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A man wades through a flooded street as a girl uses an exercise machine in the Pattani province December 29, 2014. Many parts of Thailand's southern provinces remain flooded and more heavy rains and strong winds were expected until the New Year, local media reported. (Photo by Surapan Boonthanom/Reuters)

A man wades through a flooded street as a girl uses an exercise machine in the Pattani province December 29, 2014. Many parts of Thailand's southern provinces remain flooded and more heavy rains and strong winds were expected until the New Year, local media reported. (Photo by Surapan Boonthanom/Reuters)




Presidential candidate of Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) party Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic (5th L) and president of HDZ Tomislav Karamarko (2nd R) celebrate with her supporters after unofficial results in Zagreb December 28, 2014. Ivo Josipovic faces a tight run-off next month to try to win a second five-year term as Croatia's president after failing to secure a majority from voters frustrated by the country's economic malaise. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)

Presidential candidate of Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) party Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic (5th L) and president of HDZ Tomislav Karamarko (2nd R) celebrate with her supporters after unofficial results in Zagreb December 28, 2014. Ivo Josipovic faces a tight run-off next month to try to win a second five-year term as Croatia's president after failing to secure a majority from voters frustrated by the country's economic malaise. With 98 percent of Sunday's ballot papers counted in the European Union's newest member, Josipovic was on top with 38.5 percent, followed closely by Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic from the HDZ, the main conservative opposition, on 37 percent. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)




Japan's Princess Kako, the second daughter of Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko, in full dress leaves the Imperial Palace after a meeting with the emperor and empress  in Tokyo December 29, 2014. Kako, a granddaughter of Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko, celebrates her 20th birthday on December 29, 2014. (Photo by Issei Kato/Reuters)

Japan's Princess Kako, the second daughter of Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko, in full dress leaves the Imperial Palace after a meeting with the emperor and empress in Tokyo December 29, 2014. Kako, a granddaughter of Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko, celebrates her 20th birthday on December 29, 2014. (Photo by Issei Kato/Reuters)




Japan's Princess Kiko (L), Princess Mako (C), and Princess Kako wave to well-wishers during a public appearance for New Year celebrations at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo January 2, 2015. (Photo by Yuya Shino/Reuters)

Japan's Princess Kiko (L), Princess Mako (C), and Princess Kako wave to well-wishers during a public appearance for New Year celebrations at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo January 2, 2015. (Photo by Yuya Shino/Reuters)




A girl interacts with installations resembling sheep, put up as part of celebrations leading to the New Year, in Beijing December 29, 2014. 2015 is the Year of the Sheep, according to the Chinese calendar. (Photo by Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters)

A girl interacts with installations resembling sheep, put up as part of celebrations leading to the New Year, in Beijing December 29, 2014. 2015 is the Year of the Sheep, according to the Chinese calendar. (Photo by Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters)




People walk beside a painted U-Bahn underground train marking an entrance of the new Unter den Linden underground station currently under construction in Berlin, December 29, 2014. (Photo by Fabrizio Bensch/Reuters)

People walk beside a painted U-Bahn underground train marking an entrance of the new Unter den Linden underground station currently under construction in Berlin, December 29, 2014. (Photo by Fabrizio Bensch/Reuters)




Firefighter Anton Shcherbakov, dressed as Santa Claus, stands on a fire-engine ladder as he decorates the top of a 14-metre-high Christmas tree ahead of the upcoming New Year and Christmas celebrations at the Bobrovy Log ski resort near Russia's Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, December 29, 2014. (Photo by Ilya Naymushin/Reuters)

Firefighter Anton Shcherbakov, dressed as Santa Claus, stands on a fire-engine ladder as he decorates the top of a 14-metre-high Christmas tree ahead of the upcoming New Year and Christmas celebrations at the Bobrovy Log ski resort near Russia's Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, December 29, 2014. (Photo by Ilya Naymushin/Reuters)




Members of the Shi'ite Muslim Houthi movement bury fellow Houthi fighters, gunned down by suspected al Qaeda militants recently, in Sanaa December 29, 2014. Yemen has been in turmoil since 2011 mass protests forced veteran president Ali Abdullah Saleh to step down, and tensions have increased since Shi'ite Muslim Houthi fighters captured the capital Sanaa in September, adding to a major threat from al Qaeda, which operates in the east and south of Yemen. (Photo by Khaled Abdullah/Reuters)

Members of the Shi'ite Muslim Houthi movement bury fellow Houthi fighters, gunned down by suspected al Qaeda militants recently, in Sanaa December 29, 2014. Yemen has been in turmoil since 2011 mass protests forced veteran president Ali Abdullah Saleh to step down, and tensions have increased since Shi'ite Muslim Houthi fighters captured the capital Sanaa in September, adding to a major threat from al Qaeda, which operates in the east and south of Yemen. (Photo by Khaled Abdullah/Reuters)




Noriaki Kasai from Japan soars through the air during the first round for the first jumping of the 63rd four-hills ski jumping tournament in Oberstdorf, southern Germany, December 29, 2014. The prestigious four-hills tournament started in Oberstdorf and will end in Bischofshofen on January 6. (Photo by Michael Dalder/Reuters)

Noriaki Kasai from Japan soars through the air during the first round for the first jumping of the 63rd four-hills ski jumping tournament in Oberstdorf, southern Germany, December 29, 2014. The prestigious four-hills tournament started in Oberstdorf and will end in Bischofshofen on January 6. (Photo by Michael Dalder/Reuters)




Firefighters work to put out the fire of a storage oil tank at the port of Es Sider in Ras Lanuf December 29, 2014. Oil tanks at Es Sider have been on fire for days after a rocket hit one of them, destroying more than two days of Libyan production, officials said on Sunday. Libya has appealed to Italy, Germany and the United States to send firefighters. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)

Firefighters work to put out the fire of a storage oil tank at the port of Es Sider in Ras Lanuf December 29, 2014. Oil tanks at Es Sider have been on fire for days after a rocket hit one of them, destroying more than two days of Libyan production, officials said on Sunday. Libya has appealed to Italy, Germany and the United States to send firefighters. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)




A rainbow is seen as fire-fighters work to put out a fire at a storage oil tank in the port of Es Sider January 2, 2015. Libya has extinguished a fire at oil storage tanks at the country's biggest oil port, Es Sider, that had been raging for a week, officials said on Friday. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)

A rainbow is seen as fire-fighters work to put out a fire at a storage oil tank in the port of Es Sider January 2, 2015. Libya has extinguished a fire at oil storage tanks at the country's biggest oil port, Es Sider, that had been raging for a week, officials said on Friday. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)




Fire-fighters work to put out a fire at a storage oil tank in the port of Es Sider January 2, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)

Fire-fighters work to put out a fire at a storage oil tank in the port of Es Sider January 2, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)




A fighter from the Shi'ite Kata'ib Imam Ali (Imam Ali Brigades) militia runs as they search a house after taking control of a village from Islamist State militants, on the outskirts of Dhuluiya, north of Baghdad December 29, 2014. Iraqi security forces and pro-government militias took control of large parts of the Tigris River town of Dhuluiya north of Baghdad on Monday from Islamic State fighters, police and army sources said. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)

A fighter from the Shi'ite Kata'ib Imam Ali (Imam Ali Brigades) militia runs as they search a house after taking control of a village from Islamist State militants, on the outskirts of Dhuluiya, north of Baghdad December 29, 2014. Iraqi security forces and pro-government militias took control of large parts of the Tigris River town of Dhuluiya north of Baghdad on Monday from Islamic State fighters, police and army sources said. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)




Shamans holding posters of U.S. President Barack Obama and Cuba's President Raul Castro, perform a ritual of predictions for the new year at Agua Dulce beach in Lima December 29, 2014. The ritual is an end-of-the-year tradition and the shamans used the chance to ask for world peace and better relations between the U.S. and Cuba for 2015. (Photo by Enrique Castro-Mendivil/Reuters)

Shamans holding posters of U.S. President Barack Obama and Cuba's President Raul Castro, perform a ritual of predictions for the new year at Agua Dulce beach in Lima December 29, 2014. The ritual is an end-of-the-year tradition and the shamans used the chance to ask for world peace and better relations between the U.S. and Cuba for 2015. (Photo by Enrique Castro-Mendivil/Reuters)




Policemen evacuate families trapped in their home during heavy flooding brought by tropical storm Seniang in Misamis Oriental, Mindanao island in southern Philippines December 29, 2014. Local media reported three people were killed, while more than 10,000 residents were evacuated due to heavy flooding in some parts of Mindanao in southern Philippines. (Photo by Erwin Frames/Reuters)

Policemen evacuate families trapped in their home during heavy flooding brought by tropical storm Seniang in Misamis Oriental, Mindanao island in southern Philippines December 29, 2014. Local media reported three people were killed, while more than 10,000 residents were evacuated due to heavy flooding in some parts of Mindanao in southern Philippines. (Photo by Erwin Frames/Reuters)




Women pose as their friend (unseen) takes picture at Chitwan National Park in Chitwan, south of Kathmandu December 30, 2014. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)

Women pose as their friend (unseen) takes picture at Chitwan National Park in Chitwan, south of Kathmandu December 30, 2014. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)




Protesters block the southbound lanes of the 110 freeway after the Los Angeles County Coroner released an autopsy report on the LAPD's shooting of Ezell Ford in Los Angeles, California December 29, 2014.  Ford, an unarmed 25-year-old black man slain by Los Angeles police officers in August suffered three gunshot wounds, including one to his back, a long-awaited autopsy report into the killing showed on Monday. (Photo by Jonathan Alcorn/Reuters)

Protesters block the southbound lanes of the 110 freeway after the Los Angeles County Coroner released an autopsy report on the LAPD's shooting of Ezell Ford in Los Angeles, California December 29, 2014. Ford, an unarmed 25-year-old black man slain by Los Angeles police officers in August suffered three gunshot wounds, including one to his back, a long-awaited autopsy report into the killing showed on Monday. Police have said two officers shot Ford, described by a family lawyer as mentally challenged, on Aug. 11 after he struggled with one of them and tried to grab the officer's holstered gun. (Photo by Jonathan Alcorn/Reuters)




A man jumps into cold water during a contest in Shenyang, Liaoning province December 30, 2014. The winter swimming competition was held in Shenyang this Tuesday where 260 members from 40 teams participated, according to local media. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)

A man jumps into cold water during a contest in Shenyang, Liaoning province December 30, 2014. The winter swimming competition was held in Shenyang this Tuesday where 260 members from 40 teams participated, according to local media. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)




Nurses stand in a lift, carrying new-born babies suffering from critical diseases as they transfer them to the hospital's new building, in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, December 29, 2014. About 38 children under police convoy were transferred to the new hospital site on Monday, according to local media. (Photo by Chance Chan/Reuters)

Nurses stand in a lift, carrying new-born babies suffering from critical diseases as they transfer them to the hospital's new building, in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, December 29, 2014. About 38 children under police convoy were transferred to the new hospital site on Monday, according to local media. (Photo by Chance Chan/Reuters)




An Indian Air Force soldier (R) stretches the arms of her colleague during the rehearsal for the Republic Day parade on a cold and foggy winter morning in New Delhi December 30, 2014. India will celebrate its annual Republic Day on January 26. (Photo by Ahmad Masood/Reuters)

An Indian Air Force soldier (R) stretches the arms of her colleague during the rehearsal for the Republic Day parade on a cold and foggy winter morning in New Delhi December 30, 2014. India will celebrate its annual Republic Day on January 26. (Photo by Ahmad Masood/Reuters)




A crew member of an Indonesian Maritime Surveillance plane says a prayer before a search mission to look for AirAsia's Flight QZ8501 in Pangkal Pinang, Bangka island December 30, 2014. (Photo by Darren Whiteside/Reuters)

A crew member of an Indonesian Maritime Surveillance plane says a prayer before a search mission to look for AirAsia's Flight QZ8501 in Pangkal Pinang, Bangka island December 30, 2014. (Photo by Darren Whiteside/Reuters)




Government security officials carry a family member of passengers onboard AirAsia flight QZ8501 after she collapsed at a waiting area in Juanda International Airport, Surabaya, December 30, 2014. Indonesian rescuers saw bodies and luggage off the coast of Borneo island on Tuesday and officials said they were “95 percent sure” debris spotted in the sea was from a missing AirAsia plane with 162 people on board. (Photo by Reuters/Beawiharta)

Government security officials carry a family member of passengers onboard AirAsia flight QZ8501 after she collapsed at a waiting area in Juanda International Airport, Surabaya, December 30, 2014. Indonesian rescuers saw bodies and luggage off the coast of Borneo island on Tuesday and officials said they were “95 percent sure” debris spotted in the sea was from a missing AirAsia plane with 162 people on board. Indonesia AirAsia's Flight QZ8501, an Airbus A320-200, lost contact with air traffic control early on Sunday during bad weather on a flight from the Indonesian city of Surabaya to Singapore. (Photo by Reuters/Beawiharta)




Kashmiri fishermen cover their heads and part of their boats with blankets and straw as they wait to catch fish in the waters of the Anchar Lake on a cold winter day in Srinagar December 30, 2014. The fishermen use the blankets and straw to prevent light from entering through the water, which according to them helps in the catching of fish. (Photo by Danish Ismail/Reuters)

Kashmiri fishermen cover their heads and part of their boats with blankets and straw as they wait to catch fish in the waters of the Anchar Lake on a cold winter day in Srinagar December 30, 2014. The fishermen use the blankets and straw to prevent light from entering through the water, which according to them helps in the catching of fish. (Photo by Danish Ismail/Reuters)




People ride past a road damaged by flooding at Kuala Krai in Kelantan December 30, 2014. The worst flooding in Malaysia in more than a decade has killed 10 people and forced nearly 160,000 from their homes and more rain is expected, authorities said on Sunday. (Photo by Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters)

People ride past a road damaged by flooding at Kuala Krai in Kelantan December 30, 2014. The worst flooding in Malaysia in more than a decade has killed 10 people and forced nearly 160,000 from their homes and more rain is expected, authorities said on Sunday. (Photo by Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters)




Cornelia and Nikolay Reithmeier celebrate their wedding in the snow while a photographer, Nadine, takes pictures of them at a lake in Olching, southern Germany, December 30, 2014. (Photo by Michaela Rehle/Reuters)

Cornelia and Nikolay Reithmeier celebrate their wedding in the snow while a photographer, Nadine, takes pictures of them at a lake in Olching, southern Germany, December 30, 2014. (Photo by Michaela Rehle/Reuters)




A  street vendor sells bananas close to a market in Cairo, December 30, 2014. (Photo by Mohamed Abd El Ghany/Reuters)

A street vendor sells bananas close to a market in Cairo, December 30, 2014. (Photo by Mohamed Abd El Ghany/Reuters)




A bus that crashed on a slope next to the A4 motorway is pictured near the town of Bad Hersfeld, December 30, 2014. The bus, carrying pensioners from Baden-Wuerttemberg to Leipzig, lost control and veered off the road after a car crashed into it on Tuesday. Four people died and several dozen were injured in the accident, police said. (Photo by Ralph Orlowski/Reuters)

A bus that crashed on a slope next to the A4 motorway is pictured near the town of Bad Hersfeld, December 30, 2014. The bus, carrying pensioners from Baden-Wuerttemberg to Leipzig, lost control and veered off the road after a car crashed into it on Tuesday. Four people died and several dozen were injured in the accident, police said. (Photo by Ralph Orlowski/Reuters)




Firefighters work on the site of a bus crash on a slope next to the A4 motorway near the town of Bad Hersfeld, December 30, 2014. (Photo by Ralph Orlowski/Reuters)

Firefighters work on the site of a bus crash on a slope next to the A4 motorway near the town of Bad Hersfeld, December 30, 2014. (Photo by Ralph Orlowski/Reuters)




Chief puppeteer Nicolas Geal manipulates puppets at the Royal Toone Theatre in central Brussels December 30, 2014. Toone is a Belgian version of Tony – and more importantly, it's the name given to eight generations of puppeteers who have kept alive a Brussels tradition to rival British Christmas pantomime or Italian commedia dell'arte. (Photo by Francois Lenoir/Reuters)

Chief puppeteer Nicolas Geal manipulates puppets at the Royal Toone Theatre in central Brussels December 30, 2014. Toone is a Belgian version of Tony – and more importantly, it's the name given to eight generations of puppeteers who have kept alive a Brussels tradition to rival British Christmas pantomime or Italian commedia dell'arte. Until Jan. 3, Nicolas Geal, known as Toone VIII, is directing puppet productions of the Christian Nativity and the Massacre of the Innocents, delivered in gritty Brussels dialect and irreverent humour, at times akin to slapstick. (Photo by Francois Lenoir/Reuters)




A shop assistant creates a window display in a Next store in central London December 30, 2014.  British clothing retailer Next's sales rose 2.9 percent in the run up to Christmas mostly due to online and catalogue purchases, hitting the upper end of its predictions and it said full-year profit would rise by about 11.5 percent. (Photo by Neil Hall/Reuters)

A shop assistant creates a window display in a Next store in central London December 30, 2014. British clothing retailer Next's sales rose 2.9 percent in the run up to Christmas mostly due to online and catalogue purchases, hitting the upper end of its predictions and it said full-year profit would rise by about 11.5 percent. (Photo by Neil Hall/Reuters)




Claudia Jaeger harvests Traminer grapes for the ice wine production, a dessert wine made from  frozen grapes at the Freyburger Muehlberg vineyard near Zeuchfeld, Germany,  Sunday December 28, 2014. (Photo by Hendrik Schmidt/AP Photo/DPA)

Claudia Jaeger harvests Traminer grapes for the ice wine production, a dessert wine made from frozen grapes at the Freyburger Muehlberg vineyard near Zeuchfeld, Germany, Sunday December 28, 2014. (Photo by Hendrik Schmidt/AP Photo/DPA)
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