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Images: Tuesday's Top Associated Press Photos

See the most compelling Associated Press photos from around the world for Tuesday, January 27.

Frozen sea spray coats a road sign and a church during a winter storm in Marshfield, Mass., Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2015. The storm punched out a section of the seawall in the coastal town, police said. Associated Press
Will Annicchiarico is bundled up as he plays in the snow following a snowstorm Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2015, in Concord, N.H. A storm packing blizzard conditions spun up the East Coast early Tuesday, pounding parts of coastal New Jersey northward through Maine with high winds and heavy snow. Associated Press
A woman along with others from a religious group holds a placard and chants "Free Goto" during a rally outside the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2015. A Japanese envoy in Jordan expressed hope that both a Japanese hostage and a Jordanian pilot held by Islamic militants will return home "with a smile on their faces," as criticisms mounted Tuesday over the government's handling of the crisis. Associated Press
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe reacts during a session at the upper house of Parliament in Tokyo, Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2015. Associated Press
A pedestrian passes through Johnstown Central Park, in Johnstown, Pa., Monday, Jan. 26, 2015. Gov. Tom Wolf declared a state of emergency Monday as a nor'easter expected to dump snow across the state approached. Associated Press/The Tribune-Democrat, Todd Berkey
New England Patriots' Stephen Gostkowski has his photo taken with NBC Sports' Karim Mendiburu Contreras during media day for NFL Super Bowl XLIX football game Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2015, in Phoenix. Associated Press
Chelsea's Willian, right, keeps the ball from Liverpool's Mamadou Sakho during the English League Cup semifinal second leg soccer match between Chelsea and Liverpool at Stamford Bridge stadium in London, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2015. Associated Press
People hold lit candles while crossing the railway leading to the Birkenau Nazi death camp in Oswiecim, Poland, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2015, after the official remembrance ceremony. About 300 survivors gathered with leaders from around the world to remember the 1.1 million people killed at Auschwitz-Birkenau and the millions of others killed in the Holocaust. Associated Press
House Select Committee on Benghazi member Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio listens to questioning on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2015, as the committee held its third public hearing to investigate the 2012 attacks on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, where a violent mob killed four Americans, including Ambassador Christopher Stevens. The panel of seven Republicans and five Democrats is chaired by Rep. Trey Gowdy, R-S.C., a member of the House Oversight Committee, with Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., the ranking member. Associated Press
A protester carries a sign that reads in Spanish "We're all Nisman," referring to the death of special prosecutor Alberto Nisman, in Plaza de Mayo square in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Monday, Jan. 26, 2015. Nisman was found dead Jan. 18 in his apartment, the day before he was scheduled to elaborate on explosive allegations that Fernandez shielded Iranian officials suspected in the largest terrorist attack in the South American country's history. Associated Press
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2015. U.S. stocks are tumbling in midday trading, weighed down by disappointing forecasts from big-name companies and an unexpected drop in orders of long-lasting goods. Associated Press
A fireball rolls upward after a section of a wall toppled into the interior of the Unadilla Store, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2015, in Undadilla Township. Authorities say one firefighter has been hospitalized. Associated Press
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