Saturday, 20 February 2016

AP PHOTOS: A selection of pictures from the past week

People stand near North Korean flags during a mass dance party as part of celebrations of the "Day of the Shining Star" or birthday anniversary of late North Korean leader Kim Jong Il on Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2016, in Pyongyang, North Korea. The celebrations for Kim's birthday, a revered national holiday, came as South Korea’s president warned that North Korea faces collapse if it doesn’t abandon its nuclear weapons program, amid an international outcry over Pyongyang’s January nuclear test and the Feb. 7 rocket launch.
People stand near North Korean flags during a mass dance party as part of celebrations of the "Day of the Shining Star" or birthday anniversary of late North Korean leader Kim Jong Il on Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2016, in Pyongyang, North Korea. The celebrations for Kim's birthday, a revered national holiday, came as South Korea’s president warned that North Korea faces collapse if it doesn’t abandon its nuclear weapons program, amid an international outcry over Pyongyang’s January nuclear test and the Feb. 7 rocket launch.