$ 0 0 Smoke rises from buildings after what activists said was shelling from forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in the besieged area of Homs.Villagers wait to collect their year-end bonus at Jianshe village, Liangshan, Sichuan province, China.A man carries a patio umbrella as it drizzles on the banks of the river Ganges, in the northern Indian city of Allahabad.Andrey Karginov of Russia drives his Kamaz truck during the 10th stage of the Dakar Rally 2014 from Iquique to Antofagasta.A trader looks at "Pete the Penguin" of SeaWorld Entertainment as he walks on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.U.S. President Barack Obama shakes hands as he arrives to speak during a visit to North Carolina State University in Raleigh.Novak Djokovic of Serbia walks past magazines featuring pictures of himself as he signs autographs after winning his men's singles match against Leonardo Mayer of Argentina at the Australian Open 2014 tennis tournament in Melbourne.A man displaced by the fighting in Bor county, who has just arrived, is leading cattle out of the boat in the port in Minkaman, in Awerial county, Lakes state, in South Sudan.Opposition deputies throw buckwheat at newly elected deputy Viktor Pylypyshyn (R) as he takes the oath in Ukrainian Parliament in Kiev.An African migrant gestures during a protest, held by women and children of the migrant community, against Israel's detention policy toward migrants, in Tel Aviv.