A View of the World

A look at Valentine�s Day celebrations and Mother Nature�s fury in the form of earthquakes and volcano eruptions across the globe

Curated By: Forbes India Photo Team

Published: Feb 21, 2012

Athletes compete during the men's 4x10 km classic/free relay race at the Cross-Country World Cup

Image by : David W Cerny / Reuters

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Athletes compete during the men's 4x10 km classic/free relay race at the Cross-Country World Cup in Nove Mesto na Morave

Belarussian workers, representing the charity organisation Ecodom, harvest reeds with a combine on a

Image by : Vasily Fedosenko / Reuters

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Belarussian workers, representing the charity organisation Ecodom, harvest reeds with a combine on a frozen lake near Minsk. The reeds are used for the construction of buildings, including houses for migrants from the Chernobyl zone

Mount Etna spews lava on the southern Italian island of Sicily. Mount Etna is Europe's tallest a

Image by : Antonio Parrinello / Reuters

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Mount Etna spews lava on the southern Italian island of Sicily. Mount Etna is Europe's tallest and most active volcano

Venezuelan soldiers march during a military parade to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the failed

Image by : Jorge Silva / Reuters

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Venezuelan soldiers march during a military parade to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the failed coup attempt on President Hugo Chavez in Caracas

A vehicle transporting a body of an earthquake victim tries to pass through a destroyed road in La L

Image by : Erik de Castro / Reuters

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A vehicle transporting a body of an earthquake victim tries to pass through a destroyed road in La Libertad, Negros Oriental, in central Philippines

Residents gather as a whale shark is pulled from the water by cranes after it was found dead at Kara

Image by : Akhtar Soomro / Reuters

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Residents gather as a whale shark is pulled from the water by cranes after it was found dead at Karachi's fish harbour

Visitors walk through an illuminated ‘ice palace’ in Schwarzsee near Bern

Image by : Michael Buholzer / Reuters

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Visitors walk through an illuminated ‘ice palace’ in Schwarzsee near Bern

Gabon's President Ali Bongo Ondimba (Right) watches as Brazil's soccer legend Pele kisses hi

Image by : Thomas Mukoya / Reuters

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Gabon's President Ali Bongo Ondimba (Right) watches as Brazil's soccer legend Pele kisses his statue during its inauguration inside the Stade De L'Amitie Stadium in Gabon's capital Libreville

Syracuse University photographer Michael Okoniewski takes a picture through the roof of the Carrier

Image by : Adam Fenster / Reuters

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Syracuse University photographer Michael Okoniewski takes a picture through the roof of the Carrier Dome before the start of a NCAA men's basketball game in New York

A client whose face is covered with gold leaves is seen at the Viet My beauty salon in Hanoi. Despit

Image by : Nguyen Huy Kham / Reuters

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A client whose face is covered with gold leaves is seen at the Viet My beauty salon in Hanoi. Despite tough economic conditions, people in Vietnam seem to be spending heavily as usual on special occasions like Valentine's Day

Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (Left) talks to a girl as he visits the Federal Scientifi

Image by : RIA Novosti / Reuters

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Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (Left) talks to a girl as he visits the Federal Scientific Clinical Center of Pediatric Hematology, Immunology and Oncology in Moscow

A general view of the state opera as guests dance during the traditional Opernball in Vienna

Image by : Lisi Niesner / Reuters

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A general view of the state opera as guests dance during the traditional Opernball in Vienna

Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Roulettes aerobatic display team performs with their Pilatus PC-9

Image by : Tim Chong / Reuters

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Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Roulettes aerobatic display team performs with their Pilatus PC-9 aircraft during an aerial display at the Singapore Airshow

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