February 26, 2015

Norwegian supporters follow the Nordic Combined ski jumping competition in the ski stadium of the 2015 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Falun, Sweden.

Passengers travel on an overcrowded train on the outskirts of New Delhi, India.

Students are protesting changes in the system of university degrees on the second of a two-day strike in Madrid, Spain.

Men inspect the damage at a site hit by what activists said were two barrel bombs dropped by forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Aleppo's al-Shaar neighborhood.

Pakistani villagers prepare cow dung cakes in the suburbs of Islamabad. Cow dung cakes are popularly used as fuel for cooking in rural areas a major source of domestic fuel as an alternative to firewood.

An elderly woman drags a cart with her belongings on the outskirts of Debaltseve. After weeks of relentless fighting the embattled Ukrainian rail hub of Debaltseve fell last week to Russia-backed separatists.

 

British singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran poses with his British album of the year award for 'X' and his male solo artist award at the BRIT Awards 2015 in London, Feb. 25, 2015.

Singer Madonna falls during her performance at the BRIT music awards at the O2 Arena in Greenwich, London, Feb. 25, 2015.

An American Robin, known for its warm orange breast and cheery singing, sits in a tree as snow falls in Fairfax, Virginia. (Diaa Bekheet/VOA)

Afghan men push a car which became stuck near an avalanche site in Panjshir province north of Kabul, Feb. 25, 2015.

A fisherman casts his line as birds fly over the Sao Conrado beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

A man holds firecrackers during the opening of a wholesale market in Harbin, Heilongjiang province, China.

A supporter of Bangladesh's World Cup cricket team shouts in the crowd during the Cricket World Cup match between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka at the MCG in Melbourne, Australia.