Images of the day - Jan 7

US President Barack Obama (C) stands between current Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta (R) and Obama's nominee for that position, former Republican Senator Chuck Hagel (L), at the White House in Washington Jan 7, 2013. Obama announced the nominations of Hagel as his next defense secretary and White House counterterrorism adviser John Brennan as the new CIA director.[Photo/Agencies]

Convicted California serial killer Rodney Alcala is pictured in Manhattan Supreme Court in New York, Jan 7, 2013. Alcala, known as the Dating Game killer thanks to his appearance on the television game show more than 30 years ago, was sentenced to at least 25 years in prison on Monday for murdering two New York women in the 1970s.[Photo/Agencies]