images

    A man looks a the wreckage of commuter train on Jan. 28. following a collision in Banjar town, West Java province. At least three people were killed and a dozen injured when a passenger train slammed into another that had stopped at a track, the transport ministry. Poor infrastructure, corruption and weak safety standards are often cited as factors contributing to frequent transport disasters in Indonesia.

  • Snails fitted with heart monitors help to detect air pollution

    Kirill Kudryavtsev / AFP - Getty Images

    Three of the six Achatina snails fitted with heart monitors and motion sensors at the Vodokanal state utilities company on the outskirts of Saint Petersburg, Russia on Jan. 27. The snails help to monitor air pollution from an incinerator that burns sewage residue.

    Kirill Kudryavtsev / AFP - Getty Images

    An Achatina snail fitted with a heart monitor and motion sensors, which are used to monitor pollution from an incinerator that burns sewage residue at the Vodokanal state utilities company, eats lettuce on Jan. 27.

    By David R Arnott, NBC News

    With a job like that, they definitely deserve a bit of lettuce! 

    From AFP: A Russian waterworks is using six snails as an innovative way to monitor pollution from a incinerator that burns sewage. The Achatina snails, which can reach 20 centimetres in length and are widespread in Sub-Saharan Africa, were chosen because "they have lungs and breathe air like humans," the Vodokanal state utilities company said. The snails have been fitted with heart monitors and motion sensors while breathing smoke from the plant.

  • ESA, Hubble & NASA

    This Hubble Space Telescope image shows a dazzling star cluster in the well-known Eagle Nebula. The NGC 6611 cluster, which is 6,500 light-years from Earth, formed about 5.5 million years ago. It is a very young cluster, containing many hot, blue stars whose fierce ultraviolet glow makes the surrounding Eagle Nebula glow brightly. The open star cluster and the associated nebula together are also known as Messier 16. This stunner was the European Hubble team's "Picture of the Week" for Jan. 3.

    Dazzling star cluster in the Eagle Nebula

    By Elena Grothe

    Here's one of the stunning images that made it into the final edit of our latest Month in Space roundup. See the full slideshow here.

  • A rural idyll, but also a warzone: a bird's eye view of southern Afghanistan

    Kevin Frayer / AP

    In this aerial photo taken on Jan. 20, boys play soccer as seen from a medevac helicopter of the U.S. Army's Task Force Shadow flying over Helmand Province, Afghanistan.

    Kevin Frayer / AP

    A shepherd directs his sheep through an opening in a mud wall.

    Kevin Frayer / AP

    Workers in a traditional brick factory.

    Kevin Frayer / AP

    A man leads camels across the desert.

    Kevin Frayer / AP

    A boy stands in a field as he looks up at a medevac helicopter of the U.S. Army's Task Force Shadow.

    Kevin Frayer / AP

    A NATO military re-supply convoy kicks up dust in the desert.

    By David R Arnott, NBC News

     Over the past seven days, Canadian photographer Kevin Frayer has been flying with a U.S. Army medevac helicopter over Helmand Province in southern Afghanistan. His pictures show a series of peaceful pastoral scenes - a shepherd leading his sheep, children playing soccer in a dusty field - but there are occasional hints of the ominous presence of war. In the final shot above, a convoy of NATO vehicles kick up dust as they cross the desert.

    Last year, we published a slideshow of Kevin Frayer's portraits of Afghan soldiers.

  • Jason Lee / Reuters

    A passenger sleeps in a train from Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, to Baotou, a city in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, at the Beijing West Railway Station Jan. 28. January 19 marked the beginning of the annual Spring Festival travel rush, with an expected 2.56 billion passenger trips in the coming 40 days.

    Spring travel rush peaks in China

    By Rich Shulman

    The reflections add a fascinating complexity to this shot. Somehow, it appears holiday rail travel in China is even worse than air travel in the U.S. during holidays.

  • Crowded ferry burns in Indonesia; at least 11 dead

    By Rich Shulman

    Another ferry mishap. Full story.

    Kris Aria / AFP - Getty Images

    Smoke billows from the burning ferry seen from the shore of Merak city on Jan. 28. At least 11 people were killed when a fire broke out on the ferry travelling between the Indonesian islands of Java and Sumatra overnight, the transport ministry said. The ferry caught fire in the Sunda Strait, about three kilometres (two miles) from the port of Merak at the westernmost tip of Java, at around 3.30am.

    Kris Aria / AFP - Getty Images

    A passenger rescued from the burning ferry is carried by port personnel in Merak city on Jan. 28.

  • Cowboys Stadium is readied for Super Bowl.

    By Rich Shulman

    Everything is bigger in Texas. Let the hype begin. Full Super Bowl coverage.

    Lm Otero / AP

    Fans take pictures of and pose for photos in front of an NFL football Super Bowl XLV sign in Dallas, Thursday, Jan. 27. The game is to be played Feb. 6 in Arlington, Texas.

    Ronald Martinez / Getty Images

    An image of Aaron Rodgers of the Green Bay Packers graces Cowboys Stadium on Jan. 27 in Arlington, Texas. Cowboys Stadium will host Super Bowl XLV on February 6 between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Green Bay Packers in Dallas, Texas.

  • Ivan Franco / EPA

    Members of group Cuareim 1080 participate in a parade to inaugurate the Carnival of Uruguay, in center Montevideo, Uruguay, Jan. 27. The Carnival in Uruguay is one of the longest in the world, with more than 80 days of celebration, generally occurring in January through mid March, with celebrations in Montevideo being the largest and brightiest.

    Carnival starts in Uruguay

    By Rich Shulman

    Eighty days of Carnival? Looks pretty warm there, though.

  • Chris Sweda/pool / EPA

    Chicago mayoral candidates (L to R) Rahm Emanuel, Gery Chico, Carol Moseley Braun, and Miguel del Valle prior the start of a debate at WGN-TV in Chicago, USA, on Jan 27. The debate was moderated by WGN-TV news anchor Micah Materre and Chicago Tribune editorial page editor Bruce Dold (not in picture).

    Illinois high court: Emanuel can run for Chicago mayor

    By Rich Shulman

    Rahm Emanuel looks uncharacteristically happy. Game on. Full story.

  • Nature's Best Photography: Antelope Canyon, Ariz.

    By Robert Hood

    Peter Lik’s photograph of Antelope Canyon is today’s featured picture from Nature’s Best Photography. Click the related links below to see more amazing nature photography.

    Peter Lik / Nature's Best Photography

    Located near the border between Utah and northern Arizona, the tranquil Antelope Canyon is named for the herds of wild pronghorn that roamed the area long ago. Water running through the sandstone over the past millennia has sculpted graceful passageways, where shafts of light occasionally shine down from “slots” above.

    Photographer Peter Lik said:
    “The biggest lesson I have learned in photography is that timing is everything. No matter how perfect your technique and equipment, if you aren’t in the right place at the right time, you simply won’t get the shot. In the underground caves of Antelope Canyon, I knew the summer sun would pass directly overhead at midday. As my only opportunity for the shot approached, a narrow sliver of light beamed down through a keyhole onto the sandy canyon floor. At the precise moment I clicked the shutter, my Navajo Indian guide threw a handful of dust into the light. It wasn’t until weeks later, when I finally got to review the results of the shoot, that I was able to see the ghostlike human form that emerged."

    Photographic information:
    Camera: Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II; 16-35mm lens; 1/4 sec at ƒ/8; ISO 100; Gitzo tripod.

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  • Ritchie E. Starnes / The Daily Advance via AP

    Jakyra Kearse, a 5th grader at D.F. Walker Elementary School, poses for a photo in Edenton, N.C., Jan. 26, 2011. Kearse was removed from her regular class after her new hairdo allegedly caused a distraction among her classmates.

    School removes girl from class for distracting hairdo

    By John Brecher

    Has someone else's hair ever distracted you from your studies?

  • Erica Yoon / The Kingsport Times-News via AP

    Charles Leonard, 24, of Kingsport, Tenn., does his best to stay afloat by baling water out of his Jeep after he failed to negotiate a curve coming off of Wilcox Drive onto Jared Drive, slipped between several trees and splashed into the South Fork of the Holston River sluice in Kingsport, Thursday, Jan. 27, 2011. Leonard was uninjured.

    Man bails water from Jeep after splashing into river

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  • Win Mcnamee / Getty Images

    U.S. Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC) and U.S. Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) join Tea Party supporters in saying the Pledge of Allegiance during the first meeting of the U.S. Senate Tea Party Caucus Jan. 27 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The senators gathered with supporters to discuss spending proposals, options for balancing the budget, bringing an end to the U.S. budget deficit and limiting the size and scope of the federal government.

    Senate Tea Partiers aim for interactive 'caucus'

    By Rich Shulman

    The Senate Tea Party Caucus today was newsworthy for who wasn't there as much as who was. As Carrie Dann reports:

    Not every Republican who received Tea Party backing during the election opted to attend the first meeting. Sen. Marco Rubio, who received support from DeMint during the 2010 campaign, is holding out from formally joining the caucus. And new GOP freshmen Sens. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin and Kelly Ayotte of New Hampshire have also said they're not considering themselves part of the group at this time.

  • Hay airlifted to hungry horses abandoned at a ranch in Montana

    Here's a link to more about this story.

    Larry Mayer / AP

    Hay flies through the air as Al and A.J. Blain, of Billings Flying Service, use a helicopter to haul hay to horses on the former Leachman Cattle Company ranch east of Billings on Thursday, Jan. 27, 2011. The Billings Gazette reports that the Northern International Livestock Exposition had collected $10,000 in cash donations and about 250 tons of hay by Thursday. Five dead horses have been found on the ranch. A Montana veterinarian had warned that others would start dying off in droves if they did not receive food soon. The horses belong to James H. Leachman, who has filed for bankruptcy. Leachman is scheduled to appear Friday on multiple charges of animal cruelty.

    Larry Mayer / The Billings Gazette via AP

    Horses gather around hay dropped from a helicopter hauling hay to horses on the former Leachman Cattle Company ranch east of Billings on Thursday, Jan. 27, 2011.

  • LUCY NICHOLSON / Reuters

    Google Inc.'s new offices are seen in Venice, Los Angeles, California, January 27, 2011. Google is leasing more than 100,000 square feet in the building, which includes the Binoculars Building designed by Frank Gehry, and will move employees in this year, reported the Los Angeles Times.

    Google's new office space in Los Angeles

    Here's more on the building.

  • Twenty-one miners killed in Colombia coal mine explosion

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    A miner gestures as he waits for the retrieving of the corpses of four of his colleagues which remain inside the shafts at "La Preciosa" in Corregimiento San Roque, Sardinata's municipality, department of Norte de Santander, Colombia on January 27, 2011. Twenty-one miners were killed when "La Preciosa" coal mine exploded on Wendsday in Corregimiento San Roque, Sardinata municipality. Dozens of rescuers scrambled Thursday to locate four miners missing and feared dead after the bodies of 17 others were recovered from the coal mine in northeastern Colombia. Six other miners survived with serious injuries after an explosion ripped through La Preciosa coal mine early Wednesday.

    Guillermo Legaria / AFP-Getty Images

    A police officer walks his search and rescue dog outside "La Preciosa" in Corregimiento San Roque, Sardinata's municipality, department of Norte de Santander, Colombia on January 27, 2011

    People look over the wall of the morgue as relatives claim the bodies of workers who died from a mine explosion in Sardinata, northeastern Colombia, Thursday, Jan. 27, 2011.

    Relatives carry the coffin of a miner who died in a mine explosion from the morgue in Sardinata, northeastern Colombia, Thursday Jan. 27, 2011. Twenty-one miners were killed when an explosion, likely caused by a methane gas buildup, rocked La Precisoa underground coal mine early Wednesday. A similar blast killed 32 miners at the mine four years ago.

    Relatives of miner Abel Ortega mourn over his coffin at their home in Sardinata, northeastern Colombia, Thursday, Jan. 27, 2011. Ortega was among 21 miners killed when an explosion, likely caused by a methane gas buildup, rocked La Preciosa underground coal mine early Wednesday. A similar blast killed 32 miners at the mine four years ago.

  • Hip-hop soulstress Lauryn Hill takes stage during Sundance

    Lucas Jackson / Reuters

    Singer Lauryn Hill performs at "Skullcandy Sessions" at Harry O's nightclub during the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, Jan. 27.

    Lucas Jackson / Reuters

    Singer Lauryn Hill performs at "Skullcandy Sessions" at Harry O's nightclub during the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, Jan. 27.

    Lucas Jackson / Reuters

    Singer Lauryn Hill performs at "Skullcandy Sessions" at Harry O's nightclub during the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, Jan. 27.

    Lucas Jackson / Reuters

    Singer Lauryn Hill performs at "Skullcandy Sessions" at Harry O's nightclub during the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, Jan. 27.

    By Elena Grothe

    I love how vivid these photos are. You can see a slideshow of more Sundance Film Festival images here.

  • Angry Egyptians defy protest ban

    By Mish Whalen

    Egyptian protesters continued to protest, calling for the dissolution of parliament, implementation of democracy and higher wages, along with the ouster of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. Read a story on how Egyptian bloggers are braving police intimidation and see more photos here.

    EPA

    Egyptian protesters clash with riot police during a protest in Suez, Egypt, on January 27, 2011.

    EPA

    Egyptian protesters clash with riot police during a protest in Suez, Egypt, on January 27, 2011.

    Mohammed Abed / AFP - Getty Images

    Egyptian riot police stand in line as demonstrators gather in front of the Lawyers' Syndicate in Cairo on January 27, 2011, demanding the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak.

  • Memorial service held for Russian airport bombing victims

    Maxim Shipenkov / EPA

    A woman grieves during a commemoration ceremony for Domodedovo bombing victims in the center of Moscow, Russia on January 27, 2011.

    Maxim Shipenkov / EPA

    A woman grieves during a commemoration ceremony for Domodedovo bombing victims in the center of Moscow, Russia on January 27, 2011.

    Alexey Sazonov / AFP - Getty Images

    People lay flowers in central Moscow on January 27, 2011 as they pay tribute to the 35 people killed in the blast in Moscow's Domodedovo aeroport.

    Stringer/russia / Reuters

    A woman holds a religious icon as she takes part in a rally to commemorate the victims of a bomb explosion at Domodedovo airport in central Moscow on January 27, 2011.

  • Timothy A. Clary / AFP - Getty Images

    A New Yorker is helped across a pile of snow on the Upper East Side on January 27, 2011.

    Friendly New Yorker helps another through the slushy snow

    By Mish Whalen

    Who said New Yorkers weren't nice? The Northeast dug out of yet another winter storm on Thursday that pummeled the region with between six and 19 inches of snow overnight.

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