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. (AP)

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)

Meerkats huddle together as it rains at the Dusit Zoo in Bangkok, Thailand. (AP)