Day in pictures

Ceremony at the Langjia village, Qinghai Province, China

Villagers take part in a ceremony to worship the Anilari Mountain God at the Langjia Village, Qinghai Province, China.

Palestinian woman at a flower farm in Rafah, southern Gaza

A woman prepares red carnations for export at a flower farm in Rafah, Gaza Strip, after Israel gave special permission for 25,000 carnations to be sent to Europe for Valentine's Day.

Roxy, the rock hopper penguin at London Zoo

Roxy is hoping to find love this Valentine's Day. The rock hopper penguin is the most-adopted animal at London Zoo but he remains without a mate.

Winners of a wife-carrying competition in Hong Kong

Love is truly in the air in Hong Kong though as three couples celebrate winning a wife-carrying competition.

A jaw of a shark at Christie's in Paris

Looking into the giant jaw of a shark at Christie's Paris. The jaw and other items will be auctioned in April.

A Rohingya Muslim refugee at a hospital in Aceh province, Indonesia

On the Indonesian island of Sumatra, approximately 200 Rohingya refugees continue to receive medical treatment at a local hospital.

The Lincoln Memorial at Washington DC

A US National Park ranger puts a wreath at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington as the country marks the 200th birthday of the former US president Abraham Lincoln.

Hills near Break O'Day, north of Melbourne, Australia