Best photography from around the world, March 12

Two men carry their surfboards out to the water at Ocean Beach, in San Francisco. Eric Risberg / AP

Indian firefighters battle to extinguish a huge fire in a paint factory in Howrah in Eastern India. 25 fire engines fought for close to six hours to extinguish the blaze. Noboby was injured. Piyal Adhikary / EPA

Fireworks thrown by protesters against Turkish riot police explodes and illuminates the scene during a demonstration in Istanbul, Turkey. Erdem Sahin / EPA

Family members cry as people carry the coffin of Berkin Elvan, in Istanbul, Turkey. Elvan, who turned 15 in January was caught up in the protests on his way to a shop to buy bread. Emrah Gurel / AP

U.S. actress and model Paris Hilton gestures during her visit to Century City Mall in Makati city, metro Manila. Hilton arrived in Manila on Sunday to inaugurate her first real estate project in the Philippines. Romeo Ranoco / Reuters

Indonesian Air Force crewmen of a Boeing 737 ‘Surveiller’ maritime patrol aircraft pray prior to a search operation for the missing Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 at Suwondo air base in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia. Binsar Bakkara / AP

Indonesian Greenpeace activists wear black masks during their protest in front of the Economy ministry office in Jakarta, Indonesia. Dozens of Greenpeace activists stage a protest urging the Indonesian goverment to stop using coal. Bagus Indahono / EPA

A relative of Shaher Abu Shanab, one of three Palestinian militants who were killed in an Israeli airstrike, mourns during his funeral in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip. The Israeli army confirmed the strike, saying the air force had targeted Islamic Jihad militants. Mahmud Hams / AFP

Riot policemen shield themselves as fireworks thrown by protesters during an anti-government protest in the Kadikoy district of Istanbul. Police unleashed water cannon and tear gas on thousands of demonstrators. Reuters