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  US President Barack Obama speaks about tax cuts and unemployment insurance, at the White House, in Washington. (Susan Walsh, AP)
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  Yang Guang the panda attempts to lick a Valentines Day cake which was donated to Edinburgh Zoo's animal keepers. (Andrew Milligan, AP)
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  Syrian rebels aim during a weapons training exercise outside Idlib, Syria. (AP)
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  British Foreign Secretary William Hague addresses students and academics at the University of the Western Cape in Cape Town. (Rodger Bosch, AFP)
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  Minister of International Relations and Co-operation Maite Nkoana-Mashabane is seen during a press conference in Cape Town. (Rodger Bosch, AFP)
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  Pakistani women shout slogans during a protest against Valentine’s Day in Karachi, where many conservatives disapprove of the occasion as a Western import. (Rizwan Tabassum, AFP)
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  North Koreans leave the grounds of the Mansudae Art Studio in Pyongyang after watching the unveiling of a new bronze statue depicting the late leader Kim Jong Il and his father Kim Il Sung. (David Guttenfelder, AP)
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  Canoes are seen at Camps Drift in Pietermaritzburg, ahead of the start of the annual Dusi Canoe Marathon, which finishes in Durban on Saturday. (Beeld)
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  African penguin Howard carries a valentine heart written by a visitor to the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco. (Jeff Chiu, AP)
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  Zambian fans celebrate their team’s arrival during a parade in Lusaka, Zambia. Zambia beat Ivory Coast 8 - 7 in a penalty shoot out to clinch the title. Thousands of Zambians thronged the streets of the capital Lusaka to welcome the team home. (Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi, AP)
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  Newly married couple Nonilon and Concepcion Elizalde kiss following a mass wedding sponsored by the city of Paranaque, south of Manila, Philippines on Valentine's Day. (Bullit Marquez, AP)
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  African penguin Howard carries a valentine heart written by a visitor to the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco. (Jeff Chiu, AP)
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  Tamika Solomon, of Newark, New Jersey, takes part in a candlelight vigil as mourners wait for Whitney Houston's body to arrive at the Whigham Funeral Home. (Rich Schultz, AP)
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  Radovan Krejcir is seen outside the Pretoria Magistrate's Court after appearing on armed robbery charges. (Sapa)
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  A person sits in front of thousands of candles commemorating the 67th anniversary of the deadly Allied bombing of Dresden during WWII, in Dresden, Germany. (Jens Meyer, AP)
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  A Palestinian protester takes cover during clashes with Israeli security forces, outside the Ofer military prison near the West Bank city of Ramallah. (Majdi Mohammed, AP)
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  The Vega rocket is launched at the Kourou Space Centre, French Guiana, carrying nine satellites on its inaugural flight. (Stephane Corvaja, ESA, AFP)
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  Armed members of the militant group al-Shabaab attend a rally on the outskirts of Mogadishu, Somalia, in support of their merger with al-Qaeda. (AP photo)
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  Bahraini anti-government protesters are seen as riot police fire tear gas, in Manama, ahead of the one-year anniversary of the uprising in the Gulf kingdom. (Hasan Jamali, AP)
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  The Jenny Packham Fall 2012 collection is modelled during Fashion Week, in New York. (Richard Drew, AP)
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  Supporters of Nepal's communist party Maoist hold a rally to mark the anniversary of the Maoists' armed revolt that began in 1996, in Katmandu, Nepal. (Niranjan Shrestha, AP)
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  A roadside vendor sells heart-shaped balloons along with other designs on a street in Karachi. (Rizwan Tabassum, AFP)
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  British Foreign Secretary William Hague, on a two-day visit to South Africa, looks on during a press conference in Cape Town. (Rodger Bosch, AFP)
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  Sports Minister Fikile Mbalula speaks at the launch of the national sports volunteer corps in Johannesburg. (Werner Beukes, Sapa)
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  People walk during a snowfall in front of the golden-domed Alexander Newsky cathedral in Sofia. Eastern Europe has been pummeled by a record-setting cold snap. (Valentina Petrova, AP)
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  Indian supporters look out of a window as they listen to Bharatiya Janata Party leader and Bollywood actor Shatrughan Sinha during an election campaign rally in Allahabad, India. (Rajesh Kumar Singh, AP)
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  Graffiti which reads "bosses are killers of the people" is seen in Athens following a night of rioting after lawmakers approved harsh new austerity measures demanded by bailout creditors. (Dimitri Messinis, AP)

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