March 22, 2019

A man lays flowers at the World War Two memorial in the former village of Khatyn, Belarus. Nazi troops killed 149 villagers on March 22, 1943, most of them children and women, and burned down their houses. The village was never restored again, according to historians.

People carry a body during a burial ceremony for victims of the March 15, 2019, mosque attacks, at the Memorial Park Cemetery in Christchurch, New Zealand.

Firemen work following an explosion at a chemical plant in Yancheng in China's Jiangsu province. The blast claimed at least 44 lives, making it one of the country's worst industrial accidents in recent years.

Iraqis stand by the bank of the Tigris river during a vigil for the victims of an overturned ferry in the northern city of Mosul. At least 100 people died when the ferry, packed with families celebrating the Kurdish New Year, sank on March 21, 2019.

A man bathes at a roadside municipal tap in a market area of Kolkata, India.

A visitor looks at the Flower Fields at Carlsbad Ranch as he enjoys nearly 50 acres of blooming giant Tecolote ranunculus flowers in Carlsbad, California, United States.

People walk along a canal polluted with plastic and garbage at the Estero de San Lazaro in Manila in the Philippines.

Members of the international climate activist movement 350.org wear masks depicting French energy giant Total chief executive Patrick Pouyanne in the Marly courtyard of the Louvre museum in Paris to protest against the Louvre and Total partnership.

Thousands of ants warm themselves under the rays of the sun on the surface of an anthill in a forest on the outskirts of Minsk, Belarus, during a spring day.

A huge 'Companion' inflatable sculpture by U.S. artist Brian Donnelly, known professionally as Kaws, is displayed at the Victoria Harbor in Hong Kong, China.

Germany's Markus Eisenbichler competes in the second round of the FIS Ski Jumping World Cup Flying Hill Individual competition in Planica, Slovenia.

A baby elephant walks in the outdoor enclosure together with elephant cows Rani (L) and Don Chung (R) during the baby's first public trip in the Leipzig Zoo in Leipzig, Germany.