Demonstrators of Kurdish origin gathering to protest after the killing of three Kurdish women activists Thursday in the French capital, in Paris

The Costa Concordia cruise ship leans on its side of the Tuscan Island Isola del Giglio, Italy. More time and money will be needed to remove the Costa Concordia cruise ship from the rocks off Tuscany where it capsized last year, in part to ensure the toxic materials still trapped inside don't leak into the marine sanctuary when it is righted, officials said Saturday. On the eve of the first anniversary of the grounding, environmental and salvage experts gave an update on the unprecedented removal project under way, stressing the massive size of the ship — 112,000 tons, its precarious perch on the rocks off the port of Giglio island and the environmental concerns at play.

Commandos patrolling during Maha Kumbh festival at Sangam in Allahabad

A man sweeps an exposed tiled area of the earthquake-damaged Santa Ana Catholic church, where he now lives, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Haitians recalled Saturday the tens of thousands of people who lost their lives in a devastating earthquake three years ago, marking the disaster's anniversary. Most of the rubble created by the quake has since been carted away but more than 350,000 people still live in displacement camps.

Australia's Phillip Hughes, second from right, walks back after losing his wicket to Sri Lanka's Nuwan Kulasekara during their One Day International cricket match at the in Adelaide, Australia

An opponent of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez wears a message over his mouth that reads in Spanish, "In Venezuela there is a dictatorship," during an outdoor gathering in Caracas, Venezuela. Venezuelan opposition politicians say they're preparing to present a case before a regional human rights court to challenge a Supreme Court decision that permits the indefinite postponement of President Hugo Chavez's inauguration.

China's Zhang Nan, right, returns a shot behind his teammate Zhao Yunlei in mix doubles final match against compatriots Xu Chen and Ma Jin at the Korea Open badminton tournament in Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, Jan. 13, 2013. Zhang and Zhao won the match 21-13, 16-21. 13-21.

Workers place part of the "Le Scole" rock which was hit by the Costa Concordia cruise ship off the Tuscan Island of Isola del Giglio, Italy, Sunday, Jan. 13, 2013. Survivors of the Costa Concordia shipwreck and relatives of the 32 people who died marked the first anniversary of the grounding Sunday. The first event of Sunday's daylong commemoration was the return to the sea of part of the massive rock that tore into the hull of the 112,000-ton ocean liner on Jan. 13, 2012 and remained embedded as the vessel capsized along with its 4,200 passengers and crew.

Sarod maestro Ustad Amjad Ali Khan performing during the 23rd Hridayesh Music Festival at Sathaye College Grounds in north Mumbai

Sarod maestro Ustad Amjad Ali Khan during the 23rd Hridayesh Music festival at Sathaye College Ground in North Mumbai

Nobel Prize recipient Economics professor Joseph Stiglitz with his wife outside Vishnupad Temple in Gaya

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar pays tribute to the educationist Sir Ganesh Dutt on his birth anniversary in Patna

Hospital staff cleaning the premises of the PBM Government Hospital after a fire broke out in the Nursery ward of the hospital on early hours of Sunday in Bikaner

Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi shakes hand with a foreign participant during International kite festival at Sabarmati River front in Ahmedabad

Women during a protest to demand justice for rape victims across the country at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi

People pay their tribute to 23-year old Delhi gang rape victim at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi

An Indian participant with his kite with a message paying tribute to Delhi gang rape victim during International Kite Festival at Sabarmati river front in Ahmedabad.