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(01 of27)
BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 05: Alesha Dixon attends the Britain's Got Talent auditions at Birmingham Hippodrome on February 5, 2015 in Birmingham, England. (Photo by Eamonn McCormack/WireImage) (credit:Eamonn McCormack via Getty Images)
(02 of27)
NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 05: Victoria's Secret Angels Candice Swanepoel (L) and Lily Aldridge celebrate Valentine's Day In-Store at Victoria's Secret, Herald Square on February 5, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Victoria's Secret) (credit:Dimitrios Kambouris via Getty Images)
(03 of27)
LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 05: Prince Charles, Prince of Wales jokes that he can't see in a pair of safety goggles as Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall laughs before he tries some engraving during a visit to the Art Worker's Guild on February 5, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Chris Jackson - WPA Pool/Getty Images) (credit:Chris Jackson via Getty Images)
(04 of27)
Polar Bear Anori enjoys the temperatures around the freezing point while playing at the outdoor enclosure pool at the Wuppertal Zoo in Wuppertal, Germany, on Thursday Feb. 5,2015.(AP Photo/dpa/Maja Hitij) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(05 of27)
Valerie Jarrett, senior adviser to President Barack Obama, right, talks with the Dalai Lama during the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 5, 2015. The annual event brings together U.S. and international leaders from different parties and religions for an hour devoted to faith. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(06 of27)
David Walliams meets fans at the Birmingham Hippodrome for the Britain's Got Talent Auditions, 2015 (credit:Doug Peters/Doug Peters)
(07 of27)
Russia's State Duma speaker Sergei Naryshkin (C) attends the opening ceremony for a monument, featuring former British prime minister Winston Churhill (R), former US president Theodore Roosevelt (C) and former Soviet leader Josef Stalin, the three Allied leaders, side-by-side in the Yalta conference in Livadiya outside Yalta, in the Crimea on February 5, 2015. Russia defied anger by unveiling a controversial monument to Soviet leader Joseph Stalin, Britain's Winston Churchill and US President Franklin Roosevelt at their fateful meeting in Crimea in 1945. The huge monument was inspired by enduring images of the 'Big Three' meeting in the resort town of Yalta on the balmy shores of the Crimean peninsula to discuss their anti-Nazi Germany strategy and decide the fate of the post-war world. AFP PHOTO / YURI LASHOV (Photo credit should read YURI LASHOV/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:YURI LASHOV via Getty Images)
(08 of27)
Russia's State Duma speaker Sergei Naryshkin (R) attends the unveiling ceremony for a monument, featuring former British prime minister Winston Churhill (R), former US president Theodore Roosevelt (C) and former Soviet leader Josef Stalin, the three Allied leaders, side-by-side in the Yalta conference in Livadiya outside Yalta, in the Crimea on February 5, 2015. Russia defied anger by unveiling a controversial monument to Soviet leader Joseph Stalin, Britain's Winston Churchill and US President Franklin Roosevelt at their fateful meeting in Crimea in 1945. The huge monument was inspired by enduring images of the 'Big Three' meeting in the resort town of Yalta on the balmy shores of the Crimean peninsula to discuss their anti-Nazi Germany strategy and decide the fate of the post-war world. AFP PHOTO / YURI LASHOV (Photo credit should read YURI LASHOV/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:YURI LASHOV via Getty Images)
(09 of27)
Britain's Chancellor Of The Exchequer George Osborne (R) and Prime Minister David Cameron speak to business leaders at the AQL centre on February 5, 2015 in Leeds, England. The politicians are on a tour of Yorkshire to promote investment in the region. (Photo by Nigel Roddis/Getty Images) (credit:Nigel Roddis via Getty Images)
(10 of27)
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, left, shakes hands with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry during a meeting in Kiev, Ukraine, Thursday, Feb. 5, 2015. The Ukrainian government is anxious to use Thursday's visit by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry to Kiev to reiterate its plea for lethal aid. President Barack Obama has opposed the idea of sending weapons to Ukraine but sources in his administration say this position could change in the light of recent events. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(11 of27)
A woman walks past snow covered bicycles in the Basque city of Vitoria-Gasteiz following heavy snow storms in northern Spain on February 5, 2015. AFP PHOTO/ ANDER GILLENEA (Photo credit should read ANDER GILLENEA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:ANDER GILLENEA via Getty Images)
(12 of27)
Israeli surfers enter the water to surf during a night surfing competition in the Mediterranean sea in Ashdod, southern Israel, Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015. About 40 surfers participated in the competition which started Wednesday after sundown. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(13 of27)
Tourists visit a large snow sculpture called the snow 'Star Wars' made by the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, Sapporo snow festival cooperation group during the 66th annual Sapporo Snow Festival on February 5, 2015. The week-long festival runs until February 11. AFP PHOTO / KAZUHIRO NOGI (Photo credit should read KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:KAZUHIRO NOGI via Getty Images)
(14 of27)
Hollywood actor and former governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger applauds a speaker during the Delhi Sustainable Development Summit in New Delhi, India, Thursday, Feb. 5, 2015. (AP Photo/Tsering Topgyal) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(15 of27)
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, center, falls after addressing supporters upon his return from an African Union meeting in Ethiopia, Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015. Mugabe, 90, was elected chairman of the African Union and is set to celebrate his 91st birthday on Feb. 21. (AP Photo) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(16 of27)
To celebrate the Spring/Summer 2015 women’s training collection, each month adidas is teaming up with different training experts, giving followers a virtual membership and taking them inside the most sought-after fitness groups in London; January kicked off with the Skinny Bitch Collective and today we announce that this month’s #workit partner is cult fitness studio Frame.
(17 of27)
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, center, falls after addressing supporters upon his return from an African Union meeting in Ethiopia, Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015. Mugabe, 90, was elected chairman of the African Union and is set to celebrate his 91st birthday on Feb. 21. (AP Photo) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(18 of27)
Relatives of the victims in a commercial plane crash pray over the wreckage along the river bank in Taipei, Taiwan, Thursday, Feb. 5, 2015. TransAsia Airways Flight 235 with 58 people aboard clipped a bridge shortly after takeoff and crashed into a river in the island's capital of Taipei on Wednesday morning. (AP Photo) TAIWAN OUT (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(19 of27)
People hike in the snow towards Pen y Fan, on the Brecon Beacons, Wales. ... Winter weather Feb 4th 2015 ... 04-02-2015 ... Wales ... UK ... Photo credit should read: Ben Birchall/PA Wire. Unique Reference No. 22139742 ... Picture date: Wednesday February, 4, 2015. Photo credit should read: Ben Birchall/PA Wire (credit:Ben Birchall/AP)
(20 of27)
A general view shows the wreckage of the TransAsia ATR 72-600 turboprop plane on the Keelung river outside Taiwan's capital Taipei in New Taipei City on February 5, 2015. Taiwan rescuers scoured a river for 12 people still missing from a TransAsia plane crash on February 5 as the pilot was hailed as a hero for apparently battling to avoid hitting built-up areas shortly after issuing a 'mayday' call. AFP PHOTO / Sam Yeh (Photo credit should read SAM YEH/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:SAM YEH via Getty Images)
(21 of27)
A group of relatives (behind) gathers to pray next to the recovered wreckage of the TransAsia ATR 72-600 turboprop plane along the banks of the Keelung river, outside Taiwan's capital Taipei in New Taipei City on February 5, 2015 a day after it crashed into the river with 58 people on board. Taiwan rescuers scoured the river for 12 people still missing from the TransAsia plane crash on February 5 as the pilot was hailed as a hero for apparently battling to avoid hitting built-up areas shortly after issuing a 'mayday' call. TAIWAN OUT AFP PHOTO (Photo credit should read STR/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:STR via Getty Images)
Zombie Room(22 of27)
In a photo from Friday, Jan. 23, 2015 in Detroit, a chained zombie reaches for participants as they play âTrapped in a Room With a Zombie.â Up to a dozen people are locked in a room for an hour alongside a zombie thatâs chained to a wall. Every five minutes, a buzzer sounds, and the zombie is given another foot of chain, allowing the undead creature to scamper even closer to its next meal. If participants donât solve a series of puzzles within the 60 minutes, the zombie âeatsâ everyone in the group. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(23 of27)
Officials examine the railroad crossing and the back of a Metro-North Railroad commuter train, Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015 in Valhalla, N.Y. Five train passengers and the SUVs driver were killed in Tuesday evenings crash in Valhalla, about 20 miles north of New York City. Authorities said the impact was so forceful the electrified third rail came up and pierced the train. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan) (credit:Mark Lennihan/AP)
(24 of27)
Visitors take photos inside 'Jump In!', an adults-only ball pond holding over 80,000 white balls, which is at creative agency Pearlfisher, in Hammersmith, west London until February 13. (credit:Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire)
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Al-Jazeera journalist Peter Greste celebrates upon his arrival at Brisbane's international airport in the early hours of February 5, 2015. Greste arrived back in Australia following his release from an Egyptian jail where he was held for more than 400 days. AFP PHOTO / PATRICK HAMILTON (Photo credit should read PATRICK HAMILTON/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:PATRICK HAMILTON via Getty Images)
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Al-Jazeera journalist Peter Greste (R) embraces a friend upon his arrival at Brisbane's international airport in the early hours of February 5, 2015. Greste arrived back in Australia following his release from an Egyptian jail where he was held for more than 400 days. AFP PHOTO / PATRICK HAMILTON (Photo credit should read PATRICK HAMILTON/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:PATRICK HAMILTON via Getty Images)
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Al-Jazeera journalist Peter Greste is kissed by his mother Lois (L) and father Juris (R) upon his arrival at Brisbane's international airport in the early hours of February 5, 2015. Greste arrived back in Australia following his release from an Egyptian jail where he was held for more than 400 days. AFP PHOTO / PATRICK HAMILTON (Photo credit should read PATRICK HAMILTON/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:PATRICK HAMILTON via Getty Images)