Zahir Ziyad, 3, looks back during an Arabic language lesson in a Quran class in Male, Maldives. The Maldives' new president expanded his Cabinet on Sunday to include religious conservatives who have been demanding the introduction of strict Islamic laws on the Indian Ocean nation. (AP)

A woman walks past a snow-covered car during heavy snowfall in Bucharest, as icy weather continues across Europe. Romania's counties of Buzau, Galati, and Vrancea have been hit by heavy blizzards with an estimated 60,000 people being left stranded by the severe winter weather. (Reuters)

Artist Harwinder Singh Gill displays a creation, made from about 600 buttons into the shape of two hearts, to celebrate Valentine's Day in the northern city of Amritsar, India. (Reuters)

French miners attend a trial against the Swiss firm Eternit's Italian plant in Turin. An Italian court on Monday sentenced a Swiss tycoon and a Belgian baron to 16 years in jail for negligence that led to more than 2,000 asbestos-related deaths in the biggest trial of its kind. (Reuters)

Models on the runway show off the Jenny Packham Fall 2012 collection during Fashion Week in New York. (AP)

Couples kiss during a flash mob organized by a local television station on the eve of Valentine's Day in the southern Russian city of Stavropol. (Reuters)

Red roses are pictured in a flower shop the day before Valentine's Day in Vienna, Austria. (Reuters)

Handler Dixie Rae shows Cardigan Welsh Corgi Myste Baledwr Free to Disagree during the 136th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show in New York's Madison Square Garden. (Reuters)