![A homeless man has his lunch at a sports hall in Istanbul, Turkey. (Reuters) "Turkey Homeless"](http://blogs.voanews.com/photos/files/2012/02/reuters_turkey_homeless_02Feb12-878x577.jpg)
A homeless man has his lunch at a sports hall
in Istanbul, Turkey. The sports hall was set up
as a shelter for homeless people due to harsh winter
conditions by the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality
which currently hosts some 300 people. (Reuters)
![A woman waits for transport in Bogota, Colombia. Many residents of Colombia's capital walked, biked, or took buses and taxis to their destinations honoring the car-free day. (AP) "Colombia Day Without Cars"](http://blogs.voanews.com/photos/files/2012/02/ap_colombia_environment_day_without_cars_02Feb12-878x580.jpg)
A woman waits for transport in Bogota, Colombia. Many residents of Colombia's capital
walked, biked, or took buses and taxis to their destinations honoring the car-free day. (AP)
![A Kuwaiti female voter in a wheelchair is approached by campaigners during the 2012 parliamentary elections in front of a polling center in Rumaithiya. (Reuters) "Kuwait Vote"](http://blogs.voanews.com/photos/files/2012/02/reuters_kuwait_vote_02Feb12-878x638.jpg)
A Kuwaiti female voter in a wheelchair is approached by campaigners
during the 2012 parliamentary elections in front of a polling center in Rumaithiya. (Reuters)
![A warm covered pug dog strolls on a street in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. Germany faces freezing temperatures coming from Russia down to minus 15 degrees Celsius (5 degrees Fahrenheit). (AP) "Germany Europe Weather"](http://blogs.voanews.com/photos/files/2012/02/ap_germany_wether_02Feb12-878x588.jpg)
A warm covered pug dog strolls on a street in Gelsenkirchen, Germany.
Germany faces freezing temperatures coming from Russia down to
minus 15 degrees Celsius (5 degrees Fahrenheit). (AP)
![People wait at Ramses metro station in Cairo, Egypt, for the arrival of those wounded during clashes in Port Said stadium. (Reuters) "Egypt"](http://blogs.voanews.com/photos/files/2012/02/reuters_egypt_cairo_train_station_02Feb12-878x581.jpg)
People wait at Ramses metro station in Cairo for the arrival of those wounded
during clashes in Port Said stadium. Seventy-four people were killed when supporters clashed
at an Egyptian soccer match. (Reuters)
![A Chilean student is arrested by riot policemen during a protest against the government of President Sebastian Piñera, in Santiago. (AFP) "Chile Protest"](http://blogs.voanews.com/photos/files/2012/02/afp_chile_student_protest_02Feb12-878x650.jpg)
A Chilean student is arrested by riot policemen during a protest against the government of
President Sebastian Piñera, in Santiago. (AFP)
![Vultures battle for a cow carcass as they feed at a vulture restaurant in Nawalparasi, southwest of Kathmandu, Nepal. (Reuters) "Nepal Vultures"](http://blogs.voanews.com/photos/files/2012/02/reuters_nepal_vultures_02Feb12-878x624.jpg)
Vultures battle for a cow carcass as they feed at a vulture restaurant in Nawalparasi,
southwest of Kathmandu. The restaurant, established in 2006 to provide a place where vultures
can feed healthily, aims to boost the population of wild vultures which are considered an
endangered species in Nepal. (Reuters)
![Diadora-Pasta Zara's Giorgia Bronzini (L) of Italy crashes during the second stage of the Tour of Qatar women's cycling race in Al Shimal Corniche, north of Doha. (Reuters) "Qatar Cycling"](http://blogs.voanews.com/photos/files/2012/02/reuters_qatar_cycling_02Feb12-878x403.jpg)
Diadora-Pasta Zara's Giorgia Bronzini (L) of Italy crashes during the second stage of
the Tour of Qatar women's cycling race in Al Shimal Corniche, north of Doha. (Reuters)