The Week in Pictures: March 7, 2015
From Iraq’s attempt to retake Tikrit to vibrant Holi celebrations and a birthday for the world’s oldest person, a look at the most compelling images of the past seven days.
Aton Chile/AP
Pucon, Chile
March 3, 2015
The Villarica volcano erupts at around 3 a.m. local time.
Aton Chile/AP
Moscow
March 3, 2015
People follow the coffin of Boris Nemtsov during a farewell ceremony at the Sakharov center. The charismatic Russian opposition leader and sharp critic of President Vladimir Putin was gunned down Feb. 27 near the Kremlin.
Pavel Golovkin/AP
Diyala province, Iraq
March 2, 2015
Iraqi government forces and allied militias fire weaponry in an effort to retake the city of Tikrit from jihadis with the so-called Islamic State. Some 30,000 Iraqi troops and militia backed by aircraft pounded jihadis in and around Tikrit in the biggest offensive yet to retake one of ISIS’s main strongholds.
Younis Al-Bayati/AFP/Getty
Nairobi, Kenya
March 3, 2015
A ranger from the Kenya Wildlife Service walks past 15 tons of elephant tusks that were set on fire, during an anti-poaching ceremony at Nairobi National Park. Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta set fire to the elephant ivory during World Wildlife Day to discourage poaching, saying that 25 years after the historic banning of the ivory trade, new demand from emerging markets is threatening Africa's elephants and rhinos.
Khalil Senosi/AP
Damascus, Syria
March 4, 2015
Boys play with a BB gun in the Douma neighborhood.
Bassam Khabieh / Reuters
Vrindavan, India
March 6, 2015
Widows daubed in colors dance as they take part in the Holi celebrations organized by non-governmental organisation Sulabh International at a widows’ ashram in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh. Traditionally in Hindu culture, widows are expected to renounce earthly pleasure and do not celebrate Holi. But women at the shelter for widows, who have been abandoned by their families, celebrated the festival by throwing flowers and colored powder. Holi, also known as the Festival of Colors, heralds the beginning of spring and is celebrated all over India.
Ahmad Masood / Reuters
Changchun, China
March 2, 2015
Monks practice martial arts in subzero temperatures after snow at Wanshou Temple in Jilin province.
China Stringer Network / Reuters
Osaka, Japan
March 5, 2015
Misao Okawa, the world's oldest person, is seen during her 117th birthday celebration at Kurenai Nursing Home. Okawa has held the title as the world's oldest living person since the June 12, 2013, after the death of Jiroemon Kimura, who lived to 116 years and 54 days old. She is ranked as the oldest Japanese person ever and only the third person in the world to have ever reached the age of 117.
Buddhika Weerasinghe/Getty
New York City
March 5, 2015
Delta Flight 1086 is shown after it slid off the runway upon landing in a snowstorm at LaGuardia Airport. The jetliner struck a fence before coming to rest at the edge of Flushing Bay. There were no serious injuries.
Mike Segar / Reuters
Birmingham, England
March 5, 2015
Arthur Ward stands with his Pyrenean mountain dog, Cody, during the first day of the Crufts Dog Show.
Darren Staples / Reuters
Beijing
March 5, 2015
Delegates leave on a bus after the first annual session of the National People's Congress, the country's parliament, in front of Great Hall of the People at Tiananmen Square.
ÃÂé Carlos Barria / Reuters
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