Singer Monica performs during a tribute to the late Whitney Houston at the 2012 BET Awards in Los Angeles. Phil McCarten
Britain’s Prince Charles kisses hand of Queen Elizabeth after she presented him with Royal Horticultural Society Victoria Medal of Honour in London. Reuters
Britain’s Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, take off their shoes before visiting the As-Syakirin Mosque at KLCC in Kuala Lumpur. Stringer Malaysia
Jamaica’s Usain Bolt runs to win the men’s 200m final at the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium. Stefano Rellandini
Chanel Spring/Summer 2013 at Paris Fashion Week. Reuters
U.S. President Barack Obama celebrates on stage as confetti falls after his victory speech during his election rally in Chicago, November 6, 2012.. Kevin Lamarque
South Korean singer PSY performs during the MTV European Music Awards 2012 show at the Festhalle in Frankfurt. PSY’s video is among the most viewed on YouTube in 2012.. Kai Pfaffenbach
Bags decorated with Christmas trees and stars, in memory of the victims killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. Reuters
Paper lanterns created at a memorial for victims of March 11 earthquake and tsunami in Koriyama. Reuters
Tightrope walker Wallenda walks the high wire over the Horseshoe Falls in Niagara Falls. Mark Blinch
You and Huang take part in symbolic same-sex Buddhist wedding ceremony at a temple in Taoyuan county. Pichi Chuang
Ten-year-old Lucas Amorim trains in the pool. He has phocomelia, affecting the growth of his arms. Apart from his dreams of representing Brazil in a future paralympics, Lucas wants to be a civil engineer some day.. Reuters
Singer Adele holds her six Grammy Awards in Los Angeles. Lucy Nicholson
A child jumps on the waste products that are used to make poultry feed as she plays in a tannery at Hazaribagh in Dhaka. Andrew Biraj
People swim at start of annual Lake Zurich crossing swimming event in Zurich. Michael Buholzer
Actress Jolie poses at the 84th Academy Awards in Hollywood. Lucy Nicholson
A woman, wearing a nylon mask, flashes a sign as she walks towards the shore during her visit to a beach in Qingdao. The mask, which was invented by a woman about seven years ago, is used to block the sun’s rays.. Aly Song
