A victim is transported to a hospital following a militant attack in Kabul, on Jan. 16.

Afghan security officials inspect the scene of a suicide bomb attack that was targeting the office of the Afghan intelligence agency in Kabul on Jan. 16.

An Afghan woman with her child move to safety as security personnel secure the site of a suicide attack near the Afghan intelligence agency headquarters in Kabul on Jan. 16.

Security men with the Afghan intelligence services talk on their cell phones at the scene of a bombing in Kabul on Jan. 16.

Women hold placards as they join others in a march past a metro station undergoing construction during a rally organized by Delhi's chief minister protesting for justice and security for women, in New Delhi on Jan. 2. The ashes of the Indian student who died after being gang-raped were scattered in the Ganges river on Tuesday as reports of more attacks stoked a growing national debate on violence against women. The death of the 23-year-old woman, who has not been named, prompted street protests across India, international outrage and promises from the government of tougher punishments for offenders.

Delhi's chief minister, center, and others offer prayers for a gang rape victim, at Mahatma Gandhi memorial, in New Delhi, India, Jan. 2.

Indian protesters shout anti-government slogans during a protest against rape in New Delhi on Jan. 2. The family of an Indian gang rape victim said that they would not rest until her killers are hanged as police finalized their investigation before charges are laid against the suspects this week. The ruling Congress party reportedly pushed for tougher punishments for sex crimes, including chemical castration, and authorities in New Delhi launched a hotline to improve safety for women in a city dubbed "India's rape capital."

A child carries placards that contain pro-women slogans at the Mahatma Gandhi memorial, Rajghat, during a peace prayer meeting in New Delhi, India, on Jan. 2. The event was organized by the Delhi Government, Delhi Commission for Women to pay homage to the 23 year old Delhi gang rape victim and for women safety.

Female Indian paramilitary soldiers watch as Indian women march to mourn the death of a gang rape victim in New Delhi, India, on Jan. 2. India's top court said it will decide whether to suspend lawmakers facing sexual assault charges as thousands of women gathered at the memorial to independence leader Mohandas K. Gandhi to demand stronger protection for their safety.

The casket of slain firefighter Tomasz Kaczowka is brought out of St. Stanislaus Church following his funeral service in Rochester, N.Y., on Dec. 31. Kaczowka was killed along with firefighter Michael Chiapperini while responding to a fire in Webster, New York on Dec. 24, where William Spengler shot at first responders. Two other firefighters were injured while seven house burned.

West Webster firefighters walk in procession with the casket of fellow firefighter Tomasz Kaczowka during his funeral at St. Stanislaus Church in Rochester, N.Y., on Monday.

Janina and Marian Kaczowka, right, leave the church at the end of a funeral for their son, West Webster firefighter Tomasz Kaczowka, at St. Stanislaus Church in Rochester, N.Y., on Monday.

A West Webster firefighter carries a program during the funeral for fellow West Webster firefighter Tomasz Kaczowka at St. Stanislaus Church in Rochester, N.Y., on Monday.

Firefighters wait for the casket of slain firefighter Tomasz Kaczowka to be brought outside of St. Stanislaus Church following his funeral service in Rochester, N.Y., on Monday.

A sign at the Holy Sepulchre Cemetery is seen during the burial of slain firefighter Tomasz Kaczowka following his funeral service in Rochester, N.Y., on Monday.

Indian students and activists shout slogans and hold placards as they participate in a protest against the recent brutal gang-rape in New Delhi, Dec. 27. The 23 year old girl who was gang-raped by 6 men on a moving bus on the night of 16 December 2012 has been shifted to Singapore hospital for further treatment.

Indian security forces face students and activists shouting slogans, during a protest against the recent brutal gang-rape in New Delhi on Dec. 27.

Policemen stop protesters from approaching a barricade on their way to India Gate while protesting against a recent gang-rape of a young woman in a moving bus in New Delhi on Dec. 27.

Indian protesters listen to a speaker during a protest against a recent gang rape of a young woman in a moving bus in New Delhi on Dec. 27.

Indian police stand guard in front of a barricade as protesters march towards them during a protest against a recent gang rape of a young woman in a moving bus in New Delhi on Dec. 27.

Indian police fired tear gas at protesters during a violent demonstration Sunday near the India Gate in New Delhi, India. More than 2,000 demonstrators had gathered to protest the brutal beating and gang rape of a 23-year-old female student on a city bus last Sunday, an attack so violent and malicious that it has sparked days of protest across the country.

Protesters shield themselves as Indian police beat them with sticks during a violent demonstration near the India Gate against a gang rape and brutal beating of a 23-year-old student on a bus last week, in New Delhi, India, Dec. 23.

An Indian police officer collapses on the ground after being hit by a stone thrown by protesters during a violent protest against a gang rape and brutal beating of a 23-year-old student on a bus last week, in New Delhi, India, Dec. 23.

Demonstrators overturn a government vehicle in front of the India Gate during a protest in New Delhi, Dec. 23.

Police officers wield their batons against a demonstrator near the presidential palace during a protest rally in New Delhi, Dec. 22.

Police try to stop demonstrators near the presidential palace during a protest rally in New Delhi, Dec. 22.

Demonstrators are hit by police water cannons near the presidential palace during a protest rally in New Delhi, Dec. 22.

Demonstrators shout slogans as police use water cannons to disperse them near the presidential palace during a protest rally in New Delhi Dec. 22.

A protestor falls as police use a water cannon to disperse protestors against a recent gang rape in New Delhi, Dec. 22.

An Indian protester argues with a police officer outside the Delhi Police headquarters as they block a main road during a protest in New Delhi, India, on Dec. 19. The hours-long gang-rape and near fatal beating of a 23-year-old physical therapy student in a bus in New Delhi triggered outrage and anger across the country Wednesday as Indians demanded action from authorities who have long ignored persistent violence and harassment against women.

Indian students and activists carry placards at India Gate during a protest following the gang-rape of a student in New Delhi on Dec. 19.

Indian people shout slogans as they stage a rally near India Gate to demand capital punishment for rapists during a candle light vigil in New Delhi, India, on Dec. 19.

Indian students and activists carry candles at India Gate during a protest following the gang-rape of a student in New Delhi on Dec. 19. Indian police on Dec. 17 arrested the driver of a bus a day after a student was gang-raped and thrown out of the vehicle, reports said, in an attack that has sparked fresh concern for women's safety in New Delhi. The attack sparked new calls for greater security for women in New Delhi, which registered 568 rapes in 2011 compared with 218 in India's financial capital Mumbai the same year.

Sunni Muslim gunmen with weapons walk through the streets of Kaskas in Beirut on October 22, 2012, after a night of tension following the funeral of an intelligence official killed by a car bomb. Sunday's clashes fed into a growing political crisis in Lebanon linked to the civil war in neighboring Syria.

A man rides his motorcycle between a burning tire and garbage containers laid by Sunni protesters after overnight clashes between Sunni and Shiite gunmen in Beirut, Oct. 22, 2012.

Lebanese Army soldiers patrol a neighborhood after overnight clashes between Sunni and Shiite gunmen in Beirut, Oct. 22, 2012. Shortly before noon Lebanese troops began a big operation in the capital aiming to open all closed roads and to force gunmen out of the streets after overnight clashes following the funeral of Lebanese Brig. Gen. Wissam al-Hassan.

A man and his children walk away from clashes between Sunni Muslim gunmen and members of the Lebanese army in Kaskas, Beirut, October 22, 2012.

Lebanese Army soldiers patrol a neighborhood after overnight clashes between Sunni and Shiite gunmen in Beirut, Oct. 22, 2012.

The plane carrying 15-year-old Malala Yousufzai, the Pakistani girl shot in the head by Taliban gunmen for campaigning for the right to an education, sits on the tarmac after landing at Birmingham Airport in Birmingham, central England on Oct. 15. Yousufzai will be cared for at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham, a highly specialized facility where British soldiers seriously wounded in Afghanistan are treated, a spokeswoman for Prime Minister David Cameron said.

Pakistanis light candles in front of a banner showing a picture of 15-year-old schoolgirl Malala Yousufzai, who was shot last Tuesday by the Taliban for speaking out in support of education for women, in Peshawar, Pakistan, Oct. 15. The banner reads,

Candles are lit in front of a portrait of Pakistani school girl Malala Yousufzai during a candlelight vigil organized by Nepalese Youth in Kathmandu on Oct. 15.

Pakistanis hold candles during a protest to condemn the attack on Malala Yousufzai in Karachi, Pakistan, on Oct. 11.

A woman lights a candle during a vigil for Malala Yousafzai in Islamabad, Pakistan, on Oct. 11.

A child holds a portrait of Malala Yousafzai during a vigil to pray for her recovery in Islamabad, Pakistan, on Oct. 11.

Pakistani school girls pray for the recovery of gunshot victim, Malala Yousufzai, in Multan on Oct. 10. Pakistani doctors removed a bullet from a 15-year-old child campaigner shot by the Taliban in a horrific attack condemned by national leaders and rights activists. The attack took place in Mingora, the main town of the Swat Valley in Pakistan's northwest, where Malala had campaigned for the right to an education during a two-year Taliban insurgency which the army said it had crushed in 2009.

Pakistani civil society activists carry placards and papers with a photograph of the gunshot victim Malala Yousufzai during a protest rally against the assassination attempt, in Islamabad on Oct. 10.

Pakistani people hold placards and candles as they pray for the well-being of Malala Yousufzai, in Lahore, Pakistan, Oct. 10. Gunmen ambushed a van carrying Malala Yousafzai and several of her schoolmates on Oct. 9 in the Swat Valley's main town of Mingora. Pakistan awarded her the first-ever National Peace Award last year in recognition for her struggle for girls education, which the Taliban banned after seizing control of the Swat valley. She was also nominated for the International Children's Peace Prize.