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This Week in Photos, Jan 7-13, 2011

Surfdog Duke catches waves in Santiago, New York City receives another snow storm and more.

'Michelle pulls her son Alfie on his sled to school in Brooklyn, New York January 12, 2011. The second major snow storm of the winter season pelted the U.S. Northeast with about 8 inches (20 cm) of snow on Wednesday, snarling traffic and canceling flights. New York's John F. Kennedy airport, which had 6 inches (15 cm) of snow, had 300 flights canceled, and LaGuardia airport saw another 650 flights canceled, officials said. (UNITED STATES - Tags

A man walks his dog along the Brooklyn Heights promenade following the latest storm in New York City. The winter storm struck snow-weary New though city efforts to clear the snow were increased and public schools stayed open.

A man flies a kite made of 110 Tukkal (paper lanterns) for the Hindu festival of "Makar Sankranti," which marks the start of spring, in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad.

A competitor rides in the dunes during the sixth stage of the South American edition of the Dakar Rally 2011 taking place in Chile.

People take part in the 10th Annual No Pants Subway Ride in New York City. The event, organized by Improv Everywhere, involves participants who strip down to their underwear as they go about their normal routine.

People stand around a street painting of Catrina, a popular Mexican figure, while listening to a Mariachi band in Guadalajara.

Surfdog Duke catches a wave during a training session at the La Boca Beach in Concon City, about 75 miles northwest of Santiago, Chile.

Locals ride on horseback as they make their way through the Souq Waqif in Doha, Qatar.

A cyclist makes his way through a flooded street in central Brisbane, Australia.

Schoolchildren look at the Indian sculptor Anish Kapoor's "Tall Tree And The Eye" through fog created by Japanese artist Fujiko Nakama's "Fog" at the Guggenheim Museum in the Spanish Basque city of Bilbao.

A man walks past 'Balloon' by Pavel Althamer during the 8 1/2 Exhibition press preview held during the Pitti Immagine Uomo 79 on in Florence, Italy.

A diver wearing a rabbit costume performs with a turtle during a New Year event at an aquarium in Seoul. According to the Chinese Zodiac, 2011 is the year of the Rabbit.

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