On Feb. 2, Egyptian protesters stand on a concrete wall built during previous clashes in Cairo. The protest followed the deaths of 79 football fans, who were killed in clashes between rival fan clubs, known as ultras, following a match between teams al-Masry and al-Alhy in Port Said, Egypt. Three days of mourning have been announced and marches have resulted in battles with the police, who are blamed by some for providing inadequate protection at the stadium when the violence occurred.
Dragon lanterns on Nanhou street on Feb. 2 in Fuzhou, China. The Lantern Festival, which falls on Feb. 6 this year, marks the end of the New Year celebrations.
Iranian women attend a ceremony marking the 33rd anniversary of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini's return from exile at Khomeini's mausoleum in Tehran on Feb. 1. Bells chimed across Iran to mark the anniversary, the trigger for a revolution that spawned the Islamic state.
![An Israeli soldier leaves the battlefield after an exercise at the Shizafon army base, in the Negev Desert near Eilat on Jan. 31. This week saw renewed specualtion that Israel was planning an attack on Iran's nuclear facilities, including reports that U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta believes there's a strong chance Israel will attack in "April, May, or June." [[PAGEBREAK] German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao at the Great Hall of the People on Feb. 2 in Beijing, China. Jiabao said that China may help with the eurozone's ongoing financial crisis.](https://foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/120203_3febimage1380108986.jpg?w=969?quality=90)
An Israeli soldier leaves the battlefield after an exercise at the Shizafon army base, in the Negev Desert near Eilat on Jan. 31. This week saw renewed specualtion that Israel was planning an attack on Iran's nuclear facilities, including reports that U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta believes there's a strong chance Israel will attack in "April, May, or June."
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao at the Great Hall of the People on Feb. 2 in Beijing, China. Jiabao said that China may help with the eurozone's ongoing financial crisis.
A groundhog handler holds the legendary Punxsutawney Phil after he saw his shadow during the 126th annual Groundhog Day festivities on Feb. 2, in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. According to tradition, if Phil sees his shadow after emerging from his den, it heralds six more weeks of winter.
Queen Elizabeth II arrives for a tree planting ceremony in the Diamond Jubilee Wood to mark her diamond jubilee -- the 60th anniversary of her reign -- on Feb. 3 in Sandringham, England. Queen Elizabeth II came to the throne on Feb. 6, 1952 after the death of her father, King George VI. Her coronation took place on June 2, 1953.
A competitor wades through water during the Tough Guy Challenge endurance race on Jan. 29 in Telford, England. Every year, thousands of people tackle the eight-mile assault course, which involves freezing temperatures, fire, and ice.
A supporter of Republican presidential candidate and former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich poses for photographs before a campaign rally in Sumter County, Florida, on Jan. 29. Gingrich lost the primary to Republican frontrunner Mitt Romney.
Demonstrators protest against government spending cuts on Jan. 28 in Barcelona, Spain. The government recently announced that unemployment had risen to 22.8 percent, the highest level in almost two decades.
Pope Benedict XVI releases a dove from the window of his studio at the end of his Sunday Angelus prayer in St. Peter's Square on Jan. 29 in the Vatican City.
A pheasant stands in snow near Dulverton on Jan. 30 on Exmoor, England. After unseasonably mild winter weather, some parts of Britain woke to a covering of snow as a cold spell set in.
Across the Atlantic, a woman takes in the sunshine while reading in Central Park on Feb. 1 in New York City. Temperatures topped 60 degrees in the city as an unseasonably mild winter continues.
