Mitt Romney expectedly wins the New Hampshire primary, an anticipated rise in unemployment claims after the holiday season begins to show and an Iranian nuclear scientist is assassinated raising tensions at an already shaky time. This and more in this week's Week in Pictures.
In this Jan. 10, 2012 photo, Verizon Wireless recruiters interview job candidates for sales, retail and management positions at a HireLive career fair in Los Angeles. More people sought unemployment benefits last week as companies let go of thousands of workers hired for the holiday season. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
Tunisians demonstrate their support for current Tunisian interior minister Al Laaridh, in front of the Interior Ministry in Tunis, Tunisia, Wednesday Jan. 11, 2012. The Jan. 14 anniversary of the 2011 overthrow of Tunisia's dictatorship nears, an uprising which began after a young vegetable seller set himself on fire and died to protest government injustice. A year after the uprising, Tunisia has elected a new government but still suffers from serious unemployment and a flagging economy as tourists stay away and labor unrest strikes industries. (AP Photo/Hassene Dridi)
In this photo taken by AP Images for AIDS Healthcare Foundation, advocates from AHF bestowed the 'SkinFlynt' Award on porn mogul Larry Flynt at a protest at the XBIZ Adult Film Awards on Tuesday Jan 10, 2012 in Santa Monica Calif. The protest came after an historic vote by L.A. City Counsel to adopt an ordinance requiring porn producers to use condoms in their films as a condition of getting a film permit from the city and Flynt's refusal to follow California laws requiring condom use in porn. (Joe Kohen/AP Images for AIDS Healthcare Foundation)
