A man, whose wife was killed in a stampede in Allahabad, India, on February 10, is consoled whilst arranging the release of her body the next day. According to Indian government sources, at least 36 people died in a stampede at Allahabad station as a train was pulling up on the busiest day of the Maha Kumbh Mela, which is believed to be the largest religious gathering on earth. It is held every 12 years on the banks of Sangam, the confluence of the holy rivers Ganga, Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati Image by Daniel Berehulak / Getty Images
Hindu devotees bathe on the banks of Sangam, the confluence of the holy rivers Ganga, Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati, during the Maha Kumbh Mela in Allahabad, India on February 9. The Kumbh Mela alternates between the cities of Nasik, Allahabad, Ujjain and Haridwar every three years. The Maha Kumbh Mela celebrated in Allahabad, is the largest and holiest and takes place over 55 days attracting over 100 million people Image by Daniel Berehulak / Getty Images
Um Jaafar, a woman fighter in the Free Syrian Army, with her husband Abu Jaafar, a Sawt al-Haq (Voice of Rights) battalion commander, and her daughter Faten at their home in Aleppo, Syria on February 12. Um Jaafar was a women's hairdresser before the revolution after being trained by her husband, she is now a member of a Sawt al-Haq battalion on the frontline of Aleppo's Sheikh Saeed neighbourhood Image by Muzaffar Salman / Reuters
A little girl is flanked by grooms as she accompanied her father (rear) to register before a mass wedding organised by the government's Home Development Mutual Fund in Quezon City, Metro Manila on February 14. More than 3,000 couples were simultaneously married nationwide Image by Reuters / Cheryl Ravelo
Revellers use fire extinguishers during a flour fight at the ‘O Entroido’ festival in Spain's northwestern village of Laza on February 11 Image by Miguel Vidal / Reuters
Bratislav Stojanovic, a homeless man, holds candles in a tomb which he inhabits, in the southern Serbian town of Nis on February 9. Stojanovic, 43, a Nis-born construction worker, never had a regular job. He first lived in abandoned houses, and about 15 years ago, he settled at the old city cemetery Image by Marko Djurica / Reuters
An Iberia worker is arrested by a Spanish riot police officer during clashes at Madrid's Barajas Airport on February 18. Workers at the loss-making Spanish flag carrier Iberia began a five-day strike at midnight, grounding over 1,000 flights and costing the airline and a struggling national economy millions of euros Image by Sergio Perez / Reuters
