January 19, 2016

Chile's President Michelle Bachelet talks to a Geminoid HI-2 robot, which is made in likeness of its creator, Japanese professor Hiroshi Ishiguro (not pictured), during the opening ceremony of the Congress of the Future event in Santiago.

On Jan. 16, 2016, Expedition 46 Commander Scott Kelly shared photographs of a blooming zinnia in the Veggie plant growth system aboard the International Space Station. Kelly wrote, "Yes, there are other life forms in space! #SpaceFlower #YearInSpaceFlower.

A women and her children stand in the ruins of a damaged house in the Kurdish town of Silopi, in southeastern Turkey, near the border with Iraq. Turkey is waging an all-out offensive against the separatist Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), with military operations backed by curfews aimed at flushing out rebels from several southeastern urban centers.

People walk through the snowstorm to immerse themselves in icy waters during celebrations for the Orthodox Epiphany on the ice-covered lake near the village of Dubrovichi outside Ryazan, Russia.

Swiss special police forces take position at the opening of the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland.

Christian Orthodox believers swim across cold water for a cross in the river Ribnica, in Podgorica, Montenegro, marking Orthodox Epiphany.

A man on a motorcycle passes next to a car that was set afire by protesters during a demonstration against the electoral process in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Jan. 18, 2016.

A man makes traditional candy "Matang" in preparation for the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year in Yuqing County, Zunyi, Guizhou Province, China, Jan. 18, 2016.

Serbia's Viktor Troicki watches a bird fly away after it landed on the court during the first round match against Spain's Daniel Munoz de la Nava at the Australian Open tennis tournament at Melbourne Park, Australia.

People take 'selfies' on the seafront at the Corniche, or waterfront promenade, in Beirut, Lebanon.

A model presents makeup creations during a show by Maybelline New York at the Berlin Fashion Week Autumn/Winter 2016 in Berlin, Germany, Jan. 18, 2016.

An Afghan boy wields a stick as his flock of domesticated pigeons flies atop the roof of his house in Kabul.

Models are silhouetted during the Dsquared2 men's Fall-Winter 2016-2017 show collection, part of the Milan Fashion Week, Italy.

A car half-covered in nails, created by artist Rachel Ducker is displayed during a press preview at the London Art Fair in north London.