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  Czech businessman Radovan Krejcir, who was arrested in connection with an armed robbery, arrives at the Pretoria Magistrate Court. Krejcir was arrested at his home in Bedfordview, east of Johannesburg. His alleged accomplices, Jason Dominguez and Veselin Langanin were arrested in Bryanston and at a restaurant in Sandton. (Sapa)
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  An unroadworthy old Toyota bakkie using a five-litre plastic bottle as a petrol tank was impounded in the Northern Cape. The driver of a 1976 Toyota Hilux bakkie was pulled over by Chief of Licensing, Moses Alfonse in Vergenoeg, Galeshewe, Kimberley after noticing the vehicle swaying side to side in his rear view mirror. (Emile Hendricks, Beeld)
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  A couple displays their wedding rings during a mass wedding sponsored by the city of Paranaque, south of Manila, Philippines on Valentine's Day. More than 300 couples, all residents of the city, tied the knot. It is the annual tradition of the city on Valentine's Day. (Bullit Marquez, AP)
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  Pope Benedict XVI meets with Cardinals and Bishops in the Synod hall at the Vatican. The Pope is scheduled to name 22 new Cardinals in a Consistory at the Vatican. (Gregorio Borgia, AP)
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  Relatives of inmates at the Honduras National Prison wait for news outside the compound in Comayagua, 90 kms north of Tegucigalpa. The death toll from the horrific prison fire has risen above 350. The Comayagua prison, held almost 900 detainees -- double its capacity. (Orlando Sierra, AFP)
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  The N3 southbound near Pinetown was closed for several hours after an 18-wheeler truck crashed into the back of another. (Netcare 911)
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  Rioting spread across central Athens and buildings went up in flames amid mass protests, as lawmakers prepared to vote for a crucial debt deal needed to prevent bankruptcy in Greece. (Louisa Gouliamaki, AFP)
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  The ANC Youth League members during a press conference, where they announced that the league's president Julius Malema, will not be removed from his position by anyone but the structures of the league. Malema was suspended by the ANC for five years and he has since appealed his suspension. (Werner Beukes, Sapa)
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  A Fillipino fan of US pop diva, Whitney Houston, signs a tribute mural displaying a portrait of her idol at a mall in Manila. Houston died aged 48 in a Beverly Hills hotel. She will be laid to rest after a private funeral service at the New Jersey Baptist church, where she grew up singing in a gospel choir. (Ted Aljibe, AFP)
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  The mitigation hearing for ANC Youth League leader Julius Malema and two other league members has ended. They were found guilty last year of bringing the ANC into disrepute and of sowing division in the party. He was later suspended.
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  Thulisile Makhalemele, best friend of teenager Thato Mokoka who was killed by police, tells of how he was shot outside his house in Bramfischerville, Dobsonville. (Nelius Rademan, Beeld)
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  Two rhinos were killed on Thiergarten Game Farm, approximately 12km from Letsitele in the Limpopo Province. (Ian Otto)
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  Musician Adele poses with her six trophies at the 54th Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, California. (Frederic Brown, AFP)
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  President Jacob Zuma flanked by Gill Marcus, Governor of the Reserve Bank and Pravin Gordhan, Finance Minister, show the new banknote series of Nelson Mandela. (Stephane De Sakutin, AFP)
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  Ladies favourites Robyn Kime and Abbey Ulansky fall out at Ernie Pearce weir during day one of the Dusi Canoe Marathon in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal. (Rogan Ward, Sapa)

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