Today in Pictures: Jan. 18, 2012

By Tiffany Hagler-Geard January 18, 2012

Bongile Bewana cries in class as he starts his school career at the Thembile Primary School, in the Kagiso Township, Krugersdorp, South Africa, Jan. 18, 2012. South African schools start a new year in January and it takes 12 years to complete the school system before children qualify for post school colleges and universities. (Lungelo Mbulwana/AP Photo)

A family skates across Mendenhall Lake in Juneau, Alaska, Jan. 16, 2012. Temperatures are forecast in the single digits all week. (Michael Penn/The Juneau Empire/AP Photo)

Paramilitary soldiers of the Indian Border Security Force wait with their musical instruments and camels amidst winter morning fog before the start of Republic Day parade rehearsals in New Delhi, India, Jan. 18, 2012. (Manish Swarup/AP Photo)

Alexandra Piscupescu of Romania is shown in action in the Individual All-Around during the FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics Olympic Qualification round at North Greenwich Arena, Jan. 18, 2012 in London, England. (Paul Gilham/Getty Images)

Mark Selby is seen in action during his match against Stephen Lee during day four of The Masters at Alexandra Palace, Jan. 18, 2012 in London, England. (Scott Heavey/Getty Images)

Sec. of State Hillary Rodham Clinton laughs after receiving a Los Angeles Lakers basketball jersey as a gift from global cultural ambassador and former NBA basketball star Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Jan. 18, 2012, at the State Department in Washington. Abdul-Jabbar will travel the world to engage a generation of young people to help promote diplomacy. (Jacquelyn Martin/AP Photo)

A Metro bus drives under a canopy of snow-covered trees in Pioneer Square, Jan. 18, 2012, in Seattle. The city is expecting three to six inches. (Elaine Thompson/AP Photo)

Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney holds up a poster of his father, George Romney, who was the former governor of Michigan, after it was given to him while greeting people at a campaign rally at Wofford College on Jan. 18, 2012 in Spartanburg, S.C.. Romney continues to campaign for votes in S. Carolina ahead of their primary on Jan. 21. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Indian women carry firewood on their heads on a cold morning on the outskirts of Jammu, India, Jan. 18, 2012. (Channi Anand/AP Photo)