January 22, 2014

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Seagulls sit on ice in the pool outside the U.S. Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., as post-snowstorm freezing weather continues. (Photo taken by Diaa Bekheet/VOA)

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Roger Federer of Switzerland signs autographs for fans after defeating Andy Murray of Britain in the quarterfinal at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne.

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A tractor disperses food for cranes at the Hula Lake Ornithology and Nature Park in northern Israel.

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A boat paddle is seen on the bottom of the nearly dry Almaden Reservoir near San Jose, California, USA, Jan. 21, 2014. California Governor Jerry Brown last week declared a drought emergency.