![Two commuters walk in an empty hall of Belgium's second busiest train station in Ghent. (AP) "Belgium Strike"](http://blogs.voanews.com/photos/files/2012/01/ap_belgium_strike_30Jan12-878x570.jpg)
Two commuters walk in an empty hall of Belgium's second busiest train station in Ghent. Belgium's three main unions are joining hands in a 24-hour strike to protest national budgetary measures that have in part been imposed on Belgium by the European Union. (AP)
![Rawalpindi's busiest road is reflected in mirrors displayed for sale at an automotive accessories shop in the old city of Pakistan. (AP) "Pakistan Daily Life"](http://blogs.voanews.com/photos/files/2012/01/ap_pakistan_auto_30Jan12-878x597.jpg)
Rawalpindi's busiest road is reflected in mirrors displayed for sale at an automotive accessories shop in the old city. (AP)
![An immigrant pushes an empty shopping trolley past graffiti in a poor Athens neighborhood, Greece. (Reuters) "Greece Financial Crisis"](http://blogs.voanews.com/photos/files/2012/01/reuters_greece_financial_crisis_30Jan12-878x590.jpg)
An immigrant pushes an empty shopping trolley past graffiti in a poor Athens neighborhood. Poverty has visibly increased on the streets of the Greek capital with a population of four million people. (Reuters)
![An Indian student with his face painted participates in a march for peace and communal harmony to mark the death anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi in Mumbai, India. (AP) "India Martyrs Day"](http://blogs.voanews.com/photos/files/2012/01/ap_india_martyrs_day_30Jan12-878x597.jpg)
An Indian student with his face painted participates in a march for peace and communal harmony to mark the death anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi in Mumbai, India. (AP)
![Meerkats huddle together as it rains at the Dusit Zoo in Bangkok, Thailand. (AP) "Thailand Daily Life"](http://blogs.voanews.com/photos/files/2012/01/ap_thailand_daily_life_30Jan12-878x534.jpg)
Meerkats huddle together as it rains at the Dusit Zoo in Bangkok, Thailand. (AP)