People make their way on a flooded street of the Jardim Romano neighborhood in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Jan. 26. More than 100 people have been killed by mudslides and floods triggered by downpours across southeastern Brazil since Jan. 1. Heaviest hit have been Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo states. Nelson Antoine / AP

Afghan soldiers trained by US Marines from the First Battalion, 6th regiment, thumb through an issue of People Magazine as they wait to be transferred to another camp, in Mahafiz camp in the outskirts of Marjah in central Helmand on January 23, 2010. CHRISTOPHE SIMON/AFP/Getty Images

A British soldier stands in front of an Afghan vehicle, known as a "jingle truck", as he provides security outside Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Jan. 2, 2010. The soldier is assigned to B Flight, 27 Squadron, Royal Air Force Regiment, which is serving with NATO and U.S. forces in Afghanistan. Tech. Sgt. Efren Lopez/U.S. Air Force

A viking galley ship goes up in flames, surrounded by the Viking Jarl Squad in Lerwick, on Scotland's Shetland Islands, on January 26, 2010. CARL DE SOUZA/AFP/Getty Images

Workers clean fish along a busy street in Manila, January 11, 2010, before they put it on an improvised wooden stove for smoking. The vendor sells the smoked fish for 80 pesos ($1.77) a kilogram. REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco

Employees of German bathroom ceramic and furniture firm Duravit, stand outside on a balcony atop of a giant lavatory bowl, at their company headquarters in Hornberg, Southwestern Germany, January 22, 2010. REUTERS/Vincent Kessler

A Zoo employee makes a record of the number of Jellyfish in their tank at London Zoo as part of the zoo's annual stock-take on January 5, 2010 in London, England. ZSL London Zoo is home to over 650 different species which all need to be cataloged in their annual stock-taking which is a compulsory requirement for their zoo license. Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

Afghan men collect wool threads prior to being dyed at a carpet manufacturer on January 9, 2010 in Kabul, Afghanistan. The highly prized and typically expensive carpets and rugs are one of Afghanistan's best recognised exports. Majid Saeedi/Getty Images

A worker prepares to destroy confiscated weapons at a steel plant in Shanghai, China on December 29, 2009. Some 13,000 illegal firearms, replica toy guns, machetes and swords that were confiscated by the police were destroyed during the campaign, local media reported. REUTERS/Aly Song