Thursday 19 March 2015

10 Things to See: A week of top AP photos

As the sun rises, Chinese paramilitary policemen watch over Tiananmen Square from a rooftop across from the Great Hall of the People ahead of the closing ceremony of the annual National People's Congress in the hall in Beijing on Sunday, March 15, 2015.
As the sun rises, Chinese paramilitary policemen watch over Tiananmen Square from a rooftop across from the Great Hall of the People ahead of the closing ceremony of the annual National People's Congress in the hall in Beijing on Sunday, March 15, 2015.

A helicopter flies over New York City in front of the rising moon near a building seen from Jersey City, N.J. on Friday, March 13, 2015.
A helicopter flies over New York City in front of the rising moon near a building seen from Jersey City, N.J. on Friday, March 13, 2015.
Bedouin women wait to cast their votes at a polling station in the town of Rahat, Israel on Tuesday, Mar. 17, 2015 for parliament elections.
Bedouin women wait to cast their votes at a polling station in the town of Rahat, Israel on Tuesday, Mar. 17, 2015 for parliament elections.
Makenna Thurman cleans and skins a rattlesnake at the Sweetwater Jaycees World's Largest Rattlesnake Roundup in Sweetwater, Texas on Friday, March 13, 2015.
Makenna Thurman cleans and skins a rattlesnake at the Sweetwater Jaycees World's Largest Rattlesnake Roundup in Sweetwater, Texas on Friday, March 13, 2015.
Partygoers dance in foam at The City nightclub in the Caribbean resort city of Cancun, Mexico, early Monday, March 16, 2015. Cancun is one of the top foreign destinations for U.S. college students during spring break.
Partygoers dance in foam at The City nightclub in the Caribbean resort city of Cancun, Mexico, early Monday, March 16, 2015. Cancun is one of the top foreign destinations for U.S. college students during spring break. 
Chalvar MonteIro, left, and Jamal White leap over Samantha Barriento, left, and Annellyse Munroe, during the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre's dress rehearsal of "Hissy Fits" Tuesday, March 17, 2015, in New York. The piece, choreographed by Dwight Rhoden, opens at the Joyce Theatre Tuesday.
Chalvar MonteIro, left, and Jamal White leap over Samantha Barriento, left, and Annellyse Munroe, during the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre's dress rehearsal of "Hissy Fits" Tuesday, March 17, 2015, in New York. The piece, choreographed by Dwight Rhoden, opens at the Joyce Theatre Tuesday.
A steer jumps over Nick Guy as he competes in the steer wrestling event during the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, Saturday, March 14, 2015, in Houston.
A steer jumps over Nick Guy as he competes in the steer wrestling event during the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, Saturday, March 14, 2015, in Houston. 
Jockeys race to the finish line during an afternoon of races at the hippodrome in N'djamena, Chad on Sunday March 15, 2015. Horse races take place every Sunday, bringing hundreds of spectators willing to brave the excruciating heat.
Jockeys race to the finish line during an afternoon of races at the hippodrome in N'djamena, Chad on Sunday March 15, 2015. Horse races take place every Sunday, bringing hundreds of spectators willing to brave the excruciating heat. 
A Bangladeshi cricket fan has his face painted in the colors of the national flag during a show of support to their national team at the Dhaka University Campus in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Wednesday, March 18, 2015. Bangladesh will play the World Cup quarterfinal match against India on Thursday.
A Bangladeshi cricket fan has his face painted in the colors of the national flag during a show of support to their national team at the Dhaka University Campus in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Wednesday, March 18, 2015. Bangladesh will play the World Cup quarterfinal match against India on Thursday. 
An Iditarod contestant, center, travels from Galena, Alaska to the new checkpoint of Huslia during the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on Thursday, March 12, 2015. A lack of snow in south central Alaska forced race organizers to move the course path north.
An Iditarod contestant, center, travels from Galena, Alaska to the new checkpoint of Huslia during the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on Thursday, March 12, 2015. A lack of snow in south central Alaska forced race organizers to move the course path north.