Pictures of the Week: February 7 – February 14

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From the most reputable gay club in Sochi and a sinkhole at the Corvette Museum in Kentucky to the Westminster Dog Show in New York and the killing of the healthy giraffe, Marius, at the Copenhagen Zoo, TIME presents the best pictures of the week.

A girl sticks out her tongue during snowfalls on a street in Hefei
Feb. 13, 2014. A girl sticks out her tongue during snowfalls on a street in Hefei, Anhui province.Jianan Yu—Reuters
Barack Obama, FranÁois Hollande
Feb. 11, 2014. President Barack Obama and French President François Hollande stand for the national anthem during a state arrival ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. J. Scott Applewhite—AP
SSUDAN-UNREST
Feb. 7, 2014. Children play in a tree in the temporary camp of South Sudanese Internally Displaced People (IDP's) in Mingkaman.Fabio Bucciarelli—AFP/Getty Images
People look at the carcass of the giraffe Marius after it was killed in Copenhagen Zoo
Feb. 9, 2014. People look at the carcass of the giraffe Marius after it was killed at the Copenhagen Zoo. The Copenhagen Zoo went ahead with a plan to shoot and dismember a healthy giraffe on Sunday and feed the 18-month-old animal's carcass to lions - an action the zoo said was in line with anti-inbreeding rules meant to ensure a healthy giraffe population.Kasper Palsnov—Scanpix Denmark/Reuters
Dawn Kelly grooms and puts curler's on her Yorkshire terrier at the Westminster Kennel Club 138th Annual Dog Show.
Feb. 10, 2014. Dawn Kelly grooms and puts curler's on her Yorkshire terrier at the Westminster Kennel Club 138th Annual Dog Show in New York.Andrew White—The New York Times/Redux
African asylum seekers protest in Tel Aviv
Feb. 11, 2014. A female African asylum seeker breaks down in tear during a protest outside the Ministry of Interior in Tel Aviv, Israel.Oliver Weiken—EPA
Riot police stand behind crosses installed by anti-government protesters in memory of the people who have died and went missing during clashes in Ukraine, near the barricades in Kiev
Feb. 11, 2014. Riot police stand behind crosses installed by anti-government protesters in memory of the people who have died and went missing during clashes in Ukraine, near the barricades in Kiev.Reuters
Horse in a house
Feb. 10, 2014. Three-year-old Arabian horse Nasar stands in front of the living room door, Holt, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Carsten Rehder—ZUMA PRESS
SKOREA-RELIGION-UNIFICATION-MARRIAGE
Feb. 12, 2014. Brides prepare for a mass wedding at an event held by the Unification Church in Gapyeong, South Korea.Ed Jones—AFP/Getty Images
Chingay Parade in Singapore
Feb. 7, 2014. Performers of the traditional Chinese dance 'Qiao Hua Dan' take their place prior to taking part in the Chingay Parade in Singapore.Tom White—EPA
Vaculikova of the Czech Republic performs a jump during the women's freestyle skiing moguls qualification round at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics in Rosa Khutor
Feb. 8, 2014. Tereza Vaculikova of the Czech Republic performs a jump during the women's freestyle skiing moguls qualification round at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics. Mike Blake—Reuters
Figure Skating - Winter Olympics Day 1
Feb. 8, 2014. Yulia Lipnitskaya of Russia competes in the Figure Skating Team Ladies Short Program during day one of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Iceberg Skating Palace.Matthew Stockman—Getty Images
Sochi Olympics Gay in Sochi
Feb. 8, 2014. A dancer performs in the crowd at the Mayak cabaret, the most reputable gay club in Sochi, Russia, host to 2014 Winter Olympics.David Goldman—;AP
Israel Tattoo Convention
Feb. 8, 2014. An Israeli hanging on hooks preforms the Suspension (body modification) during the annual Israel Tattoo Convention in Tel Aviv, Israel.Abir Sultan—EPA
Mass marriage ceremony in Mumbai.
Feb. 9, 2014. The hands of a Indian Muslim bride dressed in traditional marriage attire during a mass marriage ceremony in Mumbai, India.Divyakant Solanki—EPA
SSUDAN-UNREST
Feb. 9, 2014. South Sudanese internally displaced people (IDP) wait to be registered on the list of the World Food Program (WFP) at Mingkaman's temporary camp.Fabio Bucciarelli—AFP/Getty Images
TOPSHOTS-SSUDAN-UNREST-REFUGEES
Feb. 9, 2014. A South Sudanese woman reacts as South Sudanese internally displaced people (IDP) fight for food supplies, distributed by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) at the Mingkaman temporary camp.Fabio Bucciarelli—AFP/Getty Images
TOPSHOTS-PAKISTAN-AFGHANISTAN-SOCIETY
Feb. 9, 2014. Afghan children, whose family fled their home country to Pakistan, play outside their makeshift shelter in a slum on the outskirts of Islamabad.Nicolas Asfouri—AFP/Getty Images
TOPSHOTS-UKRAINE-UNREST-EU-RUSSIA-POLITICS
Feb. 9, 2014. A woman attends a mass rally of the opposition on Independence Square in Kiev.Martin Bureau—AFP/Getty Images
Bushfire in Gisborne, Victoria, Australia - 09 Feb 2014
Feb. 9, 2014. Deer in a bushfire in Gisborne, Victoria, Australia.Jay Town—Newspix/Rex/REX USA
*** BESTPIX *** The Color Run
Feb. 9, 2014. Competitors listen to a DJ set and throw packets of colored powder after finishing the Color Run at Sydney Olympic Park in Sydney, Australia.Mark Kolbe—Getty Images
Heavy snowfall in Switzerland
Feb. 9, 2014. Snow masses pile up on the rooftops of the village of Bedretto, Switzerland.Karl Mathis—EPA
Drought emergency declared in California
Feb. 9, 2014. A sign advertises an Agricultural Museum along U.S. Highway 99 where an irrigated field and a dry field can be seen near California's Central Valley town of Tulare, Calif. Michael Nelson—EPA
Kenyan LGBT supporters protest against Uganda's anti-gay bill
Feb. 10, 2014. A masked Kenyan supporter of the LGBT community joins others during a protest against Uganda's anti-gay bill in front of the Ugandan High Commission in Nairobi, Kenya. Dai Kurokawa—EPA
#CHINA-GUANGXI-ROAD ICING ALERT(CN)
Feb. 10, 2014. A woman take photos of rimed trees in Ziyuan County of Guilin, southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Pan Zhenhua—Xinhua/Landov
US-WESTMINSTER DOG SHOW
Feb. 10, 2014. A Standard Poodle waits in the benching area for judging to start at Pier 92 and 94 in New York City for the first day of competition at the 138th Annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show.Timothy Clary—AFP/Getty Images
A Treeing Walker Coonhound is judged during competition at the Hound group during day one of judging of the 2014 Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show in New York
Feb. 10, 2014. A Treeing Walker Coonhound is judged during competition at the Hound group during day one of judging of the 2014 Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show in New York.Eduardo Munoz—Reuters
Preparing for Purim parade
Feb. 10, 2014. Old figures and parts from former Israeli annual parades of the holiday of Purim are seen in a junkyard near Kfar Saba, Israel.Abir Sultan—EPA
TOPSHOTS-HONDURAS-GARIFUNA-CHILD-FEATURE
Feb. 10, 2014. Three Garifuna children rest afer playing ball at the beach in El Triunfo de la Cruz, over the Caribbean Sea, 300 km north of Tegucigalpa.Orlando Sierra—AFP/Getty Images
A falcon scavenges for scraps as a woman cleans fish at the banks of Sobat river in Upper Nile State
Feb. 10, 2014. A falcon scavenges for scraps as a woman cleans fish at the banks of Sobat river in Upper Nile State, South Sudan.Goran Tomasevic—Reuters
Aerial Views Show The Extent Of The Flooding On The Somerset Levels
Feb. 10, 2014. Worker's continue to build flood defense around Moorland resident Sam Notaro's house in the flooded village of Moorland near Bridgwater on the Somerset Levels in Somerset, England. Matt Cardy—Getty Images
Swollen Thames River Forces Evacuations
Feb. 10, 2014. A woman becomes caught up in a lorries wash in England.Stephen Simpson—ZUMA PRESS
Piano concert at barricades in Kiev city center
Feb. 10, 2014. A girl plays the piano on the barricades on Grushevskogo Street, Kiev, Ukraine.Anatolii Stepanov—Demotix/Corbis
TOPSHOTS-US-FRANCE-DIPLOMACY-OBAMA-HOLLANDE
Feb. 10, 2014. U.S. President Barack Obama shows way to his French counterpart Francois Hollande after disembarking from Air Force One at Charlottesville Albemarle Airport in Charlottesville, Virginia.Jewel Samad—AFP/Getty Images
Woman takes "selfie" with U.S. President Obama during State Arrival ceremony for French President Hollande at the White House in Washington
Feb. 11, 2014. A woman takes a self portrait with U.S. President Barack Obama (L) as Obama and French President Francois Hollande greet students at a State Arrival ceremony in Hollande's honor on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington.Jonathan Ernst—Reuters
Podladtchikov performs a jump during the men's snowboard halfpipe semi-final event at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games
Feb. 11, 2014. Switzerland's Iouri Podladtchikov performs a jump during the men's snowboard halfpipe semi-final event at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games.Dylan Martinez—Reuters
Zhang and Bartholomay of the U.S. during pairs short program at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics
Feb. 11, 2014. Felicia Zhang (C) and Nathan Bartholomay of the U.S. compete during the figure skating pairs short program at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics.Lucy Nicholson—Reuters
TOPSHOTS-SSUDAN-UNREST
Feb. 11, 2014. An injured soldier is hospitalized at Yirol government hospital supported by by Italian NGP CUAMM, South Sudan.Fabio Bucciarelli—AFP/Getty Images
People cry after losing all of their belongings in a fire at a slum at Mirpur in Dhaka
Feb. 11, 2014. People cry after losing all of their belongings in a fire at a slum at Mirpur in Dhaka.Andrew Biraj—Reuters
APTOPIX Afghanistan Daily Life
Feb. 11, 2014. Afghan boys play soccer in a desolate snow-covered village on the outskirts of Kabul. Massoud Hossaini—AP
Winter storm hits metro Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Feb. 12, 2014. The face of an Native American statue at the Chattahoochee Ruby Mine is barely visible, covered with inches of fresh snow on Main Street in Helen, Ga.Curtis Compton—Atlanta Journal/EPA
Newlyweds bow to Han Hak-ja (not pictured), widow of Evangelist Reverend Sun-Myung Moon, as they attend a mass wedding ceremony of the Unification Church at Cheongshim Peace World Centre in Gapyeong
Feb. 12, 2014. Newlyweds bow to Han Hak-ja (not pictured), widow of Evangelist Reverend Sun-Myung Moon, as they attend a mass wedding ceremony of the Unification Church at Cheongshim Peace World Centre in Gapyeong, about 60 km (37 miles) northeast of Seoul.Kim Hong-Ji—Reuters
Visitors and Tibetan monks look on as a giant thangka, a religious silk embroidery or painting displaying the Buddha portrait, is unveiled amid snowfalls at Langmu Lamasery in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture
Feb. 12, 2014. Visitors and Tibetan monks look on as a giant thangka, a religious silk embroidery or painting displaying the Buddha portrait, is unveiled amid snowfalls at Langmu Lamasery in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Gansu province.Reuters
A member of the Landless Workers Movement (MST) looks through an opening while marching through the streets of Brasilia
Feb. 12, 2014. A member of the Landless Workers Movement (MST) looks through an opening while marching through the streets of Brasilia.Ueslei Marcelino—Reuters
National Corvette Museum handout photo shows a sink hole that swallowed eight Corvettes in Bowling Green
Feb. 12, 2014. A 40-foot sinkhole that opened up under the National Corvette Museum and swallowed eight Corvettes, including the historic 1992 White 1 Millionth Corvette, in Bowling Green, Kentucky is seen in this handout provided by the museum. Reuters
APTOPIX Venezuela Protests
Feb. 12, 2014. Student demonstrator Bassil Da Costa, who was shot in the head, is carried to a police vehicle after clashes broke out between opposition protesters with security forces and pro-government supporters during a protest against the government in Caracas, Venezuela.Alejandro Cegarra—AP
Ultra Orthodox Jews protest over ancient tomb desecrations in Beit Shemesh
Feb. 12, 2014. An Ultra-Orthodox Jewish man sits in a hole and prays during a demonstration in Beit Shemesh, Israel.Abir Sultan—EPA
A rebel fighter walks in front of a bushfire in a rebel controlled territory in Upper Nile State
Feb. 13, 2014. A rebel fighter walks in front of a bushfire in a rebel controlled territory in Upper Nile State, South Sudan.Goran Tomasevic—Reuters
APTOPIX Pakistan Valentines Day
Feb. 13, 2014. A Pakistani man, rides his car after buying red and white heart-shaped balloons from a vendor for Valentine's day, in Islamabad, Pakistan.Muhammed Muheisen—AP
APTOPIX Mideast Israel Palestinians
Feb. 13, 2014. Israeli youths stand covered with national flags prior to a march from the West Bank settlement of Maaleh Adumim, to the E-1 area on the eastern outskirts of Jerusalem.Sebastian Scheiner—AP
APTOPIX France Albino Alligators
Feb. 13. 2014. Two 18-month old albino alligators are presented at the Tropical aquarium in Paris.Remy de la Mauviniere—AP
Groom and bride jump into the pond as they are chased by men dressed as pirates in Prachin Buri province
Feb. 13, 2014. Groom Roongroj Walailuk and bride Vina Wichan jump into the pond as they are chased by men dressed as pirates during a wedding ceremony ahead of Valentine's Day in Prachin Buri province, east of Bangkok.Damir Sagolj—Reuters
Kenya Protest
Feb. 13, 2014. A giant mock baby used by anti-government protesters to represent what they claimed was the "childish" apathy of the Kenyan people and the need for the country to "grow up", lies abandoned on the street as demonstrators flee tear gas canisters fired by police exploding around them, in downtown Nairobi, Kenya.Ben Curtis—AP
An activist from the "Right Sector" anti-government protest group presents flowers to his girlfriend in front of fellow activists near the site of previous clashes with riot police in Kiev
Feb. 13, 2014. An activist from the "Right Sector" anti-government protest group presents a bouquet of flowers to his girlfriend in front of fellow activists near the site of previous clashes with riot police in Kiev, Ukraine.Reuters
Visitors stand under "Life Is A Body We Are Part Of", a giant biomorphic sculpture that forms part of a retrospective of the work of Brazilian artist Ernesto Neto, at the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao
Feb. 13, 2014. Visitors stand under "Life Is A Body We Are Part Of," a giant biomorphic sculpture that forms part of a retrospective of the work of Brazilian artist Ernesto Neto, at the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao.Vincent West—Reuters
*** BESTPIX ***  2014 Mornington Cup
Feb. 12, 2014. Prince of Penzance is cooled down after Race 9, the Sportingbet Mornington Cup during the 2014 Mornington Cup Day in Melbourne, Australia. Vince Caligiuri—Getty Images
TOPSHOTS-NEPAL-RELIGION-FESTIVAL
Feb. 14, 2014. Nepalese Hindu devotees perform a bathing ritual on the final day of the month-long Swasthani Festival near the Hanumante River at Bhaktapur, on the outskirts of Kathmandu, Nepal.Prakash Mathema—AFP/Getty Images
TOPSHOTS-INDIA-KASHMIR-UNREST-FUNERAL
Feb. 14, 2014. Kashmiri villagers shout pro-freedom slogans during the funeral of alleged Hizbul Mujahideen militant Arshid Ahmed in Shopian, some 60 kms south of Srinagar, Kashmir.Tauseef Mustafa—AFP/Getty Images
APTOPIX Central African Republic
Feb. 14, 2014. A Christian man carries a charred mannequin wearing a Muslim veil in front of looted Muslim stores, past a convoy of over 100 vehicles of Muslims fleeing Bangui, Central African Republic,Jerome Delay—AP
Sochi Olympics
Feb. 8, 2014. This photo, provided by NASA, shows the site of the 2014 Winter Olympics at night, in Sochi, Russia.AP—AP
Finland's Arttu Kiramo performs jump during men's freestyle skiing moguls qualification round at 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games in Rosa Khutor
Feb. 10, 2014. Finland's Arttu Kiramo performs a jump during the men's freestyle skiing moguls qualification round at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games.Lucas Jackson—Reuters
APTOPIX Mideast Israel
Feb. 12, 2014. A flock of migrating starlings flies over the southern Israeli village of Tidhar.Oded Balilty—AP

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