March 6, 2013
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Cardinal Philippe Barbarin is surrounded by reporters after a cardinals' meeting at the Vatican. Cardinals from around the world have gathered inside the Vatican for their first round of meetings before the conclave to elect the next pope.
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Two employees watch from the window of an office building as members of the Metro trade union march during a protest against low wages in Bucharest, Romania.
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Lava erupts at the New Sud-Est crater of Mt. Etna's volcano, near Catania, in Sicily, southern Italy.
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A participant takes part in a traditional south Indian bull-racing sport in the port city of Mangalore in the Indian state of Karnataka. (Photo by Rajarshi Chowdhury submitted to VOA Photo Contest)