Saturday 12 March 2016

AP PHOTOS: A selection of pictures from the past week

A conductor leads a military band at the opening session of the annual National People's Congress in Beijing's Great Hall of the People, Saturday, March 5, 2016.
A conductor leads a military band at the opening session of the annual National People's Congress in Beijing's Great Hall of the People, Saturday, March 5, 2016.

Passengers are reflected in glass as they line up to go through a security checkpoint under the atrium of the domestic passenger terminal at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Thursday, March 10, 2016, in Atlanta. On Thursday, officials announced a $6 billion expansion and renovation project at the world's busiest airport during the next 20 years.
Passengers are reflected in glass as they line up to go through a security checkpoint under the atrium of the domestic passenger terminal at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Thursday, March 10, 2016, in Atlanta. On Thursday, officials announced a $6 billion expansion and renovation project at the world's busiest airport during the next 20 years.
A child with chocolate stains on his face smiles in his mother's arm at the northern Greek border station of Idomeni, Friday, March 11, 2016. After nearly three days of rain, conditions in the refugee camp on the Greek-Macedonian where about 14,000 people are stranded have deteriorated significantly, with many of its residents struggling to re-pitch their small camping tents in slightly drier patches.
A child with chocolate stains on his face smiles in his mother's arm at the northern Greek border station of Idomeni, Friday, March 11, 2016. After nearly three days of rain, conditions in the refugee camp on the Greek-Macedonian where about 14,000 people are stranded have deteriorated significantly, with many of its residents struggling to re-pitch their small camping tents in slightly drier patches. 
Dacia Winters, left, embraces Ryan Ficca, center, and Stormy Winters after they were evacuated in a Louisiana National Guard high water vehicle from rising floodwaters in Bossier Parish, La., Thursday, March 10, 2016. Heavy rain has forced evacuations and caused flash flooding for more than a day.
Dacia Winters, left, embraces Ryan Ficca, center, and Stormy Winters after they were evacuated in a Louisiana National Guard high water vehicle from rising floodwaters in Bossier Parish, La., Thursday, March 10, 2016. Heavy rain has forced evacuations and caused flash flooding for more than a day. 
A fisherman prays during a partial solar eclipse in the sky over Bay of Bengal in Konark, 60 kilometers (37 miles) from the eastern Indian city Bhubaneswar, on Wednesday, March 9, 2016.
A fisherman prays during a partial solar eclipse in the sky over Bay of Bengal in Konark, 60 kilometers (37 miles) from the eastern Indian city Bhubaneswar, on Wednesday, March 9, 2016.
A woman walks in Brewer Park in Ottawa as heavy fog rises on Wednesday, March 9, 2016.
A woman walks in Brewer Park in Ottawa as heavy fog rises on Wednesday, March 9, 2016.
A Hindu holy man smokes marijuana in the courtyard of the Pashupatinath temple during "Shivaratri" festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, Monday, March 7, 2016. "Shivaratri," or the night of Shiva, is dedicated to the worship of Lord Shiva, the Hindu god of death and destruction.
A Hindu holy man smokes marijuana in the courtyard of the Pashupatinath temple during "Shivaratri" festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, Monday, March 7, 2016. "Shivaratri," or the night of Shiva, is dedicated to the worship of Lord Shiva, the Hindu god of death and destruction.
Chunks of ice break off the Perito Moreno Glacier in Lake Argentina at Los Glaciares National Park near El Calafate, in Argentina's Patagonia region, Thursday, March 10, 2016. The massive natural monument in the province of Santa Cruz periodically advances over the lake, then breaks off. The glacier last ruptured in March 2012.
Chunks of ice break off the Perito Moreno Glacier in Lake Argentina at Los Glaciares National Park near El Calafate, in Argentina's Patagonia region, Thursday, March 10, 2016. The massive natural monument in the province of Santa Cruz periodically advances over the lake, then breaks off. The glacier last ruptured in March 2012.
Tunisian police officers take positions as they search for attackers at large on the outskirts of Ben Guerdane, southern Tunisia, Tuesday, Match 8, 2016, during clashes between Tunisian forces and extremist attackers near the Libyan border.
Tunisian police officers take positions as they search for attackers at large on the outskirts of Ben Guerdane, southern Tunisia, Tuesday, Match 8, 2016, during clashes between Tunisian forces and extremist attackers near the Libyan border.
A man rears his horse to attract people for a ride on Nadir Khan hill in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, March 6, 2016.
A man rears his horse to attract people for a ride on Nadir Khan hill in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, March 6, 2016.