Valentine's Day pictures

Valentine's Day, named after a Christian patron saint, is celebrated across the world. But it is banned in Saudi Arabia and there have been protests in India.

A five-metre house-shaped cake was admired in Tokyo

New York taxi drivers displayed messages on their cars

At an old people's home in Belarus, they danced

Convicted criminals in the Philippines tied the knot in a mass wedding

Valentine's Day is catching on in Muslim Iran

But in Saudi Arabia, where the Christian festival is banned, shops were closed on Valentine's Day

Hindu nationalists fear Valentine's Day is undermining their traditions

These love birds kissing in London are on the verge of extinction