Photos of the Day: Rescued People and Heavy Snowfall

Obertauern, Austria

A man walks into a snow-covered forest

Photograph: Harald Schneider/AFP/Getty Images

Khartoum, Sudan

President Omar al-Bashir attends a political rally in the Green Square. He has dismissed calls to step down despite facing the most persistent protests since he seized power in 1989

Photograph: Ashraf Shazly/AFP/Getty Images

Duisburg, Germany

A small leopard tortoise is placed on the scales during an annual stock take at Duisburg zoo

Photograph: Rolf Vennenbernd/AFP/Getty Images