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)

Novak Djokovic of Serbia kisses the trophy after defeating Rafael Nadal of Spain in their men's singles final match at the Australian Open Tennis tournament in Melbourne. (Reuters)

Underprivileged Indian children dressed in costume to look like the late Mahatma Gandhi arrive on a bus before attempting a world record in Kolkata. (AP)

A pedestrian walks past a firecrackers formation in front of a newly opened store in Wuhan, Hubei province, China. (Reuters)

A car decorated of white balloons on Moscow's Garden Ring road during a protest in Moscow, Russia. Hundreds of cars flying white ribbons or white balloons are driving around Garden Ring to show support for a protest movement against Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. (AP)

A competitor in fancy dress jumps into water during the Tough Guy event in Perton, central England. (Reuters)

Greenpeace activists set fire to the chemical sign of carbon dioxide that is mounted on a boat on Templin to protest against the local state premier's energy policies in Potsdam near Berlin, Germany, near the venue of a party leaders' meeting of the Social Democratic Party. (Reuters)

Burma's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi talks to supporters at Yae Phyu village in Dawei township. Aung San Suu Kyi called for changes to the military-drafted constitution in her first political trip since ending a boycott of the country's political system last year and announcing plans to run for parliament. (Reuters)

Competitors make their way during the Marcialonga cross-country ski event, in Cavalese, Italy. (AP)

The main dragon lantern is lightened up during a rehearsal of the 2012 Taipei Lantern Festival in Taipei, Taiwan. (AP)

Australijska premijerka Džulija Gilard sa tjelohraniteljima nakon protesta na kraju svečanosti povodom Dana državnosti u Kanberi. (AP)

Indijski grančari na paradi povodom Dana Republike u Nju Delhiju. (AP)

Počasna garda na dočeku španskog Premijera Mariana Rahoje u Berlinu. (AP)

Spasilača ekipa na mjestu srušene zgrade u Rio de Žaneiru, Brazil. (AP)

Protest u poljskom parlamentu tokom rasprave o novom trgovinskom sporazumu uperenom protiv falsifikovanja, Varšava. (AP)

Pješčane dine u  krateru Noachis Terra  na Marsu. (NASA/JPL-Caltech/Univ. of Arizona)

Zimska idila u češkom selu. (AP)

Australijska premijerka Džulija Gilard sa telohraniteljima posle nasilnog protesta na kraju svečanosti obeležavanja Dana državnosti u prestonici Kanberi. (AP)

Indijski grančari na paradi povodom Dana Republike u Nju Delhiju. (AP)

Počasna garda na dočeku španskog Premijera Mariana Rahoje u Berlinu. (AP)

Spasilača ekipa na mestu srušene zgrade u Rio de Žaneiru, Brazil. (AP)

Protest u poljskom parlamentu za vreme rasprave o novom trgovinskom sporazumu uperenom protiv falsifikovanja, Varšava. (AP)

Peščane dine u  krateru Noachis Terra  na Marsu. (NASA/JPL-Caltech/Univ. of Arizona)

Zimska idila, češko selo Destne v Orlikič . (AP)

Obelisk sa imenima ubijenih tokom 18-dnevne revolucije na kairskom trgu Tahrir. (AP)  

Grci se otimaju za besplatan luk. Poljoprivrednici su podelili tone agrarnih proizvoda demonstrirajući nezadovoljstvo medijskim izveštajima  da su luk i drugo povrće zagađeni opasnim industrijskim otpadom. (Reuters)

Zavorenik štrajkuje  glađu u Biškeku. Više od 1,000 ljudi je uhapšeno prilikom nedavnih protesta u Kirgistanu. (Reuters)

Stari model “jaguara” izložen na fasadi jednog parkirališta u Bordou, Francuskoj. (AFP)

Fotografija “Plave planete”, koju je snimio  nedavno lansirani svemirski satelit, Suomi NPP. (Reuters/NASA)

Polarna svetlost iznad Tromsoe na severu Norveške. (Reuters)

Afrička ptica biserka u zoološkom vrtu u nemačkom gradu Gelsenkirhenu. (AP)

Doček Sonje Gandi, predsednice Kongresne stranke, na predizbornom skupu u Gurdaspuru, Indiji. (AFP)

Vatromet drugog dana kineske Nove godine u Hongkongu. (AFP)

Ruski premijer  Vladimir Putin na džudo treningu  u sportskom centru u Kemerovu. (Reuters)

Eksperti za naftu penju se na nasukani italijanski brod “Kosta Konkordija.” (AP)

Nemačka kancelarka Angela Merkel na ceremoniji u Berlinu. (AFP)

Japanski majmuni u parku zimovališta Shigakogen u pokrajini Nagano. (AFP)

Protest protiv novih članova parlamenta u Kairu. (Reuters)

Proslava kineske Nove godine u Šangaju. (AFP)

Hinduistički ritual na reci Bagmati u Katmandu, Nepalu. (Reuters)

Havarija malteškog teretnog broda TK Bremen kod Erdevena u Francuskoj. (Reuters)

Zavejana crkva u selu Jenizbergu kod Davosa u Švajcarskoj. (Reuters)

Modne kreacije francuskog dizajnera Alexis Mabille na modnoj reviji Proleće-leto 2012 u Parizu. (Reuters)

Navijači na utakmici između Burkine Faso i Angole na Afričkom fudbalskom prvenstvu u Malabu, Ekvatorijalnoj Gvineji.(Reuters)  

Hindu devotees cross a newly constructed temporary bridge at Sangam, the confluence of rivers Ganges and Yamuna, in Allahabad, India. (AP)

Actors wearing traditional costumes march through a small door as they prepare to take part in an ancient Qing Dynasty ceremony in which emperors prayed for good harvest and fortune, during the opening of the temple fair at Ditan Park, also known as the Temple of Earth, in Beijing, China. (Reuters)

Hundreds of supporters of different religious and political parties take part in an anti-US and Indian rally organized by the Difa-e-Pakistan Council in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. (Reuters)

Police walk past a barrier set on fire by residents of the Pinheirinho slum, who are resisting police arrival to evict them by court order, in Sao Jose dos Campos, 50 miles (80 km) northeast of Sao Paulo, Brazil. (Reuters)

French soldiers carry the coffins of comrades during a ceremony on the runway of Kabul Airport after four French troops were shot dead by a man wearing an Afghan uniform at Gwam base, in eastern Afghanistan. (AFP)

A canopy of lights shines over newly fallen snow in Christopher Columbus Park in Boston, January 21, 2012. (AP)

A pink flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber), born in captivity ten days ago, is seen at the zoo in Cali, Columbia January 21, 2012. (Reuters)

Models present a creation by Netherlands' fashion designer Walter Van Beirendonck during his Men's fall-winter 2012/2013 fashion collection presented in Paris, France, January 21, 2012. (AP)

An Ivory Coast fan, wearing a mask in the colors of the Ivory Coast national flag, cheers in a street in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea. (Reuters)