Jennifer Berry watches the sunset from a lifeguard chair at a beach on Lake Calhoun in Minneapolis, January 7, 2014. – Photo by Reuters
A transgender Pakistani earns his living by entertaining people living in Lahore's suburbs on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2014 in Pakistan. – Photo by AP
A Moroccan resident runs as a huge wave crashes along the Atlantic costal road in Rabat during high tide on January 7, 2014. The wave was some 8 meters high and threw rocks and debris along the road and sidewalk. – Photo by AFP
An Afghan resident walks along a road during snowfall in Herat on January 7, 2014. As winter sets in across Central Asia, many Afghans struggle to provide adequate food and shelter for their families. – Photo by AFP
Austria's Thomas Morgenstern competes during the Four Hills competition of the FIS Ski Jumping World Cup in Bischofshofen on January 6, 2014. – Photo by AFP
Indian residents gather during sunset over the northern hill town of Shimla on January 7, 2014. Heavy snowfall is forecast for areas of Himachal Pradesh, with many parts of India continuing to face below average temperatures, with dense fog affecting flights and trains. – Photo by AFP
Firemen are in action during a fire drill on a mock Alphajet at Cazaux's air base, on January 7, 2014 in Cazaux. – Photo by AFP
A woman bundled against the cold walks past a homeless man in McPherson Square as temperatures dipped into the single digits Fahrenheit and minus degrees with the wind chill on January 7, 2014 in Washington, DC. – Photo by AFP
Sinabung mount spews ash to the air during an eruption near from Karo, North Sumatra on January 7, 2014. An Indonesian volcano that has erupted relentlessly for months shot volcanic ash into the air 30 times on January 4, forcing further evacuations with more than 20,000 people now displaced. – Photo by AFP
A man fills up water canisters in front of fishing boats at Karachi Fish Harbour January 8, 2014. Fishing operations slowed down due to hostile windy weather, local media reported. – Photo by Reuters
Indian soldiers take part in a rehearsal for the Republic Day parade amidst fog on a cold winter morning in New Delhi January 8, 2014. India celebrates its annual Republic Day on January 26. – Photo by Reuters
Dust covers clothes at a site hit by what activists said was an airstrike by forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in the Duma neighbourhood of Damascus January 7, 2014. – Photo by Reuters
A woman walks through a gust of blowing snow in frigid cold temperatures though downtown Chicago, Illinois, January 6, 2014. – Photo by Reuters
A participant flies a tiger shaped kite during the International Kite Festival in Mumbai January 8, 2014. – Photo by Reuters
Ice forms on an abandoned dock structure in the East River due to unusually low temperatures caused by a Polar Vortex in New York January 7, 2014. – Photo by Reuters
A man helps a wounded boy who survived what activists say was an airstrike by forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in the Duma neighbourhood of Damascus January 7, 2014. – Photo by Reuters
Show attendee Limore Shur waits inside a Nikon-powered XXArray during the 2014 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada, January 7, 2014. The booth uses 68 cameras that fire at the same time. The images are processed to create a 3D model of the subject that can be placed inside a computer video game. – Photo by Reuters
A man is framed by icicles as he walks along a beach in Chicago, Illinois, January 7, 2014. – Photo by Reuters
A Pakistani boy who is displaced with his family from a tribal area due to fighting between security forces and militants plays in a neighborhood on a cold evening in Islamabad, Pakistan, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2014. They are living in suburbs without basic amenities. – Photo by AP
A sadhu, or Hindu holy man, helps another light his marijuana at a transit camp to the Gangasagar in Kolkata, India, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2014. The annual holy dip at Gangasagar, some 140 kilometer (87 miles) south of Kolkata, is scheduled on Jan. 14, on the auspicious day of Makar Sankranti festival. – Photo by AP
This image provided by NASA, shows rover tracks disappearing toward the horizon in a sea of sand between the craters Endurance and Victoria on the Meridiani Plains. Mars rover Opportunity took the image while stuck in the sand ripple dubbed Purgatory for over a month. – Photo by AP
Pakistani Hindu children study under a makeshift tent where they are staging a protest to demand permanent residency in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2014. A group of Hindus from Sindh province in Pakistan are living in India after leaving their home country nearly two years ago for fear of being persecuted, according to news reports. – Photo by AP
A Pakistani Hindu girl holds a child as she studies under a makeshift tent where they are staging a protest to demand permanent residency in India, in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2014. – Photo by AP
This picture taken on January 6, 2014 shows a pair of Siberian tigers resting on the snow-covered ground at the Siberian Tiger Park in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang province. The Siberian Tiger Park was built in 1996, located on the north bank of the Songhua River and occupying an area of 1,440,000 square meters (355.8 acres), is the largest natural park for wild Siberian tigers in the world. – Photo by AFP
A Pakistani vendor waits for customers to sell wood to people living in Islamabad's suburbs, use for cooking and keeping them warm during a severe winter in Pakistan, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2014. – Photo by AP
Democratising digital development will catalyse a rapid, if not immediate, improvement in human development indicators for the underserved segments of the Pakistani citizenry.
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