Cherry blossoms bloom and rockets blast off into space while tragedies take place around the world. Here's a collection of photos depicting some of last week's most noteworthy events.
© AFP 2023 / Mohd RasfanMalaysian Hindus covered with colored powders celebrate the Holi festival at a temple in Kuala Lumpur. March 21, 2015.
Malaysian Hindus covered with colored powders celebrate the Holi festival at a temple in Kuala Lumpur. March 21, 2015.
© AFP 2023 / Said KhatibMasked Palestinian militants of al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades, a group linked to the Fatah movement, demonstrate their skills during training in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip. March 25, 2015.
Masked Palestinian militants of al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades, a group linked to the Fatah movement, demonstrate their skills during training in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip. March 25, 2015.
© Sputnik / Said TsarnaevStudents of the Saitiev Brothers Children's and Youth Sports School of Olympic Reserve participate in a master class by Buvaisar Saitiev, the three-times Olympic champion in freestyle wrestling.
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© Sputnik / Said Tsarnaev
Students of the Saitiev Brothers Children's and Youth Sports School of Olympic Reserve participate in a master class by Buvaisar Saitiev, the three-times Olympic champion in freestyle wrestling.
© AP Photo / Hani MohammedPeople carry the body of a child they uncovered from under the rubble of houses destroyed by Saudi airstrikes near Sanaa Airport, Yemen. March 26, 2015.
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© AP Photo / Hani Mohammed
People carry the body of a child they uncovered from under the rubble of houses destroyed by Saudi airstrikes near Sanaa Airport, Yemen. March 26, 2015.
© REUTERS / Khalil Ashawi A rebel fighter looks inside a cannon on the outskirts of Idlib city in northern Syria. March 23, 2015.
A rebel fighter looks inside a cannon on the outskirts of Idlib city in northern Syria. March 23, 2015.
© Sputnik / Sergey PivovarovThe Russian Knights aerobatic team participates in a Russian Air Forces air show in Rostov-on-Don.
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© Sputnik / Sergey Pivovarov
The Russian Knights aerobatic team participates in a Russian Air Forces air show in Rostov-on-Don.
© AFP 2023 / Joseph EidA female Syrian soldier from the Republican Guard commando battalion drives a tank during clashes with rebels in the restive Jobar area, in eastern Damascus. March 25, 2015.
A female Syrian soldier from the Republican Guard commando battalion drives a tank during clashes with rebels in the restive Jobar area, in eastern Damascus. March 25, 2015.
© REUTERS / Bob DonnanSan Diego State Aztecs forward Skylar Spencer (0) reacts during the match against the Duke Blue Devils in the third round of the 2015 NCAA Tournament at Time Warner Cable Arena. Duke won 68-49.
San Diego State Aztecs forward Skylar Spencer (0) reacts during the match against the Duke Blue Devils in the third round of the 2015 NCAA Tournament at Time Warner Cable Arena. Duke won 68-49.
© AFP 2023 / Alexey KravtsovAided by his supporters, the leader of Ukrainian Internet Party and a former Ukrainian presidential candidate, wearing a costume of Darth Vader, repairs the road along with supporters in Odessa, in southern Ukraine. March 23, 2015.
Aided by his supporters, the leader of Ukrainian Internet Party and a former Ukrainian presidential candidate, wearing a costume of Darth Vader, repairs the road along with supporters in Odessa, in southern Ukraine. March 23, 2015.
© AP Photo / Martin MejiaA model wears a creation from the Matin Mozhdeh autumn/winter collection during Fashion Week in Lima, Peru. March 23, 2015.
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© AP Photo / Martin Mejia
A model wears a creation from the Matin Mozhdeh autumn/winter collection during Fashion Week in Lima, Peru. March 23, 2015.
© AFP 2023 / STRView of the forest fire at the Conguillo National Park, Chile. March 24, 2015.
View of the forest fire at the Conguillo National Park, Chile. March 24, 2015.
© REUTERS / Eric GaillardHope, a four months old bear cub, plays with her mother Flocke at the Marineland animal park in Antibes. March 23, 2015.
Hope, a four months old bear cub, plays with her mother Flocke at the Marineland animal park in Antibes. March 23, 2015.
© AFP 2023 / Dimitar DilkoffA Lugansk independence supporter helps a couple climb on a damaged bridge across the Siversky Donets river near the village of Stanitsa Luganskaya. March 23, 2015.
A Lugansk independence supporter helps a couple climb on a damaged bridge across the Siversky Donets river near the village of Stanitsa Luganskaya. March 23, 2015.
© REUTERS / Jonathan ErnstAn Afghan journalist takes a "selfie" as US President Barack Obama (R) holds a joint news conference with Afghanistan's President Ashraf Ghani (C) at the White House in Washington DC. March 24, 2015.
An Afghan journalist takes a "selfie" as US President Barack Obama (R) holds a joint news conference with Afghanistan's President Ashraf Ghani (C) at the White House in Washington DC. March 24, 2015.
© REUTERS / Sergei Karpukhin People taking a walk during a heavy snowfall in central Moscow. March 22, 2015.
People taking a walk during a heavy snowfall in central Moscow. March 22, 2015.
© AP Photo / Dmitry LovetskyA Nenets boy sits on a big sleigh at the Reindeer Herder's Day in the city of Nadym, in Yamal-Nenets Region, about 1553 miles northeast of Moscow, Russia.
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© AP Photo / Dmitry Lovetsky
A Nenets boy sits on a big sleigh at the Reindeer Herder's Day in the city of Nadym, in Yamal-Nenets Region, about 1553 miles northeast of Moscow, Russia.
© REUTERS / Soe Zeya TunA man falls from an ox cart during a race near U Bein bridge, in Mandalay. March 22, 2015.
A man falls from an ox cart during a race near U Bein bridge, in Mandalay. March 22, 2015.
© REUTERS / Christophe Ena/PoolGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel (L), French President Francois Hollande (C) and Spain's Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy pay respect to victims of the Germanwings Airbus A320 air crash, in front of the mountain in Seyne-les-Alpes. March 25, 2015.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel (L), French President Francois Hollande (C) and Spain's Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy pay respect to victims of the Germanwings Airbus A320 air crash, in front of the mountain in Seyne-les-Alpes. March 25, 2015.
© REUTERS / French Interior Ministry/Handout Search operations continue at the crash site of an Airbus A320, near Seyne-les-Alpes. March 25, 2015.
Search operations continue at the crash site of an Airbus A320, near Seyne-les-Alpes. March 25, 2015.
© AFP 2023 / Yasin AkgulKurdish men sit around a bonfire near a destroyed building, in the Syrian Kurdish town of Kobane, also known as Ain al-Arab. March 22, 2015.
Kurdish men sit around a bonfire near a destroyed building, in the Syrian Kurdish town of Kobane, also known as Ain al-Arab. March 22, 2015.
© AP Photo / Ng Han GuanMaria Paliakova and Nikita Bochkov of Belarus perform during the Pairs Short Program in the ISU World Figure Skating Championship 2015 held at the Oriental Sports Center in Shanghai, China. March 25, 2015.
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© AP Photo / Ng Han Guan
Maria Paliakova and Nikita Bochkov of Belarus perform during the Pairs Short Program in the ISU World Figure Skating Championship 2015 held at the Oriental Sports Center in Shanghai, China. March 25, 2015.
© REUTERS / Baz Ratner The body of Yaakob Sassoon, one of the seven children from the Orthodox Jewish family killed in a fire in New York, is carried to burial in Jerusalem. March 23, 2015.
The body of Yaakob Sassoon, one of the seven children from the Orthodox Jewish family killed in a fire in New York, is carried to burial in Jerusalem. March 23, 2015.
© AFP 2023 / Carl de SouzaA man carrying a sailfish walks through Hamarweyne district in South Mogadishu. March 25, 2015.
A man carrying a sailfish walks through Hamarweyne district in South Mogadishu. March 25, 2015.
© REUTERS / Maxim ZmeyevAn Orthodox priest conducts a blessing in front of the Soyuz TMA-16M spacecraft set on the launch pad at Baikonur cosmodrome. March 26, 2015.
An Orthodox priest conducts a blessing in front of the Soyuz TMA-16M spacecraft set on the launch pad at Baikonur cosmodrome. March 26, 2015.
© REUTERS / Toby MelvilleMuseum employee Vicky records fish and coral in an aquarium at the Natural History Museum in west London. March 25, 2015.
Museum employee Vicky records fish and coral in an aquarium at the Natural History Museum in west London. March 25, 2015.
© AP Photo / Dario Lopez-MillsA plume of ash and steam rises from the crater of the Popocatepetl volcano as seen from the town of San Nicolas de los Ranchos, Mexico. March 25, 2015.
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© AP Photo / Dario Lopez-Mills
A plume of ash and steam rises from the crater of the Popocatepetl volcano as seen from the town of San Nicolas de los Ranchos, Mexico. March 25, 2015.
© Sputnik / Dan LevyMember of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic's militia at the ruins of a market of Trudovskie village, located in Donetsk region.
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Member of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic's militia at the ruins of a market of Trudovskie village, located in Donetsk region.
© AFP 2023 / StringerCouple poses in front of blooming cherry blossoms in Wuhan in central China's Hubei province. March 21, 2015.
Couple poses in front of blooming cherry blossoms in Wuhan in central China's Hubei province. March 21, 2015.
© REUTERS / Mohammed SalemA Palestinian girl is reflected in a mirror as she stands at her family's house lit by a torch during a blackout in the northern Gaza Strip. March 25, 2015.
A Palestinian girl is reflected in a mirror as she stands at her family's house lit by a torch during a blackout in the northern Gaza Strip. March 25, 2015.
© AFP 2023 / Yasin AkgulA Kurdish Syrian woman walks with her child past the ruins of the town of Kobane, also known as Ain al-Arab. March 25, 2015.
A Kurdish Syrian woman walks with her child past the ruins of the town of Kobane, also known as Ain al-Arab. March 25, 2015.