A man with a pink horse before a cavalry event in honor of the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall's visit in Muscat, Oman, March 18, 2013.
A Syrian shepherd cares for his flock near the ruins of the ancient Roman city of of Serjilla, in the northwestern province of Idlib, March 19, 2013. The conflict in Syria has killed at least 70,000 people, and forced more than one million Syrians to seek refuge abroad.
An indigenous man wearing face paint and a headdress stands inside the abandoned old Indian museum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, March 21, 2013. Brazilian Federal Court ruled that indigenous people who have been occupying the building since 2006 have to leave the area because it is next to the Maracana stadium, which will be the site of the final match of the 2014 World Cup soccer tournament and the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2016 Olympic games.
Ukrainian opposition and majority deputies fight on whether to speak Ukrainian or Russian in the parliament in Kiev, Ukraine, March 19, 2013.
An Indian laborer sifts colored powder, known as "gulal", to be used during the forthcoming spring festival of Holi, on the outskirts of Siliguri, India, March 20, 2013.
Former Taliban fighters display their weapons after joining Afghan government forces during a ceremony in Herat, March 19, 2013.
Pope Francis speaks to the crowd in St. Peter's Square from the window of his residence before the Angelus prayer at the Vatican, March 17, 2013.
A wreath of flowers circles Iraq war veteran Marine Corporal Carlos J. Melendez's headstone on the 10th anniversary of the beginning of the war in Iraq at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., March 19, 2013.
Lin Yue and Chen Aisen of China, winners of the gold medal of the men's 10m synchro platform, perform in the final of the competition during the FINA/MIDEA Diving World Series 2013 in Dubai, March 21, 2013.
U.S. President Barack Obama waves to the crowed at the end of his speech to Israeli students at the International Convention Center in Jerusalem, on March 21, 2013.
Residents walk past burning buildings in riot-hit Meiktila, central Myanmar, March 21, 2013. At least 10 people have been killed in riots in central Myanmar, an MP said on March 21, prompting international concern at the country's worst communal unrest since a wave of Buddhist-Muslim clashes last year.
A woman takes cover from the rain in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, March 18, 2013, the day before the inaugural Mass of Pope Francis.
Lightning streaks across the sky behind the Young Meadows Presbyterian Church in Montgomery, Ala., Monday, March 18, 2013.
Fishermen pull in their net during sunset on a beach in Banda Aceh, Aceh province, Indonesia, March 18, 2013.
An Afghan man trying to sell balloons attracts Afghan children after school hours in the center of Kandahar, southern Afghanistan, March 19, 2013.
Farmers sort out the harvested oranges on the outskirts of Chongqing, China, March 19, 2013.
The aurora borealis, or northern lights, fill the sky early Sunday, March 17, 2013, above the Holy Assumption of the Virgin Mary Russian Orthodox church in Kenai, Alaska. The bright display at times filled the sky.
Royal Bengal tigers play in the water at a pool at the Nehru Zoological Park in Hyderabad, India, March 21, 2013.
President Barack Obama pauses after laying a wreath during his visit to the Hall of Remembrance at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial in Jerusalem, Israel, March 22, 2013.
Hindu devotees play with color during Lathmaar Holi celebrations in the village of Barsana, near Mathura, India, March 21, 2013.