• Visitors take pictures in Padang, West Sumatra province, Indonesia, a day after a 7.8 magnitude quake struck far out at sea in the Indian Ocean. Darren Whiteside / Reuters
    Visitors take pictures in Padang, West Sumatra province, Indonesia, a day after a 7.8 magnitude quake struck far out at sea in the Indian Ocean. Darren Whiteside / Reuters
  • A man walks with a cage of quails on a hill in Kabul, Afghanistan. Mohammad Ismail / Reuters
    A man walks with a cage of quails on a hill in Kabul, Afghanistan. Mohammad Ismail / Reuters
  • A military band rehearses ahead of the opening session of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Jason Lee / Reuters
    A military band rehearses ahead of the opening session of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Jason Lee / Reuters
  • Zoo owner Manny Tangco, centre, carries albino Burmese pythons at the Malabon Zoo in Manila. Noel Celis / AFP Photo
    Zoo owner Manny Tangco, centre, carries albino Burmese pythons at the Malabon Zoo in Manila. Noel Celis / AFP Photo
  • A Shinto priestess places a Hina doll on a set of steps leading to a Shinto shrine in Katsuura City, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. Everett Kennedy Brown / EPA
    A Shinto priestess places a Hina doll on a set of steps leading to a Shinto shrine in Katsuura City, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. Everett Kennedy Brown / EPA
  • Everton of Brazil’s Gremio celebrates his goal against Ecuador’s Liga Deportiva Universitaria during their Copa Libertadore encounter. Nabor Goulart / AP Photo
    Everton of Brazil’s Gremio celebrates his goal against Ecuador’s Liga Deportiva Universitaria during their Copa Libertadore encounter. Nabor Goulart / AP Photo
  • A flock of black-winged stilts flying past a wetland at the Guandu Nature Park in Taipei. Sam Yeh / AFP Photo
    A flock of black-winged stilts flying past a wetland at the Guandu Nature Park in Taipei. Sam Yeh / AFP Photo
  • A woman walks along a canal on a sunny day in Tokyo, Japan. Thomas Peter / Reuters
    A woman walks along a canal on a sunny day in Tokyo, Japan. Thomas Peter / Reuters
  • A man combs his hair after taking a bath in the River Ganges in Kolkata. Rupak De Chowdhuri / Reuters
    A man combs his hair after taking a bath in the River Ganges in Kolkata. Rupak De Chowdhuri / Reuters
  • Hostesses and a man pose for pictures at Tiananmen Square. Damir Sagolj / Reuters
    Hostesses and a man pose for pictures at Tiananmen Square. Damir Sagolj / Reuters
  • Children walk in to the makeshift migrant camp at the Greek-Macedonian border, near the Greek village of Idomeni. Louisa Gouliamaki / AFP Photo
    Children walk in to the makeshift migrant camp at the Greek-Macedonian border, near the Greek village of Idomeni. Louisa Gouliamaki / AFP Photo
  • The Tungurahua volcano erupts in Quito, Ecuador. Jose Jacome / EPA
    The Tungurahua volcano erupts in Quito, Ecuador. Jose Jacome / EPA
  • A migrant blocks the railway line at the Greek-Macedonian border. Marko Djurica / Reuters
    A migrant blocks the railway line at the Greek-Macedonian border. Marko Djurica / Reuters

World in focus — best photos for March 3, 2016


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A look at the best photos from around the world.