INDIA

Workers participate in a rally during a two-day strike called by trade unions opposing the current governments economic policies in Hyderabad on February 20. Financial services and transport were hit by the nationwide strike of millions of participants

THE PHILIPPINES

A resident walks over debris of destroyed homes near a collapsed roof after an overnight fire in a slum area in Manila on February 19. Almost 500 houses were destroyed， leaving 2，000 residents homeless

EUROPE UNION

An inspector from the Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority checks meat products in Utrecht on February 15. The authority is now in charge of slaughterhouses due to the horse meat scandal in Europe

FRANCE

A sculpture made of oranges and lemons under the theme “80 days around the world” is placed in Menton on the French Riviera on February 15 ahead of the start of the Fete du Citron， or lemon carnival， that runs from February 16 until March 6

VENEZUELA

Supporters of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez celebrate Chavezs return home on February 18 in Caracas after nearly 70 days of cancer treatment in Cuba

RUSSIA

Workers repair a power line near the wall of a local zinc plant which was damaged by a shockwave from a meteor in the Urals city of Chelyabinsk， on February 15. A meteor strike in central Russia left over 1，000 people injured