February 17, 2016

A supporter of Kashmiri lawmaker Sheikh Abdul Rashid, also known as Engineer Rashid, attempts to jump from a police vehicle after he was detained by Indian police during a protest in Srinagar, India.

A H-IIA rocket, carrying X-ray astronomy satellite "ASTRO-H", lifts off from the launch pad at Tanegashima Space Center on the Japanese southwestern island of Tanegashima.

A man looks on at the graveyard in Mytilene, Greece, for refugees and migrants who drowned in their attempt to cross the Aegean sea from Turkey to the island of Lesbos.

Bulgarian truckers staged a counter-blockade at a checkpoint on the country's border with Greece, after Greek protesters failed to keep a promise to lift their own blockade for a few hours a day.

Pope Francis is pulled toward the crowd, over a child in a wheelchair, during a visit to a stadium in Morelia, Mexico, Feb.16, 2016. After he returned to an upright position, he looked at the person, raised his voice and said twice in Spanish: "Don't be selfish!". This succession of still images come from pool video.

Police hold up their shields as they clash with protesters during a demonstration against the building of a mine in Artvin, northeastern Turkey.

Rebel fighters escort a Syrian Arab Red Crescent aid convoy heading toward the villages of al-Foua and Kefraya in Idlib province, Syria.

Lübnan 6 Mayıs’ta yeni parlamentoyu belirlemek üzere sandığa gitmeye hazırlanıyor. En son 2009 yılında yapılan parlamento seçimleri ülkedeki siyasi istikrarsızlık, hassas politik yapısı, karmaşık anayasası ve bölgedeki gelişmeler nedeniyle 10 yıl boyunca yenilenememişti.

A massive Albanian flag is carried on top of tens of thousands of Kosovo opposition supporters during an anti-government rally in Kosovo's capital Pristina.

Valerie Nunes-Atkinson and CJ, a German shorthaired pointer, pose for photographers after CJ won best in show at the 140th Westminster Kennel Club dog show at Madison Square Garden in New York, Feb. 16, 2016.

A man shovels snow during a winter storm in Ottawa, Canada, Feb. 16, 2016.