• JORDAN
  A squadron of United Arab Emirates F-16 fighters is stationed in one of Jordan’s air bases on February 8 to support the kingdom in strikes against the Islamic State group, which burned alive one of its pilots (XINHUA/AFP)
• ITALY
  Costumed revelers pose in St. Mark’s Square during the 2015 Carnival in Venice on February 7 (XINHUA/AFP)
• AUSTRALIA
  Prime Minister Tony Abbott (center) walks on the way to the coalition party room for a vote on the Liberal Party leadership in Canberra on February 9. He survived a confidence vote that day on his leadership after just 17 months in power (XINHUA/AFP)
• GERMANY
  Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif leaves after giving a speech at the 51st Munich Security Conference in Germany on February 8, where he ruled out any extension of negotiations with world powers over Iran’s suspected nuclear program (XINHUA/AFP)
• JAPAN
  Tourists explore the colorfully lighted ice sculptures at the Chitose-Lake Shikotsu Ice Festival on February 6. The festival is scheduled to run through February 22 (XINHUA/AFP)
• YEMEN
  Yemeni soldiers guard the presidential palace in the capital Sanaa on February 6. The Shiite Huthi militia seized the capital and installed a "presidential council" to run the country (XINHUA/AFP)