Activists of Communist Party of India (CPI) participate in a rally to highlight people's struggles in Hyderabad. The CPI is tackling issues identified with land, unemployment, food and democratic rights of all sections of working people in the country.

Women members of right-wing Bharatiya Janatha Party (BJP) set fire to an effigy representing Valentine's day during a protest to denounce Valentine's Day in Hyderabad. The BJP and right-wing hindu groups strongly oppose Valentine's day celebrations citing them as cultural invasion on the Hindu way of life.

Sachin Tendulkar plays the ball during the one-day international cricket match against Sri Lanka in Adelaide.

Students holding heart-shaped balloons walk past flower stalls on their way to school on Valentine's Day in Manila. Valentine's Day is observed on February 14 honoring one or more early Christian martyrs named Saint Valentine.

Home minister P. Chidambaram speaks to the media after a government security meeting in New Delhi. Chidambaram said special teams have been deployed to find out the identity of the motorcyclist allegedly involved in the car blast.

North Koreans stand together as they wait for the unveiling of a new bronze statue depicting the late leader Kim Jong Il and his father Kim Il Sung at Mansudae Art Studio in Pyongyang, North Korea.

Investigators at Tughlaq Road police station collect evidence from a vehicle that exploded near the Israeli embassy in New Delhi.

Thai Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) officials examine the bomb site in Bangkok, Thailand.

Fenerbahce football club supporters shout slogans outside the courthouse in the Silivri suburb of Istanbul. Nearly 100 Turkish football players and managers, including the boss of champions Fenerbahce, went on trial in a match-fixing case that has sent shock waves through Turkish football.

Indonesian teenagers attend the 'Angry Birds' official Facebook launch at a mall in the Indonesian capital city of Jakarta.