Paramilitary policemen wearing chemical suits deal with water tainted by cadmium pollution in Nuomitan Reservoir, in Liucheng county, in southwestern China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. China's environmental authorities were redoubling efforts Monday to prevent a spill of toxic cadmium from further tainting water supplies of cities downstream.

People visit the Lake Shikotsu Ice Festival in Chitose. The 17-day-long ice festival began January 27 attracting some 210,000 visitors last year.

Some 600 Ukraine nationalists march in the city of Lviv marking the 94th anniversary of a battle near the small city of Kruty. 300 students, cadets and schoolboys were killed, during a combat against the regular Red Army on 29 January, 1918, to protect the new-born Ukraine's People Republic against Bolshevik aggression.

People block the entrance to pharmaceutical and chemical company Bayer in the harbor of Antwerp during a general strike all over Belgium.

Police detain government employees as they shout anti-government slogans during a protest in Srinagar. The employees were demonstrating against wages and other work conditions.

Sri Lankan President Rajapakse inspects the ear of visiting US boxer Evander Holyfield in Colombo. Holyfield had part of his ear bitten off during the infamous boxing match with Mike Tyson in 1997. Rajapakse was hosting Holyfield for breakfast at his 'Temple Trees' residence.

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Defence Minister A.K. Antony salute as they pay homage at Rajghat, the memorial of India's founding father Mahatma Gandhi, on Martyrs' Day in New Delhi.

Bajaj Auto managing director Rajiv Bajaj unveils the new Pulsar 200NS motorcycle in Mumbai. The latest motorcycle from the stable of one of India's major two-wheeler manufacturer will be commercially launched in the begining of the next fiscal year.

Students try their hand on the charkha, or the spinning wheel at Satyagrah Ashram Samarak or Mahatma Gandhi Memorial, to mark his death anniversary in Ahmedabad.