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Voice of America Marzo 2016
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Marzo 01, 2016

1 Hamo from Iraq pushes a wheelchair with his 8-year old disabled daughter Sidra through fields in their effort to arrive at the Greek border station of Idomeni. Some 7,000 migrants, including many from Syria and Iraq, are crammed into a tiny camp at the Greek border village of Idomeni,

2 Palestinian Bedouin students carry their chairs to a tent after attending a class outdoors near the Jewish settlement of Maale Adumim, in the West Bank village of Al-Eizariya, east of Jerusalem.

3 Rolonda Byrd, who says she is the mother of shooting victim Akiel Denkins, cries during a news conference near the scene of the shooting in Raleigh, North Carolina. Authorities say that a police officer fatally shot a man on Feb. 29, 2016, while trying to make an arrest for a felony drug charge.

4 NASA astronauts Scott Kelly (R) and Tim Kopra shake hands as Kelly turns over command of the International Space Station to Kopra, Fe. 29, 2016. Kelly and Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko will land March 1 after spending a total of 340 days in space. (Credit: NASA)

5 Iranian schoolgirls follow debates of lawmakers in an open session of the outgoing parliament in Tehran.

6 A man swims in the Mediterranean Sea during a warm and sunny winter day in Nice, France.

7 People take pictures of the head of a Buddha statue that is some 1,500-years-old, moments after it was presented at the National Museum of China in Beijing.

8 Photographer Christopher Morris is removed by security officials as U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign event in Radford, Virginia, Feb. 29, 2016.

9 A sand gazelle is seen at the Arabian Oryx Sanctuary in Umm Al-Zamool, some 290 kilometers south of Abu Dhabi near the border with Oman and Saudi Arabia.

10 A member of the army's bomb disposal team carries a suspicious object after a bomb scare outside the Singha Durbar office complex that houses the Prime Minister's office and other ministries, in Kathmandu, Nepal.

11 A 6.16-meter-tall lego giraffe is seen next to a shopping mall in Shanghai, China.

12 A boy enjoys sledding after a heavy snowfall in Prague, Czech Republic.

13 Cars are covered at the stand of Renault at the 86th International Motor Show in Geneva, Switzerland.

Marzo 02, 2016

1 Russian cosmonauts Mikhail Kornienko, left, Sergey Volkov of Roscosmos, center, and Expedition 46 Commander Scott Kelly of NASA, rest in chairs outside of the Soyuz TMA-18M spacecraft just minutes after they landed in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan.

2 The Soyuz TMA-18M spacecraft is seen as it lands with Expedition 46 Commander Scott Kelly of NASA and Russian cosmonauts Mikhail Kornienko and Sergey Volkov of Roscosmos near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan.

3 NASA astronaut Scott Kelly shared a series of sunrise photographs with his social media followers, March 1, 2016, as he prepared to depart the International Space Station and return to Earth aboard a Soyuz TMA-18M spacecraft. Posting this first image, Kelly wrote, "Rise and shine! My last #sunrise from space then I gotta go! 1 of 5. #GoodMorning from @space_station! #YearInSpace"

4 Hindu devotees offer prayers next to the Sangam, the confluence of the rivers Ganges, Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati, ahead of Maha Shivratri festival in the northern Indian city of Allahabad.

5 An exiled Tibetan nun cries as she prays during a candlelit vigil in solidarity with two Tibetans, who exiles claim have immolated themselves demanding freedom for Tibet, in Dharamsala, India.

6 A horse grazes amid fumigation fog, released to kill Aedes Aegypti mosquitos, in Pinar del Rio, Cuba, March 1, 2016.

7 Turkish plain clothes police officers detain a woman during a protest against the curfew in the Sur district of Diyarbakir.

8 A man covered with a plastic bag for protection from the wind and cold, fishes through an ice hole in the Finnish Gulf west of St.Petersburg, Russia, March 1, 2016.

9 A supporter of the youth wing of India’s opposition Congress Party shouts slogans as police use water cannons to prevent demonstrators from marching towards the Indian Parliament during a protest in New Delhi, against a statement by India’s Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Irani on recent student protests.

10 A policeman fires pepper spray toward supporters of the opposition United Party for National Development (UPND) outside the Woodlands Police Station in Lusaka, Uganda.

11 Cars travel past the Mercedes-Benz Bank AG building during rush hour traffic in Berlin, Germany, March 1, 2016.

12 Supporters of Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, who came to her rally in costume as Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump (L) and as Mrs. Clinton (R), clown around as they attend her Super Tuesday night party in Miami, Florida, March 1, 2016.

13 Egyptian parachutists perform at the opening of the Egyptian International Parachuting Championship, in Giza.

14 A woman runs through an artwork created by artist Filippo Minelli, a part of his series Silence/Shapes in Somerset House’s courtyard, in London.

15 Ducks and swans are seen in a lake as temperatures drop to around -2º C ( 28º F) on the outskirts of Minsk, Belarus.

Marzo 03, 2016

1 Refugees and migrants wait in queue to receive food distributed by a non-governmental organization at a refugee camp at the Greek-Macedonian border, near the northern Greek village of Idomeni. At least 10,000 men, women and children have camped for days at the Idomeni border crossing with Macedonia.

2 Security forces fire during an operation against two attackers, in Istanbul, Turkey. Police shot and killed two women who had hidden inside a building after attacking police with gunfire and a hand grenade, an official said.

3 Dr. Jill Biden, wife of Vice President Joe Biden, right, greets Expedition 46 Commander Scott Kelly of NASA, left, after he landed at Ellington Field in Houston, Texas after his return to Earth.

4 The Solar Impulse 2 airplane, flown by test pilot Markus Scherdel, flies off the coast of Oahu during a test flight from Kalaealoa Airfield in Kapolei, Hawaii.

5 A girl wears a virtual reality headset outside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing after the opening session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) in Beijing.

6 Attendants prepare to fill glasses for delegates before the opening session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference at Beijing's Great Hall of the People.

7 Iraqi girls holding makeshift white flags flee with their families as a military operation by Iraqi security forces, aimed at retaking areas from Islamic State group jihadists continues in the desert west of the city of Samarra.

8 A dog accompanies models to present creations by Indian designer Manish Arora as part of his Fall/Winter 2016/2017 women's ready-to-wear collection in Paris, France.

9 A hot air balloon is silhouetted against the evening sky as the sun sets north of Phoenix, Arizona, USA, March 2, 2016.

10 Zoo owner Manny Tangco (C) carries albino Burmese pythons at the Malabon Zoo in Manila, the Philippines, as the world celebrates 3rd World Wildlife Day.

11 Supporters cheer at a campaign rally for U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders in East Lansing, Michigan, March 2, 2016.

12 Singer Katy Perry raises arms with U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton at the end of the Hillary Victory Fund "I'm With Her" benefit concert at Radio City Music Hall in the Manhattan borough of New York City, March 2, 2016.

13 3D-printed plastic sole of an Adidas shoe is pictured before the annual news conference in the northern Bavarian town of Herzogenaurach, near Nuremberg, Germany.

Marzo 04, 2016

1 A man wears a suit with stars and an American flag tie at the 2016 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at National Harbor, Maryland.

2 Supporters of former Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva confront police officers during a protest in front of Lula's apartment in Sao Bernardo do Campo, Brazil. Police questioned the former president and searched his home, in the most recent development yet in the sprawling corruption case involving oil giant Petrobras.

3 Macedonian soldiers patrol beside the two-line protective fence set along the border with Greece, near southern Macedonia's town of Gevgelija. Some 30,000 refugees and other migrants are stranded in Greece, with 10,000 at the Idomeni border crossing to Macedonia.

4 Petitioners stand in a line to enter the State Bureau For Petitions and Visits, which handles applications from petitioners from all over China, in Beijing. Every year petitioners from across the country come to Beijing hoping members of parliament can help them with their grievances.

5 Thousands of people gather in solidarity outside Zaman newspaper in Istanbul, after a local court ordered Turkey's largest-circulation, opposition newspaper be placed under the management of trustees - a move that heightens concerns over deteriorating press freedoms. 

6 A worker paints the stands at the Latinoamericano Stadium baseball arena in Havana, Cuba. U.S. President Barack Obama plans to attend the Tampa Bay Rays' exhibition game at the arena on March 22 during his visit to Cuba.

7 Riot police guard the provincial council building as followers of Iraq's influential Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr chant slogans calling for governmental reforms during a demonstration in Basra, 340 miles (550 kilometers) southeast of Baghdad.

8 New military officers salute during a military commissioning ceremony at Gyeryongdae, South Korea's main military compound in Gyeryong. A total of 6,003 graduates from the country's six major military academies were commissioned.

9 France's team dives into the pool during a training session of the Synchronised Swimming Olympic Games Qualification Tournament at the Maria Lenk Aquatics Center in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The tournament is also a test event for the Rio 2016 Olympics.

10 Veterans listen as the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations holds a hearing in Concord, New Hampshire. The committee met to discuss pain management and best practices for prescribing opioids to veterans in order to prevent addiction.

11 Canada's team competes in the first round of the women's team pursuit at the World Track Cycling championships at the Lee Valley Velopark in London.

12 Muslims pray during a Friday prayer service at the Grand Mosque in Moscow, Russia.

13 Buddhist monks take a tour at Wat Rong Khun, also know as the White Temple, designed by Thai visual artist Chalermchai Kositpipat in Chiang Rai Province, Thailand.

14 Flowers are shown during a preview of the Philadelphia Flower Show at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia. The annual show has teamed up with the National Park Service to celebrate the country's natural treasures. The theme of the floral festival is “Explore America,” marking the 100th anniversary of the park service.

15 The sun passes through trees after sunrise in Cadillac, Michigan.

Marzo 06, 2016

1 Carrying a talisman, a Buddhist ascetic walks barefoot among flames on hot coals during the "Hi-Watari", or fire walking ceremony, to herald the coming of Spring at the Fudoji temple in Nagatoro town in Saitama prefecture, Japan.

2 Migrants mob a truck bringing donated firewood at the northern Greek border station of Idomeni.

3 A Ukrainian team performs their Free Routine during the Synchronized Swimming Olympic Games Qualification Tournament at the Maria Lenk Aquatics Center in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

4 Syrian refugee Mohammed al-Shareef, who fled with his family from Damascus, performs a breakdance on the Mediterranean waterfront promenade in Beirut, Lebanon.

5 A Balinese man enters the water during a Melasti ceremony prayer at Petitenget beach near Denpasar on Bali island, Indonesia.

6 An incirrate octopod is shown at a depth of 4,290 meters taken by a remotely operated underwater vehicle Deep Discoverer near Necker Island, or Mokumanamana, on the northwestern end of the Hawaiian Archipelago in this image courtesy of NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, Hohonu Moana 2016, released on March 5, 2016. 

7 Tourists enjoy a view of Mount Bromo from Penanjakan, Probolinggo, East Java, Indonesia in this photo taken by Antara Foto.

8 Media Mogul Rupert Murdoch and former supermodel Jerry Hall pose for a photograph outside St Bride's church following a service to celebrate their wedding which took place in London, Britain, March 5, 2016.

Marzo 07, 2016

1 An eagle of the Guard from Above company grasps a drone during a police exercise in Katwijk, the Netherlands.

2 A man pulls children on a sledge through the snow-covered clock park by artist Klaus Rinke made of 24 station clocks, in Düsseldorf, western Germany.

3 Hindu women collect water from the Pushkar lake to pour on idols of Lord Shiva, on occasion of Mahashivratri festival in Pushkar.

4 Martin Koenig's team gets tangled up after leaving the start chute at the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Willow, Alaska, USA, March 6, 2016.

5 Female laborers wearing helmets take a break from laying underground electricity cables in Ahmedabad, India.

6 A resident of Calais stands in front of French police during a protest urging the government to help their failing businesses and restore the image of their port city affected by the migrant crisis, in Paris.

7 Spanish theater company La Fura dels Baus performs a play titled "Aphrodite and the Judgment of Paris" during the opening ceremony of the XV Iberoamerican Theatre Festival in Bogota, Colombia, March 6, 2016.

8 Nadine, a humanoid created by Nanyang Technological University's (NTU) Professor Nadia Thalmann and her team, reacts to the presence of people during an interview with Reuters at their campus in Singapore. With her brown hair, soft skin and expressive face, Nadine is a new brand of human-like robot that could one day, scientists hope, be used as a personal assistant or care provider for the elderly.

9 Men work in the vineyards of Lavaux after an overnight snowfall in Puidoux near Vevey, Switzerland. The Lavaux vineyards are listed as UNESCO Heritage Site. Started in the 12th century by monks, vineyards, which are made of 10,000 terraces, cover 800 hectares between Lausanne and Vevey.

10 Britain's Prince William and Duchess of Cambridge with their children, Princess Charlotte, right, and Prince George, enjoy a short private break skiing in the French Alps, March 3, 2016.

11 Municipal workers clear dead fish from the Ulsoor Lake in Bengaluru, India. The reason for the death of thousands of fish remains unclear.

12 An Aurora borealis during the night of March 6, 2016, in Lietzen, near Brandenburg, eastern Germany.

Marzo 08, 2016

1 An Indian woman carries a sack of used plastic bottles to be sold at a recycling plant in the eastern Indian city of Bhubaneswar.

2 British model Naomi Campbell kisses former Israeli President Shimon Peres after he gave her an award during an event marking International Women's Day at the Peres Center for Peace in Jaffa, near Tel Aviv, Israel.

3 A man burns a pair of trousers to make it a bonfire during a foggy morning at a makeshift camp at the Greek-Macedonian border near the Greek village of Idomeni where thousands of refugees and migrants are stranded.

4 Guardia di Finanza police spray water cannons at NO TAV (no high speed train) protesters in the Venice lagoon, before the meeting between Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi and French President Francois Hollande during the annual Franco-Italian summit in Venice, Italy.

5 A woman cries as relatives of passengers onboard of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 which went missing in 2014, burn incense sticks and pray at Lama Temple in Beijing, China.

6 French Foreign Legionnaires carry the coffin of politician Yves Guena during an official funeral ceremony at the Hotel des Invalides in Paris.

7 Workers investigate the scene of a derailed Altamont Corridor Express train in Sunol, California. Spokesman Francisco J. Castillo said investigators believe a mudslide swept a tree onto the tracks, derailing one of the cars.

8 An arctic weasel stands on the snowy beach of Unstad, Lofoten Island, in the Arctic Circle.

9 A model, seen through distorting glass, wears a creation for Iris Van Herpen's Fall-Winter 2016-2017 ready to wear fashion collection presented in Paris, France.

Marzo 09, 2016

1 A total solar eclipse is seen from the beach of Ternate island, Indonesia.

2 People watch a solar eclipse outside the planetarium in Jakarta, Indonesia.

3 A woman looks through a tent during a gathering by Houthi loyalists against Saudi-led air strikes in Yemen's capital Sana'a.

4 Live collection of orchids on display at the U.S. Botanic Garden in Washington, D.C. (photo taken by Diaa Bekheet/VOA on March 9, 2016)

5 Chancellor Angela Merkel, left, and team members pose for the media during a reception for the German National Handball team at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany.

6 Bangladesh rescuers gather around the wreckage of a cargo plane that crashed into the Bay of Bengal minutes after taking off from the southeastern resort town of Cox's Bazar, killing three Ukrainian crew members and critically injuring one more, officials said.

7 San Francisco guards Zhane Dikes, top, Rachel Howard, center, and forward Taylor Proctor, bottom, celebrate after they defeated Brigham Young University (BYU) in an NCAA college basketball game in the championship of the West Coast Conference tournament in Las Vegas, Nebraska, USA, March 8, 2016.

8 In this photo obtained from the Iranian Fars News Agency, a Qadr H long-range ballistic surface-to-surface missile is fired by Iran's Revolutionary Guard, during a maneuver, in an undisclosed location.

9 A polar bear cub snuggles up against her mother Valeska, in their enclosure at Bremerhaven's  Zoo, Germany.

10 Visitors listen to communication android 'Chihira Kanae' (C) at an information counter at the International Tourism Trade Fair (ITB) in Berlin, Germany. 'Chihira Kanae', which was created by Toshiba, has her own information counter where she welcomes visitors and provides information on the trade fair and answers any questions visitors may have in English, German, Japanese and Chinese.

11 Dancers perform a Dayak dance as spectators wait for a total solar eclipse in Palangkaraya, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia.

Marzo 10, 2016

1 President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama wave with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and his wife Sophie Gregoire, on the Truman Balcony during the arrival ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington.

2 A child cries during a haircut in a barbershop during the Longtaitou (which means the dragon raises its head) Festival, on the second day of the second month of Chinese Lunar calendar, in Baokang County, Hubei Province, China.

3 Smoke and fire billows following an aerial bombardment during the Northern Thunder military exercises in Hafr al-Batin, 500 kilometers north-east of the Saudi Capital Riyadh.

4 Tourists take a selfie in front of St. Basil Cathedral in Red Square in Moscow, Russia.

5 An Indian bride waits during a mass-marriage ceremony at a local temple in the old quarter of New Delhi.

6 A man bathes on a pavement in New Delhi, India.

7 Former NBA player Yao Ming (R), a member of the 12th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) National Committee, is seen during an interview in Beijing, China, in this picture taken March 9, 2016.

8 Players take part in an exhibition match during the annual charity King's Cup Elephant Polo Tournament at a riverside resort in Bangkok, Thailand.

9 National League for Democracy (NLD) party leader Aung San Suu Kyi arrives for a meeting with NLD members of parliament at Sipin Guesthouse in Naypyitaw.

10 Refugees and migrants sit outside their tents at Athens' port of Piraeus, Greece.

Marzo 11, 2016

1 A woman puts flowers into the sea to pray for victims of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Sendai, northern Japan. Japan marked the fifth anniversary of the disaster that claimed some 18,500 lives, flattened coastal communities and set off the worst nuclear crisis in a generation.

2 People hold a European Union flag stained with red paint as they protest in Madrid, Spain, against a possible deal between the EU and Turkey to return thousands of migrants. The poster shows a photograph of a refugee camp and reads in Spanish: "Shame."

3 A military honor guard arrives carrying the coffin during the funeral of Nancy Reagan at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California. The former U.S. first lady died Sunday at age 94, 12 years after her beloved husband.

4 A Lithuanian soldier is seen behind a national flag being raised, during a celebration of the country's declaration of independence in Vilnius. Lithuania celebrated its 26th anniversary of independence from the Soviet Union, recalling seminal events that set the Baltic nation on a path to freedom and helped lead to the collapse of the U.S.S.R.

5 Yemeni journalist and Nobel Laureate Tawakkol Abdel-Salam Karman gestures before a panel discussion on human rights on the sidelines of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland.

6 A man wades through floodwaters in Hammond, Louisiana. Torrential rains pounded northern Louisiana for a fourth day, trapping several hundred people in their homes, leaving scores of roads impassable and causing widespread flooding.

7 A woman lights a candle next to flowers left by others at the Atocha Bombing Memorial in Atocha train station in Madrid.  Spain marked the 12th anniversary of Europe's worst Islamic terrorist attack which killed 191 people, when attackers targeted four commuter trains during morning rush hour.

8 Participants perform at a venue of the World Culture Festival on the banks of a river in New Delhi, India.

9 People sit on large rocks on the Britanny coast in Perros-Guirec, France.

10 A woman uses a mobile phone next to an Italian Spinone dog on the second day of the Crufts dog show at the National Exhibition Center in Birmingham, central England.

11 Models present creations by Jenahara at Indonesia Fashion Week in Jakarta.

12 A balloon flies near the Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin mosque during the Hot Air Balloon festival in Putrajaya, Malaysia.

13 Artist Saroj Shakya gives a finishing touch to an idol of Buddha ahead of the Samyak festival in Lalitpur, Nepal.

14 People walk in front of the Eiffel Tower at sunrise, in Paris, France.

Marzo 13, 2016

1 An ethnic minority delegate poses for a group photo with other delegates before a plenary session of the National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.

2 Indonesian residents wade through a flooded street in Bandung, West Java. Thousands of people fled their homes as the Citarum river overflowed in Bandung regency.

3 Supporters of senior Iraqi Shiite cleric Ayatollah Muhammad al-Yaqubi attend a religious ceremony to commemorate the death anniversary of Fatima, daughter of Prophet Mohammed, in the holy city of Najaf, Iraq.

4 Demonstrators take part in a protest to demand the resignation of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff in Paulista Avenue in Sao Paulo.

5 Belarusian children eat pancakes during Maslenitsa celebrations, or Shrovetide, in the village of Otradnoye, 150 km (93 miles) south of Minsk, Belarus.

6 A bee gathers honey from an orange blossom in the Israeli Mediterranean coastal city of Netanya.

7 A child blowing confetti from her hands during a Carnival parade in Cyprus' coastal city of Limassol. Limassol's long-established parade is Cyprus' biggest and most famous, drawing revelers from across the east Mediterranean island.

8 National People's Congress staff dressed as minorities wait for the elevator at the Great Hall of the People during the 3nd plenary session of the National People's Congress in Beijing.

Marzo 14, 2016

1 Indonesian Navy and the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries blow up the illegal fishing vessel the MV Viking in the waters of Tanjung Batumandi, Pangandaran, West Java in this photo taken by Antara Foto.

2 A farmer sprays milk on the frontage of the headquarters of the Belgian right wing liberal party Mouvement Reformateur (MR) during a demonstration in Brussels.

3 A Balinese Hindu priest makes an offering to a dead sperm whale washed ashore on Batu Tumpeng beach near Denpasar on Indonesia's resort island of Bali.

4 Migrants cross a river, north of Idomeni, Greece, attempting to reach Macedonia on a route that would bypass the border fence. Hundreds of migrants and refugees walked out of an overcrowded camp on the Greek-Macedonian border determined to use a dangerous crossing to head north.

5 A mother of a victim cries as she waits for the body of her son at the forensic building in Ankara the day after a suicide car bomb ripped through a busy square in central Ankara killing 37 people and wounding 125, officials said.

6 The Proton-M rocket booster blasts off at the Russian leased Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. Europe and Russia launched a joint mission Monday to explore the atmosphere of Mars and hunt for signs of life on the red planet. The unmanned ExoMars probe, a collaboration between the European Space Agency and Roscosmos, took off aboard a Russian rocket and is expected to reach Mars in October.

7 A 24 karat gold coin that was minted in Rome in 107 CE and bears the portrait of the emperor Augustus, after it was found by an Israeli hiker the previous week in the eastern Galilee before being handed to the Israeli authorities in Jerusalem.

8 Attendants prepare tea for Chinese leaders before the closing session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.

9 NOX the robot is pictured at the world's biggest computer and software fair CeBit in Hanover, Germany.

10 An Indian farmer gets down from a makeshift house in a paddy field at sunset on the outskirts of Gauhati, north eastern Assam state, India.

11 Taxi drivers stand next to parked taxis near the national monument as drivers take part in a protest against what they say is unfair competition from ride-sharing services in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Marzo 15, 2016

1 Fruit imported from Spain which failed to pass quality checks is destroyed in Tianjin, China.

2 An Indian Kashmiri man sits by a lake in a garden by the Zabarwan Hills in Srinagar.

3 A farmer harvests cabbage in the town of al-Ansariyeh south of Sidon, Lebanon.

4 Angelina Jolie, Special Envoy of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), reacts as it rains during a news conference during her visit to Syrian refugees in the Bekaa valley, Lebanon.

5 Norwegian mass killer Anders Behring Breivik raises his arm in the Nazi salute as he enters the court room in the Skien prison.

6 The sun sets behind the World Trade Center building in Mexico City, March 14, 2016.

7 A voter casts a ballot at Su Nueva laundromat in presidential primary election in Chicago, Illinois, USA.

8 Motorcyclists ride to work on a bridge during morning rush hour in Taipei, Taiwan, March 14, 2016.

9 Local villagers prepare to bury the body of elephant Hemantha during a religious ceremony at a Buddhist temple in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Hemantha, 23, died from injuries to its feet, after undergoing medical treatment for six months.

10 Russia's President Vladimir Putin (R) and Morocco's King Mohammed attend a signing ceremony following the talks at the Kremlin in Moscow.

11 Wind surfers maneuver on the waves of the Mediterranean sea in Haifa, Israel.

12 Scrapped taxis are seen in a parking lot in Taiyuan as the city is adapting to electric taxis, Taiyuan, Shanxi Province, China.

13 France's Adrien Theaux jumps during the men's downhill practice at the FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup finals in St. Moritz, Switzerland.

Marzo 16, 2016

1 The gantry arms close around the Soyuz TMA-20M spacecraft to secure the rocket, as seen in this long exposure photograph at launch pad 1 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket is scheduled for March 19 and will carry Expedition 47 Soyuz Commander Alexey Ovchinin of Roscosmos, Flight Engineer Jeff Williams of NASA, and Flight Engineer Oleg Skripochka of Roscosmos into orbit to begin their five and a half month mission on the International Space Station (ISS).

2 Musician Frilal Ortiz carries a cello in downtown Havana, Cuba.

3 Syrian refugee girl Amna Zughayar, 9, from Deir el-Zour, Syria, poses for a picture at an informal tented settlement near the Syrian border on the outskirts of Mafraq, Jordan. About half of the 4.8 million Syrians who fled their homeland are children, and some of the most vulnerable live in dozens of makeshift tent camps. Jordan has taken in close to 640,000 refugees. Children in these camps near the northern city of Mafraq say they miss their old lives in Syria, especially going to school.

4 Police and rescue personnel search a bus damaged in a bomb blast, which killed at least 15 people, in Peshawar, Pakistan.

5 A man carries buckets filled with water on the banks of the river Ganges in Allahabad, India.

6 U.S. student Otto Warmbier cries at the Supreme Court in Pyongyang, North Korea, in this photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). Warmbier, a 21-year-old University of Virginia student, who was arrested while visiting the country,  was sentenced to 15 years of hard labor for crimes against the state.

7 A woman strolls along an alley of plane trees in Frankfurt, Germany.

8 An Indian woman sun dries red chilies on the outskirts of Ahmadabad.

9 A model presents a creation by Jotaro Saito from the designer's Autumn/Winter 2016 collection during Tokyo Fashion Week in Japan.

10 Spectators watch letters being projected on the walls inside the Katharinen church as a part of the "Luminale" light show in Frankfurt, Germany, March 15, 2016.

11 A red postman (Heliconius erato) butterfly sits on a lantana flower at the butterfly-jungle of the zoo in Krefeld, western Germany.

12 Migrants line up as they disembark the German naval vessel Frankfurt Am Main in the Sicilian harbor of Pozzallo, Italy.

13 Tourists walk at a tulip garden on the outskirts of Srinagar, India.

14 Employees examine solar panel boards at a pond in Lianyungang, Jiangsu Province, China.

15 Papier-mache pandas created by French artist Paulo Grangeon are displayed at The Golden Mount in Ayutthaya, Thailand. The event, consisting of placing 1,600 papier-mache pandas in various cities around the world in collaboration with the WWF, is aimed at raising awareness of the endangered species.

Marzo 17, 2016

1 People watch the St. Patrick's Day parade in Dublin, Ireland.

2 A dog at the Shanghai International Pet Expo in Shanghai, China.

3 Sail boats form a line in Cagnes Sur Mer, France.

4 Demonstrators gather next to Planalto Palace to protest against the government in Brasilia. Brazil's former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was sworn as chief of staff to his embattled successor Dilma Rousseff amid angry protests from opponents who accuse him of trying to dodge corruption charges.

5 People react as a tear gas canister is thrown by Turkish police during clashes in central Diyarbakir. Turkish security forces clashed with rebels in the main city of the Kurdish-dominated southeast, days after a deadly bombing in Ankara claimed by the Kurdistan Freedom Falcons (TAK), a radical Kurdish group with ties to the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party.

6 Students from a martial arts school practice Shaolin Kung Fu on cliffs in Dengfeng, Henan Province, China.

7 A Kashmiri man walks through a mustard field during a rainy day on the outskirts of Srinagar, Indian-controlled Kashmir.

8 A sea lion eats sardines in the Marineland theme park on the French Riviera city of Antibes, southeastern France.

9 Lufthansa CFO Simone Menne (L) stands with personnel before a news conference at Lufthansa headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany.

Marzo 18, 2016

1 Pere Miro (R), Deputy Director General of Relations with the Olympic Movement, Director of Olympic Solidarity and NOC Relations, talks to Syrian swimmer Yusra Mardini (L) during a joint press conference of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB) in Berlin, Germany.

2 Sculptures by artist Rainer Opolka are on display at the Neumarkt market square in Dresden, eastern Germany. The 66 life-sized metal wolf sculptures are part of the exhibition 'The wolves are back', focusing on the hazards of xenophobia, hate and right-wing extremism.

3 Lt.-Gen. Sergei Rudskoi of the Russian Military General Staff speaks to the media, in Moscow about his country's support for the Syrian army's offensive on Palmyra.

4 A banner placed by activists is displayed on a street sign at a makeshift camp for refugees and migrants at the Greek-Macedonian border, near the village of Idomeni, Greece, March 17, 2016.

5 VOA reporter Victoria Macchi, in Cuba to cover President Obama’s visit next week, took this photo of daybreak on Havana's waterfront. (VOA/ V. Macchi)

6 Britain's Prince William, Duke of Cambridge (center front row), smiles as he joins The Corporal's Mess group photograph during a St Patrick's Day Parade in Hounslow, west London, March 17, 2016.

7 A Buddhist monk uses a traditional needle to tattoo the body of a man at Wat Bang Phra in Nakhon Pathom province on the outskirts of Bangkok, Thailand.

8 Goldfish are displayed for sale to celebrate the upcoming Persian new year Noruz at Sadeqyeh Square in Tehran on March 17, 2016.

9 McLaren F1 driver Fernando Alonso sits in his car during the first practice session at the Australian Formula One Grand Prix in Melbourne.

10 A Polar Bear mother named Cora and her three-month-old cub are seen at the zoo in Brno, South Moravia, Czech Republic on March 17, 2016.

Marzo 20, 2016

1 A woman prays on a hill with wooden crosses as she celebrates Palm Sunday in the town of Oshmiany, some 130 kilometers northwest of Minsk, Belarus.

2 Pope Francis, flanked by children he invited on his pope-mobile, tours St. Peter's Square at the end of a Palm Sunday Mass, at the Vatican.

3 A boy sells balloons on a street in Peshawar, Pakistan.

4 A banner is placed on Syrian migrants who slept on the railway tracks protesting the border closure and preventing freight trains from passing between Greece and Macedonia at the northern Greek border point of Idomeni, Greece.

5 Belarussian Catholics carry a wooden cross as they take part in a procession celebrating Palm Sunday in the town of Oshmiany.

6 The Korean People's Army (KPA) carry out landing and anti-landing exercises at an unknown location in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang.

7 Afghan Shi'ite men kiss the holy mace for blessings during Nowruz celebrations, at the Kart-e-Sakhi Shrine in Kabul.

8 The Soyuz TMA-20M rocket launches from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, March 19, 2016, carrying Expedition 47 Soyuz Commander Alexey Ovchinin of Roscosmos, Flight Engineer Jeff Williams of NASA, and Flight Engineer Oleg Skripochka of Roscosmos into orbit to begin their five and a half month mission on the International Space Station.

9 Riot police detain a pro-Kurdish demonstrator during a gathering to celebrate the spring festival of Newroz despite a ban from the governorship, in Istanbul, Turkey.

10 A participant jumps during the Red Bull Jump and Freeze competition at the ski resort of Gudauri, Georgia.

11 Locals sell plastic bags containing air collected at the mountainous environment protection zone to visitors in Qingyuan, Guangdong province, China, March 19, 2016.

12 A member of the audience (R) throws a punch at a protester as Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign event in Tucson, Arizona, March 19, 2016.

Marzo 21, 2016

1 U.S. President Barack Obama (C) attends a wreath-laying ceremony at the Jose Marti monument in the Revolution Plaza in Havana next to the Vice-President of the Cuban Council Salvador Valdes Mesa (C-R).

2 Kyrgyz women wearing traditional costumes perform during the celebrations of Nowruz (New Year) at the central Ala-Too Square in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.

3 A boy carries his trophy - a sheep - after winning an amateur wrestling tournament during the celebrations of Nowruz (New Year) in the town of Marneuli, where ethnic Azerbaijanians reside, outside Tbilisi, Georgia.

4 Magnolias with wonderful silky buds blossom in early spring in Washington, D.C. (photo taken by Diaa Bekheet)

5 Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks at the 2016 American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) Policy Conference at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C.

6 Contractors continue work on Europe's biggest floating solar panel array as it nears completion on the Queen Elizabeth II Reservoir near Walton-on-Thames in south west London.

7 A member of the Syrian Arab Red Crescent administers a vaccination to a girl at a school in the rebel held Douma neighborhood of Damascus.

8 A performer dressed as a Hello Kitty poses inside a Hello Kitty-themed Taroko Express train in Taipei, Taiwan.

9 Penitents wearing masks, known locally as "Morions", take a selfie during the start of Holy Week celebrations in Mogpog, Marinduque in central Philippines.

10 A widow daubed in paint sings religious songs as she takes part in the Holi celebrations organized by Sulabh International, a non-governmental organization, at a temple at Vrindavan, in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, India.

11 Penitents from the El Cautivo brotherhood wait outside the church to take part in a procession in Seville, Spain, during the Easter Holy Week.

12 A woman walks past daffodils growing in a London park.

13 A Bactrian camel eats a carrot thrown into his enclosure by visitors at wildlife park "Opel Zoo" in Kronberg, Germany, March 20, 2016.

Marzo 22, 2016

1 An injured woman looks on as another speaks on her mobile phone following twin blasts at Brussels airport in Zaventem. Airlines cancelled hundreds of flights and European railways froze links with Brussels after a series of bomb blasts killed around 35 people in the city's airport and a metro station, sparking a broad security response.

2 A woman waits along with others for the arrival of U.S. President Barack Obama to the Gran Teatro de la Habana Alicia Alonso in Havana, Cuba.

3 Taxi drivers are seen through the smashed windshield of a taxi as they shout slogans during a protest against ride-hailing apps such as Uber and Grab in Jakarta, Indonesia.

4 An acrobat jumps from the top of a school building during a performance for children of foreign migrant workers to celebrate the Purim festival in Tel Aviv, Israel.

5 Families live in concrete pipes used as makeshift dwellings along a street in Manila, the Philippines.

6 People sit in beach chairs and enjoy sunny winter weather on the Muottas Muragle mountain, at 2546 meters (8058 feet) of altitude near the mountain resort of St. Moritz, Switzerland.

7 A model displays a rare 10.10-carat blue diamond during an exhibition by Sotheby's auction house in Hong Kong.

8 A woman with colored powder smeared on her face smiles as she celebrates Holi, the Festival of Colors, in Kathmandu, Nepal.

9 Filipino troopers fire cannons during ceremonies for the 119th founding anniversary of the Philippine Army in suburban Taguig, south of Manila.

Marzo 23, 2016

1 Bjorn, aged 5, smiles with Owl butterflies during an event to launch the Sensational Butterflies exhibition at the Natural History Museum in London, Britain.

2 A Kashmiri man walks through a mustard field on the outskirts of Srinagar, India.

3 A man reacts at a street memorial following Tuesday's bomb attacks in Brussels, Belgium.

4 A woman weeps after observing a moment of silence in honor of the dead and injured in Brussels, Belgium. (H. Murdock / VOA)

5 Boys look through a hole caused by a Saudi-led airstrike on a bridge in Sana'a, Yemen.

6 The rising full moon silhouettes the budding Cherry tree blossoms along the Tidal Basin in Washington, March, 22, 2016.

7 Hindu devotees daubed in colors sing religious songs inside a temple during Holi celebrations in Ahmedabad, India.

8 Supporter Jerry Emmett holds signs before a campaign rally by Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Hillary Clinton at Carl Hayden Community High School in Phoenix, Arizona, March 22, 2016.

9 A model gets ready backstage during a body art festival in Almaty, Kazakhstan.

Marzo 24, 2016

1 Bida Smajlovic prays near the Memorial plaque with names of those killed in the Srebrenica massacre in Potocari near Srebrenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Bida lost her husband and brother, and dozens of members of her family. The U.N. International Tribunal in the Hague found former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic guilty of the 1995 Srebrenica massacre.

2 Cherry blossoms are seen in front of the Jefferson Memorial at the Tidal Basin in Washington, D.C.

3 Roman Catholic clergymen hold candles as they circle the Aedicula during the Holy Thursday (Maundy Thursday) Mass at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City.

4 Mohamed Abdulrahman Abdulrab, a Yemeni-born Hungarian doctor who was voted "Doctor of the Year" by Hungarian patients for his dedication, holds a new born baby at the hospital in Gyula, March 23, 2016.

5 Ice forms on ground cover in rural Vienna, Wisconsin, USA. A winter storm warning is in effect for most of central Wisconsin and a winter weather advisory is in effect for the southern portion of the state.

6 President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama, right, dance the tango with tango dancers during the State Dinner at the Centro Cultural Kirchner in Buenos Aires, Argentina, March 23, 2016.

7 A special group of paramilitary policemen attend a training session in Yueyang, Hunan Province, China.

8 A plane descending into Newark Liberty International Airport crosses over the full moon rising as seen from the Eagle Rock Reservation in West Orange, New Jersey, March 23, 2016.

9 Fans try to get out of the way after San Francisco Giants third baseman Matt Duffy loses his bat in a spring training game against the Arizona Diamondbacks in Salt River Pima-Maricopa, Arizona, March 23, 2016. (Mandatory Credit: Rick Scuteri/USA TODAY Sports)

10 Penitents hold candles as they take part in the "Procesion del Silencio" brotherhood, during the Holy Week in Zamora, Spain.

11 A gaucho rides an unbroken or untamed horse during Creole week celebrations in Montevideo, Uruguay, March 23, 2016.

12 Villagers catch ducks as they celebrate a traditional festival of ethnic Miao, in Jianhe, Guizhou Province, China.

Marzo 25, 2016

1 A bomb disposal expert takes part in a search in the Brussels borough of Schaerbeek following Tuesday's bombings in Brussels, Belgium.

2 Serge Pun, right, executive chairman of First Myanmar Investment, joyfully hugs a bell pillar as electronic trading commences listing his company during the opening day of trading at Yangon Stock Exchange in Yangon, Myanmar.

3 A Catholic pilgrim carries a wooden cross along the Via Dolorosa (Way of Suffering) in Jerusalem’s Old City during the Good Friday procession. Many Christian pilgrims took part in processions along the route where according to tradition Jesus Christ carried the cross during his last days.

4 Bangladeshi activists of various Islamic political groups and other Muslims shout slogans after Friday prayers during a protest in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Thousands of Muslim devotees rallied in to denounce a court petition seeking to remove Islam as state religion in the Muslim-majority South Asian nation which is ruled by secular laws.

5 Hooded penitents from "Los Dolores" brotherhood walk to the church prior of the Holy Week procession in Cordoba, Spain. Hundreds of processions take place throughout Spain during the Easter Holy Week.

6 A multi-colored haze, which marks the site of two colliding galaxy clusters forming a single object known as MACS J0416.1-2403, is seen in an undated NASA image which combines data from three different telescopes: the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope (showing the galaxies and stars), the NASA Chandra X-ray Observatory (diffuse emission in blue), and the NRAO Jansky Very Large Array (diffuse emission in pink).

7 A fan reacts to the camera outside Ciudad Deportiva de la Habana sports complex where the Rolling Stones' free outdoor concert is scheduled to take place in Havana, Cuba.

8 Representatives throw papers up in the air at the conclusion of the final day of the Georgia General Assembly at the capitol in Atlanta.

9 A man dances as he takes part in a colourful procession locally known as "Badshah ki Sawari" as part of Holi celebrations in Ajmer, in the desert state of Rajasthan, India.

10 A model presents a creation for the Hempel Award, part of the 24th China International Young Fashion Designers Contest at China Fashion Week in Beijing.

11 A man takes pictures of a cherry tree that stands in full bloom in the East Garden of the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, Japan.

12 A Cambodian man is silhouetted as he catches fish for his evening meal in Chak Chrouk village, on the outskirts of Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

Marzo 27, 2016

1 South Korean Christians participate in an annual Easter service at Kwanglim Church in Seoul.

2 Young women dressed in folk costumes run away from young boys, who try to pour water on them in Holloko, a mountain village enlisted on the World Heritage List of Unesco, some 80 kms northeast of Budapest, Hungary, on Easter.

3 People show off their Easter finery as they walk down Fifth Avenue in New York during the annual Easter Parade and Easter Bonnet Festival.

4 Irish President Michael D Higgins lays a wreath at the General Post Office on O'Connell street, Dublin. Thousands of soldiers marched solemnly through the crowded streets of Dublin to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Ireland's Easter Rising against Britain. 

5 The Cygnus cargo ship nears the robotic arm at the International Space Station in this NASA image taken on March 26, 2016. The Cygnus capsule is loaded with nearly 7,500 pounds (3,400 kg) of food, science experiments and equipment including a 3-D printer to build tools for astronauts and non-stick grippers modeled after gecko feet. 

6 Police in riot gear protect one of the memorials to the victims of the recent Brussels attacks, as right wing demonstrators protest near the Place de la Bourse in Brussels, Belgium.

7 The landmark Raouche sea rock in Beirut, Lebanon, is illuminated in the colors of the Belgium national flag to show solidarity with Belgium after the attacks in Brussels earlier this week.

8 Pakistani protesters beat a paramilitary soldier during clashes near the parliament building in Islamabad to protest the hanging of a man charged with murdering a secular governor.

9 Revelers take part in the annual Holi Rangotsav Festival organized by Vishwa Hindu Parishad Association at a university in Bangkok, Thailand.

10 Workers remove oil during a clean-up operation after oil leaked from a cargo ship owned by TS Lines Co (in background), off the shores of New Taipei City, Taiwan, March 26, 2016.

11 A model presents a creation of Tao LouLan at China Fashion Week in Beijing, China.

12 Australia's Glenn Maxwell takes his helmet off for a drink during the World Twenty20 cricket tournament between India and Australia in Mohali, India.

Marzo 28, 2016

1 Waves crash on the seawall of a restaurant while clouds darken the sky over the Lebanese capital Beirut.

2 A street vendor sells balloons in the old town on Easter Monday in Warsaw, Poland.

3 Palestinian students hold wooden weapons as they take part in a military-style show at a school in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip.

4 Men throw water on a woman as part of traditional Easter celebrations in Szenna, Hungary.

5 Damaged artifacts inside the museum of the historic city of Palmyra, after forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad recaptured it, in this handout picture provided by SANA on March 27, 2016.

6 Denver Art Museum Director Christoph Heinrich decorates a bundle of jasmine to the Torso of Rama, a 10th century stone statue, during a handing over ceremony in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

7 Migrants sleep on train tracks near the makeshift refugee camp at the northern Greek border point of Idomeni.

8 A person is thrown and caught as migrants gather and have a party in the northern Greek border station of Idomeni. 

9 Marcus Ehning of Germany rides his horse Cornado during the Equestrian-FEI World Cup Jumping Final III, Gothenburg Horse Show at the Scandinavium Arena, Gothenburg, Sweden.

10 Members of a civil society group light candles during a vigil for the victims of Sunday's suicide bombing in Karachi, Pakistan.

11 Max Butler-Cole, aged 9, plays in foam during stormy weather at Newhaven beach in southern Britain.

Marzo 29, 2016

1 Arctic sea ice is at a record low wintertime maximum extent for the second straight year. At 5.607 million square miles, it is the lowest maximum extent in the satellite record, and 431,000 square miles below the 1981 to 2010 average maximum extent. (NASA Goddard's Scientific Visualization Studio/C. Starr)

2 A man, leaves the hijacked aircraft of Egyptair from the pilot's window after landing at Larnaca airport in Cyprus. The plane was hijacked while flying from the Egyptian Mediterranean coastal city of Alexandria to the capital, Cairo, and later landed in Cyprus where some of the women and children were allowed to get off the aircraft, according to Egyptian and Cypriot officials. The hijacker was arrested later after hours of negotiations.

3 Soldiers of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) stand guard as sand blows in Xilin Gol League, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China.

4 Palestinians look at the remains of a school project that was funded by the European Commission Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection (ECHO) and was demolished by Israeli forces, in Khirbet Tana near the West Bank city of Nablus.

5 A girl walks by a grafitti at the train station near the makeshift refugee camp at the northern Greek border point of Idomeni.

6 A Kashmiri fisherman rows his Shikara, or traditional boat, during sunset at the Dal Lake in Srinagar, Indian-controlled Kashmir.

7 President Barack Obama holds up Stella Muñoz in the air at the egg roll station of the White House Easter Egg Roll in Washington, March 28, 2016. Thousands of children gathered at the White House for the annual Easter Egg Roll. This year's event features live music, sports courts, cooking stations, storytelling, and Easter egg rolling.

8 Kaitlyn Weaver and Andrew Poje of Canada skate during a practice session before the start of the ISU World Figure Skating Championships at TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

9 Cambodian police officers hold a python before handing it to members of the NGO WildAid, after it was recovered from smugglers, in Kandal province, outside Phnom Penh.

10 Migrants stand in line after disembarking from the Norwegian vessel Siem Pilot at Pozzallo's harbor, Italy.

11 Contestants ride during a camel race at "Temeenii bayar", the Camel Festival, in Dalanzadgad, Umnugobi aimag, Mongolia.

12 Tourists at Mai Khao Beach take pictures of a plane approaching the Phuket International Airport in Phuket, Thailand.

Marzo 30, 2016

1 Freddy Nock of Switzerland walks on a tightrope during a competition in Wulong county, Chongqing, China.

2 A Palestinian student crawls under a large banner made by Palestinian artists to mark the 40th anniversary of Land Day, in Gaza City.

3 Renata Ford, the widow of former Toronto mayor Rob Ford who died last week of cancer, kisses his coffin during his funeral at St. James Cathedral in Toronto, Canada.

4 A general view shows Malaysia's landmark Petronas Twin Towers (2nd R) and Kuala Lumpur Tower (L) as a layer of haze covers the city during sunset.

5 Three Asian lion cubs sit next to their mother Lorena while being presented to the public at the Planckendael Park in Mechelen, Belgium.

6 During an International Space Station flyover of Australia, NASA astronaut Jeff Williams captured a colorful image of the coast and shared it with his social media followers. "The unique terrain of the northwestern Australian coast," he wrote.

7 Republican presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas reacts to a poster displayed by moderator Rebecca Hagelin during a campaign stop in Madison, Wisconsin.

8 Pakistani Christians hold candles during a vigil for victims of a deadly suicide bombing last Sunday, in Lahore.

9 A balloon with a colored liquid, thrown by a North Korean defector bursts on a portrait of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during a rally protesting North Korea, in Seoul, South Korea.

10 A fan of Colombia's national team in a tiger costume cheers prior to the 2018 World Cup qualifying soccer match against Ecuador in Barranquilla, Colombia, March 29, 2016.

Marzo 31, 2016

1 Tulips are in full bloom at a garden in the outskirts of Srinagar, Indian-controlled Kashmir.

2 A peacock displays its colorful feathers at the zoo in Duisburg, Germany.

3 Natasha poses for photographers with a vintage Fiat-Abarth 1000 Pininfarina to promote the vintage car show 'Techno Classica' in Essen, Germany.

4 Bamboo logs are transported down the river Howrah near Chakmaghat village in the northeastern state of Tripura, India.

5 Youths take cover from tear gas grenades behind a mattress during clashes as French high school and university students attend a demonstration against the labor law proposal in Nantes, France, as part of nationwide labor reform protests and strikes.

6 People walk during a polluted day in Shenyang, Liaoning province, China.

7 A man is trapped amid the debris of construction debris, after it collapsed in Kolkata, India.

8 Women perform yoga on a glass suspension bridge in Fuxishan, Zhengzhou, Henan province, China, March 30, 2016.

9 A Palestinian woman inspects the home of Ehab Maswada which was demolished by the Israeli army in the West Bank city of Hebron. Maswada fatally stabbed an Israeli civilian in Hebron late last year.

10 People walk under cherry blossoms at Asakusa district in Tokyo, Japan.

11 Chinese honor guards carry caskets returned by South Korea containing the remains of Chinese soldiers who were killed during the 1950-53 Korean War, at an airport in Shenyang, Liaoning province.

12 A child scoops up colored powder from the ground during the Holi Festival of Colors organized by the Maltese-Indian community in Qormi, outside Valletta, Malta.

13 Anfisa, a 11-year-old female chimpanzee, reacts while watching a performance of Yaroslav Osipov, an employee of the private interactive museum of science "Newton Park", who demonstrates effects of liquid nitrogen during a comic telerecording for a local TV channel prior to the upcoming April Fools' Day at a zoo in Krasnoyarsk, Siberia, Russia.

14 One of two rescued endangered olive ridley turtles arrives at Sea World's animal rescue center after being flown from the Oregon coast by the U.S. Coast Guard to San Diego, California, March 30, 2016.

15 Blue Man Group performs during a media preview in Singapore where they will start their world tour to mark the founding of their group 25 years ago.