US News FacebookTwitterWhatsAppEmailCopy The day in photos By Social Links for Post Staff Report View Author Archive Get author RSS feed Thanks for contacting us. We've received your submission. Back to Reading Published Jan. 24, 2014, 3:05 p.m. ET 1 of 11 Police guard the road to the Ukrainian Cabinet of Ministers building on Friday in Kiev, Ukraine, after protests erupted in violence this week. Getty Images 2 of 11 Anti-government protesters burn tires near Dynamo Stadium on Friday in Kiev, Ukraine. Getty Images 3 of 11 Egyptian officers block off the site of a car bomb attack that targeted security headquarters in Cairo, Egypt, on Friday. Anadolu Agency/Getty Images 4 of 11 Visitors take in the colorfully lit snow sculptures at the Chitose-Lake Shikotsu Ice Festival in Chitose, Japan, on Friday. AFP/Getty Images 5 of 11 A rider practices before the snowmobile freestyle finals at Winter X-Games 2014 Aspen on Thursday in Aspen, Colo. Getty Images 6 of 11 A snowboarder competes in the men's snowboard superpipe eliminations at Winter X-Games 2014 Aspen. Getty Images 7 of 11 A rider flies in the snowmobile freestyle finals at Winter X-Games 2014 Aspen in Colorado. Getty Images 8 of 11 Soldiers from the 1st Regiment Royal Horse Artillery wait for medals for their service in Afghanistan on Friday in Doncaster, England. Getty Images 9 of 11 Germany's Maria Hoefl-Riesch speeds down on her way to winning the women's World Cup downhill in Cortina D'Ampezzo, Italy, on Friday. AP/Domenico Stinellis 10 of 11 A Taj Mahal ice sculpture is displayed at Fantasy Ice World in Taipei, Taiwan. Getty Images 11 of 11 More wonders at the Fantasy Ice World in Taipei, Taiwan Getty Images Up Next The day in photos